Shepherdstown Register from Shepherdstown, West Virginia • 3

Friday, Dkckmbku 12, 185)0. BHIEFS. Dandridge handle a nice line 0f corn shelters. jf you want lie finest buggy made, on Lee A. Dandridge.

line of neckwear, just received, at Himirickhouse Son's. all at Lee Dandridge'n and examine the Cortland cutter. Wonder liow high the editor's Christinas turkey is roosting? Another lot of natural wool und.erw,ar at Humrickhous? Son's. has been a dry fall in a dry town, and many cisterns are empty. It would be a merry Christmas for thf editor if everybody would pay up.

i fraud display of china, glass, lamps, at W. Lioklider's. We have some in road and light wagons. Lee The "Vertical Slide Hack Suspender; ar? the best. For sale at Humr! khouse Sou's.

Mr Lewis H. Doll, mayor of City, died auddenly last Friday of heart failure. Frmch candy 10 cents a pound at ntch's. Nuts, oranges and Malaga grapes at prices to suit the times. shelves are loaded with the things to eat that will make you happy for the Holidays.

W. P. Licklider. Tiit- new harvesting machinery comI will employ men. and have -k.) through the country.

Ttiese are big figures. A marriage license was granted in Washington City last week to Mr. I B. Doll, of Harper's Ferry, a 1 Mi-c Marie H. Grinder.

Dick, the fine pacer belongi.j to Mr. F. M. Conner, of Harper's rry. won a race at Bennings, Washington, last week.

want to read Chas. W. Brown's rtisement this week. He has a 1-iidid line of Christmas goods at jewelry store in Charlestown. Twenty-five dozeu cups and saucers, fiv dozen plate sets, ten dozen fruit I ales.

ten dozen fruit saucers, ten tic mugs, at W. P. Lieklider's. Willis Hollis, a former resident of Berkeley county, died suddenly at th- home of his brother, Rev. C.

W. Hollis, In Front Royal, last week. The Hagerstown Land Improveti- nt Company sold on Tuesday 100 at an average price of $25. The i' Were sold principally to strangers P. Humrickhous? Son hare prettiest and most stylish lot of seen in Shepherdstown for u.iiiiy a day.

And they are cheap, cur exhibition of Christmas pres. is now complete. The assortln- nt is unsurpassed. We ask you to me and inspect our wares. W.

P. I.i-'klider. The Shepherdstown stores are alj well tilled with Christmas good of every variety. A shopper who has vi-ited other places nays Shepherdstown prices are the lowest. Tor Sale? Some full-bred mammoth bronze turkeys, imported from Bedford county, Pennsylvania.

Terms moderate. Inquire of Mrs. D. M. Daniels.

Hakerton, Va. 'upt. John J. Williams has been -ted president of the Shenandoah Valley Agricultural society at Wincheder, iu place of Col. H.

L. D. Lewiv who declined a re-election. While helping one of his neighbors imtcher last week Mr. John Houser, living near Hakerton, had one of hands very badly cut and torn.

It wiii disabled for some time. ir boots, shoes aud rubbers are best "quality." We have had sales this year than we have ever had. When you need anything iu line visit W. P. Licklider.

1 is lower this year In price un it has been for a very long time, I regular price seems to be about although some was sold here week at $425 per hundred pounds, Christmas tioods? Raisins, currants. citr? nuts, cocoanuts, oranges, lent- ous. California prunes, fresh family groceries, sugar, cofTee, teas, line cakes and crackers, at J. S. Fleming's.

The cheap prices and tasteful decoration-. of the beautiful ware for pres- offered by W. P. Licklider, far exceeds anything of previous years. can get presents from him for 5 to $10.

S. M. HolTmau has a nice lot of 1- suitable for the Holiday trade furniture rooms near the tie- 1 1 He ha- chairs, pictures, clocks. t'V-is, faucy furniture, bric-a-brac, Step iu and see the goods. the Circuit Court at Chariestown t-t week Single Souders was acquit.

the charge of felony. John 1' was convicted of setting fire to I ie- in Shepherdstown and sen1 to two years in the penitentiary week Mr. M. S. Hiteshew wilj K- hats regardless of cost! If in I of a hat, now will be your ince, as they must go.

from one cent up. Big lot of Towels? largest selection in town. liss Ellen Welshans's "Little Store end the Corner" is just full up Christinas goods that are not ornamental but useful also. Miss fcHen seems to have the knack of buyjust what the ladies want, and she "a thousand and one things for this season. Ir.

Jacob O. Tutwiler, one of our worthy citizens, recovered from 1 lN ate illness of pneumonia, but was packed with gangrene in the right which became so virulent as to -essitate amputation of the leg This was performed on Sunday morning 'r. Neill, assisted by Drs. Mason, 1 Ki'-liardson. Lippitt Sr.

and Bish- Jl' and I albott, and the patient, we 8r' ifiad to note, is since doing as as could be expected. Charles0lf" spirit. BRIEFS. The ladies' bazar will be held in Mr. Marten's store room in the Moulder building during the Holidays.

The ladies interested will please meet at Mrs. Reynolds's this Friday evening. Mr. Charles B. Moler has been sinking a number of shafts in his field near the Virginia Ore Bank for the purpose of locating a vein of the iron ore that is so plentiful in that locality.

The ladies of villa will hold a fair during the approaching Hollidays for the benefit of the M. E. Church South at that place. It will be held on the 35th, 26th and of Decrtnber. Mr.

Geo. M. Beltzhoover, of Shepherdstown, has purchased, through Mr. V. M.

Firor's Real Estate Agency, the P. H. Hughes property, on West Main street in this place, for 91,500. Charlcstown Spirit. Cards are out for the marriage of Miss Mary Neill Simmons, daughter of Dr.

and Mrs. J. V. Simmons, to Mr. Charles E.

Baylor, Wednesday evening, Bee. 17, at 5 o'clock, Zlon P. E. Church, Charlestown. We have gotten a number of new subscribers the past couple of weeks evidence that the REGISTER continues to grow in favor.

Give us a good subscription list and we'll oontinue to improve the paper. R. M. Billmyer is ready for the Christmas trade with his usual popular stock of groceries, provisions boots, shoes, rubbers, notions, etc. Bis large advertisement in another column will tell you all about it.

The members of the Episcopal congregation had a very pleasant 9ooia. ble at the rectory last Thursday evening, which was largely attended. The voluntary contibutions, for the Church Guild were quitelliberal. Mr. D.

L. Reutch received a notification from a wholesale firm the other day that fancy tissue papers, such as are used to make paper (lowers, had advanced 75 cwnts a ream on account of the McKinley taritT bill. "Jim," the fine driving horse of Mr. Charles H. accidently broke a small bone in one of his forelegs while running in play some days ago.

It is hoped that the surgical operations now in progress will fully restore him. The Alpine Creamery Company, of Keedysville, will erect a separator on Daniel Souders' property in Sharpsburg. The machinery has already been purchased, anil it is said that work on the building will be begun shortly. The Parthenian Literary Society of Shepherd College will give a literary entertainment, consisting of declama- tions, essays, selections, charades and tableaux, in its hall on Friday evening, December 19th, at 7 o'clock. The public is coruiaiiy invneu.

A certain young man Shepherdstown recently became crossed in loveIt alTected him strangely, for lie seen to go to the hod and make a desperate attempt to pump the hod full of coal. 1 oor fel. low we hope he'll soon get over it. The fir lit real snow of the season greeted the eyes of early risers last Monday morning, and in a gent desultory sort of a way the flakes continued to fall all day. It got deep enough by evening to cause a sleigh or two to venture out with jingling bells.

At a meeting of the Democratic Club last Saturday the financia afairs were satisfactorily settled. It was resolved to continue the organization. and at a meeting to be held on Saturday evening, Dec. 20th. new officers will be elected.

All Demo crats in this district are invited to at. tend. Mr. E. Hess Ileinliart raised a big crop of corn this year.

On 13 acres he raised 050 bushels, an average over 73 bushels per acre. The corn of the "Golden Beauty vane and Mr Keinhart says that it vas al good? not five bushels of soft corn fnthe whole lot. Sow If on Rattlesnake Run can beat this, let's In-ar from them. Mr Rumsey, a friend of the RUOlSTKii who lives in Austin. Texas, eent us a few days ago a box of lovely flowers and fruit taken from the plants and trees as they stand in he gardens there now.

They were mdi cations of a mild and balmy climate. Mr. Rumsey, is a descendant of James Ruinsev, the inventor of the steam bit he has Shepherd.town he feel, the deepe.t interest in the home of ln? famous ancestor. Well, well: Ju.t think ol it-our voung friend William 7,. Graves to get married.

Mr. who left Shepherdstown spring, eated at Cardington. Ohio, and has done well at that place, being foreman in a large tinning establishment. On Wednesday we received an inutation to his wedding. Miss M.

Underwood is the name of the prospective brids. and the ceremony will place on Christmas 00 luck to the young couple. A number of farmers of Berkeley county have organized a farmers institute, the purpose of which is -hold farmers' institutes and adopt such other means as may be deemed advisable for promoting best interests of the agricultural Its officers are: President, Win. Noll- vice-president, John T. Janney; Lee Siler; treasurer.

A. Janney; executive committee, J. W. Evans. Alex Clohan.

Gray Silvers David Beard. Jas. L. Bilhnyer and Wm. L.

Cunningham. The blue parlor of the Hotwl Hamilton. at Hagerstown. was the scene of an interesting wedding on luesdav of this week, when Mr. Littleton M.

Hoke a well-known Martiusburg merchant, and Miss Ida Kearney, of Shepherdstown, were united in the holy bonds of matrimony. The ceremony was performed by Rev. Walter A. Mitchell, of the Episcopal Church, in the presence of a few friends. Mr.

and Mrs. Hoke then went on a bridal tour to Washington and Virginia, at the end of which they will take up thoir residence in Martinsburg. We extend congratulations. PERSONALS. Mr.

William Auld, the former efficient superintendent of Wild Goose Farm, has returned to this place and resumed his old position. His friends here are glad that he has again taken up residence with us. Miss Mary Knott, daughter of Mr. Charles H. Knott, has gone to Mineral county to visit Miss Annie Robinson.

She will visit Parkersburg before she returns home. Mr. John W. Dodd, the boss auctioneer, dropped in to see us on Wednesday, aud left a neat reminder of his vibit in the shape of an advertisement. Mr.

Will McChan left on Saturday last for Kansas City, where he has a position as a clerk in the office of his uncle. We hope Will will do well. We were pleased to have a oall on Monday from Mr. Jacob H. Moler, of Dufflelds, one of the Register's staunch friends.

Miss Marcy Huuter, of Berkeley Springs, has been visiting at Mr. B. P. Harrison's this week. Mr.

Ed. Moler, son of Capt. Lee H. Moler, has gone to Portsmouth, to attend school. Mr.

Sidney Lanier is visiting the family of Mr. A. S. Dandridge, near town. Mr.

George Seibert, of Kearney sville, made us a pleasant call on Tuesday. Mr. J. B. Miller is home visiting his mother, Mrs.

Margaret Miller. At Bakerton. The Washington Building Lime Company is sinking its arteeiau well at Bakerton, this county, to a greater depth. As the demand for water becomes Larger the present supply fails to meet the requirements. So the well-borers have gotten to work, and Superintendent Bratt says they are going to have plenty of water if they have to go to China for it, Mr.

Charles E. Jones, who resides near Kearneysville, has contracted to furnish the Washington Building Lime Company with several thousand cords of wood for use at its Bakerton kilns. The wood is loaded on the cars at Kearneysville and shipped by rail Bakerton. The new postoffice at Bakerton has treated itself to a new outfit. A fine case has been set up, with sufficient boxes for the use of all who get their mail at that place.

It is a handsome piece of furniture, but the best, part of it is that Postmaster Engle doesn't oharge any box rent. All the boxes are free. Mr. Jesse A. Engle, the postmaster and manager of the store, is authorized to receive subscriptions to the Rkuistkr.

Hand in your name to him and get a good paper for a year. Still They Come. The hog statistics are still coming in. Mr. Frank M.

Moler, near Bakerton, killed live last week that averaged 833 pounds each. The largest weighed 390 pounds. Mr. Isaac Kidwiler, near the same place, killed one that dressed 353 pounds. The heaviest weight of the lot killed by Mr.

John A. Osbourn, near Shenandoah Junction, was 388. The hog committee from Sharpsburg. beg leave to make the following report Mr. Jacob A.

Myers, living on the Boonsboro and Sharpsburg Turnpike, killed on Tuesday, by the hand of Mr. John Karley, the boss butcher, four hogs that netted 2,057 pounds, weighing respectively 580, 523, 487 and 487 averaging 5144 pounds. Couie along, old Jefferson county. Who can beat it Maryland is the place for your boss hogs. A.

I). G. Still Another Boom. It is said that a syndicate of capitalists from San Francisco, New York, Philadelphia, Baltimore and Washington, have purchased all the land lying on the southwest side of Bolivar, in this county, belonging to Messrs. J'iller, Coit, Tearney, Allstadt, Murphy, Brackett and Lightner, and the Island of Virginius.

The work of surveying the lands has already been commenced. Iron ore of the finest quality and marble that is equal if not superior to that of the New Hampshire mines, has been discovered in large quantities on some of the land. Already large facturing plants have applied for location. The of the company $2,000,000. A fine hotel is being contracted for.

Large Land Sale. Win. H. Myers, administrator of Levi Pitsnogle, deceased, sold on Saturday last four fine Berkeley county farms, the property of which Levi Pitsnogle died seized, at the following prices: The home farm of 204 acres to Mr. Mason Marshall at per acre.

The Snyder farm of 135 acres to Mr. L. C. Gerling at per acre. The Sperow farm of 186 acres to I)r.

J. E. Pitsnogle and brothers at $15.55 per acre. The Georgetown farm 17G acres to Mr. John O.

Smith, of Hagerstown, at $15.80 per acre. The sale is considered a most excellent Martituburg Statamun. Church Notices. There will be services Sunday in the Presbyterian Church at Kearueysville at 11 a. in.

and at Shepherdstown at 0.30 p. m. Preparatory services at Kearneysville Friday at 7 p. m. and Saturday at 11 a.

m. Services in the Reformed Church at Shepherdstown on Sunday at 11 a. m. and at Kearneysville at 3 p. ui.

There will be services in the Lutheran Church in Shepherdstown Sunday at 11 a. and at Newtown at 8 p. m. Services Sunday in the M. E.

Church at Mt. Wesley at 11 a. in. and Shepherdstown at 6.30 p. m.

Public Sales. The following public sales are advertised in this paper: On Saturday, Dec. 13th. J. C.

Fryt administrator of John Ruse, will sell personal property at the residence of John Ruse, near Duftields. On Saturday, Dec. 20th, Mrs. Fannie Chapline will sell personal property in Shepherdstown, Shenandoah Jnuction't Boom. The boom at Shenandoah Junction, or, as it is to be known in the future, Antietam City, is a go.

A representative of the Register visited that place on Tuesday, and from Col. Chas. T. Hood, the manager, gained the information hereinafter set forth. As is well known, Shenandoah Junction is near the centre of son county, West Virginia, where the Shenandoah Valley Railroad, a through line North and South, crosses the main line of the Baltimore Ohio Railroad, the great trunk line East and West.

It is really an ideal location for a manufacturing town. Jefferson county is full of iron ore, the celebrated Virginia Ore Bank being only about six miles distant by rail from Shenandoah Junction, and the great coal fields of Maryland and West Virginia lying within a hundred miles, to say nothing of the other resources that such splendid railroad facilities make near neighbors. The Antietam Manufacturing and Land Improvement Company is at the head of the movement. This corporation has been chartered by our State authorities, the following officers being named: B. R.

Hutchcraft, Knoxville, president; W. F. M. McCarty, Hagerstown, vice-president; Edward M. Mealey, Hagerstown, treasurer; Coleman Rogers, secretary.

The capital stock is $1,000,000. divided into 10,000 shares of each. This stock is now on the market. When has been paid on a share the holder will receive a paid-up certificate for The first payment per share is and each sixty days thereafter until the $50 is paid. A few months ago Col.

Hood appeared at Shenandoah Junction and started the work of securing options. He was successful in a marked degree, for he has obtained over a thousand acres of land, in form almost a perfect square, at prices ranging from $100 to $250 per acre, as follows: From R. W. Morrow (the old Neill farm), 150 acres; James W. McCiarrv, 67 acres; Joseph Engle, about 75 acres: John I).

Mctiarry, 33 acres; Jacob Snyder, about 80 acres; J. W. Barringer, 44 acres; Charles Aglionby, 270 acres; Jacob S. Melvin, 220 acres; Olin Beall, 110 acres; George Harris, 1 acre; Johu Hill, acres; John Link, 9 acres. This great tract of land extends the B.

O. and S. V. Railroads for nearly a mile ami a-half each way and on both sides of both roads. The engineers are now making the surveys? a pretty big piece of work, by the way.

Now as to what sort of a town is proposed: The Antietam Company has issued its prospectus, iu which it says that it will build up "a solid, compact town, with lirst-class modern The streets are to be wide avenues well macadamized and paved, with line seweiage. fJas and electric light plants will be provided for illuminating purposes. Waterworks are to be constructed upon the Holly system. The supply will be taken from the Potomac river and conducted to the new city by a pipe line about live miles in length. It is probable that the pumping apparatus, stand pipe, will be lo cated at Shepherdstown, if present plans are carried out.

This place of fers many advantages, as it is on an air-line from river to city, and the dam below town makes a natural reservoir that would always be available. The company will spend $00,000 on this work. The Antietam Company says it will put lip a mammoth steel plant with a capacity of three hundred tons of merchantable steel per day, the value of which per diem at the mills will be $1 2.000. It is designed to employ 8.500 laborers, most of them skilled workmen, with a daily pay roll of $5,000. A second plant will be an as- sociated industry for working up a part of the steel output? say a hundred and fifty tons a day? into a new product called Russian steel, an article designed to take the place of tin in many of the domestic and busi- nesB uses, and to which it is said to be superior.

It is expected this enter- prise will employ at the start 1,000 men. The third industry will be a plant for processing, by lining or cov- ering, or both, all sortH of iron pipe, plates, etc. About 500 men will be required for this work. In addition to the above industries, number of lesser ones have been already secured, it is claimed, to say nothing of the inevitable influx of minor establishments that follows such a movement. A hotel to cost $35,000 is to be built at once.

The Antietam Company will utilize 840 acres of the land for town pur- poses. Of this a hundred acres will 1 be gh en for sites of manufactories. Forty aores now in timber will be reserved as a park. The remaining 700 acres will be cut up into lots? 400 acres into eighteen thousand business lots and 300 acres into eighteen hundred residence lots. The company also owns a thousand acres of mineral lands in addition to the above de- scribed property, and a hundred acres of marble and cement lands.

The above are the facts concerning i Antietam City as they have been given to us. Considering all the advantages of the place? its great rail. road facilities, its splendid location ai the entrance of the Shenandoah Valley, its salubrious climate, its elevated and well-drained land, its nearness to raw materials and mar. kets for manufactured goods? we leave it to our readers whether or not the company's claim that they will in the near future have a thriving town of 20,000 inhabitants is well founded. Even at this early srage there are indications that Sbeuandoah Junction is wakening up, as the following notes will show.

The Norfolk and Western Railroad has bought two lots at the northwest angle of the Shenandoah Valley and Baltimore Ohio Railroads, and as it is just the place for-a new station the presumption is that that's what it was bought for. Perhaps it will be a union station for the use of both roads jointly. Mr. Alex. JL.

Osbourn has just built himself a very handsome Gothic cot- tage on a lot adjoining the above, just west of the S. V. railroad, facing the county road. The steam planing mill and blacksmith shop of Blackford Bros, are in full operation at this place now. The firm is composed of the four brothers, J.

J. J. and J. Blackford. Mr.

J. Yancey Black, ford is general manager. This firm manufactures dressed lumber of all kinds, builds wagons, carts, wheel, barrows, and does a general repair business. Its shops are fitted up with everything needful, including lathes, drillpress, etc. The firm is now filling a contract for the lumber fora new colored Methodish church at Kearneysville, and will furnish 15,000 pins for the use of the surveyors now at work in the vicinity.

A branch of the Southern Building and Loan Association has been established, with the following officers: J. C. Tabler, President; A. C. Draw bauRh.

secretary and treasurer; T. C. Grove, vice-president; the directors, besides the officers, are S. J. Strider, J.

D. I)err and Lewis BawlingMr. A. C. Prawbaugh, who is also a notary public, is the man to go into the real estate brokerage Mr.

I. W. Williams keeps a large general merchandise store at the Junction, and Mr. J. T.

Haglev sells groceries, etc. Mr. L. S. Williams has a monopoly of the grain and coal business.

Mr. W. M. Morrison runs the hotel of the while Pleasant Johnson, the colored caterer, keeps one eye open toward Richmond while he watches his restaurant with the other. The boom hasn't quite reached Brown's Crossing, but nevertheless this village is improving, too.

Comfortable new dwelling-houses have just been erected by Messrs. Joseph and Ellis Bell, and the saw and grist mill of Mr. J. H. Thompson still grinds on in its old fashioned honest way.

Mr. Geo. W. Boyer uiay alao be found ready for business in his wagon-maker's shop, while his son, Mr. John Boyer.

looks after the blacksmith department. Mr. Geo. W. Boyer is one of the John Brown jurymen, and despite the of the early deaths of all on that famous jury, he is still hale and hearty and more vigorous than many a younger man, He- carries on tlu huckstering business regularly, in addition to his wagonmaker's shop, and bids fair to live many busy years yet.

To Col. Hood, manager of the An. tietam Company, to Mr. William Butler, and to other citizens of that seotion.the Kkgistkr man is deeply obligated for favors shown. A Sad Death.

This community was shocked and surprised last Saturday evening by the announcement of the death of Miss Bettie Morgau, daughter of ColWilliam A. Morgan. So unlooked for was the sad intelligence that people could scarcely believe it. But what was at first a rutuor proved to be only too true. The death of this most estimable young lady was sudden ami unexpected.

She had returned from a visit to Baltimore about three weeks previous, and a couple of days afterward became ill with rheumatism. The latter part of the week she became worse, but not so much so as to cause fears of a fatal ending. On Saturday, however, the disease attacked her heart, and about halfpast three clock she passed away. Miss Morgan was a young lady who had wide circle of friends, and she possessed the esteem of all who knew her. Her genial and unaffected ways and her friendly disposition endeared her to every one with whom she came in contact.

Her death in the bloom of womanhood not only leaves a vacancy in the family circle tha? can never be Oiled, but takes from our community one who will long be sadly missed. Her sorrowing family, on whom the blow has fallen so heavily, have the heartfelt sympathy of our people in their afiliction. The funeral services were held Monday afternoon in the Episcopal Church, of which the deceased was a consistent and useful member. The services were conducted by Itev. Mr.

1 Burkhart. A large number of sor- rowing relatives and friends from this place and elsewhere were present to pay their last tribute to the one whom they loved so well. The remains were interred in Elmwood Cemetery. May the winter snows rest gently upon her. Home Without a Mother.

The room's In disorder. The cat's on the table. The flower-stand upset, and the mischief to play; And Johny is screaming As loud mm he's able, For nothing goes right when mamma's away. What a scene of discomfort and con fusiou home would be if matuuia did not return. If your wife is slowly i breaking down, from a combination of domestic cares and female disorders, make it your first bunnttt to re- store her health.

I)r. Pierce's Fav- orite Prescription is without a peer as a remedy for feeble and debilitated women, and is the only medicine for i the class of maladies known as female diseases which is sold under a positive guarantee from the manufacturers that it will give satisfaction, or the money will be refunded. It isapositive cure, for the most complicated cases of i womb troubles. Electric Bitters. This is becoming so well known and so popular as to need mention.

All who have used Electric Bitters sing Um same song of A fpurer medicine does not exist and It Is guaranteed to do all that Is claimed. Electric Bitten- will cure all of the Liver and Kidneys, will remove Pimples. Boi is. Salt Rheum and other attectiuus caased by Impure blood. Will drive Malaria from the system and prevent as well as cure all Malarial For cure of Headache.

Const tlon and In.r.gestion try Electric Bitters? Kntlre satisfaction (juinantfcil, or money 1'rice eta and $1.00 per bottle st Dr. J. G. Gibson Drug Store. Boys lined kid gloves, only 80 cents, at Humrickhouse Son's.

Cold Wsves Are predicted with reliable scourary. and liable to the pains and aches of rheumatism dread every change to damp or itoriny weather. Although Hood's sarsaparllla Is not claimed to be a positive specific for rheumatism, the remarkable cur. It Las effected show that It may be taken for this complaint with reasonable certainty of benefit. Its action in neutralizing the acidity of the blood, which Is the cause of rheumatism, constitutes the secret of the success of Hood'? trsspaiilla.

Ifyou suffer from rheumatism, give Hood's Sarsiparllls a fair trial It wl 1 do yoa go-jd. Misses' fur-top kid gloves, only 95 cents, at Humrickhouse Son's. The News of the Railroads. A general complaint in the business world for the past three months at least that part of if interested in shipping freights on the railroads has been the scarcity of freight cars. All the roads in this section have the question to contend with.

Here at Shepherdstown our grain dealers are put to their wits' end for I transportation facilities. The Shenandoah Valley officials when appealed to say that they have given Shepherdstown the preference over many other places, and state that do what they can they are unable to provide enough cars. The Potomac Cement Mill has been piled full of cement, and a few weeks ago it would have been shut down had not the pressure been relieved by Mr. Cook, who man. aged to furnish enough cars to carry a part of the accumulation off.

Efforts to get coal from the West VirI ginia Central and Baltimore Ohio Railroad reveal the fact that they are also hard up for cars and utterly unable to meet the deuiaud. It looks as though the railroad is growing. A joint meeting of the Shenandoah Valley and of the Washington aud Western Railroads was held in Alexandria last week, when the two roads were consolidated and reorganized under the name of the Shenandoah Valley Railroad Company. Mr. I F.

J. Kimball was elected president, The committee which purchased the Shenandoah Valley Road in Roanoke in September then conveyed that road to the new company. Of course the Norfolk and Western wilj control the new organization, but it will allow it to have a separate name. There is more or less talk, in a quiet way, of a Washington or Haitimore extension of the West Virginia Central. This company cannot get the canal, but it is pretty certain it will not rest at Cumberland on that ac- count.

It is bound to get to tidewater. Whether it will go to Haitimore or Washington is a question of great importance to this section. If is shall go to Washington it is probable that Shepherdstown and Jefferson county will be on the route. An old survey proposed a road from Harper's Ferry along the river westward, passing right through Shepherdstown, and it is said that the route was a remarkably short If we should have a competing line here the benefit to our community would be incalculable. We hope it may come.

The officials of the Shenandoah Valley Railroad, replying to an inquiry of the Postoffice Department in regard to increasing the mail facilities over the line, stated recently that it is more than probable that the Shenandoah and agerstown accommodation train will be withdrawn during the winter. We hope such not be the case. This train is a sure. enough 1 "accommodation to the people along the line, and we think the superintendent will it on if he can be that the patrons of the road want it pretty badly. Capt.

McClellan, of tlio Sheoan' doah Valley, no tall now that he has to stoop when he enters a car door all on account of a nine-pound boy. Pat Crow measured the Cap tain the other day and he had gained 19j inches in height. Capt. Cord has bought the little railroader a train of toy cars for a Christmas gift, Capt. Calder gives him a hobby horse, while Capt.

iiilleary ha? bought him a lot in Hagerstown's boom. All the will make suitable contributions. including fa live monkey from Capt. Mr. Charles Hodginson, a B.

0. brakeman who lives with hi.s family near Shenandoah Junction, was caught between the earn at Riverside Station last Monday and very badly crushed. His wife went down on Tuesday to care for him. The new schedule of the B. Railroad may be found in this There are several changes in the lint of trains stopping at Shenandoah Junction.

To DISPEL COLDS, Headaches and Fevers, to cleanse the system effectually, vet gently, when costive or bilious, or when the blood is impure or sluggish, to permanently cure habitual constipation, toawaken the kidneys and liver to a healthy activity. without irritating or weakening them, use Syrup of Figs. 'Notice. The members of Mt. Nabo No.

91. A F. A. are requested to attend the stated communication of the Lodge on the 15th dav of December, at 7 o'clock p. m.

Business of importance. By order of the Lodge. C. T. V.

S. BCTLER, W. M. J. S.

Fleming, Sec'y. rl Presents in the mot elejfant form THE LAXATIVE ano NUTRITIOU8 JUIOF THE? FIGS OF CALIFORNIA, Combined with the medicinal virtues of plants known to be most beneficial to the human system, forming an agreeable and effective laxative to permanently cure Habitual Consti pation, and the many ills de pending on a weak or inactive condition of the KIDNEYS, LIVER AND BOWELS It is the nost excellent remedy Vnewn CLEANSE THE SYSTEM EFFECTUAL LI When one is Bilious or Constipated THATPURE BLOOD, REFRESHING HCALTH and tTREMQTH HATUBAU.V FOU-OW. Every one Is using it and all are delighted with it. ASK YOUB DAUOGIST FOB BTHUP OF FIGS MAHUf AtmjRCO ONLY BY CALIFORNIA FIG SYRUP CO SAH FRANCISCO, CAL. LOUI8VILO.

tr KEW TOW. M. Highest of all in Leavening Power. U. S.

Gov't Report, Aug. 17, 1889. Baking Powder ABSOLUTELY PURE Literary Note. In the New York Ledger of November 3y. Robert liratit begins brilliant and entertaining social under the title of "Mrs.

Harold Tbe story is told with the amusing aiul quiet oleverness which has tuade the author's reputation, and contains many striking which will cause Society's backbone to creep. Like "The Anglomaniaos." it its under cross fire from a wealthy swell and a talented youth to fame aud fortune unknown situation which Mr. tirant a coveted opportunity to bomhard New York society. Something for the New Year. The world renowned success of Hosteller's Stomach Hitters, and tlu-lr continued for over a third of a ceulurjr an a stomachic.

is scarcely more wonderful than the welcome thiii greets the annual of llostelter Almanac. valuable medical treatise lb published liv the Hosteller Company, Fa under their own Immediate supervision, employing vi tiittiatde partment. They aierunnlngaboat 11 In the year on ihts work, and the Issueof siime for lsill will i.e more than millions, printed In VUe English. German French. Norwegian.

Welsh, Swedish, Holland, Hoheuilan and languagt Befer 'O a copy of It for valuable and lut 'resting leading concerning health, an i numerous testimonials as to the ettlcacy of Hostel ter's Sloinacll Hitters, amusement, varied informatton. astronomical calculations ami chronological Items, which can depended on for correctness. Ihe Almanac for can obtal ned free of from druggists an-i general country dealers In all parts the country. The Latest Offer. A FKKB EDUCATION OK oNK YEAK'H TIIAVKI.

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addi rss. Yours. ItespeCl lull Dk. J. H.

MARCHISI Genesee I 'I lea, N. Y. The "Novelty" wugou, the finest rider made, for pale by Lee drill (fe. llaCer-loM lliminrss We Mean To Sell Out. We Said So Some Time Ago.

We have not changed our minds. Our trade has always been good. We buy staple almost every day. We sell tlieui cheap so that we may hold on to our Immense ttade until we sell out to some one who may tro on with tbe business, our stock Is clean and nice and with the Dew go'ids that are constantly coming in. It behooves all careful buyers to out a little before they spend their money.

Our 5 Stores Are Well Filled. No. I contains liresa floods. filankets. Mtislins, Tickings, i So.

No. 2. Nlioes, Hoots, Ilats. 'fepa, Clothing, Underwear, Gent's Necgwcsr. Ac.

No. 3, sugar, Codec. Splcae, Cedar ware, Qtieeuswsre, Meats, Ac. No. I.

Indies and Misses' I'lush stockenett and Cloth Coats and Wraps, Astrachan and Fui Muffs, I.ailtes' Underwear. Gloves. Hosiery, rfumery, llitudkerCbiefs. Buttcrlck Patterns, Battona, Ac. No.

Carpels, (ill Cloth, Window shades. Curtains. Sweepers, Hugs, Mats. Art and Druggets. 4-c? Ac.

We have only tossy in conclusion that we sell goods Very Cheap, many even at less than cjst prices. Come aud see and be convinced. are Yours, Respectfully. 111.1:1 a 0., HAOEHSTOWN, Mb. It.

I. Sl'ANGLEK'S, Til). We have the most complete stock of serviceable Holiday Goods In UMBRELLAS, HIIAWIit, MUFFLERS, SKIBTS, KID GLOVE8, BLANKETS, BLACK CORSETS, HooHH. NAl'KINH, CAPH, TABLE COVF.RB, LEGGINS, TIMES, MITTH, TOWELH, HOME, TIFJi. 8CAKFH.

t'NDEH KA AND I.AMHRK^ITNH. Hargalns this week In every department. Our line of Press Fabrltts Is not excelled by any house In this city. Fast Hlack Hose and Shrunk skirts snd Skirting Flannels. Mall promptly and correctly attended K.

L. RPANGLKK H. LADIES', MISS Eff AND CIIILDKKN'S If you Intend to purchase a wrap this sure to sure Vu call and see our assortment before buying. We can show you MORE BETTER (4CALITIES a ad can slveyoo LOWER FRICE-H? quality than you will find here, our line of Ladies' Cloth Jackets, Plu jackets and Plush Coats, New Markets, Misses' Jackets, Children's Coats. In all grades and prices Is now complete.

FURS A5D? ur Trimmings of every deacrlption. DRESS GOODS, MILLINERY. NOTIONS. GENTW FURNISH P. A.

BRl'GH, Md. KING, Photographer. A fall line of Engravings. Etchings. Photogravures, and Photographs, together with Frames, Easels, Stands and Albums, for Holiday Presents.

A haautlful assortment of Mouldings for Frames(100different patterns), at KING W. Wellington Street Hageratown. Md. P. We still lead lu and eUrgsr.ee of finish in PLoionrapba.

Pletureaof cbiUren oi SPECIAL FOR THE HOLIDAYS. $27.30 Worth Given Away for Speer, President I he N. J. Wtne Co, of ilumlc, X. the oldest wine wer In this country, and who 1 1 lo Francisco mid Sacramento SI betora vines were known, offers hii case uf choice old wltiee worth $11 20 for or Uoier taming thirty Itottlew, iworted, twelve varieties of wines, worth fiT.S1 for SIO.IML offer In only made during the holiday and only one case to a family The sacrifice ot these so fur below cvst usade to Introduce to appreciative parties the One uf his IomhIs will be from the store College New York City, upon receipt of price.

giving descriptive list if wluee with prices will bo mailed on request by postal card. Potomac AssemMy No, knights of bor. ry night tti the old Ksoisier office, over Mr. Mareroom. Forest range No.

29. of H. will meet tlie at lid mi Mth mouth at LSI p.m. ami the last BmmHy Ml 0 p. m.

SHEPHERDSTOWN MARKET. Wheat, longborry, per bushe. Wheat, No. 3, per husliel Corn, per bushel ji i hustiel H- Hay, per ton I 8 Hutter, per 14 Kggs. per dote ti Hams count ry per II Shoulders, per lit (( 10 sides, per per Potatoes, per bushel Santa Clans! Rentcli's has now the current pricelint ami ready to compete with nil All he asks is for the public to call and price his goods and tlicy will be surprised.

We are in for the war on cut prices, regardless of our own feelings on the subject. So come and see. French Candy, 10 cts. A HIGH GRADE AM) A FAIR PRICE IS Ol'R BID FOR BUSINESS. We want era for Clean Fresh Mlock of AMI snilsll HI ITH for Hualtieea, Work I I i hi i 1 1 iw of FA I.I.

AM' I It I large anil cleat through. All ainea, all fahrlca, all nvifi mill nil No doobt tlila I rluili Juki your Idea oi a anil. You will find ii A No. I In i la I 1 1 1 1 tin mli. Tbl too.

will lejimt riiclil VS guarantee Ail-Around Satisfaction to any mull with Judgment enough In know rcui uim.i1 tiiiiiK wlirti In- malt, tViiiu In it lid gel beat. BOYS' CLOTHING. We make moat any paten! pmud of lilaor tier boy. Nothing i an do aa much towarila iiiHklDK I look neat, whohaotne a in) in li I Hfc oik- of our little aulla. A oil lull 1 tig too, flow Cheap lllCH Hiiita Itre a.

ilil. We make a I effort to give good wit Infliction III iiur Itoya llepartriii-nt. No trouble aliout for llltle and tiiic Wi' in Nil. Idea for thia level la: neat that won I abow the dirt, iuli arum at rung material. and an eye to good We hate a Kii at variety of auiii.

Mioulil tlila be your notion about Imya' wear, conic In mill we wll i I you, wlthout it doubt. i Mir prvaent lliieoi at tract lona In OVERCOATS la rcrlalnly it credit to our eatabllahmcnt, ami it to our trnile. A largi-i variety or fiin i allowing ol choice, new a ami reliable aiamlaril woiilil lie liard to dud itny where, buy Ihk ena ua to oftei that hlg aolld value (or your money lint! never tall to pleaae. hen neetfIiik anything In tbia llm rememlier our F. K.

which atutida for fine ovefoata at foir Thompson Ttiblcr, i KNT CIA )T I RH, Queen Street, Murtlnnburtf, W. Va. TRADE IB? RUSHING -AT? W. P. LICKLIDER'S! ftecatiae alrn to atipply rour and aell at Ixittom We renelvnl lota of New ijouda tbla week.

When you want Mountain llockwheat floor. Para N.O. Mobnwe a. Iran lie rrlea, Florida Jltron, llaialna, I'runea, MarcaroKl. Coriander, Hweet Mar Joram.

Horulny. lieana. "I'urlty" Flour, Cocoa. Kawt Point Mi lire Meat, and a full line of Frrali call on ua. We have a full Mock of Show, Notions, Willow a Warp.

CI I HISTM Vinft Htoclt Newest Htffea. Ifc-autiful Chici and all very cheap. Come and and buy early and often. Yoora, Respectfully, W. LICKLIDER D.Af.lo Anther Invoice of Una.

omdll rroilie, letter Quick Saie? and 1'r a quire. Tnlck-lilgh Cut? White? Hag at 6 aud 10 eta. a package of twenty-Ova en veiopea. PENCIL PA ruled and unruled, at i and Wc. HPECIAL DltA WINO of One nheeu in a pad.

only Me. PEN Little of pretty noveltica. FOUNTAIN PENH that will lie a page of fool'acap paper with or dip. 6 DRAWING MTENCILA for Ida amueeateot and inatrortlon of little feifta. Very cheap.

Coat to UBL'O BTOItE. Notice to Trespassers. 1 HEREBY fortdd all peraooa hautiag. flaking. or on my land in any without my aonaei t.

aa I am determlm to put lite In force all uauow. liEOROE CUOM. Nov. 21, IM-2.