Shepherdstown register. [volume] (Shepherdstown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1849-1955, 1908-01-16
LITTLE LOCALS.


son and Berkeley. One dollar gets it
a year.
81. l.. Snyder & Go. have for sale
some nice dwelling housss in Shep.
herdstown-at $500. $1,000, g.
500, SIS. 500, 81 900, So, $50, 81 200
and so on. If you are interested, in.
quire for particulars.
The annual dinner of the Charles
Town Society of the City of New
York will be held at the Hotel Man
haitian in New York on Thursday,
February 9th. The editor of the
REGISTER Acknowledges the courtesy
of an invitation.
The entertainment given by Basr
Brothers in the town hall last night
did not meet with public appreciation.
The manager says that certain per-
formers who had promised to come
broke their contract, so the programme
had to be sort of impromptu affair,
more or less acceptable.
The Shepherd College basketball
team journsYed to Waynssboro, Pa,
last Saturday, where they were de-
feated by the high school team of that
place by score of "a to s. The
game was enlivened by a scrap be.
tween Athey, Of Shephsrdstown, and
Frantz, of Waynesboro.
D. Frank Koontz has bought from
the heirs of Samuel M. Knott, de-
ceased, the home place adjoining the
farms of DR.. Knott and Messrs. ]. NJ.
Hendricks and NJ. NJ. Skinner. The
farm contains 80 acres and the price
paid was 1878 an acre, cash. Mr..
Koontz will move upon the place the
first Of April.
Thompson & Garter, who have been
running the Entler Hotel in this place
so successfully for several years past,
will dissolve partnership the first Of
April. Mr.. Thompson will go to Ne.
braska, where he formerly lived, and
will probably take up the same line Of
business. Mr.. Carter will continue
the Entler Hotel here.
The Daughters of the ConfederaoY
will hold an "Old Virginia Supper" in
the town hall, Saturday January 18th,
beginning at 5 o'clock. Turkey, old
ham, chicken, salads, coffee, etc., will
constitute the bill Of fare, and all are
cordially invited to help the Daugh.
tiers. Homemade candy will also be
for sale in any quantity desired.
Benton Blackford met with a very
painful accident yesterday at John
Osbourn's farm on Sandy Ridge. He
accidentally got his hand caught in q
fodder shredder, and the flesh was
torn from the hands and fingers, s1-
posing the bones. DIR. ]. L. Meyers,
of Shephsrdstown, was sent for and
rendered surgical aid, and hopes that
Mr.. Blaskford may not lose his hand.
At the request of the Shepherds
town Chapter of the Daughters Of the
Confsderacy Robert 4. Lee memorial
services will be held in the Shepherds
town Presbyterian Church next Sun
day, January 10Th, at 3.15 p. m.
DR.. 81. @. HaithcoI, Rev. @. E. A.
Marshall and Rev. Charles Ghiselin
will conduckthe services. The Vet
Grams, Daughters of the Confsderacy,
Sons of Confederate Veterans and all
others interested are invited to attend
and take part in the service.
The building committee of the new
Lutheran Church Cd Monday contract
ed for the pews for the new structure
now almost completed, buying from
Il. O. Vaught, Sons & Co., of Parker.
Indiana. The pews are to be of white
oak, finished in dark golden oak, and
are to be of the best material and
workmanship. The pew ends are
very massive, with deep Gothic panel.
The pews are of the latest design, with
compound curved back, are elegant
and substantial in appearance and en-
tirely comfortable in every respect.
Nothing haudsomer may be found In
this section.
Edward Donovan a Norfolk and
Western freight conductor, fell from a
car which was being switched into a
siding at Lipscomb, eight miles beyond
Basic, at noon, yesterday, and was ia.
tally injured. Conductor Donovan
was riding on the car and in some way
lost his footing and fell on the rails.
The car ran upon him, but did not
pass over his body. He was removed
to Roanoke hospital, where death re-
suited at 10 o'clock last night. He
was brother of @. O. Donovan, con-
ductor of Norfolk and Western passen'
ger trains 81 and %. BE had form
erly been running on this end. but for
some time had been employed on the
southern end of the Shenandoah dlvls'
ion.
Ernest R. Grow, who was sued by
his wife, Katie johnson Crow, for par
tial divorce, filed an answer in which
he denied the charges of cruelty. de
alleges his wife wilfully left the home
he provided for her, abandoned him,
brought the suit to ve1 and harass
him and procure funds for purposes
other than alleged in her bill of COM
plant. He says he maintains home
furnished for the comfort of himself.
wife and child and always provided
ample food and apparel. To be re,
ouired to pay his wife $50 counsel
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