Shepherdstown register. [volume] (Shepherdstown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1849-1955, 1911-04-13
LITTLE LOCALS.

rlgnt along, IrlenuS.
William Daniels. who joined the U. S.
Navy some months ago, has leave OF
absence and is visiting his relatives in
this section.
Mrs. ]. K. Show has bought from D.
S. Rentch his brick Westinghouse on
Princess street, opposite the Entler Ho-
tel. now occupied by Mrs. Nihiser. The
price was $l,700.
Now, why not buy her nice box of
Apollo Easter chocolates at Owens &
Miller's ? All kinds of fancy packages
just received, and appropriate for the oc-
casion. Prices to suit every one.
Especial attention is called to the ad-
vertisement OF the Jefferson Vehicle Com
pany this week. A very attractive lot of
vehicles is being sold at greatly reduced
prices, and bargains are awaiting the ear
ly buyer.
Farmers throughout this section are
good deal behindhand with their spring
work, the backward season and numer-
Gus SHOWS and rains having prevented
them from blowing and doing the other
work of early spring.
]. w. Osbourn, who has been engaged
in BRIDGE building for some years past,
and who has recently been working at
Sewickley, Pa, has given up that avoca-
ton and returned to Shepherdstown.
He will help run the ice plant here this
summer.
A campaign OF tree trimming would be
OF great service in Shepherdstown right
now. Most of the trees along our streets
need trimming very greatly, and if every
householder would attend to his own
premises there would be decided i'm
provement.
The Musical Georgettes, Swiss bell
ringers and performers on various instru-
ments, will give an entertainment in the
Family Theatre in Shepherdstown on
Saturday, April 10Th. They are excellent
musicians and give most interesting
performance.
We understand that the outlook for
waterworks system for Shepherdstown
is very encouraging. 1t needs the sup
port Of only few more OF our people to
make il a 60, and we hope that those who
have been on the fence will get off on
the right side.
Invitations are being issued for an Eas-
ter dance to be held Monday evening,
April 18th, from $50 p. m. to l a. m.
On account of the restricted floor space,
the invitations are extended to limited
number of the older dancers only. Ad-
mission will be by card:
Now is the time to start on good tonic.
Owens & Miller have them. A full pint
OF beef, wine and iron Soc; celery and
iron tonic, which made Ann look IS when
she was 60; and numerous other spring
tonicS. Call to see us for anything IN
this line. Owens & Miller.
The fruit-growers and orchardists OF
this section have been busily engaged
the p2st couple of weeks spraying their
fruit trees. Spraying has become ne
cessity, and those who have large Or
chards are supplying themselves with
modern apparatus for doing the work.
J.. H. Dutterer and the A. D. Goetz
Company have sold their orchard prop
erty near Charles Town, containing II
acres OF apple trees and % acres OF un-
improved land, TO A. 7. Jones and Rev.
w. D. Smith, OF Winchester. The price
paid was $780, 900 cash. This is said TO
be fine orchard property.
Mrs. r. c. Criswell, Mrs. J. E. Trip
lett, Mrs. Virginia Harrison, Mrs. Mollie
Folk and Misses Julia and Virginia Rein
hart, of Shepherdstown, and Miss Gen.
evieve Kearfott, of Kearneysville, are in
Romney, w. Va, this week, attending a
meeting OF the Woman's Missionary Un-
ion of Winchester Presbytery.
H. M. Shell has moved his barber shop
into the Entler building, recently vacated
by J. c. Dolan-the place so long occu-
pied by Wesley Seibet, Shepherdstown'S
popular colored barber. This location
has been continuously used as barber
shop for over forty years. M. R. Moler,
the butcher, has moved into the room
vacated by Mr.. Shell.
The people generally, and those inter-
eSted in school work particularly, are in
vited TO be present in the Shepherd COL
lege auditorium on Friday afternoon at 2
O'Clock, when an address on school work
will be delivered by Hon. M P. Shaw
key, State Superintendent OF Schools OF
West Virginia. Possibly other school
men of prominence will be present and
speak oninterestingtopics. A meeting is
to be held at Harper's Ferry tonight.
We direct especial attention to the new
advertisement this week OF T. B. Line,
the Shepherdstown clothier and tailor.
He has opened his new stock OF clothing
for the spring season, and shows fashion,
able garments to suit all tastes and pock-
et-books. Besides large line OF suits,
he has an especially attractive selection
of hats suitable for the spring and sum-
mer, and a complete assortment of gen.
tlemen's furnishings OF every description.
Drop in and see him.
We haven't much to say about the
game OF baseball last Saturday between
the Shepherd College team and the silent
but active mutes of Frederick city. The