Shepherdstown register. [volume] (Shepherdstown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1849-1955, 1908-11-19
LITTLE LOCALS.


College, Front Royal, Va, preached in
the Southern Methodist Cnurch here
last Sunday.
There will be another meeting Of
the ladies who are willing to assist in
the fremen's fair at the home of Miss
Title Harris on Saturday evening of
this week at 7.30 o'clock.
The ladies Of the NJ. E. Church
South at Bakerton will hold an oys-
ter supper in the school.house on the
Goth and 9th of November. Every
body invited. Proceeds for the ben
eft of the church.
John Stevenson, a much respected
'colored man of this place, died at his
home here last Sunday night, after a
long illness from consumption, aged
about 80 years. He was school
teacher by occupation.
The ladies of the Reformed Church
will serve dinner in the town hall on
thanksgiving day, and a sumptuous
neal will be provided for 95 cents.
A charge of so cents will be made if
sent to homes. Supper will also be
served in the evening at % cents.
The will of the late Charles o. Lam
bert has been filed for probate in Mar
tinsburg. He begueaths all his proper
ty, real and personal, to his wife, ex-
cept $500 each to MS sons Boyd and
Edgar. Mrs. Lambert and 81. l..
Couchman are named as executors.
SpEo1AL-From now till Thursday,
the 26.h (inclusive), We will sell a
box of our True Violet or Flesh Soap
for Ice. This is only to introduce
these two new soaps, and the price
after the date named will be l0c
per cake or 25c the box. Remnants
Pharmacy.
Mr.. G. B Wentzell, mayor of Hsr.
per's Ferry, and Mrs. Carrie V. Sou
ders, also Of that city, we're married In
Shepherdstown last Sunday by Rev.
c. E. A. Marshall. The ceremony
took place at the home of the Misses
Markell, who gave the wedding party
delightful supper.
Christmas goods nave begun to ar.
rive at Reinbsrts Pharmacy, and by
the last of next week this popular and
up-to.date store will be full up with
Xmas gifts to suit everybody. We
advise our readers to watch their ads
from now till Xmas time, as they will
have something Of interest each week.
The usual union thanksgiving day
service will be held in the Lutheran
Church next Thursday at II o'clock,
when the sermon will be preached by
the pastor of the church, Rev. DR.. d.
Q. Halthcox. The people generally
are urged to attend this service. A
collection for the benefit of the sick
and the poor will be lifted.
Don't forget to pay your taxes.
Sheriff Gardner reports that fewer per-
sons are taking advantage Of the dis.
count than usual this year, and he
thinks that a good many persons have
forgotten it. On taxes paid during
this month discount of q per cent
will be allowed. After January let
lnterestat the rate of ten per cent will
be charged.
By the appointment OF Judge Faulk-
ner, of the Circuit Court, Attorney
George NJ. Bslizhoover, Jr., Is now
commissioner In chancery for this
county. The court has done we'll in
making this appointment, Mr.. Beltz.
hoover being painstaking, lndustrl-
GUS member OF the bar VINO will give
careful attention to all cases referred
TO him for investigation and report
Advocate
From the Denison (Texas) Herald,
sent US by Mrs. Kate 0rndorff, we
learn that William Hatfield, who was
believed to be James @. Durham, the
murderer OF the Mckinney family, has
been finally released IRON custody.
Although he was seen by thousands OF
persons at San Jose, only one would
say that he was Durham, and other
tests absolutely proven that be was not
the man wanted. Hatfield is now
threatening to sue those who had him
arrested.
Miss Laura Lewis, teacher in the
Fairmont Normal School and precep-
tless of the girls dormitory, and Prof.
y. G. Bennett, principal OF that insti.
tuition, had spirited difference of
opinion in regard to the duties IF the
former, and special meeting of the
Board of Regents was called at Clarks-
burg in order that the matter might
oe settled. As result, MISS Lewis
duties at the dormitorY are taken by
another member of the faculty and
she will devote her time exclusively
to teaching. Miss Lewis taught In
Shepherd College last year.
Application has been made to the
County Court OF this county by the
Winchester and Washington City
Railway Company for franchise to
extend lts electric poles and wires
along the public road from Millville
TO Bakerton. 1t is proposed to ex-
tend the poles and wires along the
road from MiHvllle to Pitchers mill,
on the Potomac river. thence to Bak-
erton, where electric power from the
company's plant at MillVills will be
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