Shepherdstown register. [volume] (Shepherdstown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1849-1955, 1907-11-28

toScMueI IStn ana Quiz,
commencing at 8 o'clock a. m.
Pstronize the dinner to be served in
the town hall today by the ladies of
the Lutheran Church. Turkey. chick.
en-, old ham and all seasonable SUBJ
stantials and delicacies. Supper at
night at the same place.
Shepberdstown stores are taking on
their Christmas appearance and are
hliing up with holiday goods Of an at
tractive character. Patronize your
home stores and keep your money in
circulation in your own town as far as
possible.
The faculty of Shepherd College
gave reception to the students last
Friday evening IN the college building
It was most enjoyable affair in every
respect and teachers and pupils alike
enjoyed the various diversions and
spent a, most happy evening Dainty
refreshments were served in one of
the class rooms.
81. E. >Muudey has rented the
Adams property on Main street and is
having an oven built snd.a bakery
fitted up, preparatory to establishing
this line of business. 1t will be in
charge OF his nephew. Joseph E. Mum
dey, who has been conducting bak-
cry in Martinsburg for some time
Dast-sn isan expert in the business.
Snow fell nearly all day last Sunday
throughout this section, and though it
melted almost as fast as 1t fell, some OF
it remained until the following day.
1t is an unusual occu renee for this 10.
cality to have 80 much snow 60 early
in-the winter. If the old legend holds
good, we shall have twsnty.tour SHOWS
this season. az the first came on the
Oath Of the month.
The town officials have done good
work the past week in having the main
street scraped and the mud and rub.
bish carted away. 1t is great i'm
provement. and everybody ought to
take a pride in keeping the town clean.
We hope that the authorities will see
to it that the prevailing custom of
dumping ashes upon the public streets
shall not flourish this winter.
The Lutheran congregation of Twill
la has bought from NJ R. Molsr an
acre of land adjoining the church
property at that place, paying for it
SITS. The purchase takes in the
present hitchiug place, the ground on
which the hall stands, and part of
the woodland on the east. This is
wise purchase on the part OF the
church, as the members are now as
sured of ample space for their teams.
Ground has been broken on the
Maryland side of the river, Opposite
Shepherdstown, for one of the piers of
the new Norfolk & Western bridge at
this place. and connection with the
main line of the road on the Maryland
side will also be made. A represen-
tative of the War Department was
here from Washington a few days ago
to see that the work is being done 10
accordance with the special act of Con-
gress.
The following deeds to real estate
have been filed for record in the Office
of the County Clerk: Alex. B Free.
man to Caroline Stewart. house an
lot in H4rper's Ferry, for $3.50; F. o
Trump to Abraham s Miller, three
fourths of an acre near Ksarneysville,
for 800; William B. Rutherford to
Alice l.. Rutherford. lib acres. part
of the farm of the late John 81. Ruth
erford, in Midileway district, for
So 600; Julia A Johnson to George
w. Hawk, lot in Bolivar. for $40.
The new electric light company ls
having meters installed in all the resi-
dences and business places where lights
are used. as the old system Of charging
a fat rate of SO much per light will be
entirely dispensed with. Under the
new arrangement the consumer pays
for whatever current is used, whether
it be much or little. Some of those
who paid fat rate used to let the
lights stay on all the time, whether
needed or not. We notice that they
don do this now that meters have been
installed.
Nebraska Bills troupe, which had
been in the Hagsrstown Jail since the
fair, when shot from Its tent struck
and seriously wounded Mrs. Slower.
played in Shepherdstown last Satur.
day night. A number of the members
of the company had been arrested for
the shooting, but the authorities got
tired of keeping them in Jail and re-
leased them on condition that they
leave town. They got out in hurry,
and gave their first exhibition in Snep
herdstowu. The company was mighty
hard up financially, but they had good
house here and went on their waySouth
rejoicing.
Rev. ]. O Siler, of Berkeley coun-
ty, has accepted the call extended to
him by the Presbyterian congregations
of Elk Branch, Zion and Shenandoah
Junction, and will begin his work
there this week. He will preach on
Sunday at Dufields at IL a. a. and
at Shenandoah Junction at 2 p. m.
This is Rev. Mr.. Siler's first charge.
Rev. ]. E. Triplett. who has been
pastor of these congregations for the
past : fourteen years, conducted his f.
naI service on Sunday last, and his