Shepherdstown register. [volume] (Shepherdstown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1849-1955, 1912-11-21
LITTLE LOCALS.

Eggs are quoted at "a TO 80 cents
dozen today. In New York they are SELL
ing as high as II cents dozen. Butter
is 20 cents a pound today.
We are indebted to our young friend
Miss Gertrude Muldoon for a basket of
the finest pears that we have seen in a
long time. They were as pretty as a
picture.
The Wyatt farm Of TIA acres, two miles
north of Charles Town, was sold at pub
lie sale by Special Commissioner James
M. Mason, Jr., to Clyde Miller and Charles
W. Conrad at $S0.25 an acre.
Mrs. Sallie Licklider asks us to express
her very sincere gratitude to the people
who were so generous and thoughtful in
helping her out of her difficulties OCCASION
ed by the recent fire. She will never
forget the great kindness shown her.
The electric lights on Our side streets
need attention. They are extremely dim,
and if il were not for the help of the moon
they could hardly be discovered. Bigger
and better lights should be installed, as
those in use at present seem to have seen
their best days.
Union thanksgiving service will be held
in the Episcopal Church next Thursday
at II O'Clock, and the sermon will be
delivered by Rev. ]. w. Ware. All the
people of the community are cordially
invited to attend. The usual collection
for the poor will be taken up.
Mrs. J. w. Holiday, of Berkeley
Springs, lost pocketbook containing
$40 while travelling on B. & 0. train
on her way to Hancock on Tuesday.
Fortunately for her the pocketbook was
found by an honest man, Brakeman COL
lier, who returned it TO the owner.
r. H. M. Billmyer has concluded not
to retire from business, but will continue
at the old stand. He will make change,
however, and hereafter will do strictly
cash business and will not deliver goods.
He says that he will thus bring down the
high cost of living. Read his advertise
ment this week.
John F. Melvin, of the Uvilla neighbcr-
hood, has concluded to sell his farm ind
farm equipment and move back to Co
lumbuS, Ohio, as his health will not per-
nit him TO continue active work. He
will sell his property at public sale on
December 4th--note the advertisement in
this issue of the Register.
Miss GuSsie Morrison, who has been
chief operator at the ShepherdStown ex-
change OF the Jefferson County Tele-
phone Company since its establishment,
has resigned. Her place has been filled
by the promotion of Miss Anna Belle
Arthur, who has been with the telephone
company for several years.
Our friend 10 Kitzmiller sends us from
South Auburn, Nebraska, copy OF the
election ticket used there on November
9th. II is longer, even, than that used in
West Virginia. He says that he hopes
prices will come down, now that Wilson
has been elected. Pork and beef are
selling at Is cents pound there and hard
coal is $l2 ton.
Peter Winchester RouSS, OF New York,
has authorized the Winchester Memorial
Hospital Association TO carry out its pro-
posed intention OF adding another story
to its building and send the bill to him for
payment. Mr.. RouSS is the son OF the
late Charles Broadway RousS, the blind
New York merchant, who was so liberal
in his oenefactlons to Winchester.
There have been number OF mild cases
VI diphtheria in town, and there is COM
ment over the fact thatthe board OF health
is not enforcing more rigid quarantine.
There has been but one death, fortunately,
and the physicians seem to be handling
the disease well, butthere is grave danger
OF its spread. In several cases anti-toxin
has been used with most satisfactory re-
suits.
Twenty persons were arrested in Mar
llnsburg last Saturday for drunkenness
and diSorderly conduCt-to say nothing
OF scores of others that escaped appre-
hension. The father of well-known
young man of that city has been forced
to the humiliating necessity OF publicly
advertising a warning to Saloon-keepers
not to sell liquor to his boy, who is under
q years OF age.
The meeting of the Potomac Valley
Round Table at Harper'S Ferry last FIJI
day and Saturday was one the most Sue
cesSful in the history OF this organization.
About 800 teachers and other friends Of ed
ucation were present and great nterestwas
manifested. Besides addresses by PROM
inent educators, there were important
discussions of live topics concerning
school work. The next meeting will be
held at Romney.
Sergeant VIM A. Roche, OF the U. 5.
Marine Corps, was on his way from San
Francisco, when he fell in with James
Huey, wro boarded the same b. q y.
train at Grafton. The two found that
they liked the same sort of red liquor,
and they proceeded to enjoy themselves
accordingly. As the train passed Bruins
wick Sergeant Roche raised a rumpus,
saying that he had been robbed. Huey
had locked himself in a compartment OF
the smoker, and when they finally got
him out check for 81 800 and hundred
dollar bill belonging to Roche were found
in his pocket. He was taken to Freder-
ick To explain how he got the money,