Shepherdstown register. [volume] (Shepherdstown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1849-1955, 1914-07-23
LITTLE LOCALS.

kets today IS 10 cents bushel. II is jus
tour cents bushel lower than corn
which is quoted at so cents.
The Potomac river has been as muddy
as duckpond this week, eitectually end.
ing bass fishing for a time. II looks as 4
II viii be at least week before il clears
A Jolly party of some twenty ladies' from
Middletown, Md, came over to Shep.
herdstown yesterday in big motor bus
and visited the scenes OF interest in this
section.
Harry White has been appointed prin-
cipal and Miss Ruth Link assistant for the
public school at Moler's. Miss Louise
Sigler has been reappointed to her old
position in the school al Elkins, w. Va.
II. L. Snyder & Co. have for sale a
very desirable little farm Of about so acres
on the Shepherd pike couple OF miles
from Shepherdstown. This is splendid
location for delightful country home.
Inquire for particulars.
The Uvilla Lutheran Church will hold
its annual harvest home at that place on
Thursday, August 18th. Dinner and sup
per will be served at the small price of Is
cents each. Chicken, ham, icecream,
cake, candy, ETC., will be on sale.
]. Mason Rush, one OF Shepherds
towns popular merchants, is receiving
congratulations upon the arrival of an
eight and a-half pound daughter at his
home on Monday last. 1t has bet en- about
fifteen years since the stork last visited
Mr.. Rush's home.
Owens & Miller's prescription depart
ment is equipped with the latest methods
for compromising prescriptions, and only
registered pharmacists compound pre-
scriptions. Take your next prescription
to Owens & Miller. Phone Jefferson
l5.k, night call 35-k.
Mrs. w. o. Talbert, the district mis-
sionary secretary, will be present at the
district conference next week in this
place, and will meet the women and
children OF the circuit on Wednesday
afternoon at 2 o'clock in the primary
room ofthe church. A large gathering is
urged.
Rev. DR.. Charles Ghiselin. OF this place,
has been complimented by the national
organization ofIhe Sons of Confederate
Veterans by being made Assistant Chap
n-Chief. The appointment has just
been made by Seymour Stewart, Com
mander-i n-Chief. The honor is one that
has been very worthily bestowed.
Charles T. Smith, formerly agent at
Harper's Ferry for the Cumberland Brew
ing Company, was arrested few days
ago for violating the prohibition law.
His offense was allowing his beer delivery
wagon, with the brewery's sign upon it,
to be driven about the town. 1t is I'M
lawful TO advertise any sort OF liquor in
any manner.
Edmund Licklider met with a painful
accident the first oil the week while work.
ing at r. w. Monow's, who is on the
farm of F. r. McQuilkin. He was re-
pairing mower when the pole fell on
him, striking him on the top OF the head
and inflicting bad scalp wound. Dr..
Banks rendered surgical assistance.
Our baseball team smeared whitewaSh
all over the Berryville boys at game in
the latter place last Thursday, defeating
them by a score OF 9 10 0. The locals
made only two hits off OF Brandy Myers.
This afternoon we play the boys OF the
Catholic school from Washington who
are now camped near Harper's Ferry.
The Norfolk & Western Railway will
run SPECIAL excursion to Pen-Mar next
Thursday, July 30th, on account OF the
Presbyterian reunion. The train will
leave Shepherdstown at $40 a. M, and
returning leave Pen-Mar at 5.25 p. m.
The fare for the round trip will be one
dollar. An interesting programme will
be rendered at the auditorium.
On Monday Charles E. Walters found
a suitcase on the lower pike that had ev-
identity been all over the world, as it was
tagged with labels from Europe, Asia,
Africa, America and the islands OF the
sea. A letter received from Baltimore by
the Register yesterday stated that il be-
longed to E. A. Harrison, and he was
most anxious to recover it. Mr.. Walters
sent it on TO him by express.
Edward o. Mckee met with very
painful accident last Saturday while help
ing to make hay on the farm OF J. w.
Ware, IT., north OF town. He was on
the hay wagon when ii tipped on a rock
and threw him off. He landed on his
head and shoulders, receiving severe
bruises and Commissions. DR.. Burwell
gave him surgical attention, and though
he suffered quite good deal for several
days, he is now improving.
Monday morning as Mrs. John Lowe,
who lives on Wild Goose Farm, was
about to leave her bedroom she diScov-
cred a good-sized copper head snake on
the threshold OF the door. She yelled
plenty loud enough to be heard by the
men folks, who quickly came and killed
the unwelcome intruder. Later in the
day Messrs. Lowe killed two big black
snakes in the barn. The snakes were
chasing rat. Someone suggests that it
| is a mistake to kill blacksnakes on farm,
as nothing is more destructive to rats and
mice than these active serpentS.
Boatmen are having their annual trouble