Shepherdstown register. [volume] (Shepherdstown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1849-1955, 1913-03-20
LITTLE LOCALS.

Fortunately for those who enjoy Eas-
ter eggs, the price continues low-l5
cents dozen this week. Butter is p
cents pound.
The winter term of Shepherd College
ended yesterday. and students and faculty
will have holiday until next Tuesday,
March 18th, when the spring term will
begin.
Mrs. D. L. Rentch has contracted with
Show and Starry for the erection of
new barn on her farm just west of town,
to replace that which was recently de-
stroyed by fire.
The infant department of the Lutheran
Sunday School will hold its Easter eXer-
cises Saturday afternoon at O'Clock in
the Sunday school room. Everybody is
invited to attend.
Mss Kate Reinhart stumbled over a
box yesterday afternoon, and falling upon
her arm, broke bone in her wrist. This
is the second time that Miss Remnant has
suffered fractured arm.
Miss Margaret Potts was kicked on the
side OF her knee yesterday by her black
driving horse and was painfully hurt.
Although she was badly bruised, fortu-
nately no bone was broken.
The Franklin and Marshall College Glee
Club, OF Lancaster, Pa, will give con-
cert in this place on Tuesday, April 9Th.
This promises to be very enjoyable
entertainment. Further notice will be
given.
Town Sergeant Robert Shlpley is hav-
ing comfortable little dwelling-house
built on his place in Terrapin Neck. Show
and Starry are the contractors. The same
contractors will erect small dwelling
house for Thomas Devonshire, colored,
IN the west end oftown.
Smallpox is still pretty bad in Martins
burg, though the authorities now say that
the disease is under control and they hope
that there will be no new cases. Miss
Ada Cookus, daughter OF Mr.. and Mrs.
William Cookus, formerly OF this place,
is among those who is afflicted with the
disease.
A very enjoyable reception was given
to the Shepherd College basketball team
last Saturday night by the young ladies'
of the Senior Class. The ForesterS team
and the faculty also attended. Various
kinds of amusements were enjoyed and
refreshments were served during the
evening.
In this issue of the Register will be
found the advertisement OF the new Max
well cars which are sold by the National
Highway Garage. The car which is
featured is large, roomy ,35-horSe-power
machine which will sell at $l,0S5. The
local agents will be glad TO give demon
STATIONS to prospective buyers.
The retiring town council has paid off
this year $500 of the towns bondS-more,
we believe, than has heretofore been
paid in any single year since the debt
was incurred. This is another argument
showing very plainly that the liquor IL
cenSe money is not needed. Publicly
and privately, the community is vastly
better off without the saloons.
There is talk OF the county commission
erS selling the county jail property In
Charles Town. and with the proceeds
thererOm Duitdlng a new and modern
iaI III the rear OF the court house. This
is an improvement which, if wisely exc
cuted, would be very desirable. The jail
occupies what is probably the most val
liable corner in Charles Town, and doubt
less very handsome price could be OBJ
tanned for it.
A good sign OF spring is the unusually
early arrival OF the birds that migrate from
the south. The bluejays and fickers
came this week, and yesterday the first
marten OF the season was noticed in Shep-
herdStown, considerably ahead OF the
regular schedule. There seem to be more
robins than usual this spring, and there
are also great numbers OF blackbirds. 1t
is good to see our feathered friends COM
ing back home.
Granville Dickey, the ten-year-cld son
of MIR. and Mrs. Raymond B. Dickey, OF
Washington, formerly OF Harper'S Ferry,
created a sensation in Washington this
week. He disappeared from his home
on Monday, and though thousands OF
persons engaged in the search for him.
nothing was seen or heard of him until
when he was found in
Charlottesville, Va. He had gone there
to see the baseball games.
David c. Horn, brother OF Mrs. H.
B. Sigler, OF ShepherdStown, was badly
hurt in HagerStown last Sunday morning.
He is machiniSt in the employ OF the
Western Maryland Railroad, and while
fixing the arb on an engine some
one applied the air as he was examining
the parts. His head was caught between
the brake and the wheel, decorating his
scalp very badly and cutting his head
severely. He was taken 10 the hospital
in HagerStown, and though his injuries
are serious, it is hoped that he will re-
cover.
Mr.. r. D. Shepherd (R. D. Mclean,
who opened with MIR. Faversham's Ju-
Illus Caesar Company in Minneapolis on
March It'll, made great hit as Brutus,
and has had very complimentary press
notices. Mrs. Shepherd Miss Odette
Tyler plays the balcony scene OF Romeo
and Juliet with Mr. Faversham in Chica-
90 before the Drama League, the latter
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