Shepherdstown register. [volume] (Shepherdstown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1849-1955, 1907-11-21
LITTLE LOCALS.

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month the discount Of 81 per cent
will be lost. and after the first Of Jan.
uary interest will be charged.
Mr.. and Mrs. R. @. Ringgold will
build an addition to their beautiful
home. Bellevue, just north of town,
and will otherwise improve the prop.
erty. Contractor Cline, of Charles
Town, will do the work.
State Superintendent of Schools
Thos. G. Miller has issued a circular
in WHICH he calls attention to the fact
that December 9Th is Library day"
and December 10th "West Virginia
day" He suggests that exercises ap-
to both days be held on the
same date.
Several of the milk dealers of Shep.
herdstown have entered into an agree
ment TO increase the price of milk from
i've cents to seven cents a quart, or
four cents pint. They say that the
high price of feed and increased ex-
Penses make it necessary for them to
put up the price.
The usual union Thanksgiving day
service will be held next Thursday in
Christ Reformed Church, Shepherds.
town. at IL o'clock. The sermon will
be preached by Rev. j. David Miller,
pastor of this church. The offering
will be for local charity. The. people
generally are urged to attend this ser.
vice.
Miss Laura Butler played in Wash
ington recently in the new comic op-
era, Paul Jones', taking the impor-
tsnt part Of Lady Ballssta -. Miss
Butler off the stage is Mrs. Oscar
Lorraine, and is one OF Shepherds
towns bright and beautiful girls who
has made decided success on the op.
cratic stage.
H. L. Snyder & Co. have listed for
sale this week two desirable properties
.one a new dwelling house in this
place at 81 500, and the other desir-
able farm Of 200 acres about three
miles from Shepherdstown at $62. so
an acre. Particulars cheerfully gwen
IN anvone interested. Write To or call
upon this firm.
The engagement of Miss Brownie
Wysong, formerly of Shop
herdstown, now of Washington, to
Mr.. R Irving Maxwell, of Philadelph-
ia, is announced. Miss Wysong is a
most estimable young woman who has
N ny friends in this section, and Mr..
is a well-to-do young business
man of Philadelphia.
A reunion of the Cavalier family
was held last Monday at the home oil
Mrs Gertrude Henkle in Bolivar, the
occasion being the S3l birthday Of
Mrs NJ A. Cavalier. 1t was a pleas
ant surprise to Mrs. Cavalier. Among
those present were Mr.. and Mrs. Will
liam Rider, Mr. and Mrs. @ E Tip.
ton, Mr.. and Mrs. Charles Cavalier,
Mrs Mary Schilling, Mrs. G. Henkle,
Miss s. Cavalier, and thirteen of the
twenty grandchildren.
Roland Mitchell, colored, for whom
a warrant had been Used By Justice Q
II Briggs and was in the hands of Con
stable Jones, of Harper's Ferry, on
charge Of attempted assault upon the
person of white woman named Reda
Eaton, near Bakerton, came to Charles
Town last Thursday aud gave himself
up to Justice @. Frank Gallaher, by
whom he was held under bond Of $500
to answer before the next grand jury.
VIM. Fl. Mcdonald, Of Berkeley
county, has bought from the heirs the
farm formerly owned and occupied by
the late Captain M. ] Blllmyer, about
three miles west of Shepherdstown.
The place contains 100 acres, and the
price agreed upon is SIS an acre,
which will be paid in cash when the
purchaser gets possession the first OF
next April. This is an excellent farm
Of limestone land, with running water
through it. and is in very desirable
Mr.. Mcdonald is one
Of the large land owners in this Sec
ton. Besides his property in Berke.
ley county, he now owns two fine
farms in Jefferson.
We are sending out this week to
number Of our subscribers statements
Of their accounts, and we hope that
all will receive immediate attention.
It is simply impossible to print a
like the REGISTER at a
dollar a year unless the subscribers
pay promptly. We will send out &C.
counts to all delinquents, and If there
are any who fail to make response we
will have to discontinue the paper to
hem. 1t would be very gratifying to
he publisher if all who are in arrears
would pay up without waiting for a
bill. Look at the date on the margin
Of your paper and see if you owe us
hen pay up if you do.
Under law enacted by the West
Virginia Legislature last winter the
assessors are required to begin
on January l, instead OF
April l as heretofore. 1t is the belief
IF the State Tax Commissioner that
more property will be found on jan
nary l, than on April l. in possession
Of taxpayers. The assessor is also re
1uired under the new law to collect