Shepherdstown register. [volume] (Shepherdstown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1849-1955, 1909-07-15
Thursday,
BRIEFS.

Butter is Is cents pound and eggs
are Is cents dozen.
Our local dealers are paying SLIP a
buShel for wheat today.
Wanting good stock ewes? Write or
see Wall. Charles Town.
A carload of good 9O0-lb. steers to sell.
See Wall, Charles Town.
Attend the lawn fete at the Lutheran
Church Saturday of this week
els-Ahersies are coming into market.
The crop q, sc ~'iS unliSsassy large.
Car load of Portland Cement just in, at
reduced prices, at Hodges elevator
Do you want car, or less, of ewes ?
See Wall, Charles Town. Cattle, too.
For Sale-Two oak bedsteads, one with
mattress and springs. Apply TO Mrs. J..
X. WySong.
Prof. NJ Page Andrews has had JET
ferson county telephone installed in his
home at Fruit Hill farm.
]. r. Show will shortly open five and
ten-cent store in the room he has been
occupying with his meat shop.
The ladies OF the Kearneysville Presby-
terrain Church will hold a lawn festival at
that place on Saturday evening, July 3lSt.
Yesterday was ST. Swithin's day, and
if the old saying holds good, we will have
rain for forty days, because there was a
shower yesterday.
II is against the West Virginia law TO
fish on Sunday, but the river is lined
with fishermen from West Virginia and
elsewhere each Sunday.
Miss Louise WelShans has received
notice that she has been reappointed to
her old position as teacher in the public
school at WellSburg, w. Va.
Frank o. Woerner, popular Shepherd
College graduate, class 90, has been ap-
pointed assistant principal OF the public
schools al Berkeley Springs.
The officers in charge Of the soldiers
enCamped at Antetam have contracted
with the bakery in Shepherdstown for
hundred lOaveS OF bread daily,
Mrs. Theodore Rogers desires TO re-
turn her thanks TO the friends and neigh
borS who were so kind during the recent
illness and death of her mother.
Benjamin Hartzell, the gardener is
having a new office building erected near
the depot, which will be used in place Of
that which he sold to VIM. H. Knode
The Lutheran reunion at Pen-Mar will
be held next Thursday, July 22d. A very
interesting programme has been arranged
and there will be several fine addresses.
The Farmers Bank of Shepherdstown
has Just taken out insurance against loss
by burglars with the Maryland Casualty
Company, of Baltimore, as further pro-
lection to its patrons.
There is talk OF starting bank at Shen-
andoah Junction. The enterpriSing resi-
dents Of the Junction are determined to
keep up with the procession and have all
OF the modern Improvements.
The smelling committee ought 10 get
busy. There are some filthy hog pens
in town that the authorities ought to have
abolished It's disgrace TO civilized
community TO put up with such nuisances.
The merry Widows" baseball team
was TO have played game in Shepherds
town today, but yesterday evening tel
egram was received from their manager,
stating that they would not be able 10 get
here. Small loss.
Mrs. Kate w. Reynolds gave very
enjoyable party last Friday evening in
honor of her great-granddaughter, little
JeSSica Bays. The guests were mostly
grown folks, who were very delightfully."-
entertained by Mrs Reynolds.
The ladies' of the Lutheran Church will
hold lawn fete on the grounds adjoin-
ing their church Saturday evening of this
week. They will serve soup, icecream,
cake, homemade candy, etc, and ask a
liberal share of the public patronage.
On Friday and Saturday nights, July
Both and 3lSt, the members of Marvin
Chapel will hold their third annual supper
and church festival. Supper will be
served at O'Clock each evening. Re-
freshmentS OF all kinds can also be had.
An alarm OF fire last Thursday after
noon was caused by a fire in an old sta
be belonging TO the Washington street
property OF James E. Barnhart. The fire
is supposed TO have been caused by chill
dren playing with matches, and it was
cxtinguished before any damage was
done.
The barracks on the farm OF DR.. Howard
OSbourn, tenanted by Charles Writ, near
Ripon, this county, was burned last Sat-
urday night together with stable and
courthouse nearby The wheat crop.
which had just been put in the barracks,
was lost, as was also lot of hay and
other property. The total loss is about
$1,000, with some insurance on the build
ing. 1t is thought that the fire was caused
by~rontaneouS combustion.
A curious sight may be noticed in this
place after the electric arc lights begin TO
shine on Main street at night. A number
of toadS come forth from their hiding
places and begin to feast on the insects
that fly around the lights until some dis
aster causes them to fall to the ground.
They are waxing fat on the Suppers so
bountifully provided. A toad going for
bug and flash of lightning are equally