Shepherdstown register. [volume] (Shepherdstown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1849-1955, 1899-01-12
LITTLE LOCALS.
The Things of Interest that are AappenIne In
Our Neighborhood ano Elsewhere.

on Association will be held at Berry
vile from Wednesday to Friday of
next week. Messrs. John c. Hoffman
and Charles S. Billmyer, of this place,
expect TO have exhibits there.
Mr.. A. Taylor Unseld has bought
from the Baltimore Building and Loan
Association, through Mr.. G. NJ. Beltz-
hoover, the house and lot on Prospect
Avenue formerly owned and occupied
by Mr.. J. J. w. Johnson. The price
paid was $3.50. Mr.. Unseld will move
into the house at once.
We will be glad to have those of
our farmers who contemplate having
public sale to call upon us and get our
prices for advertising the same. The
bills we print are not eXcelled, while
the REGISTER is all that can be desired
as an advertising medium. Prices are
low and the work is guaranteed to be
satisfactory.
Ensign Julian L. Latimer, formerly
Of Shepherdstown, was recently or
dered to report to Col Bingham, U.
S. A, superintendent of puthc build
ings, to assist in the social functions
at the White House in Washington.
This assignment is regarded as par
u,ularly complimentary to the officer
chosen for 1t.
We thank the enterprising firm of
hardware dealers, II. L Doll & Co.,
Martlnsburg, for one of the best and
most attractive thermometers We have
ever seen. 1t is of large size, thor
oughly tested, and the firm that pre-
seuts them to It's friends and customers
Is both wise in its advertising and
generous in It's business methods.
One night last week burglars broke
into the B. & 0. station at Charles
town and stole small sum OF money
from the drawer. They then went
across the street and entered A D.
Bars residence, where they stole five
dollars. They ended their raid by
stealing Joseph Cranes horse from the
stable, which, however, they after
ward turned loose.
Mr.. Isaac F Nicholson, of Baltimore,
one Of the appreciative readers of the
REGISTER, in remitting for his sub
scnption expresses kind wishes that
we reciprocste. Mr.. Nicholson thinks
it a bit singular that in this progress
i've age newspaper will take a week S
hollday-and perhaps he is right. He
says two weeks Is a long time to wait
for the local news.
The regular session of the Berkeley
Circuit Court began at Martinsburg
Tuesday morning, Judge E. Boyd
Faulkner presiding The grand jury
was called and instructed by the
Judge. After a short time they re-
turned the following indictments:
Michael O'Connor, George NOrnugton,
G. W. Blakeney, Thomas Branch, fell
ouy Michael Ramsburg, misdem can
or.
The following officers of Elk Branch
Lodge No, 90, A, F & A. NJ, Of
Shenandoah Junction, were recently
elected for the ensuing year: G. W.
Brantner, w. NJ; n T. Snyder, S. w
R. W. Patterson, J. W.; NJ. W. Burr,
treasurer A. L. Osbourn, secretary i;
J. NJ. Smallwood, S D.; J. W. Small
wood, J. D. D. L. Barrenger and j
W. McGarry, stewards; II. G. Cuttings,
tyler.
Mr.. Cornelius Virts, a wealthy and
respected citizen of Pleasant Valley,
Nd, makes it a custom each year to
divide his surplus income among his
children. At Christmas just past he
gave to each one of ms eight children
the snug sum of 1928 as holiday
gift, being an equal share of his pro-
fits for the wear 1898 Mrs S. l..
Williams. of Shenandoah Junction, Is
a daughter of Mr. Virts.
A prominent stock dealer told the
/ REGISTER recently that he believed
the farmers of this county, particular
/ " in the Shepherdstown neighbor-
hood, made mistake in not paving
more attention to the handling of cat
tie, sheep and hogs. He says that
intelligent management of live stock
will pay better then devoting all the
time to the growing of grain. We