Shepherdstown register. [volume] (Shepherdstown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1849-1955, 1897-08-12
LITTLE LOCALS.
The Things of Interest that are HapnenInp In
Our Neshborhood and Elsewhere.


races at Charlestown August Goth.
The nobbiest line of mems and boys
fall hats and caps in the county at T.
B. Lines.
Mr.. W. S. Myers has been appoint
ed road surveyor in place of Mr.. c.
NJ. Folk, resigned.
Miss Florence Hoffman has been
appointed teacher of a public school
in Berkeley county.
Melons, fruits and vegetables. An
other load of melons expected by Sat
urday, l4th inst. J. N. Trussell.
Have your cakes, bread, sandwich
rolls, &C., for the fair baked at Trus-
sells bakery. Give orders as soon as
possible.
A merry party Of our young folks
went to Martinsburg in big wagon
Monday and spent the evening at Miss
Maud Gatrell's.
We learn that an advance of five
cents ton has been granted the boat
men on the c. & o. canal for hauling
coal to Georgetown.
Potomac Permanent Building AS
ISOLATION will meet for the redemption
of stock on Monday next at 7 o'clock
at the secretary's Office.
John Stephenson, teacher in the
colored school, and Edith Snyder,
respected young colored girl, were
married Tuesday evening,
Mr.. J. N. Trussell sold two lots in
Trussell's addition this week-one to
Mr.. Benz. Hartzell and the other to
Mrs. Vanmeter, both on private terms.
Persons wishing to make fruit cake
or watermelon cake for Morgans Grove
can get their fruit and red sugar from
the new store. J. A. Staley, manager.
DR.. A. S. Reynolds has lots of nice
peaches ripening in his big orchard
near Moler's, and shipments to the
city markets are being forwarded rap
idly.
I expect to have a boat-load of
melons, sweet potatoes and canteloupes
arrive just before the fair begins.
Place your orders as early as possible.
J. N. Trussell.
The Norfolk & Western Railway
will sell excursion tickets to the Will
Jams Grove fair August 1928. The
rate from Shepherdstown is $3.50 for
the round trip,
Summer visitors say there's no pref
tier place than Shepherdstown and its
surroundings. The only trouble is
there are not enough places of enter
tainment to accommodate all who wish
to come.
The Martinsburg World says that
Mr.. Ohio Cushwa had thirteen-acre
field of wheat that yielded Al bushels
an acre. This is phenomenal crop,
provided the measurement was ac-
curate.
Mr.. Charles D. Keplinger recently
threshed 2,0S5 bushels Of wheat in
twenty hours for Mr.. Thomas Files.
The wheat was the product Of 68 acres.
Mr.. Kephnger's new threshing outfit
is fine one.
The Junior mines of Charlestown
and Shepherdstown played an inter-
esting game of ball here last Saturday.
Our boys did the courteous thing and
allowed the visitors to win by a score
of 16 to 10.
A valuable riding and driving horse
belonging to Mr.. Horace Fraley and
ridden by Mr.. Charles Needy slipped
on the road near the brick-yard Mon
day and broke its leg so badly that it
had to be shot.
Mr.. and Mrs. Frank w, Muzzey
entertained a number of their friends
at whist party at Rockland on Mon
day evening, and dispensing their u.s.
ual delightful hospitality made the oc-
casion one of rare enjoyment.
General Passenger Agent w. B.
Bevill, of the Norfolk & Western Rail-
way, announces that his company will
sell tickets to Washington, D. c., Au-
gust u, IS and IA, good for fifteen
DAVIS, at one fare for the round trip.
3 cakes "Hoe Cake Soap" for 10
cents, corn starch 5 cents, l cake OF
chocolate Is cents, large box baking
powder 4 cents, l pound mixed pickle
spices 25 cents, or 8 ounces for 5 cents,
at the new store. J. A. Staley, man
ager.
A delightful picnic was held at Dam
No. 4 last Friday evening by the sum-
mer guests at Mrs. McLain's and by