Shepherdstown register. [volume] (Shepherdstown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1849-1955, 1905-12-07
LITTLE LOCALS.

lar. Send the money and we will do
the rest.
A nice present to give your sweet
heart is toilet set, or a diamond ring.
for sale at ]. E. Romine's, Jeweler
and optician.
Abraham Miner, a colored man
living on the Wysong place. butcher
ed hog the other day that weighed
466 pounds. 1t was twelve months
old.
A marriage license was issued in
Baltimore on Wednesday of last week
to Harry M. Hopkins. of Charles Town,
and Miss Helen R. Zeigler, of Phil
adelphia.
Assistant Paymaster w. G. Neill,
of the U. s. Navy, has been detached
from the Norfolk Navy Yard and or
dered to the Potomac on December
9th as pay officer.
On the first page of the REGISTER
this week may be found a pathetic bit
of history of local interest, being the
story OF the gallant John Yates Beall,
OF Jefferson county.
Our Xmas cutlery is not the cheap,
snowy kind, but is of the best TEN.
pered steel and of such well known
makes, as Rogers, l X L. Tree Brand,
etc. All fully guaranteed. Rein.
harris Pharmacy.
On account of the special service in
the Presbyterian church, Rev. II. G.
Haitbcox, D. D., announces that there
will be no service in the Lutheran
church Sunday night. The usual
morning service will be held, how.
ever.
The workmen erecting the poles for
the Jefferson County Mutual Tele-
phone Company expect to have all of
the poles erected by the last Of this
week. The work of stringing wires
and placing instruments will follow
quickly.
Sheriff J. w. Gardner has been
very successful in collecting taxes in
Shepherdstown district so far this year.
About three ourths of the taxes have
already been paid in, and we under
stand that even larger proportion
has been collected in Charles Town
district.
S. F. Lloyd, who has been farming
the Logic place near Kearneysville,
in partnership with his brother-in.law,
Carl Fleming, has sold his interest in
the stock and farming implements to
Mr.. Fleming and left last Wednesday
for California, where hs will make
his home.
For Men-fne military hair brushes
with silvsr-mounted or plain solid
backs in ebony, rosewood, etc.. smok-
ing sets, shaving sets and mirrors, ci-
CARS, cigar cases, genuine meerschaum
and French briar pipes in handsome
cases; necktie and collar and cuff
bo1es-at Remnants Pharmacy.
]. 81. Dutterer has sold his farm
near Leetown to his son.in.law, D. q.
Roger, the present tenant on the place.
The farm is part of the former es-
tate of Thomas Hite, and contains
! 800 acres, for which Mr.. Roger pays
$65 per acre. The improvements on
it are of the best, and the land itself
is in a high state of cultivation.
Leave your orders for picture frames
as early as possible; we are very busy
now and expect to be buster later.
Framed pictures are certainly delight
full gifts at any time, and especially
at Xmas. Look over your photos or
other pictures and bring them down
to US, to see how they would look in
frame. Remnants Pharmacy.
The Shepherdstown Presbyterian
Church will be opened for religious
worship next Sunday, if Providence
permits, with services at II =. IN. and
7 p. H., at both Of which Rev. j. W.
Rosebro, D. D., president of Freder-
icksburg College, will preach. A spe-
cial collection will be taken up to
help complete paying for the work.
Mr.. and Mrs. NJ. P. Crowl will
celebrate the thirtieth anniversary of
their marriage on Thursday, Decem-
Der, 18th, when they will hold re-
ception at their home in this place.
They extend an invitation to all their
friends and well-wishers to be with
them on that occasion. No formal
invitations will be issued in Shop
herdstown.
Union thanksgiving services were
held last Thursday in the NJ. E.
Church in Shepherdstown, and were
attended by good congregation.
An excellent sermon appropriate to
the occasion was delivered by Rev.
DR.. II. G. Haithco1, of the Lutheran
Church. The Choral Society led the
singing, and Miss Myrll Williams sang
a solo most sweetly.
Last Friday afternoon the Shep-
herdstown Graded School had inter-
esting exercises with thanksgiving
flavor, in charge of Principal F. A.
Byerly. The pupils had recitations
and songs, and an address was de-
livered by Rev. G. F. Bonn. The
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