Shepherdstown register. [volume] (Shepherdstown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1849-1955, 1907-09-19
LITTLE LOCALS.

JACK fnllllp9 was epecial pOiico'
man last week, but everybody was so
good he didn't have chance to pull
anyone in.
1t looks as if council will have to
exercise its backbone and lay new
payements for some Of those delinquent
in complying with its orders.
Rev. D. II. Scanlon, Of Berry vile,
filled DR.. Ghiselin's pulpit in the
Presbyterian Church of this place last
Sunday, preaching most acceptable
sermon.
~ am always anxious to see the
REGISTER and hear from my old home.
You give us all the news from Jefer-
son and Berkeley counties. WIN. L.
holland, South Bend, Ind.
There is a great deal of typhoid
fever in the county. Every precau-
ton should be taken to prevent a
spread of the disease, and particular
attention should be paid to water and
milk supplies.
A few farmers have commenced to
cut off corn, but it is unusually green
for this season of the year and is hard.
ly fit to be put in the shock yet. In
deed, the fields look as green as they
ordinarily do in July.
There are three active candidates
for the Office of postmaster at Charles
Town-H. N. Bradley, acting post
master, Darrell K. Koonce, of Hall
town, and s. 81. Lands, wsll-known
Charles Town merchant.
Reinhart's Pharmacy has just re-
ceived big lot Of new and staple
goods from Colgate. Among the new
things is Robinia Extract and Toilet
Water-let US put little on your
handkerchief next time you are in.
Mr.. and Mrs. T. B. Howell, of Kel-
Ter, this county, announce the en-
gagement of their daughter, Meta
Josephine, to Mr.. Ira Herbert Irwin,
of Shenandoah Junction. The wed.
ding will take place Tuesday evening,
October 9th.
Rev. Thos. G. Jones, former pastor
of the Southern Methodist Church at
Shenandoah Junction, left on Monday
for Vanderbilt University at Nash
vile, Tenn, where he will pursue his
studies. Rev. R. K. hewitt will have
charge of the church at the Junction.
]. E. Price, the railroad agent at
Shenandoah Junction. who recently
moved with his family to Front Royal
as agent for the N. g. W. Railway,
has come back to his old home. He
didn't like the new position and has
resumed his former place at the
Junction.
Geo. B. Entler has moved into the
house recently purchased by him from
Alex. Henson, and Joseph Turner has
taken the Entler house that he bought.
Mr.. Turner's old home, sold to the
railroad company, is now vacant, and
will have to be torn down when the
work on the railroad improvement
begins.
The Nave, Ryan, Curtis Construc-
ton Company, of which Geo. F. Ryan,
formerly of this place, is member,
has secured contract for three miles
of grade work on the South and West
ern Railway near Union Mills, N. @.
Mr.. Ryan will be in charge of the
work, which will require several
months
A commissioner will take testimony
tomorrow in the Martin.Stipp con.
troversy as to the ownership of the
river front. The Norfolk & Western
Railway has secured right of way for
its new bridge short distance east of
town, and the river front is claimed
by both U. S. Martin and the Stipp
heirs. The case seems to be COM
plicated one and will require legal
proceedings to determine which party
has the best title.
Among the desirable properties for
sale by II. L. Snyder & Go. are the
following: Fifty acres of fine unim-
proved land, ten acres in timber, a
half mile from Shepherdstown fine
blue grass farm of $50 acres, three
miles from Shepherdstown nice
home and ten acres of land, a few hun
bred yards from the town; a nice
brick house and seven acres of land
adjoining the town a nice farm Of 80
acres three miles from town. Ask
for particulars.
The annual banquet to the advisory
boards, stockholders and lady super
intendents of the Hagerstown fair will
be held on the fair grounds at Ha-
gerstown on Saturday September 18th,
at one o'clock. The local board Of
directors for Jefferson county has been
named as follows: G. D. Wysong,
chairman E. R. Turner. secretary /;
@. N. Coleman, N. R. Roberts, j. VIM.
Rider, h. L. Snyder, 1. W. Williams,
J. P. Kearfott, M. B. Baker, B. F.
Harrison, Robert R. Smith, &. 81.
Reinhart and A. s. cambridge.
Rev. II. 1. Stephens, pastor Of the
Southern Methodist churches of Shep.
,herdstown circuit, last week received
call from Bishop Morrison to be
come pastor of the church at Ash
land. KY. The members of Mr.. Ste
phens' churches here, who are so well
satisfied with him and who regard