Shepherdstown register. [volume] (Shepherdstown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1849-1955, 1906-03-15
L1rrLH LOCALS.

vile, Va, has just completed it's 37th
volume. The Courier is prosperous
and enterprising newspaper and we
hope it may continue to flourish.
| John G. Flanagan, Jr., will give an
entertainment in the Bakerton school
house next Tuesday evening, March
Goth, at 8 o'clock. He has fine Ed.
ison monograph and 70 of the latest
records. Admission Is cents, chill
dren under IL years 10 cents.
VIM. L. Reinhart informs us that
he is now conducting negotiations for
the purchase Of another fine Hackney
stallion from the Hayes Stock Farm
to replace the one killed on the cars
week or two ago. He expects to
have fine animal here in short
time.
Town Sergeant Robert Shipley has
bought from Geo. W. Turner the stone
house on New street, next to the town
run, and will move into it first of APP.
Ri. The price was $340. Mr.. Tur-
ner has gone to Waynesboro, Pa,
where he has employment in the Frick
shops.
Mrs. Martha Davenport, widow of
Col. Henry B. Davenport, has sold to
John G. Burns the Altoona farms
near Charles Town, comprising 1874
acres, for $40, 500. This land is re-
garded as among the best in the VAL
ley of Virginia and is in high state Of
cultivation.
Jacob S. Reinhart has bought out
the general store of Geo. s. Knott at
Moler's Cross Roads, and will not
move to Shepherdstown as he had in
tended. Mr.. Reinhart has conducted
the store for Mr.. Knott for number
of years, and is a capable and popular
business man.
Opie Read, the famous author and
lecturer, will give literary enter.
tainment in the college auditorium,
Shepherdstown, Saturday evening,
March Oath, at 8 o'clock. Tickets On
sale at Remnants Pharmacy on and
after March 2lst. Admission so
cents, children Is cents.
s. F. Lemen has moved his grocery
store into the room in the Billmyer
building vacated by G. NJ. Sheetz.
The latter retires from business, and
has not yet decided what he will do.
]. L. Sheetz has moved his meat mar
ket into the building one door west of
II. G. Martens hardware store.
Geo. B. Cofinberger showed us an
egg laid by hen on his place the
other day which had upon it what
seemed to be a picture Of two men
upon a hand-car. IfMr. Cof6nber-
Der can succeed in having his hens
lay eggs with beautiful portraits up
on them he will get rich quick.
The ladies of the Lutheran Church
will begin their exchange for the sea.
son on Saturday of this week, hold
ing it for the first time in b. @. Mar
tens store. They will have for sale
bread, cakes, pies, candy, etc., and
ask for liberal patronage. Call on
them Saturday before you buy your
supplies.
Our peripatetic friend, James Law
renee McChan. has made another
move, and has gone with his family TO
HageIstown to reside permanently
tat Is, as permanently as his migra.
tory habits will permit. We shall
confidently hope to see Lawrence back
IN his familiar haunts before the roses
bloom again.
Read the list of property for sale
by II. L. Snyder & Co. this week.
Included in the list is valuable lot
IN Charles Town, suitable for busl.
ness or manufacturing purposes, and
two farms in the southwestern section
of this county. This firm also has
tor sale two splendid dwellings in
Shepherdstown.
Miss Cora Bell Crowell, daug hter
of Mr.. and Mrs Jerome B. Crowell,
was married last Thursday to Mr..
George Seibert Bender, from near
Martinsburg. The ceremony WAS
performed by Rev. Albert B. Wilson,
at the home of the brides parents
near Billmyer's Mill. A supper and
reception followed the wedding.
The Jefferson County Telephone
Company will on next Tuesday, March
| 20, give to Its business Subscribers a
tree day for telephoning to Washing
ton and Baltimore and intermediate
points. To those who have never
tried it, this will afford opportunity
for a good demonstration OF the COM
plete service of the long distance
phone.
The groundhog's reign ends tomor-
row, and he winds up his term with
weather that is meant as vindica.
ton of his reputation. 1t has been
wintry tor several days, and this
morning a couple Of inches OF snow
and hail cover the ground, with In
iications of more to follow. It's
about the toughest spell of weather
this season.
VIM. R. Miller has fine line OF
modern, up-to-date wall papers in the
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