Shepherdstown register. [volume] (Shepherdstown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1849-1955, 1904-12-01
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THURSDAY, DECEMBER l, 1904.
Briefs.
first day of December.

Shepherd College.
The Louisiana Purchase exposition
les at midnight tonight.
Don't forget the organ recital to-
night at the Reformed church.
A number Of case. Of typhoid fever
are reported in this community.
a band of gypsies are encamped
on Sspling Ridge, west OF town.
Read the new advertisement of ].
F. Thompson 4 Bro, Martinsburg.
Tie Shepherd College orchestr.
will not meet until next Thursday
night
For all kinds of fresh meats, gro.
ceres, oysters, ETC., call on Merchant
X Show.
Read the advertisement of Milton
Kohler, the Hsgerstown jsweler and
opticlan.
Rabbits are getting mighty gun.shy,
and our local sportsmen are not bag
ging many.
Several new instruments have re-
Gently been purchased for the Shep-
herdstown band.
NJ. G. Tsbler, the Martinsburg
clothier, advertises some good things
in the clothing line this week.
il. Welshans is showing beauti-
tul line OF Christmas goods. Read
his new advertisement this week.
The c. & 0. canal will be closed
for the season on December 10th. I'M
less freeze stops navigation sooner.
Thirteen dead and more than 800
seriously injured, is the record Of the
football season, which ended Tuesday,
In Hagerstovn the grand jury re-
turned 81 indictments for crimes
ranging from murder to chicken steal
ing.
Mr.. Charles c. Henkle, one Of the
prosperous farmers of the Uvilla
neighborhood, called to see US last
Saturday.
The play, Because l Love You,
which was to have been given before
the holidays, has b'sn postponed IN
til February.
One night recently freight train
killed three fine horses belonging to
&. W. Snyder, Of the Summit Point
neighborhood.
Mr.. w. r. Holida Of Berkeley
county, was among our callers We'd
nesday and renewed his subscription
to the REGISTER.
Mrs. Sarah L. Strider, of Hardin,
No, in remitting her subscription,
SAYS" send on.the REGISTER. l can't
get along without it.
The knitting factory closed down
permanently on Tuesday. Today the
work of shipping the machinery to
Mechanic.burg, Pa, begins.
Capt. H. G. Getzsndanner and
family have closed their hotel at
Shannond,le Springs, and returned to
Charles Town for the winter.
Both Of our rural mail carriers
have purchased new wagons, which
are neat in appearance and will great
~ add to their comfort this winter.
Three Valuable horses belonging
to Mr.. George w. Snyder, near Sum
it Point, were killed by B. &. ..
freight train few nights ago.-9Plrlt.
have for sale forty sheep which |
will sell reasonably. as have no feed
tor them during the winter, because
of the fire. Apply to S. W. Hunter
Dufhelds.
Tn. Odd Fellows of Shenandoah
Junction will hold an oyster supper
at that place Friday and Saturday
evenings of this week. The public
patronage is solicited.
DR.. J. B. Chamberlain, of Martins
burg, will be at the Entlsr Hotel next
Monday, December S, when he will
make free examination Of the eyes
and fit glasses. Don't forget the date.
We have few more $1,000 sewing
machine, made by the Standard Sew
ing Machine Company, and guarin-
teed for FIVE years. Come and see
them before you buy. G. D. Wysong.
The members of the Marvin Chapel
Sunday school are requested to meet
at the home of the superintendent,
Allen Neel, near Billmyer's Mil, Sat
urday afternoon of this week at 2.3O
o'clock, to prepare for the Christmas
entertainment.
The first really cold spell Of the
season prevailed last Sunday. There
was a slight fall of snow Saturday
night, and Sunday was cold and blus-
terry. A slight skim Of ice was form
ed on the river and there was thick
ice on the ponds.
Santa Claus has established head
quarter. at B. S. Pendleton's store
and there is a vast amount Of toys as
well as useful articles suitable for the
Christmas season. Mr.. Pendlston IN
vites the young folks as well as older
persons to come and see the Christ
mas things.
T. Il. Davis and Charles R. Koonce,
who built the addition at the Re-
formed church for the new organ,