Shepherdstown register. [volume] (Shepherdstown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1849-1955, 1914-10-01
BRIEFS.

GIBSON uiuS StoiSs
:. w. p. at Hills Pharmacy.
New fail shoes just in al Hodges.
Cigars, cigarettes aud tobacco at Hills
Pharmacy,
Get your baby needs and supplies at
Owens & Miller'S.
Heintzs applebutter in jars and tum-
blers at Schoppert's.
Schoppert has Hecker's pancake flour
for hot cakes. Try il.
Butter is 25 cents a pound today and
eggs are % cents dozen.
No matter what you may want, Owens
& Miller can get il for you.
School books and school supplies Of
ali kinds at Hills Pharmacy.
Newest and latest styles in the cele-
brated CroSSett shoes at Hodges.
The town of Brunswick is suffering
from partial failure OF its water supply
Fresh citron, orange and lemon peel,
Candied cherries and pineapple at Schop-
pert'S,
Old corn is selling at dollar a buShel
in Shepherdstown-bu there is very little
OF it changing hands.
Owens & Miller's prescription business
is growing more every day. Why? See
for yourself. Phone Jefferson l5k.
We appreciate your kind patronage in
our cut glass and silverware department
Owens & Miller, representingA.V Polack.
Save your hogs now by feeding them
u. S. Government hog cholera powder,
made fresh by Owens & Miller Do it
now.
Misses Bette and Katie Sheetz are
having their clearinghouse on Main
street repainted. Nj. q. Bast is the con-
tractor.
Deputy Marshal E. w. Athey arrested
colored woman named Seelie Curry in
Charles Town on Tuesday on the charge
OF "bootlegging
BE sure that the registration officer of
your precinct gets your name on his list,
so that YOU may be able to vote al the
November election.
Some days the past week the bass have
been biting very well in the Potomac
river-and some daysthey haven't. Sew
e1al fine catches of suntiSh have been re-
ported.
The Shepherdstown Graded School
was closed Tuesday, Wednesday and
Thursday as mark of respect to the late
Charles T. Smooth, who was principal o'
the Schoolfor so long.
The sum OF $2l695 was forwarded
from Charles Town last week 10 RlCr-
mond as a contribution toward the cree
ton OF a statue OF Stonewa!l Jackson il
that city.
The heavy growth OF grass in the c. &
o. canal, together with the low water,
has seriously interiered with navigation.
Ii is becoming more and more difficult TO
move the boats by mule power.
For Rent-Our clearinghouse on New
street is offered for rent from now until
next June. Or will give several rooms
free tothe right person as caretaker through
the winter. Apply at once to Mrs. E.
Tnplett.
1t is said that Frank Hamilton, propri-
etor OF the Palm Hotel al Charles Town
has bought for $1,000 the equipment o
the Franklin Hotel in Hagerstown anc
viii move 10 that city. His son will rur
the Palm Hotel.
J. Slegell, superintendent ofthe Securl-
ty plant in Berkeley county, who was
baoy injured in an automobile wreck sew
eral weeks ago, has had silver plate
put in his leg TO facilitate the healing OF d
serious fracture. He will be disabled for
long time.
Beginning with today, the railroads viii
increase the price OF mileage books iron
The oil price OF $40 to the new rate o.
S225 1t is said that Jeweler Klawar,
Of Cumberland, invested $4,000 in 5OC
mileage books, expecting to sell them a
profitable advance.
William Rutherford has the foundation
ready Tor the new dwelling house he ~ll
erect On the loi recently purchased from
Ms. +. L. Bilnyer, just south OF town
along the Hatown pike. Ii is 10 be
NICE looHing and comfortable home, ano
Mr.. Rutherford viii have ii completed as
soon as possible.
Mr.. H. J. Miller has returned from
George Washington Hospital, where he
has been undergoing treatment Tor an &C
Cdeut he incurred some four years ago
and is very greatly improved. He is be-
ing treated by an X-Ray and will bs
obliged TO visit the hospital II, W and iher
TIL his recovery is complete .-Adp0cdfe
The Hagerstown Mail-the always re-
liable Mail-of Tuesday says that a maj
went into crowded restaurant in tina
city the other night and pulling gun SAFE
iiercely and with an oath: am going te
kill the Scoundrel who is running my wife
In that instant every single man in tina
room deserted the place and bolted Ike
mad, leaving the furious husband stand
ing IN the middle of the floor, looking a
the barkeeper with puzzled and amazed
look on his face.
Last Friday while Grover Maddox anC
Bill Swope were hunting in Billmye
woods west of town they saw severa
'coonS climb up big tree. Daniel Ship
ley was notified, and he was soon on TIT
Snot u,;tb b;c or, and hic trlISty 'cOOI