Shepherdstown register. [volume] (Shepherdstown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1849-1955, 1910-01-06
Thursday,
BRIEFS.


IS % cents a pound.
There's a good story on the flrst page
of the Register this week
For Sale Twenty pigs, ready to wean.
Apply to H. H. Hendricks.
Oyster shells, to make chickens lay at
N. Lemen & Sons.
Farmers institute at Shenandoah juno
ton Thursday and Friday OF this week.
Want your chickens to lay well |? Get
them oyster shells at w. n. Lemen q
Sons.
The Baltimore Sun OF last Sunday
printed picture and description OF the
new Norfolk Western Railway at Shep-
herdStown.
Lost. in Shepherdstown, mutt. The
finder will Rewarded by leaving II at Sun
beam Hall or the Register office. Mrs.
r. D. Shepherd.
The ShepherdStown Chapter OF the U.
D. c. will meet Friday afternoon at go
O'Clock at the home OF Mrs. g. W. Banks.
Business Of importance.
Notice-Until April lst we have agreed
10 close our barber shops every night at
So'clock, except on Friday and Saturday
nights. H. NJ. Shell and J. c. Dolan,
Shepherdstown, w. Va.
The Register appreciates very greatly
the many kind greetings sent II both at
Christmas and New Year by its friends
and subscribers, and we desire TO reclp-
rocate fully the good wishes.
We have received handsome calendars
for 1910 from Harrison Schley Shepherds
town. |. w. R. Fisher, of Martinsburg,
Washington, Alexander & Cooke, and
National Citizens Bank, OF Charles Town.
Mark Alexander, who conducted a
clothes pressing and cleaning establish
ment the past four or five months IN
ShepherdStown, sold out to his partner,
Charles Waldeck, and has left this section.
Mr.. Harry s. Orndorff and Miss Josie
Gravson were married on Christmas day
in Denison, Texas. The groom is the
Oldest son of Mrs. Kate Orndorff, formerly
OF ShepherdStown, and is popular resi-
dent OF DeniSon.
H. NJ. Loyns had charge Of the sub
scription paper for the benefit OF John
Lamb. the blind man, and during the hol-
idays raised a comfortable sum for the
support OF our worthy fellow-townSman
during the coming year.
Auctioneer John w. Dodd and Mr..
Harwood Burkhart, OF Martinsbufg, were
among our callers on Tuesday. MIR
Dodd has already booked large number
Of sales in Jefferson and Berkeley coun-
ties for the coming season.
There was an alarm OF fire last Thurs
day evening about six O'Clock. and the
ringing OF the fire bell gave scary persons
the cold shivers, for il was freezo wealth
er. A chimney at the home OF H. Pink
ney Schley caught fire, but fortunately
there was no damage.
Mrs. David Lemen gave most pleas
ant card party last Thursday as compli-
ment 10 her guests, Miss Boyer and Miss
McKown, OF MartnSburg. After couple
OF hours OF Five hundred the guests
had a delicious luncheon served them,
and they thoroughly enjoyed the after
noon.
". L. Arthur, who has been doing much
excellent concrete work here for the past
several years, has added another branch
10 this industry, and is now prepared to
make door and window SillS, lintels,
steps, etc, OF concrete. He will be pleased
TO furnish estimates for any sort OF work
in concrete.
The holiday season just passed VISA
the quieteSt we have ever known in
Shepherdstown. There were nc public
entertainments such as are usually held.
The absence OF the saloons had the result
OF bringing about the best OF order, and
there was no disturbance Of any sort and
very little drinking.
There was good skating on the Poto-
mac river during the holidays, the ice be-
ing from four to seven inches thick.
Some persons have filled their ice-houSes
with an excellent quality OF ice, but most
consumers here will use manufactured
ice from the local plant now being install
ed by MessrS. Johnson and Miller.
Charles Harris, a colored youth, who
got gay last spring in ShepherdStown and
transgreSSed the law and the proprietieS
was nabbed by Sergeant Shipley or
Christmas on an old warrant He was
taken before Mayor Martin, who fined
him $40 and costs as a salutary lesson
He went to jail until the money could be
raised.
The Register has contracted for an at
tractiye line OF advertisements for the
next six months-that OF the Studebaker
Wagon Company Charles F. BverS is
agent for this company in ShepherdStown
and asks an inspection OF the Studebaker
goods, which are the equal of any in the
country. Keep your eye on the adver-
tiSementS.
James K. Hendricks, county road en-
gineer for Jefferson county, on Monday
received from the New York Herald a
check for 500, the amount awarded by
that paper and the Atlanta Journal as sec
ond prize Tor good roads between New
York and Atlanta, as shown BY the re-
cent automobile run between the two
cities named. There is a considerable
sentiment in favor Of using this money
toward the purchase of a steam roller.