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Shepherdstown register. [volume] (Shepherdstown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1849-1955, 1913-03-20
Charles Town to Get Public Building

Charles Town 10 Yet PUBIC building.
Charles Town is pleasantly excited
over the fact that it is really going to have
a new government building, the appro-
priation of SIS, 900 for poStoffice having
gotten safely through Congress at the
advertising for a site for the proposed
structure. Let us hope that good loca-
ton may be secured-one that will be
convenient for the people and at the same
time add 10 the beauty and importance
OF the town. Martinsburg people made
the mistake of asking prohibitory prices
for location when ii got public build
ing some years ago, and the imposing
structure was erected blocks away from
the business part OF the city. HagerS-
town recently tell into the same error,
and its new poStofiice squatS under a hill
in anything but desirable location.
1t is curious to note the economic in
efficiency of the governments method OF
conducting its business as exempllfied in
its building operations. II will spend at
least $4,000 for building in Charles
Town, for instance, the only use for
which will be as postoifice, The an
nual cost OF upkeep of this structure
fuel, lights, janitor, etc.-will probably
be considerably more than the govern
ment now pays for its present satisfactory
rented quarters, TO say nothing OF some
$1,000 year in the way of interest on
the amount invested in the building.
To put it in another way: The sum OF
$45, 900 would have been ample TO erect
building sufficient for Charles Towns
needs for the next generation or two,
and this would have left $4,000 each for
Shepherdstown and Harper's Ferry,
enough to give both places better build
ings than they are likely TO have for post
Office purposes.
Uncle Sam is extravagant and unwiSe
in good many things.
Shepherdstown register. [volume] (Shepherdstown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1849-1955, 1913-03-20
Real Estate Transfers.

Real Estate Transfers.
Bertha Gordon and Lily V. Brown,
house and four acres on the Bardane road
to Chas. F. Busey, consideration $1,000.
Clarence B. Clipp to Obid o. Wisman,
76 acres, one mile west OF Charles Town,
$4,000.
E. w. Dillow to H. E. Wiltshire, tract
of one acre with Improvements near Mill
vile, $3.50, the purchaser assuming two
liens on the property.
L. c. Engle to James H. Thompson,
interest in lot of one-half acre on stone
school hill, three-fourths of a mile east
OF Halltown, $33.
Thos. w. Bradfield to c. J. Whitmore,
lots in Ransom, $3.50.
Mamie d. Melvin and others to S. M.
OFT, lots in Ransom, S45.
|. c. N. Coyle to VIM. E. Reed, elevator
property on lot OF an acre, more or less,
at Summit Point, $2,425.
A. w. Mcdonald TO Garland H. Moore,
lot IN Ransom, $l50.
Geo. K. Bready to Fred X. Kern, two
lots in Harper's Ferry, $1,000.
Ella E. Strobe TO Mary E. Potterfield,
house and lot on south side OF Washing
ton street, Shepherdstown, $1,000.
d. H. Moler 10 the trustees OF ST. James
Lutheran Church, at Uvilla, lot adjoining
the church yard. consideration $50.
VIM. M. Craven to Geo. F. Turner,
house and lot on south side of the west
end of German street, ShepherdStown,
$3.50.
Howard Smallwood and wife to Mary
E. Dillow, lotwith Improvements, known
as the Mountain View Hotel, west end
OF Bolivar, 500.
Harry p. Lord and wife to Harry C..
Stouifer, 22l acres, formerly owned by
Geo. S. Knott, and known as the Gil
bert" farm, near Middleway, for five dol
lars and other Observation-Disclosures
Shepherdstown register. [volume] (Shepherdstown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1849-1955, 1913-03-20
Released On Bail.

f<SICdSSN
Edgar Athey and Grover Young, who
have been in Jail in Charles Town for
some weeks past on the charge OF being
connected with the death of Bush Wash
ington, coored, were released on bail
last Monday. 1t will be recalled that they
had been committed to jail on the recon-
mendation of coroner'S jury that inveS-
tigated the death Of Washington. Mon
day they were taken before Judge ]. Nj.
Woods on a writ Of habeas corpus, Col.
Forrest W. Brown appearing for the priS-
oners and Prosecuting Attorney Geo. D.
Moore representing the State. After
hearing the arguments OF the attorneys
and of several witnesses, Judge Woods
decided to release the two men on 8, 500
bail each. This was promptly furnished,
and both young men were given their
liberty until their trial comes up in the
Jefferson Circuit Court, presumably at
the May term.
Shepherdstown register. [volume] (Shepherdstown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1849-1955, 1913-03-20
Public Sale
OF
Buegies, Wagons, Wire Fence
and Furniture,
Tuesday,March Is, 1913,
commencing at II o'clock A. NJ.

Forty high-grade Emerson Buggies,
Surveys and Runabouts, rubber and steel
tire.
Twenty sets good, new Harness.
Lot Of good, secondhand Furniture.
1000 rods field and poultry fence.
Three Auburn Wagons, 3 IA axle, 3
inch tread and Pinch tread, complete
with bed and brakes; three Auburn one
horse wagons. One new Acme spring
wagon, one good secondhand Acme
spring wagon, one nearly new Phaeton
used about six times, one good second
hand Storm buggy, one new Osborne
mower, one new No. 4 Sharpless sepa-
rator, lot Of good secondhand buggies.
These are all new 1igh-grade Emerson
buygieS, guaranteed, single-reach, doub-
le-reach, and twin reach, also can furnish
with electric light. This is a chance to
get real bargain for spring, as we must
make room for more buggies coming in.
Al 4 O'Clock promptly We will give
away free to the one holding the lucky
ticket one $500 set OF harness.
Best lot Of Buggies we have ever sold.
H. q. SNYDER & CO.,
KeedysViIle, Nd.
Roy Ergenbrode, Auct.
Shepherdstown register. [volume] (Shepherdstown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1849-1955, 1913-03-20
MEN WANTED.

We want Immediately few good men
in each county to sell and install our
Telephone Line-wire Detacher, the only
lightning arrester guaranteed 10 be per-
fectly safe. Also general agents and dis
trict managers wanted. This is an ex-
cellent proposition. Don't INSIST. Write
at once for full particulars.
ToMLINSoN PROTECTIVE DEVICE Co.,
Ronceverte, w. Va.
Shepherdstown register. [volume] (Shepherdstown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1849-1955, 1913-03-20
Girls GIee Club Coming.

The Girls Glee Club OF Irving College,
at Merchandising, Pa, will give a con-
cert in the Shepherd College auditorium
on Friday evening, April 4th, and very
delightful entertainment may be antici-
pated. The glee club from this institu-
ton was here several years ago, and their
visit is remembered with great pleasure.
They were a charming lot OF young wom-
en- and they sang and played beautifully.
We are assured that their programme
will be up to the high standard OF that oc-
casion, and a musical treat is assured.
Keep IN mind the date, April 4th, and be
sure to attend. DR.. E. E. Campbell, who
has friends here, is president OF Irving
College.
Shepherdstown register. [volume] (Shepherdstown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1849-1955, 1913-03-20
The Death Record.

Mrs. Catherine Tenant, wife OF Mr..
Joseph Tenant. formerly OF Shepherds
town, died last Saturday atherhome inject
tysburg. Pa, aged about 4Syears. She had
been i'll for long time from Bright's dis
ease, and her death had been looked for
at any time the past couple OF weeks.
Mrs. Tenant, whose maiden name was
Mcdonald, was native of Gettysburg.
She was twice married, her first husband
having been named Little. After her
marriage to Mr.. Tenant she came to
Shepherdstown to live, and made many
friends here. She was good woman, a
consistentmembero the Lutheran Church,
and was held in high esteem by all who
knew her. About three years ago she
moved with her family back TO GettyS-
burg, where they have since resided.
Besides her husband and four ep-chll-
dren, she is survived by three children
by her first husband, Lottie, Mae Belle
and Elsie Little, and three by her second
husband, Helen, James and Ida; also
four brothers and one sister. The funeral
was held in Gettysburg on Monday.
Those who attended from Shepherdstown
were Mr.. and Mrs. c. S. MusSer, Mrs.
Nelson Wilson, MIR q. w. Entler and
Miss Susie Tenant.
Mrs. Rachel Ann Otty, native OF JET
ferson county and daughter OF the late
Mr.. and Mrs. Thomas Callahan, OF Shep-
herdstown, died early yesterday morning
at the home of her brother-ln law, John
F. Gerling, in MartinSburg. She had
been i'll long time from heart trouble.
Mrs Otty, who was Is years OF age, was
a consistent Christian woman, and had
been for many years member OF the
Reformed Church. Surviving her are a
son, Charles Otty, and daughter, Miss
Ella Otty, of Berkeley county; abrother,
George Callahan, of Martinsburg; and
four sisters, Mrs. Frank Stanley, Mrs.
Lee Banks and Miss Theresa Callahan, of
Shepherdstown, and Mrs. William Carr,
OF Smithsburg, Md. She will be buried
in Martinsburg on Friday.
James c. Payne, welI-known resi-
dent OF HedgeSville district, Berkeley
county died last Friday night, after an i'll
ness OF several months, aged 81 years.
He is survived by his widow, who was
formerly Miss Mary c. Shepherd, and
three sons and two daughters.
George D. Aisquith, native of Charles
Town. but who for some years has con-
Quoted fine drug store in Washington,
died suddenly in that city last Monday
night, aged 81 years. His body was
taken to Charles Town for burial today.
Roy Triggs, son of Mr.. and Mrs. Ben
Triggs, OF Vanclevesville, died last Friday
from consumption, aged q years. He is
survived by his wife and one child, his
parents, three sisters and brother.
Shepherdstown register. [volume] (Shepherdstown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1849-1955, 1913-03-20

The saloon of Harry E. Newkirk, near
Charlton, Md, was destroyed by fire last
Saturday night The building was burn
ed to the ground, but the real calamity Of
the fire-that which affects the Hag Mail
most deeply-was the terrible loss OF red
LIQUOR and malt goods.
Shepherdstown register. [volume] (Shepherdstown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1849-1955, 1913-03-20
Choice Nursery Stock.

The Mountain View Nursery Co., OF
Williamsport, Maryland, have an excel
lent supply OF two-year- apple trees /;
also an abundance OF peach trees, which
they are offering at special prices. You
will do well to write them at once for
quotations.
Shepherdstown register. [volume] (Shepherdstown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1849-1955, 1913-03-20
Vehicles And Hdrness

Four surreyS, one-horsC surveys, have never
been used 2 two-horse, one almost as good as
new Six buggies. one rubber tire, 2 new buggleS
never been used. Five runabouts, one new never
been used good as new One thTee-Seated plat
form spring wagon. seats nine people One cab.
in good condition, rubber tire, seats five people.
Two Dayton wagons, one new never has been
used. Two hacks. used for hauling passengers Tor
fairs One spring wagon, one trap, rubber-tire
LOT of old buggieS and wheels.
HARNESS-Four sets OF double harness, one
brass-mOu~ ted set good as new, K d. Shepherd s,
cost $50 One light set in good condition, one
heavy set of cab harness. one heavy set OF double
harness. 9 sets of single harness in good condition,
one set OF Yankee harness. a lot OF halters.
Shepherdstown register. [volume] (Shepherdstown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1849-1955, 1913-03-20
PLAN S.

We are headquarters for plants in sea-
son. All plants are OF varieties that have
proven the test in our gardens. Cabbage
plants free OF lice and diseases. Send
your money to US and we will send plants
by mail. We have for several years sat-
iSfactorily served customers as much as
80 miles away. We can also supply
some perennial shubbery and flower
plants, Peonies, Dahlias, Gladiolus, Pan
sizes, three kinds OF grasses, etc. etc.
Barred Plymouth Rock Eggs for hatch
ing so cents per Is. Indian Runner Duck
eggs 80 cents dozen. They lay as well
as chickens. Terms cash. Do not ask
us 10 open accounts.
BENZ. HARTZELL,
Shepherdstown, w. Va.
March 20, l9l3-3m
Shepherdstown register. [volume] (Shepherdstown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1849-1955, 1913-03-20
WANTED.

Wanted, a man and his wife-man for
work about stables and yard, woman to
do laundry work. House and good
wages. H. w. POTTS.
Shepherdstown register. [volume] (Shepherdstown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1849-1955, 1913-03-20

Mail orders given prompt attention at
Owens & Miller'S.
Shepherdstown register. [volume] (Shepherdstown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1849-1955, 1913-03-20
Friday, March 18th, 1913,
the following personal property
9 HEAD OF HORSES.

Nos and 2, pair of sorrel horses 5 years old,
good single or double drivers, will weigh about
1000 lbs. No 3, roam horse years old, single or
double driver or will work anywhere hitchcd, has
been worked in the lead some, will weigh 100 lbs.
Nos and 5. bay horses one years old and one
10 years old, single or double drivers, one IS bar
share leader. weight 1000 lbs No. 3, brown horse.
years old. good driver weight 100 lbs. No. ],
bay mare, 10 years old. good single driver. Ne; 5,
black horse II years old, good single or double
driver, weight 1000 lbs. No. g. light soTel horse
4 ears Old barshare leader. weight 1850 lbs.
Shepherdstown register. [volume] (Shepherdstown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1849-1955, 1913-03-20

Canned peaches, apricots and cherries
at Remnant Bros.
Shepherdstown register. [volume] (Shepherdstown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1849-1955, 1913-03-20
PUBLIC SALE.

The undersigned. intending TO discontinue thu
hotel and livery business will sell al public sale
at the Entler Hotel in Shepherdstown, w. Va, on
The Press., 1913-02-19

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 Word has been received from Judge and Mrs. Edwin s. Agard and daugh- ter, Miss Elizabeth B. Agard, who sailed on the Cedric of the White Star line Jan. 22, from one of their stopping places, Madeira, where Mrs. Agard visited a mission station. By this time they have reached Naples.
 The average attendance of the schools in town for the last month past is as follows, Center primary, 90. 22; Center grammar, 98.97; Grants Hill, 92. .12 j. Cedar Swamp, 96.49; River, 93. 88; White, s9.35; Seven and Nine, 90; shenipsit, 96. 39.; Buff Gap, 97.85; average per cent. |, 93.7.
 The supper and entertainment for Washington's birthday has been post poned for week and will be given Friday evening, Feb. 29 in the town hall. There will be a supper, which will be followed by an entertainment consisting of music and the farce, "Washington's First Defeat. ; Cast of characters: Washington, Harry Bartlett ;his sweetheart, Lucy Grymes, Miss Mary Leonard; and colored ser- want. ." :.
The Press., 1913-02-19
HOLLAND.

Mrs. James H. Clough, who has been quite seriously ill, is somewhat better.
 The Camp Fire girls met Saturday afternoon at the home of Mrs. R. M. French.
 W. s. Dakin, state inspector of schools, visited the Holland schools last Monday.
 Ice cutting has been going on in real earnest the last week and a num- Der are filling this week.
 The Nature club met Wednesday afternoon at the home of Miss Lucille Agard- The evergreen trees was the subject for discussion.
 A cradle roll has been started in the Sunday school of the Methodist church and also one in the Sunday school of the Congregational church.
 The Camp Fire girls gave a valen- tine and box social in the town hall last Friday evening. A good time was enjoyed by the young people and over seven dollars was added to the treasury.
 Rev. Sherrod Soule, superintendent of the Missionary Society of Connec- ticut, gave a very interesting address on missions in the Congregational church Sunday morning. Much dis appointment was felt that he was unablesto give his stereopticon lecture Sunday evening owing to the fact that man was not available to man. age the lantern.
The Press., 1913-02-19
Better than Spanking

Spanking will not cure children of wetting the bed, because it is not a habit but a dangerous dis ease. The O. H. Rowan Drug Co.,, Dept. 9S9, Chicago, III, have discovered @ strictly harmless remedy for this distressing dis ease and to make known its merits they will send 50c package se- curely wrapped and prepaid Ab- solutely Free to any reader of The Press. This remedy also cures frequent desire to urinate and in- ability to control urine during the night or day in old or young. The c. H. Rowan Drug Go. is an Old Reliable House write to them to- day for the free medicine. Cure the afflicted members of your family, then tell your neighbors and friends about this remedy.
The Press., 1913-02-19
ASHFORD. Westford

F. O. Chism, who has been ill with the grip, is able to be out again. T
 Mrs. John Scarborough, who has been quite ill with pleurisy, is fast improving. E.
 Mrs. Edith Bouge of Union is as- sisting at John Scarborough & during the illness of Mrs. Scarborough.
 Those who have filled their ice houses this week are George E.. Buck at the Buck homestead, H. O. Barlow and H. A. Eastman at the Center.
 The Messrs. Barlow, Walker and Wilson, who spent Sunday at their homes in this place, returned Tuesday morning to Bakers sanitarium at Woodstock, where they are employed cutting off large tract of timber for Sampson & Jackson.
 Westford Hill. ..
 B. l.. White has been filling his ioehouse.
 Lyman Squier, who has been i'll, is reported better.
 R. S. Amidon of Holland visited at his fathers one day recently.
 Mrs. Fred Fitts is up and around the house since her recent illness.
 Several from here attended the grange social at Warrenville last Fri day.
 There was no school Wednesday, the 18th, because of Lincoln's birth day.
 Mike Sveda has been having his wood pile sawed, H. N. Amidon doing the work with gasoline engine.
 Miss Dunning's music class at East Wilmington will be continued and several from Ashford side hope to at- tend.
 There will be social at the Con. gregational church parlors Friday evening. Cake, sandwiches and coffee will be served. If stormy Friday evening, it will be postponed to Sat- urday evening.
The Press., 1913-02-19
SOMERS.

Mrs. Henry Stevenson has 8 severe attack of pneumonia. | z
 Mrs. H. l.. Longley is very serious ly ill at her home on Broad street.
 About a dozen fowls, the. property of Kibbe Ohapin, were stolen from his farm on the mountain sometime during Thursday night. .... ...
 The harvesting of ice from the mill pond was begun Tuesday by W. O. Pease, owner of the mill. The ice is eight inches thick. .#
 A crowd of young people attended masquerade and dance in Hampden Friday evening of last week. The party went in a large sleigh. 5@
 The home of Mrs. H. R. Kibbe was opened Thursday evening to about 30 guests. The evening was enjoyably spent in whist, after which light re- treatments were served.
 The grange will give an entertain ment in the Congregational church to. morrow evening. Ida Jenness Moul- ton of Beverly, Mass, an impersonator and muscial entertainer, will furnish the program.
 Mrs. Calista A. Adams, 78, widow of Newell Adams, died at the home of her sister, Mrs. Ellen Sheldon, on Sunday, after an illness of several years. Mrs. Adams is survived by her sister, Mrs. Sheldon, and broth. CT, A. B. Kibbe. The funeral was held at the home to-day at o'clock. Rev. Earl H. Thayer, pastor of the Congregational church, officiated and burial was in the North cemetery.
The Press., 1913-02-19
MANSFIELD.
Gurleyville.

Edward Bates of Willimantic spent Sunday with his grandmother, Mrs. o. H. Conant
 William Walker of Ware, Mass. i, spent the first of the week at the home of F. 0. Durham.
 Miss Lila simonds of Willimantic spent Sunday with her parents, MT. and Mrs. H. B. Simonds.
 Mrs. Elmer simonds is spending a few days in Willimantic at the home of her mother, Mrs. Howey.
 The Ladies' Aid society will hold a social in the conference room Fri day evening. The usual supper will be served.
 Miss Charlotte Turner, who for the past six weeks has been with relatives and friends in New Jersey, has re turned home. ....
 David Snow, who has been spend ing a few days with Rev. B. H. and Miss Beatrice Tunnicliff, returned to Boston Saturday.
The Press., 1913-02-19
COVENTRY.
South Coventry.

Traffic over the Central Vermont lines was tied up for same time Monday by the derailing of 8 light engine here Monday morning. The locomotive was bound from Brattle- boro, Vt, to New London. No one was injured. It was necessary to transfer passengers around the ob- struction. It is a coincidence that about a month ago this same locomo- tive, running light and manned by the same crew, went off the rails here..
 One of H. D. Woodworth's horses was drowned in Lake Wangumbaug Friday, while ice harvesters were at work. The horse was being driven by J. Young, with one of his own.. While driving over a thirty foot bridge of ice, between two cutting holes, the ice gave way. Young jumped in time to save himself, and by holding his horse by the ears managed to keep him up until help came, when they rescued Young's horse, but Woodworth's horse and the wagon were lost. The ice was eight inches thick. ,- .. :,
 Samuel Le Doyt died suddenly at his home Saturday morning. The death was due to cerebral lhemorrhage.1 MT. Le Doyt was the sexton of the Nathan Hale cemetery. He was born in Stafford, Jan. 1, 1885, and was the son of Schuyler and Sarah Coll burn) Le Doyt. A widow and four. sons, William of Woonsocket, R. l., Edwin, Ernest H. and Dwight, all of South Coventry, survive him. The funeral was held Monday afternoon and was conducted by Rev. MT. Dodd of the Methodist church. Burial was in the Nathan Hale cemetery.
The Press., 1913-02-19
>,SHAKEsPEARE'S WOMEN.
Neither Original Nor Enlightened, 10 3. s.. .. Helen KeiIer's Verdict.

Neither Original Nor Enlightened, Ia
 .. Helen Keller's Verdict.
 I doubt if the women in Shake tspe;lre'S comedies are to be taken Se- zriOusly. They are pretty creatures in tended to be played by boys. They are the vehicle of any more or less fitting strain of poetry which happens tC please the poet Alice ill Wonderland is d very real little girl, but one would not make a grave. scholarly analysis of the traits of character which she dis plays in her encounter with the mock turtle Neither should we press too heavily upon ShakeSpeare's poetry tO extract his beliefs about women The unriValed sOnnetS voice the praise and also the petulant dissatisfaction of q man in love or pretending to be in love for the purpose of poetry. The woman worship in the sOnnetS and in the glow ing passagcS of the plays spoken by gallantS in pursuit of their ladies is only. the conventional rOmanticism com mon in medieval and renaissance liter ature
 Shakespearp'S phraSing outtlies that of all other poets But his ideas or women are neither original nor en- frightened In studying the social ideas of a writer and his time we often learn more from his unconscious testimony than from his direct elOQuence. Tortia is wise. witty. learned. disguised as q man: but she iS disposed of without protest through llPr fathers will and it's Irrational accidents to a commonplace bankrupt courtier and the tarit impli- cation is that she iS happily bestowed Where Shakespeare brings Portia's ca reer to an end modern comedy would begin In the other plays the delight full heroine Is hurried off at the close of the fifth act into the possession of a man whom she would not look at if she were .aR wise and strong and witty as the situations have represented her Helen Keller in Metropolitan.
The Press., 1913-02-19
A T Court of Probate holden at Ash A ford, within and for the District of ARl

A T Court of Probate holden at Ash "A ford, within and for the District Of Ash- ford, on the 25th day Of January, 1918.
 Present, OSCAR D. BAKER, Judge.
 Estate Of John ArmitaRe, late Of Ashford, in said district deceased John W. ArmitaRe, ad- minlstrator.
 ordered That six months from the date hereof, and the same are limited and allowed for the credtors to bring in their claims against said estate. and the said administrator is dis rected to give public notice 10 the credtorn of said estate to bring in their claims within said time allowed, by posting a copy Of ihis order on the public sign.post nearest the place where the deceased last dwelt. within the same town, and by publishing the same three times in some weekly newspaper having circulation in said Probate District, and return make to this Court Of the notice given.
 '3wl5 Attest, osCAR D. BAKER, Judge.