Shepherdstown register. [volume] (Shepherdstown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1849-1955, 1901-01-03
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The new century has begun.
Don't forget to write it 1901.
New boy at the editors house.
Nice rain Monday night, what there
! was of it.
Fresh oysters, solid measure con-
y stantly on hand at c. T. Buffers,
Victor Cushwa and Sons, Williams
port, sent us very nice calendar
The REGISTER added a number OF
new subscribers to its list the first OF
the year.
With some folks good resolutions
are beginning already to show the
strain a little.
The Potomac river froZe over at
Shepherdstown last night-ihe hrst
time this winter.
The public schools resumed work
Yesterday. Shepherd College reas-
sembled this morning.
The W. c. T. L. of Shepherdstown
will meet at the home of Mrs. Long
on Monday next at 2 80 P. m,
Wesley Seibert, the popular barber
has been sick the past week or two
with the grip and quinsy combined.
Frank Nichols and Baumgardner
Bros, of Halltown, have had tele-
phones placed in their residences at
that place.
Man with family desires a place
on farm, to work by the month.
For information apply at this Office.
W. S. Watson.
The various Sunday schools of the
town and country held their usual
Christmas exercises, all of which were
largely attended.
The Virginia and Maryland Bridge
Company has declared a dividend OF
two dollars share out of its earnings
for the past year.
Elmer Mckinney, a colored man
who married daughter Of Lawrence
Washington in this place, died at Shen-
andoah Junction Tuesday.
For Sale-Two young Jersey COWS,
four years old in the spring, will be
fresh shortly. Apply to J. NJ. Coffin
barger, near Blllmyer's Mil.
Penna. Horse, Cattle and Poultry
Powders, Just the thing to put stock
in good condition at this time Of the
year, at Remnants Pharmacy.
The missionary society Of the Luth-
eran church will hold a meeting i'm
mediately after the congregational
meeting Saturday of this week.
c. T. Butler offers his grocery and
bakery business for sale, This is a
fine business opportunity. See adj
vertisement in another column.
We have Just opened up new and
carefully selected stock Of tablets, box
paper, pencils and school supplies of
all kinds. Remnants Pharmacy.
There wa. quite an event in COL
ored society at Dufields Tuesday
night, when Charles B. Drew and Miss
Josephine Fry were united in matri-
mony.
D. S. Hughes has recently finished
one Of the handsomest store buildings
in Charlestown. Samuel ?. Humrick
house, of ShepherdstOwn, was the
architect.
You can get your complete set of
books for the next year, comprising
ledgers, day books, invoice books, cash
books, also bill files, at Remnants
Pharmacy.
Charles Licklider has our thanks
for an interesting addition to the REG
IsTER's museum-one Of the old time
pepperbox pistols. 1t is quaint wea-
pom, not as dangerous as it looks.
A gray horse belonging to ]. NJ.
Toliyer got out of the stable one night
last week and wandered to the railroad.
A freight train came along and struck
it, injuring it so badly that it had to
be killed.
NoTICE.-The Potomac Permanent
Building Association will issue new
series of stock, beginning on Monday
next, January 7th. Persons desiring
to subscribe will do well to interview
the secretary.
Mrs. Anna Rutledge has sold her
interest in the Berkeley Hotel at Mar
tinsburg to Mrs. E. R. Drehr, who
will take charge about the first Of
February. G. F. Shoeuer, Of Carlisle,
will be manager.
Robert Travers, colored, who was
for a number of years janitor at Shep-