Shepherdstown register. [volume] (Shepherdstown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1849-1955, 1911-11-30
LITTLE LOCALS.
If for no other reason, let us be thank
full that we are not the turkey.

| i've weight. lucy have Oeen very scarce,
however, as nearly all in this neighbour
hood have died from some unusually viz
ulent disease.
Engineer Jas. K. Hendricks is survey
ing for an electric power line from the
Winchester and Washington City plant
at MillviIle in this county 10 Brunswick,
Nd, to run in a straight line over the
Blue Ridge mountains.
Tuesday evening some one took Lewis
McDonald's horse and buggy from where
they were hitched and drove away.
The team was found next day on the
Kearneysville pike, evidently having been
driven very hard. TheIe is said to be a
good clue to the offender.
The thanksgiving advertisement of Ow-
ems & Miller, the druggists, consisted Of
a splendid. big turkey gobbler in their
show window. II was such an unusually
fine specimen that more than one person
coveted it, and Uncle Jesse Peterson
could only keep out OF trouble by passing
on the other side of the street. The fur
key was raised by VIM. R. Alder.
The epidemic of measles that has pre-
vailed in Shepherdstown and vicinity for
the past few weeks continues undated.
The graded school has been almost de-
populated, in some of the rooms more
than half the pupils being sick. Shep-
herd College has also felt the effects of
the epidemic, many students, including
some of the seniors, being down with
the disease.
Messrs. Johnson & Show, proprietors
of the Home Cafe. have rented the large
room adjoining their restaurant in H. L.
Snyder'S building on Main street, and
will furnish il as an addition to their bus
mess. The Home Cafe has proven to be
very popular place, and the increasing
business has compelled the proprietorS
TO enlarge. The room is being reprinted
in white and will be nicely fitted up.
c. d. Wysong has the thanks OF the ed
ltor of the Register for the generous gin
OF barrel of splendid Black Twig apples.
Mr.. Wysong is one Of the largest fruit
growers in this county, and his orchards
this year yielded great crops of fine ap-
pies of standard varieties. To our mind
no better apple than the Black Twig is
grown in this section, and Mr.. Wysong
has made us his debtor for so liberal a
present OF this delicious fruit.
R. H. M. Billmyer has rented the store
room in the Billmyer building, next to the
Farmers Bank, and in a few days will
open a store there. He is now in the
city buying a new stock of goods, and ex-
poets TO open up next week. He will
keep a full line Of groceries and provisions,
queensware, boots and shoes, notions, etc.
Mr.. Billmyer was formerly in business
with L. w. Thompson. and has had ex-
perience in merchandising. Wehope that
he will do well.
What promises TO be very entertain
ing performance is billed for the Family
Theatre on Friday night OF this week,
when "The Candy Girls" will present
musical comedy under the management
of the B. NJ. Garfield Company. New
and catchy songs, clever hits and an in
teresting performance in general will be
given, and one OF the best shows of the
season is anticipated. Reserved seats
now on sale at Owens & MillerS at so
cents. General admission IS cents.
The ladies who are helping in the ar
engagements for the firemen's fair to be
held in Shepherdstown during the holi-
days have been canvassing for contri-
buttons for the fair this week, and they
report much encouragement, the people
generally responding literally to their
appeals. Another meeting OF the ladies
interested and all who are willing to help
will be held Saturday evening OF this
week at 7 O'Clock at the home of Mrs.
G. c. Show, when final arrangements
will be made. Everybody is urged to
attend and help on good cause.
Adjutant George H. Hagley, OF Charles
Town, has our thanks for copy of the
Military Operations in Jefferson County,
lS6l-lS65," just published by authority
of Jefferson County Camp, U. c. V. 1t
is most interesting little book, in which
is given an account of the battles, Skin
mishes and other military operations in
this section during the Civil War, and in
which explanatory reference is made to
the 25 battle markers recently set up in
this county. The book also contains an
account of several of the military COM
panies of Jefferson county. 1t is a very
valuable publication in that it accurately
describes the various engagements that
took place in the county, and which would
have become lost history soon if they had
not thus been recorded.
II is said that a syndicate of Pittsburg
men is negotiation for the purchase ofthe
Berkeley county apple orchards. with
view of consolidating them all under the
management OF one company with cap
ital of 81 100000. Another item OF inter
est to fruit men is the sale by S. II. and
q. w. McKown of their orchard farm two
and a-half miles from Inwood to the Bu-
sey Orchard Company, the stock in which
is owned principally by Martinsburg bus
mess men. The price is said to have
been 10000, though this is questioned
by many. The orchard was planted and
cared for by the McKown Brothers, who
are among the pioneers OF the fruit busi-
ness in this section of the country. The
farm contains about 1877 acres OF very fine
Co.