Shepherdstown register. [volume] (Shepherdstown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1849-1955, 1907-12-19
LITTLE LOCALS.

We have gotten number of new
subscribers the pact week. but, alas,
we have lost several old ones As
they never paid us anything. however,
our sorrow is somewhat mitigated.
The Shepherdstown Graded School
will close for the holiday recess Fri
day afternoon, when appropriate ex-
ercises will be held at half.past two
o'clock. The public are invited to at.
tend.
If there is any article in our stock
that you have seen and want it, don't
hesitate to ask us to lay it aside.
Lots of our customers do this and thus
secure inst what they want. Rein.
harris Pharmacy.
An extra express train will be run
on this division of the Y. 4 W. Rail
way for the next two weeks, begin
ming last night. 1t precedes No IA
by an hour. passing here at 8 l8 p m.
and follows in the next block after
No. Is in the morning.
Rodney Howell, of Keller's. this
county. carries off the honors for big
porkers In that locality. His biggest
hog weighed 420 pounds net much to
the disappointment Of John Potts. who
hoped to win out with his porker, but
couldn't quite reach 400.
The Laidy s. Depew mill, on the
B. & o. Railroad a couple Of miles
west OF H4Iper's Ferry. was closed last
Friday by an attachment served by
Deputy Sheriff Snugsrt and issued at
the instance OF the Bank Of Harper g
Ferry to secure deed OF trust.
The Daughter OF Anderson Grow,
Helena's Path, A Man of SArk, The
Crimson Conquest. Helen Grant Sen
Tor, Three Weeks. Walled In, The
Younger Set, The Lady of Decoration,
The Wreck of the Ocean Queen II
new aud desirable books tor this year.
Remnants Pharmacy.
Mr.. Harry G. Link and Miss Mar
gsret Foster. of Flatonia, Texas. are to
be married in that place on Christmas
day. Mr. Link is son of Mr.. aud
Mrs Adam s. Link, of Duff lids, this
county, and he and his young bride
are expected to come here to spend a
part of their honeymoon.
Owing to the tightness of the money
situation and the increased demand
by borrowers. the Farmers Bank Of
Shepherdstown is Offering 4 per cent
for special lime deposits. This rate
of interest places deposit along with
good. safe investments. and should be
the means Of putting into circulation
considerable idle money.
81 w. Potts has asked US to say
that the statement that he has con
tracted with Hagerstown firm for
heating plant for his new house is a
mistake. 8. A. Westenhsver, Of
Martinsburg. who is erecting the
building, has also contracted for the
heating and plumbing az well as tor
the building Of the stable.
Cliff City Lodge No. 5, Iudepend-
emit Order Shield OF Honor, will serve
an oyster supper Monday, December
80, in the town hall, at Sp m. to
It's membership, and each member Is
expected to bring his wife or friend.
All members are expected to meet IN
lodge room at $50 p. N. Their
friends will go to the town hall.
J. L. Welsbans, who has occupied
one of the rooms in the REGISTER
building with his store for number
Of years, will tear down the old build
ing in which T. B Line has his store
and Mr.. BsItzhoover his Office and
will erect a modern new structure, IN
which there will be large aud com.
modlous store room. The plans are
now being made and the building will
be erected next year.
A very interesting game of basket.
ball was played here last Friday
night between the Shepherd College
boys and a team from the high school
of Wayuesboro. Pa. The visitors won
by .cors of l6 to Is. The Waynes-
boro team excelIed 10 team work and
the finer points of the game, and won
by their better playing. They were
Il very nice set of young fellows and
made an excellent impression here.
Shepherd college will play in Waynes'
boro January 10th.
Judge Butt and Clerk John o. Lem
en-, of the U. s Court in Bankruptcy.
we're in town Tuesday holding ses
sion of court in the Hurst bankrupt
case. Several matters of Importance
of u technical characte, were disposed
of, and distribution of ten per cent
made to the general creditors. There
still remains the deferred payments on
the real estate recently cold under an
order of the State court to be distrib
uted. and when this is passed around
the general creditors will receive in
all thirty per cent or more on account
of their claims Spirit.
A special meeting of the County
Court was held on Tuesday, with the
president and all the commissioners
present. Action was taken upoh the
death OF ]. Mason Heidwohl, late su-
perrin. endeut of the County Iu6rmary,
and Commissioners Roberts and shy.
der were appointed committee to
draft appropriate resolutions. Miss