Shepherdstown register. [volume] (Shepherdstown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1849-1955, 1904-07-07
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THURSDAY, July 7, 1904.
Briefs.


Amply to Mrs. j. l.. Sheetz.
When you keep sheep, keep the
GOOD ones. See VanMeter's flock of
Bhcktaces.
More new subscribers to the REG
,srER this week. A dollar gets the
paper year.
For Sale-A registered Short-horn
Durham bull. Apply to F. NJ. Mo-
Ter, Bakerton.
CT Smooth is running T. B. Lines
clothing store this week, while the lat
ter is in 1t. Louis.
Get the Blackface close wool, heavy
shealiug sheep from VanMeter, just
west Of Kearneysville.
Jacob Wintermoyer had his usual
free treat of lemonade at his clothing
store on the 4th Of July.
Mr. Isaac D. VanMeter, of the Kear-
neysville Deighborhood, made US
pleasant call on Monday.
See Hodges before buying phosphate.
They can offer the largest number of
brands and lowest prices.
Mr.. Charles Schley came in from
Pittsburg to spend the 4th with his
home folks in Shepherdstown,
Mr.. and Mrs. Rion Lucas, who have
been living in Philadelphia the past
year, havereturned to Shepherdstown.
The ladies of the NJ. E. Church will
hold a festival Saturday night, July
9TH, at Scrabble, in the yard of R. NJ.
Williams.
Are you looking for sheep? Well,
then, look at VanMeter's flock of
leayy-bone, heavy-wool all.rOund
good sheep.
Harvest IS over in this section.
Some farmers report a fair crop Of
wheat, while others say there will be
a very light yield.
For sheep, see VanMeter early and
ge, them ready. They have been
dipped and will raise lambs almost as
heavy as elephants.
Mr.. and Mrs. ]. c. Chenowith have
moved from Berkeley county to this
vicinity. Mr.. Chenowith will run
Mr.. j. a. Link traction engine.
The Hagerstown Herald says that
the famous A. R. Renner has return
el to his home in Sharpsburg and is
now living with his wife as happily as
ever.
A meeting of the United Daughters
Of the Confederacy will be held at the
home of Mrs. H. NJ. Loyns Friday
evening of this week at half-past Z
o'clock.
Rev. A. A. P. Neel, well-known
minister Of the Southern Methodist
Church, formerly of Shepherdstown,
is with his son, Mr.. A. A. P. Neel, Jr.,
for weeks visit.
Mr.. and Mrs. Bert Henson, of Phil
slelphia, are here visiting Mr.. Alex.
Henson, and will spend several weeks
with him and in camping along the
river above town.
Our fishermen have been catching
some good strings Of bass this week.
The impression is that there will be
good fishing if the water clears up, as
bass seem more plentiful than they
have been for some years.
Lieutenant Ellis Bell Miller, U. S.
Marine Corps, Norfolk Navy Yard,
has been in Shepherdstown the past
week at the home of Mrs. Ohio Will
lams, the guest of Mrs. JAS. S. Phil
lips, wife Of Paymaster Phillips U. 5,
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Mr.. George W. Smith, an esteemed
citizen of Martinsburg, died at his
home in that place last Sunday, aged
IS years. His second wife was Miss
Margaret Horn, of Jefferson county,
who survives him with two small
children.
The firm of Hughes and Ricamore,
proprietors of the Clarke Courier, at
Berryville, has been dissolved, Mr.,
Ricamore retiring on account of Ill
health. The Courier will be con-
Quoted in the future by Mr.. Hughes
as sole owner and proprietor.
The ladies Of Zion Presbyterian
Church will hold festival on the lawn
at Zion Church, near Bakerton, on
Saturday night, July 9. 1.-THE weather
should be Indictment, it will be held
the following Saturday night. Pro-
ceeds are for church repairs.
Henry w. Potts has sold to Mrs.
Nelson Wilson the lot on the corner
of Prospect avenue and King street,
for the sum of 1915 cash. The lot,
which is 40 by lO3 feet, adjoins Mr..
Wilson's property. The sale was
made through the agency Of H. l..
Snyder & Co.
Miss Martha Thomas, daughter OF
the late Rev. Henry Thomas, of Berke-
ley county, was married to Mr.. II. c.
Kitchen at the parsonage Of the Thir-
teenth Street Methodist Church IN
Philadelphia by Rev. C. E. Addison.
Miss Thomas was nurse in one ofthe
Philadelphia Hospitals. Mr.. Kitchen
is a clerk in the Martinsburg post
Office.
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