Shepherdstown register. [volume] (Shepherdstown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1849-1955, 1909-04-08
The ShcpherdStOwn Register
THURSDAY, APRIL s. 1909.
BRIEFS.


sets at so
Fine moving pictures in the town
hall every night.
High-grade White CO Oil for in.
cubstors, at Hodges.
TIE REGISTER expects to surprise
its readers next week.
Butter is % cents pound today
and eggs are l6 cents a dozen.
The REGISTER is always welcome
visitor. Mrs. c. A. Mckinney, Of
taws, Kansas.
Tie Southern Methodist Church at
NIlIvlile has been taken from Shenan.
ao.u Junction circuit and added to
the Slenand Jah mission.
The martins came or Monday last.
They are among the most welcome of
our fea;hered visitors and have an in
ugiduality all of their own.
Suepherdstown is booming Two
moving picture shows are operating
p, he second having opened up in
TIE Il E;zsll building Tuesday night.
TIE Shepherd College girls basket
at, cam PLAYED the girls of Waynes-
u-Iy Il IA School last Saturday at the
latter place Waynesboro won by
score OF 10 to s
T0os. J. West has purchased from
Robert Smith 81 acres OF the Howard
farm, below Ripon. This piece OF
Ian, j1ius Mr. West and gives him
lice tam OF 10 acres.
William G. Cipp has sold his resi-
trLte property with an acre OF land
Oh oJu,n Samuel street extended IN
U4res Town 10 Miss KITE Eoy and
.t-,sIs. Consideration Pl,S0J cash.
The insurance firm OF Washing ton,
A.-1suder & Cooke, Charles Town,
.ayr moved from their Old quartersto
t.vlI Lev rooms IN the handsome OF.
tie building opposite the court house.
Here's an interes iLg item from the
HaP-r'- Ferry Tines 81 last week:
We learn GU very good authority
Jaa. 10 license viii be granted to sa
Icons LIE ensuing year, namely, from
y., 1t. -
4 meeting Of the Jefferson COUNTY
Fuu Growers Association will be
held at the courthouse III Cnarie,
Town on Saturday, April ~, al 10
clock a. N. A full attendance is
g,q.ested.
Miss Ella May Turner and her
Lao her have moved into the house Oh
Washington street that they bought
IRON Mrs Z. L. Folk. Mr. and Mr.
Walter NJ Duke take the room they
had i'll Mrs. Nelll's house.
The ladies OF the Lutheran Church
VII. old an exchange Saturday al NJ.
3 Bakers store. TLey will sell cakes,
pies, rolls, Easter eggs hom=.mAde
candy and many other good things
GIVE them liberal patronage.
George W. Horn and bis son, John
Horn, have almost completed com
tortable new home at Shenandoah
Junction, and expect to move into 1t
N a short time. MISS EstelIe Horn,
who mas been teaching at Horton, W.
Va, mas returned home.
Oar friend Henry Barnhart, OF
Roanoke, Va, has sent us relic for
our museum--a reprint OF the New
0 leaus Delta of February Is. 1861
As may well be imagined, the political
uews OF that exciting time Is interest
ing to remarkable degree.
Tue city council of Martingburg has
granted a franchise to the natural gas
company that seeks to also come to
Su pherdsIown, and We hope that the
same privilege may BE- granted by our
city tathers. Natural gas Is one OF
tue greatest conveulences town Can
have, and would save thousands OF
dollars III fuel bills.
Frank T. Carter has opened res
t4uTant and livery stable at his re-
Gently purchased property on the cor
Ter Ct Princess and New streets, and
a-ts for share of the public patron
az. Good meals aud lunches will be
served at all hours, aud old Virginia
G. csen coup will be kept. Mr.. Car
tel AMI al-o provide good teams at
reasonable prices.
Z. E. Mller's house, near Falling
Waters. burned to the ground last
FuIay. No one was In the house at
tne TINE except colored girl, and the
contents OF toe house were consumed
before Mr.. Miller could reach the
scene from the field In which be was
working. The fire started IN the
kitchen and Is supposed to have been
c.usrd BY a defective chimney Hue.
TIE ioss ls about 90 with no III
suIduCe.
The local baseball enthusiasts had
meeting Tuesday night, when the
following directors of the Sbepaerds
town A 'hleuc a soci4tion were elected
for the ensuing wear: A. S. cambridge.
John II. Qmgley, David LemeD, }.
D Mu,door, E. Il r iuhart, DR.. N.
Bgrwell, f. " A'hey, R Luclen
K-uuau Nj P Andrews, VIM +.
N.l-r Z. % Preston Mlllard The d.
rector, w.ll meet next Monday TO
Ii lie Ulcers.
The two-cent passenger rate on the