Shepherdstown register. [volume] (Shepherdstown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1849-1955, 1909-12-09
sHARpsBuRG NEWS.

AIonZo Nose has been corresponding
with the firm at Chambersburg about
putting in the concrete work for the foun-
dation for the Indiana State monument.
They have received the contract TO make
and erect il by the first of next August.
The cost will be $4,000, and il will stand
IS feet high. in the southwest corner OF
the Miller Bloody cornfield, along the Ha-
gerstown pike and Cornfield avenue.
Houston Canadian has bought a flne
ew covered heavy spring wagon that ne
will use in hauling from this place to Ha-
gerstown and back.
The X. of p. order of Keedysville, the
Red Men of Boonsboro and the Juniors
OF Tilghmanton will hold fairs during the
Christmas holidays.
lanes Snyder has been loading a NUM-
Der of carloads OF wheat the past week
or so, paying $l.15 per buShel for it.
Clarence Marrow has decided TO 90
along with the other parties that will leave
here via the B. & o. Railroad on Decem-
Der 18th for Woodland, California.
Frank Highberger has returned from
Cumberland, where he has been engaged
shoeing mules for the Canal Towage
Company during the past season.
S. S. Stouifer has shut down work on
contract road building for this season and
his men have returned home.
VIM. BraShearS, of Steelton, came
down and spent several days with his
wife and daughter.
Mrs. Edith Snowman, wife OF Ohio
Snowman, died at their home IN Wash
ington last week, and her remains were
brought to HagerStown and buried IN
Rose Hill Cemetery. Mrs. Snowman
formerly resided here and was a daugb-
ter of Levin Benton. She was sister
of Mrs. Geo. M. Stonebraker, OF HagerS-
town, and OF Mrs. Hammill, Mrs. Row.
land and Miss Amanda Benton.
John Boyer, OF Washington, spent sew
eral days at the home OF his parents, Mr..
and Mrs. w. H. Boyer, in this place.
The Well-borerS struck strongl stream
OF water on the S. S. Stouffer farm, ten
anted by John Hoover. There had been
a scarcity of water on this farm for some
time.
During a recent visit to the Belinda
Springs farm we find that M. +. Lum has
been making some fine Improvements by
raising part of his house one story
higher, new roof, new porch, etc., which
adds very much to its appearance.
Thomas Mongan, who had been housed
up with sickness for week or so, was
down street on Sunday again.
DR.. {. M. CARROT had butchered on
Tuesday three hogs that weighed $50
pounds-49S, sol and 53l pounds.
lust 405 hogs have been and will be
butchered in this town this winter and
fall. There are some very large ones,
making an average of 325 pounds, total
of over 90 tons and value OF nearly $12,-
600.
Last Sunday was like a summer day.
On the battlefield there were visitors in
autos and carriages and on foot.
Quite a number OF persons who failed
to fatten any hogs this year have trouble
in finding them. There are very few for
sale. They are asking from s IL to9l-2
cents a pound dressed.
New corn now is selling at so cents per
bushel, potatoes 10 cents, corn fodder 4
cents bundle, timothy hay from SIG to
S1S per ton, and baled mixed al $14 $l5,
oats 80 cents.
Ivan Renner and Lester Bender have
returned from Steelton, Pa, where they
had been working for some time.
Miss Matte Lakin is having her stable
tin-roofed, weatherboarded and painted.
Clipp & Beachley are doing the work.
Members of the K. of p. order OF this
place will mold festival during the holi-
days.
The town officials have force OF men
and several carts at work cleaning the
streets and alleys OF the loose stone, &c.