Shepherdstown register. [volume] (Shepherdstown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1849-1955, 1911-01-19
LITTLE LOCALS.


During the past month VIM. 7. Nc
Quilkin, who lives west of town, has lost
nearly forty hogs from what appears to
be cholera. Tuesday he dragged out a
300-pounder that had died from the dis
ease.
II will be money in your pocket to
advertise your public sale in the Regis
ter, for the small sum thus invested is
certain to bring you additional bidders.
The Register covers both Jefferson and
Berkeley counties.
The almanacs announce two eclipses
for 1911, both Of the sun. The first will
be partial eclipse on April 18th, when
the sun will set partly eclipsed. The
second, which will be invisible here, will
occur on October 22d.
Charles NJ. Sneetz has moved into his
comfortable new Westinghouse on
Washington street, which is one of the
most desirable houses in that section OF
The town. r. H. M. Billmyer will move
into the house vacated by Mr.. Sheetz.
The congregation OF the Southern Meth
odiSt Church at Charles Town has under
taken to raise $1,000 toward the erection
of fine new pipe organ. Andrew Car
negie has promised to give $3.50 toward
the organ when the congregation has
raised similar sum.
The local chapter of the United Daugh-
tiers of the Confederacy is celebrating
Lees birthday this afternoon with a re-
ception at the home OF Mrs. H. c. Mar
ten on Main street. The members of
the chapter are the guests OF Mrs. Mar
ten and Miss Coopsie Keplinger.
Owens 6 Miller, the druggists, had a
unique advertisement of theirponltry foods
in their window the past week. A trio OF
splendid Plymouth Rock fowls-James E.
Barnhart'S best-made themselves COM
Portable in this temporary home and at
tracted much attention from those WHO
passed by.
The Rosebuds Company is giving en-
tertainmentS each night in the town hall
this week. They have some clever spec
idltieS and have had fairly good houses.
The fire department gets share of the
proceeds. Vaudeville programmes will
be rendered Thursday, Friday and Satur-
day nights at s O'Clock.
The plan CT Postmaster-General Hitch
cock for the establishment Of limited
parcels post service on rural free delivery
routes, as an experiment, has been ap-
proved by the Senate committee, which
favorably reported to the Senate the Burn
ham bill intended to grant such authority.
II provides for the delivery on rural free
delivery routes of parcels weighing as
much as II pounds, the weight limit for
The international parcels post.
As may be seen by advertisement in
another column, the n. C. Brooks Com
pany, OF Clarksburg, has made applica-
ton for franchise for the installation OF
a system OF waterworkS for Shepherds
town. The franchise will be passed upon
by the town council at its next regular
meeting on the second Monday in-Feb-
uary. 1t is TO be hoped that every en-
will be given the company
that proposes to give the town this i'm
John Moriarity, living near Weverton,
Nd, was forced to jump into the cistern
at his home to rescue his Six-year-old
son, Kenneth, who fell into the cistern
in six feet OF water. Mr.. Moriarity was
cleaning the ciStern when the lad, who
was playing around the opening, tumbled
in. Mr.. Moriarity plunged in after the
ad and held him above the water and
called for help. Both father and son
were pulled out by means OF planks and
ropes. The boy was partly unconscious
when taken from the water.
The Jefferson County Camp of Confed-
crate Veterans offers reward OF $25 for
leading to the arrest and con-
yiction OF the person or persons who have
been overturning the battlefield markers
in this county. Besides the vandalism
mentioned in our last issue in this neigh
oorhood, Adjutant Geo. H. Hagley in
forms us that in Charles Town and Har-
oer's Ferry districts number OF the
monuments have also been overturned.
Il takes a mighty low individual to do this
sort of thing, and it is TO be hoped that
he raScalS will be caught.
A wedding OF local interest was cele-
DRAFTED at the Presbyterian manse in Fred
erick, Md, Oh January 10th, the contract
ne parties being Mr.. Harry Sperry Dam
els, a son OF the late Dennis M. Daniels,
formerly of Jefferson county, and Miss
Wary Elizabeth Gittinger. daughter OF
former City Register Edward A. Gittinger.
The ceremony was performed by Rev.
DR.. Thomas Dixon, pastor OF the church.
The wedding was attended by the brides
iather and brother, Mr.. E. A. Gittinger,
IT,, and Mrs. Hanie E. w. Storm, Mrs.
Edward Whittier, sisters of the groom,
Misses Wardie Mohler and Mary Whit
Ter, nieceS of the groom. After the cere-
nony, the happy couple left on the 9
o'clock B. and o. train for Cumberland
on a wedding trip. They will reside in
Frederick.
A news item from Chicago says that
millions of pounds OF food-butter, eggs,
poultry, cheese, etc.-wil be thrown up