Shepherdstown register. [volume] (Shepherdstown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1849-1955, 1912-10-03
LITTLE LOCALS.

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announcement is made Of the engage
ment OF DIR. H. q. Tonkin and Miss Lillian
Licklider, two popular residents of Mar
hnsourg. The wedding will take place
November 9th.
A line new concrete sidewalk has been
laid along the King street side of the Pres
oyterian Church, making a nice improve
ment to that section of town. R.T.
Banks is the contractor.
H. L. Snyder & Co. have for sale a
nice farm of about 100 acres which will
be sold at a reasonable price. In fine
neighborhood, on excellent road, we'll
located. Inquire for particulars.
Rev. DR.. II. c. Haithcox went to Salem,
Va, the first of the week, and yesterday
delivered an address at the opening of
the Roanoke Woman's College, an insti-
tuition just started under the auspices of
the Lutheran Church.
Prohibition would wipe out $3.50, 900
the State now collects in revenue" shouts,
the brewers press agents at Wheeling.
This would amount to about fifty cents
each. The people are not ready to be
influenced by the price OF a chicken.
Hon. w. w. Brannon, of Weston, and
Hon. j. Hop Woods, of Philippi, two
prominent West Virginia Democrats, will
address the voters at Charles Town on
Monday, October l4th, at 100 p. m, and
at Harper's Ferry on the 18th at 100 p. m.
Farmers are as busy as bees this week,
cutting off corn and seeding wheat. The
corn is yet full green, but the fear of frost
is making them hustle to get it in shock.
The ground is in fine order for seeding
and the probability is that the seeds will
soon sprout.
Be sure to attend the public speaking
in the town hall Friday evening of this
week. Hon. VIM. r. Thompson, Demo-
cratic candidate for Governor, and Hon.
Thos. A. Bledsoe, candidate for Attor-
ney-G General, will deliver addresses on
the issues OF the day.
Mrs. Mary Harris Armor, of Georgia,
who is said to be the greatest woman
orator in America, will be in Harper's
Ferry next Thursday night, October 10th,
and will speak for the prohibition amend
ment. The people of the county, in
Guiding the ladies', are cordially invited
TO hear her.
DR.. c. c. Johnson, of Nestorville, w.
Va, has returned to Jefferson county, and
has located at Duffields for the practice
of his profession. DR.. Johnson, who is
a son-in-law of DR.. S. 7. Knott, OF this
vicinity, is an excellent physician. and
some years ago was located in Shepherds
town for short time.
We are sorry to learn that 9. c. Show,
of this place, is having serious trouble
with his eyes, and is now almost blind.
Mr.. Show will have to give up all work
for the present, as he has been advised
by his physician to take long rest. We
sincerely hope that his sight may be re-
stored. He will have public sale on Oc-
tober 10Th.
Thos. R. Blackford, of Sharpsburg,
through L. D. Syester, attorney, filed a
bill for divorce from his wife, Harriet {.
Blackford. The bill states that they were
married in SharpSourg in 1891 and have
two children. The plaintiff alleges that
he has been unable to live with the de-
PENDANT for three years on account OF her
peculiar conduct,
Iohn K. Crowl, who has been employ
ed Tor some years past with the gas COM
pany that controls the plants at Charles
Town and MartinSburg, and who has
recently been living in the latter place,
has taken charge of the Shepherdstown
Garage for MIR. Ringgold. Mr.. Crowl
has moved his family here from Martins
burg and began work on Tuesday.
BY strange coincidence, the large
pyramidal Norway pine, planted by Mr..
Will Byers thirty-five years ago at VAL
ley Rest, near town, withered and died
the last fall season at the same time he
passed away. This tree had been his
special pride, and often he recounted that
he had planted and taken care of it. Its
decay and removal take away one OF the
finest ornaments OF that country place.
The Temperance Federation Society OF
our town will hold an all-day market in
the room lately occupied by {. ID. KEEP
linger in the Chapline building, next to
the Register building, on Saturday OF this
week. There will be on sale cakes, pies,
chickens, preserves, canned fruits and all
kinds of nice things TO eat. Moderate
prices will be put on these goods and it
is hoped that the people will patronize
the ladies who are managing the market
in the interest of the temperance cause.
The market will open at a. m. Satur-
day. Will you help?
Monday night was the 9th anniversary
OF the marriage of Mr.. and Mrs. Henry
c. Marten, of this place, and number
of their friends entered into a successful
plot to give them asurprise party. They
gathered at the Marten home at s O'Clock,
bearing with them a number of presents,
and had the pleasure of giving their host
and hostess a genuine surprise. After
greetings and congratulations were over,
the balance of the evening was spent in
.playing five hundred, and all who were
present had most enjoyable time.
Engineer James K. Hendricks this week
completed the task of repairing the dam