Shepherdstown register. [volume] (Shepherdstown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1849-1955, 1913-05-15
LITTLE LOCALS.

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important points on the pixies.
Saturday. June It'll, will be observed
as Confederate memorial day in Shep-
herdstown. The arrangements.this yea
are in charge OF the U. D. c. Rev. Hsr-
ny B. Lee, of Charlottesville, Va, for
mer resident of Shepherdstown, has &C
cepted an invitation to deliver the address
H. Pinkney Schley is having extensive
Improvements made to his pretty home
at the corner of Duke and High streets
including the remodeling of the upper
story. His family will occupy Nj. B.
Bakers house at King and New streets
until the work shall have been completed
Monday afternoon pile of barrels and
boxes in the rear of Remnant Bros store
caught fire-probably from colored boys
smoking cigarettes-and in a moment Of
two there was very dangerous blaze
Fortunately the employees Of the Regis
ter office noticed it at once and quenched
the flames with buckets of water.
Geo. w. Staubbs, of the vicinity Of
Keys Ferry, has bought the farm owned
by Miss Netiie Aglionby adjoining the
farms of g. w. NARROW, VIM. M. Burns
and q. N. Moore. four miles southeast Of
Charles Town. The farm contains ITO
acres. The consideration is SIS per acre.
Mr.. Staubbs is to get possession next
spring.
VIM. r. Miller, the well-known painter
has recently painted for the Register Of
flee one of the prettiest signs in town,
and we have proudly swung il to the
front entrance to our printing office. The
sign is Done in blue and gold on dark
background, and presents beautiful
appearance from both up street and down
street. Mr.. Miller is first class Pxt.
The West Virginia Court of Appeals
last week dismissed the case OF I.
Campbell VS.. H. ]. and VIM. E. Myers.
The action was instituted in the Jefferson
Circuit Court to recover from the defend
ants the amount of note alleged to have
been executed by them, and subsequent
ly lost by the plaintiff. The plaintiff was
awarded judgment by the Circuit Court,
which will now proba bly, try the case
again.
Mayor Robert Gibson has received
request from the Semi-Centennial Com
mission of West Virginia's Golden Jubi-
lee asking him to take steps looking TO-
ward a proper celebration of the fiftieth
anniversary of the admission OF this State
into the Union, to be celebrated on June
10th. Mayor Gibson will call public
meeting in the near future for the purpose
of arranging for the celebration.
Local fishermen have caught great
many suckers in the Potomac river below
the old cement mill the past week. The
suckers have been swarming up the river
in great schools for the purpose OF spawn
ing, and in some places they are so thick
they can be caught without bait. Sam
Muck caught lot by snagging them with
bare hooks as they crowded in the pools.
Bob Jones had string of about twenty
on Monday, weighing from two to three
pounds each.
II reports from fruit-growers be true,
there will be great scarcity OF fruit in
this section this year. 1t is said that
there will be no cherries at all, and that
other small fruits are so badly damaged
that the crop will be very limited. APP
pie growers say that the orchards were
greatly injured by the cold spell in April.
CD. WySong says that there will not be
more than fourth OF crop OF apples,
while other apple men say that even this
is high estimate.
A. V. Polack, the Hagerstown jeweler,
has arranged to place on sale at Ovens
& Miller's drug store in the Register build
ing a very nice line OF Silverware and cut
glass, and is there today with very hand
some assortment, which may be seen at
any time. He has many articles that are
suitable for commencement, wedding or
birthday presents. Call and see them.
Mr.. Polack will also arrange to have
watch repairing and other work in his
line satisfactorily done.
James Burnett, formerly of this vicinity,
but who is now living in Washington,
has been extremely i'll the past week in
that city. He was stricken with appen-
dicitis last week and was taken to the
hospital connected with Georgetown Uni
versity, where an operation was perform
ed. His condition was very desperate
for time, but there is hope now that he
will recover. His relatives from this
place have been down to see him and his
wife, who was formerly Miss Pearl Rowe.
s. Leslie Hensell has opened jew
eler's repair shop in the Entler Hotel
building in Shepherdstown, and is now
ready for business, with the hope that it
will come to him in large measure. He
formerly conducted jewelers. shop in
Charles Town, but was compelled TO
quit there last fall because of a long spell
of sickness. He is very highly recon-
mended by those who know him and his
-
work, and is said to be very competent
in bis line of business. He will repair
watches, clocks, jewelry, silverware ano
anything needing the attention OF an ex-
pert workman with such articles. we
hope that he may be literally patronlzed'
for jeweler is much needed in this town.
The usual spell of SNOWFALL weather"
was more severe than we ordinarily get
in this section. Last Saturday and Sun
day were very cool, with chilly winds