Shepherdstown register. [volume] (Shepherdstown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1849-1955, 1904-01-07

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George Brown, well-known colored
man of this town, died last week, aged
IS years.
We greet our readers once more
and hope each of them may have a
prosperousyear.
There will be two eclipses this year,
both of the sun and both invisible in
North America.
The. coastins has been fine this
week, and our young folks have been
enjoying the sport greatly.
Mr.. and Mrs. Frank A Yates, of
the vicinity of Charles Town, recent
ly celebrated their golden wedding.
For Sale--A Domestic sewing ma
chine in good order. Price reason
able. Apply to Mrs. ]. L. Sheetz.
Persons having bills against the
fremen's fair will please present them
atonce to the secretary, G. w. Terrell.
Be sure to hear John Temple Graves
in the town hall tonight He is one
of the foremost lecturers in the United
States.
w. Seibert Myers, who lives on the
Shepherd Lower Farm, near town,
killed FIVE hogs that aggregated l 1926
pounds.
The sidewalks have been mighty
slippery this week. Uncle John Bow
lY says they act like they had been
vanished.
F. L. Wsltzheimer has our thanks
for some particularly pretty calendars
riWed by the insurance companies he
\ PRESENTS.
a merry PARTY of masqueraders
made number of cabs in town one
night last week and made themselves
very entertaining.
Interesting official accounts Of the
fight at the G ement Mill near ShepA
herdstown ma y be found on the first
page of the RtGISTEE this. week.
Mrs. F. Rohde has sent us from New
York a couple of the prettiest calen-
doris We have seen this year She has
our thanks for the remembrance.
The Shepherdstown Chapter of the
United Daughters of the Confederacy
will meet Friday afternoon at o'clock
at the home Of Miss Julia Rentch.
Rev. A. H. Mckinley preached an
excellent sermon to the members of
Mt. Nebo Lodge of Masons IN the
Methodist church December 9th.
For Rent-The house on Main street
formerly known as the Quigley house,
now occupied by Mrs Ellen Bllmyer.
Applp to Mrs. Henry Shepherd, Jr.
Any person who has gotten lumber
from the shed and premises will please
send me itemized statement of same
by January 10, 1904. j. Y. Blackford.
Strauther Pendleton, agent for the
Troy Steam Laundry of Hagerstown,
has our thanks for al large thermome-
ter, which now records the tempera-
tire at the REGISTER building.
1t is said that the chesapeake & Po-
tomac Telephone Company (the Bell
SYSTEM will soon extend its line from
Sharpsburg to SEepherdstown and
southwark through this county.
Mr.. E. w. Spedden. Norfolk & Wes-
:. tern agent has been quite, llck~tt hee>
Sast week al k2SsTS 81 pherds-
town. Messrs. Hale and Mofett
are attending to the railroad business.
We don't know whether Carrie Ma
ton was in Shepherdstovn last week
or not, but some person hurled stone
through handsome glass agn in front
of W. II. Lanes saloon anl smashed
it.
Mr.. Edward 0. Mckee, who has
been farming in the LeetoSn neigh
borhood for several years, vii move
with his family to Landenbnrg, Ches-
ter county, Pa, where he has situa-
49,. =. a Sc ofnru
]. NJ. Racey and Harry Nsleester
have bought fine traction engine
and threshlng machine from the Geiser
Company at Waynesboro, Pa, and are
now ready to respond cs.is ~ s.
their line Of business. 4
Senator Elkins asks us to say that
he will be glad to distribute bis quota
of garden seeds, furnished by the
Agricultural Department, to citizens
of West Virginia who will drop him
postal card making this request
1t is said that the estate of the late
General Henry Kyd Douglas foots up
to about $500 1t consists prln-
cipally Of his residence on Moth POI
tomac street, Hagerstown. and Ferry
Hill farm, opposite shepherdstcwn-
Samuel Kelley. of Big Spring.
Washington county, met with a.tsrri-
Bile accident Monday. While, work
rG11uui',-cedder his arm was
aipe and5ora from
VI up. He will
kipjury.