Shepherdstown register. [volume] (Shepherdstown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1849-1955, 1909-06-03

June 3, 1909.
BRIEFS.

AZ SShtS, Eggs 10 CENTS.
Paris Green at Remnants Pharmacy.
Only four wet weeks left for Shep-
herdsfown.
The moon will rise partially eclipsed
This evening.
Wheat is $l.45 today, and corn is so
cents buShel.
Delicious homegrown Strawberries are
now on the market.
Our fishermen are getting mighty rest
less waiting for the 18th Of June
Saturday of this week will be Confeder-
ale memorial day in Shepherdstown.
The main street has been nicely cleaned
up this week by the town authorities.
The growing corn is coming on very
well. The hay crop will be short in this
section.
The BaptiStS OF Shenandoah Junction
will hold their picnic at Morgan's Grove
June 18th.
Shepherd College Summer School opens
June 18th, with Profs. Muldoon and Duke
in charge.
Best grades of anthracite coal at Hold
geS'. Stock up early, while quality and
prices are right.
A new concrete pavement is being laid
in front of John Aglionby's property on
Washington street.
Be good to your feet-dust our foot
powder in your shoes. In packages l5c
and 25c, at Remnants Pharmacy.
Don't fail to get a hammock at Rein
hart'S Pharmacy. Extra lengths, extra
widths, extra quality, and prices low.
William Roper, one OF fhe most esteem
Sd SSGGias1 ,.S2 in this county, died re-
Gently at his home near Charles Town.
The fields OF growing wheat are most
beautiful to see just now, and the prom
Use of an abundant harvest is still good.
The ladies OF the Lutheran Church at
Uvila will hold festival in the hall at
that place on Saturday night, June 18th.
This is the time OF year when good
many persons have promised to pay their
subscriptions. This is TO jog your mind.
New brick sidewalks have been laid on
Main street in front OF the homes Of Miss
Annie Licklider, D. Frank Billmyer and
Mrs. Mollie Folk.
Refresh yourself at our fountain. Soda
water plain with ice cream &c, with
crushed fruit l0c. Egg Phosphate lOc
Remnants Pharmacy.
The oldest inhabitant cannot remember
a season when there was greater proftI-
sion OF blackberry bloom than this year.
The bushes are white with blossoms.
Wilbur Stephens caught a carp in the
Potomac last week above town that
weighed 1884 pounds. The fish was al
most as big as the boy. Ed. Hill caught
several large ones Tuesday.
The ladies OF Keller'S M. p. Church
will hold an icecream festival i'll the school
house at Keler'S on Saturday night, June
9Th. Proceeds for the benefit OF The
church. All are cordially invited to at
tend.
The Sunday School classes of Mrs. M.
M. Moler and Miss Lalla Maddox will
hold an icecream and strawberry festival
in the School-houSe at Keller'S on Satur-
day evening, June II, for benefit OF mis-
SiOnS.
The ladies OF the Episcopal Church will
hold lawn fete in the church yard on
Saturday evening, June 18th, when they
will sell soup, icecream, cake, homemade
candy, ETC., beginning at 5 O'Clock. The
public patronage is invited.
A drunken colored man lurched against
the railing around the area way in front
of the home OF Mrs. Hendricks last Sat-
urday night and fell headforemost into
the opening. He must have landed on
MS head, for he wasn't hurt much.
Thomas T. Lemen, a former resident OF
this vicinity but who has been living IN
Maatinsburg for number OF years, has
been appointed a Justice of the peace in
hat city, succeeding VIM. r. Kline, who
resigned. Mr.. Lemen used to be a DEM
ocrat, but has now become Republican.
The spirit of improvement is abroad in
larper'S Ferry, though, as may be noted
r the following item in the last issue
of the Times, it is not running too high:
"The firm of A. r. Miles and Sons are
having their store beautified by a coat OF
paint on the building as high up as they
rent"
We hear with much regret that James
M. Allen, near Middleway, Jefferson eoun-
ty, suffered a serious stroke OF paralysis
at his home few days ago This is his
second stroke, his entire side is helpless
and he can scarcely speak. Mr.. Allen
was a Confederate soldier, OF the old
Stonewall Brigade .-MartinSburg States
man.
The new law regulating the fees to be
charged by the county clerk is now in ef-
feet. For recording deed the fee is
Sl.75, an increase of so cents; releases
are now 80 cents, a reduction of so cents;
recording the abstract of judgment, 30
cents, the fee formerly being 90 cents;
11iasriage license, 500, an increase ofone
dollar. ~-S
In the guessing contest as to how long
a huge candle in the window OF w. L.
Jones's store in Martinsburg would burn,
Miss Louise Licklider, of this vicinity,
won second prize, piece OF cut glass.
She guessed l4,7OO minutes. The first