Shepherdstown register. [volume] (Shepherdstown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1849-1955, 1914-12-24
snARpsBuRG NEWS.

We can't help but mention some OF the
big hogs that were killed IN the past week:
! This IS an awful ''hoggiSh" town, ana
we are proud &c know that our laoorlng
class of people look ahead for their year s
supply OF meat and lard. Jacob Painter
killed six, weighing 2,3S5 pounds; VIM.
Coin three, 1885; Elmer Boyer three,
/ 1853; Edward Nose two, 703; Jerome
Nose three, GAG; c. L. Morgan three,
LIS; Sheridan Benner four. ,45; Raj
eigh Bender three, $50; Charles Painter
two, 725; Raleigh Bender two, 705. SO
you see our big figure we give IN welgnts
| is easily accounted tor.
The iirSt alarm of fire in four years W as
sounded in our town last THURSDAY, When
smoke was seen coming from Inc resi-
dence of Whitfield GraYsoa, caused by
putting up stove the day before ana mol
connecting the pipe in another room.
| Not much damage was done, except by
smoke. The bucket brigade was on hand
on short notice and ready Tor action.
Ms. RAYMOND Dixon and little daugf1-
| Ter. OF Brunswick, came up to spend Inc
Xmas holidays with her mother, Mrs: j..
c. Wilson. Miss Mary Wilson has also
returned home from Roanoke, where she
is employed in the millinery business. -.
Mrs. Fannie Bowers slipped and fell
down the steps and badly spralned one
of her ankles.
Mrs. Vim. Fisher has had three strokes
of paralysis In her arm and hand III Inc
past week.
Miss Lucie GraySon, teacher at the Cox
/ public school, gave an entertainment IN
the Red Mems Hall last Friday night.
Miss Martha Reilly, who has been IN
Philadelphia for some months, is expected
TO return to her home this week.
Christmas services will be held IN the
Lutheran Church on Christmas eve and
the Reform Church on Christmas night.
The ice on the Antietam creek was
nearly six inches thick. but very little OF
il was gathered, owing to the rain and
seet. Thomas Reels sons Tiled their
ice-houSe With inch ice from the pond
near Antietam Station,
Mrs. Richard Heob sold at public sale
SOM OF her household goods last Satur-
day, and will probably 90 TO Washington
for awhile with her daughter.
RoySnavely and daughter, Miss Louise,
Of Davis, W. Va, spent several days
with rel1tiveS in this place.
Mrs. Martha Pfy and daughter Louise
have gone TO Washington TO spent some
time with Mr. Pry and his daughter. Mrs.
Mary Rosser.
Vim. Colbert butchered the heaviest
hog in this town 1t weighed 495 pounds.
Mrs Jacob Renner has been suffering
very much with rheumatism for the past
month, part of the time confined TO her
bed.
The infant child OF Mr. and Mrs. K. ).
Suman, of Cumberland, died in that city
and was brought TO this place and inferred
in Mountain View Cemetery. Haniford
Suman and Miss Amenta Snavely accom-
panied the remains here. Mr.. and Mrs.
Suman aud daughters were unable TO al
tend the funeral, owing to sickness:
Mr.. and Mrs Lloyd s. Grove, OF Nor
folk, Va, are here at Mr.. Groves former
home with his mother, Mrs. Lizzie Grove,
until after the holidays.
Well this being our last letter to the
Register in this year OF 1914, we extend
the best of wishes TO all our readers and
hope that they may live to see many
| more years.