Shepherdstown register. [volume] (Shepherdstown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1849-1955, 1912-02-22
LITTLE LOCALS.

| Isl, OF you VIII mol De allowed 10 vote at
the town election on March 18th.
The National Highway Garage has just
sold to Edgar Osbourn, living southwest
OF town, a handsome new five-passenger
Mexwell touring car, the "Mascotte"
model.
The Potomac Auto and Supply Com
pany, which operates the Shepherdstown
Garage, has sold and delivered an Everitt
touring car to the Citizens Garage, Cum
berland, Md, and has also sold a Flan-
ders roadster to DR.. Sponseller, of Mar
tinsburg.
In another column of the Register this
week will be found the announcement
of Daniel Heieoower as a candidate for
reelection to the office Of county COM
missioner. We have heretofore referred
to MIR. Heflebower's record as an active
and able member of Our excellent County
Court.
Robert N. Engle, of Harper's Ferry
district, who last year sold his farm anu
went 10 Punta Gorda, Florida, on the
gull coast, reports that country to be very
unsatisfactory. II is waste OF sand, and
everybody who had been induced to To-
cate there wants to sell out TO some new
conner. Mr.. Engle will return in the
spring.
Mr.. E. Hayward Bowly, who is spend
ing the winter in Rockledge, Florida,
writes us that Florida has some advan-
tages over West Virginia as winter re-
sort. The thermometer registers 60 de-
greeS and folks are Sitting in their houses
with doors and windows wide open.
Strawberries are ripe and roses are bloom
ing, and the weather is just like the good
old summer time
The backbtne of winter was broken
by the mild weather OF the past week.
The snow and ice that has covered the
ground for about seven weeks has nearly
all melted and disappeared, couple of
days of sunshine and nights when the
temperature kept above the freezing
point doing the work. "Wednesday ram
fell all day, and the weather man predicts
cold wave to follow.
John Herbert and Edward Mitchell, the
two colored men who were arrested here
last Wednesday after having broken out
of the Hagerstown Jail, are still suffering
from the effects of their exposure TO the
intensely cold weather while they were
al large Their feet are in such bad con-
dltion that they could not be taken to
court when their case was called. They
may be permanently crippled.
An Anti-Cigarette League was recently
organized by Principal Byerly OF the
shenandoah Junction Graded School.
Thirteen boys pledged themselves not to
smoke cigarettes. One of the bakers
dozen renounceS tobacco in any form.
The promises were made without undue
persuasion and in a serious and resolute
manner. >Marvlen E. Gore was elected
president, J. Give Myers vice-president,
and Leonard P. Sager secretary and treas
urer OF the league.
The old and reliable Jefferson Security
Bank offers an acceptable present to those
who do business with lt-an increase IN
interest on time deposits from three per
cent 10 four per cent. The new rate goes
INTO effect March lSt, but applies as well
10 present holders OF time certificates.
Both OF our local banks are prosperous,
and their willingness to share this pros
peuty with their patrons and depoSitors
viii make them more popular and appre-
claled than ever. Shepherdstown is
blessed. with excellent banks-safe, liberal
and accommodating.
Rev. S. Nj. Engle, of Ellicott City, Md,
a former Jefferson county resident, has
had his picture in the Baltimore daily
papers recently. Some lady SuffragetteS
VISITED Ellicott City and banquet was
endered them, to which Rev. Mr.. Engle,
Ex-Governor WarfIeld and other prom
inent residents were invited. The SUI
fragetteS are reported to have paid too
much attention TO the punch bowl, and ii
IS said that some OF those present got |
booty and boiSterouS. Rev. Mr.. Eagle |
used the incident as temperance lesson,
and those who were implicated became
very indignant. The matter got into the |
newspapers and created a big sensation.
In renewing his subscription for anoth-
er year, d. J.. Folk, OF Pasadena, Calitor-
mia, writes US an interesting letter. He
says: 1--WE have had the pleasure OF en-
pertaining Mr.. John H. Show a number OF |
times, and ifShepherdstown isn't careful.
California will claim him for her own.
Mr.. K. Lee Flagg and ms family are with
us, and it is struggle who can first gel
the Register. We have had some cold
weather this winter, and the oranges have
suffered considerable damage from frost
and from a wind storm in December.
We have had very little rain since last
May. Best wishes TO you and your good,
clean paper. California with all its beauty
has not supplanted old West Virginia IN
our affections.
The will of the late Captain ]. S. Mel
win, of Duffields, which was recently filed
for probate, diSposes OF an estate OF about
$4,000. John F. Melvin gets the Dow
Hess farm, on which he now resides,
containing l52 acres, and ST 900 IN money.
H. L. Melvin gets the farm of $50 acres
now occupied by T. Oglc Link, but is to
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