Shepherdstown register. [volume] (Shepherdstown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1849-1955, 1914-10-29
LITTLE LOCALS.

j. William Grove, a well. known resi-
dent of Wiliamsport and former Shep-
herdstown boy, celebrated his SOth birth
day last week by attending the Hagers-
town fair. Mr.. Grove is hale and hearty
and remarkably active for a man of his
years.
Rev. Clinton Simonton, of Arkansas,
made an address in Shepherdstown last
Saturday night in the interest of the So
cialist party. Although his audience was
not large one, he was heard attentively
by those who were there. He made an
excellent speech.
1t will be lawful to shoot cartridges in
West Virginia on and after Monday next,
the season opening November lst. Ii is
SAID that there are good many cartridges
in this nelghborhood, but very few farm
erS will allow hunters to kill the birds on
their land, and the hunting area is re-
Stricted.
AS was to have been expected, the
Hag Mail doesn't like it bit that a Jef-
ferson court has indicted a Hagerstown
saloonkeeper for violating our election
laws. The Mail, by the way, doesn't
call these booze dispensers by the harsh
name OF saloonkeeper. 1t sweetly refers
| to them as merchants"
President Daniel Willard and his staff,
OF the Baltimore & Ohio Railroad, are
making daylight inspection tour of the
railroad property from one end to the
other. We implore Mr.. Willard TO take
one good look at the passenger station at
Shenandoah Junction and then let us
know what he thinks OF it.
This has been another busy week for
the apple growers, and those who had
not finished before have had large forces
working to get their apples barreled.
Several buyers have been here to make
purchases, and prices have been a bit
better. Charles D. Wysong Sold six car-
loads TO representative of a New York
firm.
William A. Morgan, son of Mr.. and
Mrs. A. c. Morgan, OF this vicinity, who
is stenographer in the government SER
vice, has been transferred to Pedro Mig
uel locks, in the Panama Canal Zone,
where he has been placed in charge OF
the clerical work This is desirable
promotion and carries with il consid-
cradle increase in salary.
Saturday night of this week will be
Halloween. We hope that the young
sters will all enjoy themselves, but at the
same time we suggest that they have due
regard for the property and feelings OF all
persons. The town sergeant and his
helpers will, we trust, be on guard to see
that the fun is kept within bounds and
that private property is protected.
Mr.. c. M. Reynolds, of HagerStown,
and Miss Susie J. Davis, OF Beldor, Va,
near Elkton, were married recently in
Hagerstown by Rev. J. W. OFT at the
Lutheran parsonage. The groom, who
is former resident of ShepherdStown, is
a popular Norfolk & Western trainman,
having his regular run on the Hagers-
town. Shenandoah accommodation.
Jacob S. Osbourn, one OF our most
prominent fruit growers. brought to the
Register Office Jew days ago some fine
specimens oil Black Twig apples from his
orchards southwest of town. II is per-
ircl iruit, beautiful to look upon and just
as good as il looks. The best price Of
tered for Black Twig apples here is about
g a barrel-by the time they reach the
consumer in the city they are S. TO $40 a
barrel
Mr.. Charles Gray Snyder, awellknoWn
young farmer OF Berkeley county, and
Miss Mary A. Burns, Youngest daughter
of Mr.. and Mrs. VIM. M. Burns, of JEFF
'erson county, were married last Wednes-
day at Riverside, the home OF the brides
parents, along the Shenandoah river.
The ceremony was performed by Rev
c. H. Cannon, OF the M. E. Church South
Mr.. and Mrs. Snyder will reside in Fred
erick county, Md, where the groom re-
Gently bought farm.
John p. Bowers ard his son, E. L.
Bowers, were callers at the Register OF
flee yesterday. They are former resi-
dents of this vicinity, but have been llv-
ing in the west for a number OF years.
Deciding to return east. the family made
the trip from South Bend, Indiana, to Jef-
terson county in a two-horse team IL
took them SIX weeks to make the trip OF
$50 miles, and they enjoyed their travels
considerably. They are now living in a
dwelling on the r. N. Lucas place, along
the Duifields road.
The mild weather that prevailed all
through October came to a sudden end
Monday evening, when cold wind from
the north caused the mercury to slide
down the thermometer to freeZo. he
wind prevented frost from forming, but
there was plenty OF ice Tuesday morning,
though, to be sure, il was not very thick.
The gale that prevailed on Tuesday car
ried the dust in clouds and made the day
appear to be rough one-but it was a
fine, bracing one withal. This fall has
been very mild and delightful one up to
the present time, and it is somewhat sim
gular that so far there has been no frost
to amount TO anything. Much OF the veg
citation is still green and flourishlng.
Last Wednesday an automobile officer
in MiddIetown, Md, set watch on au-
tomobilists passing through that place to
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