Shepherdstown register. [volume] (Shepherdstown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1849-1955, 1913-12-04
LITTLE LOCALS.

can at Reinhart Bros.
Born TO Mr.. and Mrs. /. Hendricks
Daniels, IN Brooklyn, N. Y, on thanks.
giving day, fine daughter.
A meeting of the U. D. c. will be held
Friday afternoon at go O'Clock at the
home of Mrs. H. M. Turner.
Xmas post cards | cent at Owens q
Mlller'S. Also numerous other kinds that
will please you, including Xmas stickers.
H. L. Snyder & Co. have for sale two
desirable little farms near Shepherds
town-one OF 80 acres and the other a.
acres. Inquire for particulars.
MIR. Leo Henson and Miss Ina Nav
Poffen6erger, both of Hagerstown, were
married in that city last week. Mr.. Hem
son formerly resided in Shepherdstown.
Twin sons were born last week TO Mr..
and Mrs. John N. Shackleford, who live
on the Unger farm, near Duffields. Iohn
seems determined to have plenty of help
on the farm.
A union thanksgiving service was held
last Thursday in the PRESBYTERIAN Church.
when an appropriate sermon was preach
ed by Rev. J. P. Feltner, of the Meth
odiSt Church.
Mr.. and Mrs. Roy Eavey gave pleas
an, party last Friday night at their home
IN keedySville as compliment to their
guests, Miss Susie Tenant and Miss
Sarah Folk, OF Shepherdstown.
The U. d. c. will hold an exchange in
the store room of the Markell building
on Saturday, December 9th, and in the
afternoon ham sandwiches, tea and coffee
will be served. All interested will please
send contributions to Mrs. H. c. Mar
tens.
The Jefferson Lunch Room" is the
name OF ShepherdStoWn'S new restaurant,
which will be opened Saturday morning
by Shipley Brothers in the Chapline
building, next to the Register building.
Everybody is invited to give the new
enterprise trial.
Mr.. James w. Marshall, of the Summit
Point vicinity, and Miss Eva Virginia
Burns, daughter of Mr.. and Mrs. VIM.
M. Burns, were married Tuesday OF last
week at the home OF the bride near the
Shenandoah river. The ceremony was
performed by Rev. c. H. Cannon.
Lester E. Staley made splendid sale
yesterday, the proceeds amounting TO
%,0l3.l7. Horses sold as high as $lS8
and COWS from $Sl to lower prices. Corn
in the crib brought 63 cents a bushel and
hay in the NOW $l325 ton. A large
crowd was present and bidding was lively.
Mr.. ]. H. Keesecker, one OF Shepherds
towns Oldest residents, last week cele-
brated his S4th birthday. Mrs. Keeseck-
er is 70 years old. They have been mar
ried SO years, and as both are still IN
good health, their friends hope that they
will live to see al least their SiXtieth an
niverSarY.
Mrs. H. c. Marten gave very enjoy
able five hundred party last Friday night
IN honor OF her guest, Mrs. Shlpman, oil
Bethlehem, Pa. Saturday afternoon Mrs.
J. L. WelShanS gave tea as comph-
ment to Mrs. Shlpman and Saturday
night Mrs. Josephine Hodges entertained
her and other friends at cards.
The most celebrated trial ever held in
Jefferson county was that OF John Brown
IN 1859, and one OF the jurors on that oc-
caSIon was the late William RlghtStne,
OF ShepherdStown. The next most ia
nous trial in point OF interest was that OF
E. Graham Wilson last week, and 1t is
coincidence that one OF the jurors was
James s. RlghtStine, a son OF William
RgntStine.
The family OF William Hoffman, who
moved here couple OF years ago from
WilliamSport, Md, and who have been
living on Rocky street, were on tuesday
taken 10 the County lnfirmary. / ne
head OF the family has been SICK with
rhyu,.atiSm aaO unable 10 work, and as
t.ly "a no means OF support they had
70 be sent 10 the inSIltution-!alher,
moiGer anu two children.
=. u4 ,.!cuit court IN HaeerStown On
tuesday Juuge KeedY imposed tine OF
sOoO Oh LuorlcS OChS, d tue OF $4OU upon
,nu CouujG CLUB, anu line OF SiOOu upon
( IS ii-uNick Tor selling liquor 10 minors
ard c.@ur otfenSeS against the license
laws Judge Keedy commented severely
uJua Tue actions al the Country Club anu
sa!u tndt il there was a repetition OF lie
unenSeS he would suppress its license.
The members OF the ShepheIdStown
fire Department are pushing along the
work on their new building, and will have
il ready for The fair they will hold In the
hall during the holidays. The plaStering
has been finished and the windows put
IN, and workmen are now putting the
new ceiling in place, wainScoting the hall
and adding the finishing touches. The
firemen are going 10 have a splendid
new home.
Paul Wageley and Thomas Lupton have
purchased the moving picture outilt from
Robert Shipley, and will hereafter run the
show al the old stand IN the opera house.
They have had the room renovated ana
improved, and promise to conduct tlrSt-
class place, presenting the BEST pictures
obtalndble. They will give their ilTSt
performance tonight at 100 O'Clock,
showing tour reels for 10 cents. Another
good show on Saturday night.
The Shepherdstown Electric Light
Company expects within the next week
10 have its lighting system IN this place IN
trstrate order. A regulator and trans
former combined will be installed within
a few days, new Tungsten lamps OF 10
candle power are to replace all the lights
on the side streets, and other improve
ments will be made. The lights on the
side streets have been very bad, but II IS
hoped that the trouble will be over IN
Jew days.
Wilbur Hebb, who lives at Bridgeport,
across the river from ShepherdstoWn,
killed his big hogs on Monday, and has
won first prize, so far. The largest
porker weighed SAT pounds net, and the
other two 492 and Ats. H. A. Tenant,
of this place, killed hog few days ago
that weighed 430 pounds. u. Z. SHOW
had two big porkerS also, elghlng 4o2
and 422 pounds, Charles Stipp slaughtered
one that weighed 800, and John W. Stipp
had 364-pounder.
The home oil Mr.. and Mrs. A. d.
Grove, near Antietam Station, was the
scene OF a pretty wedding early last
Wednesday morning, when Miss LottIe