Shepherdstown register. [volume] (Shepherdstown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1849-1955, 1913-11-27
LITTLE LOCALS.


at Is cents pound, live weight and
the demand has been very light at this
price.
The German artist in Washington who
painted the portrait of the late Prof. ]. q
knutti that hangs on the wall in the cor
ridor OF Shepherd College bias painted q
4ife-size portrait Of James NJ Engle, for
merly of this county. 1t is to be Christ
mas present to Mr.. Engle's children.
That picture would look much better
il you would have it framed at Owens 6
Mi!ler's, where you can select from q
new line of the latest picture mouldings
All work from now on will be given
prompt attention. Owens & Miller also
have a few old-time walnut frames fol-
sale.
Miss Nellie Betz, Of Frostburg, Nd,
who has friends in Shepherdstown, was
hurt in an automobile accident near Frost
burg last Thursday night, when the cal
went over wall and fell twenty feet to a
railroad track. Her father and mother
were also hurt and friend, Miss Jeffries,
was internally injured.
A license to fill prescriptions is not all
that perfection demands. Perfect quality
OF ingredients, absolute accuracy in COM
pounding, complete, fresh, well-kept
stock-these are all necessary to prescrip-
lions. You get all of these at Owens &
MillerS. Phone call Jefferson Is K,
night call Jefferson 35K.
A special from Parkersburg says: For
mer Speaker OF the House OF Delegates
Charles M. Wetzel, of Jefferson county.
has been here in conference with Collector
Hays. and il is rumored that he will
shortly succeed Will White, Republican,
as chief office deputy in the Parkersburg
office, under Collector Hays.
Roy Dunn, aged II years, the only
child of MIR. and Mrs. VIM. c. Dunn, OF
Rest. Frederick county, Va, was shot
and killed last Wednesday by a negro
boy named Buford Powell, aged Is years.
The latter, who bears bad reputation,
admitted the killing and was arrested.
There was no witness to the murder.
Especial attention is called to the big
advertisement of the Shepherdstown Gar
age this week. This firm handles the
splendid line of Studebaker cars which
have given such satisfaction in this Sec
ton and everywhere else that they have
been used, and especial attention is called
to the new Studebaker "Six" and the
Studebaker -Four" Askthe Shepherds
town Garage for demonstration.
The farm of the late George S. Knott,
containing l7S acres, was sold at public
sale last Saturday by w. J. Knott, attor-
ney for the heirs. II brought $6l.5O an
acre, and was knocked down to DR.. S. T..
Knott, who, if is understood, purchased
it for George M. Knott and Mrs. Clay
Donley. The hundred shares of bank
stock were knocked off to Geo. M. Betz-
hoover, Jr., at 1855 per share, par value
$40.
ID. Cox of Charles Town, has sold
a farm OF 236 acres, near Clearbrook, Va,
and known in that section as the Wash
ington farm, to DR.. J. J, PItman, getting
IN return for 1t, besides cash consider
alton, DR.. Pittman's drug store and
steam laundry, in Charles Town. The
Clearbrook farm lies partly in Frederick
and partly in Berkeley counties, and there
being 40 tenants lease TO prevent it,
immediate possession was given to DR..
| Pntman.-AdpOcate.
Al last work has been commenced on
The understanding OF the Berkeley county
section OF the road between Martlnsburg
and Shepherdstown For many years
The Jefferson county end Of this road has
been properly macadamized, but the
Berkeley part has been VIGOROUSLY bad.
| During recent years a large amount OF
stone has been accumulated, but none oil
it has been put on the road until this
week. Tuesday Road Engineer Showers
put two steam stone crushers on the job,
and it is promised that the work will now
be pushed to completion. A number
of prisoners from the county Jail are en-
ployed.