Shepherdstown register. [volume] (Shepherdstown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1849-1955, 1905-12-14
LITTLE LOCALS.


higher now. Not one hat will be
carried over to another season. M.
L. Harrington.
The brick work on tie new bank
building has been completed, and it
is particularly good job. Every eff
fort will be made to speedily get the
structure under roof.
The Confederate veterans are re.
quested to meet Saturday morning at
II o'clock at Il. M. Loyns's shop,
from which place they will attend tie
funeral of the late j. Will Taylor.
The Norfolk & Western Railway
will sell tickets for the holidays at
reduced rates on December 22d to
25th inclusive, December 3Oth and
S1st and January lst, good to return
until January 4th.
| The pastors of the Shepherdstown
churches are requested to meet in the
general Office of the Shepherd College
State Normal School Friday, Dscem.
Der Is, at 3 p. M, to arrange for the
week of prayer services.
Does he smoke Then let us help
you select something from our large
assortment Of fine cigars, pipes, smok-
ing sets, etc. We carry the best and
biggest line of smokers articles in the
county. Remnants Pharmacy.
DR.. II. R. Moore, oculist, of Wash
ington, will be in Shepherdstown on
Saturday, December 3Oth, when he
will make free examination of the eyes
and fit glasses. He may be found at
the Office of DR.. II. R. Moore on Main
street.
Officer James Smith, of Charles
Town, came to Shepherdstown last
Sunday and arrested Sam Peterson,
colored, for shooting Tom Hopewell
at Bak erton last week. Peterson was
placed in Jail at Charles Town to
await the action of the grand jury.
The Hagerstown Show Case and
Store Furniture Company has received
the contract to place the furniture in
the new quarters Of Jefferson Savings
Bank. The furniture will be of quar-
tered oak, very handsome, and must
be lii place by the first Of next March.
A Bible, Testament, Psalms or book
of the Proverbs will make an sppro-
pirate and acceptable Christmas pres
ent. The local Bible society has COM
ing to hand a nice line of these beau
tiful books. Inquire of F. L. Weltz-
heimer, the depositary, for particulars
and prices.
Cliff City Lodge No. 5, Independ-
ent Order Shield of Honor, has de.
cided to hold its annual celebration
on the evening of December 29th.
All members are requested to be
present at a meeting to be held next
Tuesday night to make further ar
rangements.
Amongst the latest and most popu-
lar copyright books We have yolan-
da, Nedra, The Gambler. Sword of
the Old Frontier, Hearts Desire,
Frenzied Finance. Riley's Songs
o'Cheer, The Poet, Miss Kate and
Others can be gotten in two days.
Remnants Pharmacy.
VIM. G. Myers shot very large
horned owl on his place east of town
last week-it measured 4 feet 4 inch
es from tip to tip of its wings. Mr..
Myers sent it to the REGISTER office,
and we are having it "taxidermed."
1t will make a handsome ornament
when our friend Sam Michaels has
finished with it.
Interesting exercises were held last
Friday evening in the Shepherd Col
lege auditorium in observance of Ii
brary day. The programme was in
charge of the Parthenia and Cice-
roman literary societies of the college,
and included essays, Rotations, mu-
sic and a debate. The exercises
were enjoyed by a good-sized audi
ence.
1t is coincidence that Rev. DR..
Rosebro, of Fredericksburg Col lege,
who delivered the sermons in the
PRESBYTERIAN Church last Sunday at
the reopening, and Rev. DR.. Haithcox,
of the Lutheran Church of this place,
are natives of the same town in North
Carolina. The two gentlemen met
for the first time last Sunday and
had a pleasant chat about their home
town.
Last Friday evening at half-past
six o'clock an unusually brilliant and
beautiful meteor was seen to the
north of Shepherdstown, travelling
from west to east. Bright flames Of
green and red and yellow accompan-
led it, and those who were fortunate
enoug h to observe it saw it burst into
three or four brilliant fragments which
finally disappeared in the darkness.
1t was most interesting phenomenon.
George P. Andrews, son of Mrs.
MP. Andrews, of this vicinity, has
recently located in Portland, Oregon,
where he will make his home. Mr..
Andrews is northwestern manager of
the Burroughs Adding Machine Com
pany of Detroit, and has opened e1'
tepsiye offices in Portland. He was
formerly secretary and treasurer of
this company, but resigned to take
charge OF its growing business in the