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

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pfovement by having long stretch OF
concrete sidewalk laid in front oihis prop
erty on Main street. r. g. Miller is the
contractor.
ArmiStead S. Lucas, of the Shepherds
town Garage, has sold to DR.. A. S. Rey-
nolds, of Hancock, a ive-pasSenger
Studebaker touring car. The Car was
delivered last week.
The stork has been busy in Shepherds
town and vicinity the past week. He
LETT daughter with Mr. and Mrs. H. A.
Tenant, son TO Mr.. and Mrs. J. q. De-
oaugh, west OF town, and daughter TO
Mr.. and Mrs. Frank L. Billmyer, Jr.
mo Trespass" signs for sale at the
Register office at five cents each. For
25 cents your name will be added TO a
legal "Notce to Trespassers" that will
be printed each week in the Register IN
til the lst Of December. Send us your
name and the money.
Wilbur H. Thomas, OF Martinsburg.
was in Charles Town on Monday con-
Sidering bankruptcy matters IN several
cases II is said that the Powhatan Col
lege property will likely be sold al public
sale, all efforts 10 again lease the building
Tor school purposes having tailed.
Ira M. DER, son OF Mr. and Mrs. ]. d.
Den, OF this county, has won scholar
ship to the Medical College OF Virginia al
Richmond. There were nine other can
didateS, but Mr.. Derr was successful in
the competitive examination, which was
held in Norfolk last week. The scholar
ship is good Tor the full medical course.
The directors OF the Virginia State Fair
Association at Richmond have decided TO
cut out the sale of liquor at the annual
fair which begins next Monday Their
action in abolishing the bar-room was
taken in response TO the earnest appeals
OF the temperance people. The goodex-
ample OF these Virginians ought to be
quickly followed by the officials OF the
hagerStown and Frederick fairs.
Daniel Shipley, the ShepherdStown
Bard, has presented US with copy OF a
new musical production just issued by
the Marks Goldsmith Company, OF Wash
lngton, entitled, Letters Received In
| Childhood" The words are by Mr..
Shipley and the music by EDWARD Wun-
derliCh. 1t is Catchy little song, ana
we hope that it will have large sale.
Copies are on sale at GibSon's drug
store.
The booster festival, as it is called,
which was held in ShepherdStown the
first three days OF this week was attend
ed by good-Sized audiences and attrac-
1--we programmes were rendered each
afteruoon and evening. The people gen.
e,u!y we're well pleased with the enter
Vomuenl. The musical companies were
excellent, and the lectures OF Col. Gear
mart were intellectualrealS The financial
results were fairly satisfactory, though
there may be small deficit.
John c. Renhart has bought the grocery
aud provision store OF Reinhart Bros, in
the Reinhart building on Main street. He
has been manager OF this store for the
past several years, and has made ii
popular and successful place OF business.
Few country stores carry more deSlr-
able line OF provisions, and it has been
appreciated oy The people of the COM
muoiiy. Mir. Reinhart will improve the
StJ.- aad lnlarge his stock and work
harder than ever 10 please the public.
tie IS in every way worthy the patronage
OF the people, and we hope that he may
prosper SO good store ought TO be
literally supported.
The new concrete bridge that carries
Vain street over the town run has been
| completed and thrown open to travel. 1t
seems to be very satisfactory piece Of
work, and we have no doubt will last Tor
many years. The concrete was reinfor-
ced with strong IRON rods, and the bridge
is guaranteed to bear any weight that IS
ever likely to be placed upon ii The
run was thoroughly cleaned at the bridge
and good ma bottles were found in the
rubbish that had accumulated The work
men caught good sized Swapping turtle
in the stream. whIchwas turned over to Dr.
Banks. A biz rainbow trout swan into
the open one day, but he getaway before
he could be ripped
The bondsnen Of Wdlim Taylor, the
colnred man whO WIS arrested few
weeks ago on the ii g N SELF llqup'
illegally, got an Ided that William Wa
about TO fly the coop, 50 they gave notice
on Monday that they desired 10 Surren-
der The prisoner and withdraw the bond.
Constable |. K. Show was deputiZed 10
again take him in charge. and Monday
night he had to invite William to exchange
a snug bed at home for a lonely cell in
the town lookup. TUESDAY, he was taken
to Jail in Charles Town, where he will
have to await the action OF the grand jury
at the next term of court. Williams al
legged restlessness was caused, ii is said,
by the knowledge that he would likely
be taken 10 Clarksburg as witness in
another case. He admitted that the last
place he wanted to be IN was the United
States Court.
The recently organized Board of Trade
of Charles Town and Ransom held its
first public function last Monday night,
when get-together dinaer was held in
Rouss hall. About 100 representative
business men and farme S from Charles
Town and Jefferson county gathered
about the tables, and after the excellent