Shepherdstown register. [volume] (Shepherdstown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1849-1955, 1905-05-11
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National decoration day, May 3Oth,
comes on Tuesday.
More new subscribers this week
and yet there is room.
Highest market prices for wool at
Hodges three elevators.
Shoes Shoes Good qualities, good
styles, good prices, at Hodges.
Dressed lumber, scantling, flooring,
etc, for sale by L. &. Brotherton.
Wheat has been a little frmer in
rrce this week. 1t is quoted at 9S
cents today.
Vanmeter Bros. have received a
carload OF nice dressed lumber Of
various kinds.
Wool is bringing a good price.
Oar local dealers are paying % cents
pound for 1t.
Now is the time to get your sum-
mer underwear at low prices, at NJ.
L. Herungtons.
Another supply of beautiful hats,
towers and ribbons at low prices.
NJ. l.. Harrington.
The Shepherdstown Band gave a
much-apprecIated open-air concert
last Saturday night.
The town council has had broken
stone placed on the streets Of the town
where repairs were needed.
The regular May term OF the JEFF
iersou Circuit Court will begll next
Tuesday, May 10th, IN Charles Town.
Navigation has been resumed on
the Z. 4 .. canal and loaded boats
are now passing down to Georgetown.
The J. &. Schaf Company OF Ha-
gerstowu Is wiring the Presbyterian
church In this place for electric lights.
The ladies of the Lutheran Church
Will mold an exchange again on Sat-
ulday IN the Rlghtstlne building on
Nam street.
The ladies of the NJ E. Church
Soutn will have supper an ilcecream
and strawberries at Uvllla hall on
Saturday, May 9th.
There will be a special meeting OF
Cliff City Lodge, Shield of Honor,
Friday night at 8 o'clock. There
Is work to be done.
Mt. Nebo Lodge, No. 81, A., F. &
A., ", will hold regular communi-
cation on Monday evening next at
80 o'clock. Lodge of instruction.
Dealers have been paying as much
as seven cents a pound for spring
lambs, which is said to be the highest
YIlce ever paid for lambs in this Sec
uUu.
Horse buyers have been busy in
Jefferson county recently, and some
OF the best horses in the county have
been taken away during the past few
weeks.
The famous belled buzZard has
made It's appearance in this neighbor-
hood. One day last week it ahghted
IN the yard at Mr.. G. W. Shows, east
Of town.
The county examination for pupils
OF the public schools will be held in
the Graded School building in Shep-
herdstown on Saturday of this week,
beginning at s a. In.
Mrs. James O'Conner has bought
from Jacob S. Moler his house and
lot on Washington street and has
moved into it. The price paid was
$1,000. The house is a new one.
Dr. j B. Chamberlain, OF Martins
burg, Will be at the Entler Hotel next
Monday, May 18th, when he will
make free examination of the eyes
and tit glasses. Don't forget the date.
DR.. Harry W. Sperow, of Berkeley
county, graduated from the dental
school OF the Maryland University III
Baltimore Monday night. He is
graduate OF Shepherd College, class of
1902.
The pupils Of Miss MyrlI Williams,
music teacher of Shepherd College,
gave a recital last Friday afternoon.
They showed great progress in their
musical work, and their friends were
proud OF them.
The ladies of the Reformed Church
Will hold an icecream festival on the
lawn Of the parsonage on memorial
day, Saturday, June Sd. StIawber-
Ties, Icecream and cake will be served.
on are invited.
Rev. H. C. Haithcox, D. D., will
deliver an address to the students Of
Shepherd College on Friday, May Y,
at lO - o'clock. The subject will be
Comparative Religions" The pub
Hc ale cordially invited to attend.
The town clock has been behaving
badly for some weeks past-stopS
whenever the notion takes it and re-
fuses TO record the hours as they pass.
Oar people miss it, and we hope the
city fathers will have it put in order.
The Southern Methodists of Uvilla
are making some desirable improve
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