Shepherdstown register. [volume] (Shepherdstown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1849-1955, 1909-09-30

Thursday, September 80, 1909.
BRIEFS.

A dollar gets the Register ayear.
Pay what you owe on the Register.
Farmers are seeding wheat this week.
Today the sun rises at SIS and sets at
SAC.
"A Hero in Rags in the town hall next
week.
Cheap line of comforts, blankets and
outings at Hodges.
Full line of fall shoes for men, women
and children at Hodges.
It's getting bit unreasonable for straw
hats and barefooted boys.
The old market-house is still there.
When shall we get rid of it2
Butter is p cents pound and eggs are
p cents dozen this week.
1t is said that there are to be several
weddings in Shepherdstown next month.
Friday, October lst, is cleanup and
beautify day. Let everybody observe it.
Miss L. D. Mann has her opening of
fall millinery Friday and Saturday of this
week.
VIM L. Reinhart fell from a wagon
couple of days ago and broke one of the
bones in his wrist.
Wanted-A pair of brass andirons, for
which fair price will be paid. Apply
at the Register office.
The members of the Reformed Church
expect to serve dinner in the town hall
on Thanksgiving day.
Pork is going to be high this fall. Deal
ers are paying IL and cents pound
for hogs, live weight
Adjourned meeting of the P. o.. OLA.
next Wednesday night at 100 o'clock.
All members asked to attend.
E. B. Spedden, N. & w. agent at this
place, caught seventy bass in the Poto-
mac river at Shepherdstown last week.
Juanita Rebekah Lodge of Shepherds
town will institute Rebekah Lodge at
Shenandoah Junction Friday night OF this
week.
The working facilities of the Register
office have been increased by the addi-
ton of a fine new Smith Premier type
writer.
= The Shepherd College folks are making
tentative arrangements for a lecture course
that will be one of the best our town has
ever had.
The enrolment at Shepherd College
continues to grow, and the work OF the
school is going on with earneStneSS and
interest.
The Potomac river is still extremely low.
The owners of fishpots are waiting for
rise, when they expect to capture eels by
the thousand.
William WellS's old horse is getting
very foxy. He ran off again few days
ago, but never let the reporters know a
thing about it.
The great Hagerstown fair will be held
October 18th to 18th. The list of attrac-
tons is up to the usual high standard
and then some.
The privilege to sell liquor at the Ha-
gerstown fair was awarded to Harry F.
Miller on his bid OF 1901. This ought
TO be the last year for it.
On the first page Of the Register this
week will be found very interesting let
ter written by lady who witnessed the
battle OF New Market in 1864.
Pete Ross got in trouble again in Ha-
gerstown last Saturday, and was sent to
the Cut for six months for disorderly con-
duct and resisting an officer.
HI Snyder & Co. have b6ser for
good farm of about hundred acres at a
reasonable price. Any person having
such place for sale will please commu-
nicate with us.
Our friend VIM. S. Staley, of Selma,
California, an old Shepherdstown boy, in
sending enough money to pay for the
Register up to 1911, says: "Send on the
dear old Register, which ! always enjoy
so much"
The Shepherdstown chapter OF the U.
d. c. will hold its regular monthly meet
ing October lst at O'Clock at the home
of Mrs. q. w. Banks. Business OF I'M
portance. A full attendance is desired.
Mr.. David o. Lambert, popular trav-
cling salesman for S. M. Bloom & Co., OF
Hagerstown, was married yesterday to
Miss Jane Baer, of Darkesville, Berkeley
county. The ceremony took place at the
home of the bride.
]. L. Welshans!s having his openingot
fall millinery this week-today and FIJI
day. He has beautiful line OF millinery
that cannot but please the ladies'. and he
invites everybody to call and inspect the
new hats and other attractive goods.
William Mcdowell, of Martinsburg,
was kicked in the face by horse at Dam
No. few days ago and was badly hurt.
He was rendered unconscious for several
hours, and narrowly escaped losing an
eye. DR.. Burwell gave him surgical at
tention.
DR.. Nathaniel Burwel has moved his
office from the Sheetz house, where he
has been located since he first came to
Shepherdstown, to his home in the Baker
dwelling on Main street, recently occupied
by Prof. Wirgman. He has the Jefferson
county telephone installed.
r. G. Shipley, proprietor of the NOV
ing picture show, has just installed fine