Shepherdstown register. [volume] (Shepherdstown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1849-1955, 1908-01-09
sHARpsBuRe NEWS.


An attempt was made to burn the
new house Of A r. Renner, on the cor
ner OF the allev opposite his dwelling
last Friday morning. A fire had been
kindled some time during the early
morning aud had gotten some b way
when II was discovered by resident
near by. The alarm vas soon given:
and the bucket brigade got to work and
saved il. Quite hole was burned 10
thu back bu: ding where it was started,
eating its way g. the roof Straw, Dark
and wood could be seen lyirR around
whore il was started The residents oil
that eighborhood feel very much
alarmed over the fires that have been III
that end OF the tUwn recently, "nn are
afraid tn 60 10 sleep at night. It's BAD
indeed, that there IS s'm-One In tnls
town who seems TO have N tniS Tor
fires aud is left at large.
At the regular meeting OF the town
council on Monday evening n com mittee
w.s apooiutsd Of the COUNCIL 10 met
Aith LAWYER Oh rles G BIgss aud Nj.
Ijyers the electric light man. and
grant 4 franchise TO pant pOi-s aud
erect wires in the town OF Sharpsourg
and also 10 make coutraDt with No
Liyers. To furnish the corp JratIon win
el.ctrlo lights for period Of twenty
years. the work to be begun as soon a.
the wrather permits.
Roy StaubS was arrested Tor breaking
glass g., il r. +. Leakins barber snop'
and was tried before Justice Van 3
Brashears, found guilty aud held LOT
tn. F.orua-s Term If court. u being
able To ge, 81 70 olIl, Samuel Pennell.
deuutised Unstable. was 10 take him To
hayerstnwn. aud while he WAS at his
home pretending To- be changing his
clothes he Jump ID out Of widow anL
made his escape.
R.F. D.LSuu-y. OF tn Antietam -
tel. spent tuesday In Washington on
business.
&. f Smiths drug store has been
closed THIS week. owing 10 the CRIT "a
illness Of his wife, who has be- u sLn~r'
ing with rheumatism for about " year
The NJ. w 81 A. gave banquet At
their room IN K. OF p. hail on N luday
niyht, To III. mem Osrs. wives aud oLhrI
invited gu SITS they b 81 fde set-ouI
So we have learned.
Revival services are being held by the
new miu ster of the Church Of God this
week. The church is illed every even
ing. and some able sermons have been
pre- chel.
Alex DAVIS, while hauling fodder "a
Town, b al the misfortune TO fall from
his wax IN, cutting z Ssh in his head.
Frank DeLauney. Jr , nas been doing
doors and IrLnsDmS with vIIrophane
4 t4tion Of stained glass.
Robert Graves, who has been living IN
Stee!tun. Pa, haS decided " move here
AMI occupy his dive llnx nous.
QdIte number Of Cases VI grippe are
Ia this o ace NOV Your news gIIherer
is Que Of the victims.
Charles ScnGOyer. Of indianapolis,
Ind, after An absence OF righL years, u
visiting the family o. john Smith, near
thu Dunkard Church.
r w. Grove has nasn special police
nan during the mondays IN this place.
There has b.eu num5-r OF turkeys,
ducks, chickens, etc, shot II NJ shoot
ing matches here curing the holidays.
Ms. Luther } CKsUu ouugnt OF sam
utl feuueil the mouse ne IfSeutlS dSu1
Of NJ ~ berry Be Ter, on private terms.
Our public scnoOl teach are IN Ha-
gersto1n InlS week attending the
teachers al institute.
John p. Smith, VIII mad been visiting
relatives IN Baili more during the moi
idayS. accidentally fell Ia All open cellar
door that sDneUn- had opeued on New
Year eve as n Ike.
Mr.. and Mrs. deLekiah Tho mas have
gone 10 Washington 10 spend the winter
with their daughter, Mrs. V. V. De-
Launey.
VIM R4msburg, living near Ma
dell 8. has been lying seriously Ill for
the past week or SO. He IS IS years
old
Tue twin infant of Mr.. and Nrs Wn.
Grim died Al their no ne Ia this place.
aged couple Of months.
A party WAS given at the home OF
Mss RUBY MunsDu, near the DunKard
Cnurch. New Years eve. ABOUT ten
couples We're present.
ROBERT l.. hIgho srGer has resigned
his position IN iLIerSLJWn aud has ac-
cepLe the app Hutm-nt OF CASHIER OF
the SavIn Is BAIk OF TINS place.