Shepherdstown register. [volume] (Shepherdstown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1849-1955, 1914-11-05
LITTLE LOCALS.


for basket of very beautiful pears, which
were not only very beautiful to look a
but juicy and luscious TO the taste.
1t is said that there are good man,
cases of typhoid fever in Harper's ferr,
and vicinity. Two children OF c. ]. Cav.
afer have been taken to the hospital ir
Charles Town for treatment.
Last Sunday was an ideal autumn day
and with fine roads and bright skies was
very tempting to automobilists. Hun
dreds OF cars were TO be seen upon the
excellent roads OF Jefferson county.
Wright and Staley's Musical Comedy
Company will give show in the fire.
mems hall Saturday night OF this week.
There will be selected comedies, music
singing, dancing, ETC.. by famous perform
ers. Admission Is and IS cents. Every
body invited to attend.
The enterprlsing firm OF Owens & Mil
Ter gave out the election returns Tuesday
night, to the edification OF large crowd
that gathered to hear the news Bulle-
tins were received by telephone and post
ed in the front windows, the county, State
and national returns being given out
Armistead S. Lucas, OF The Shepherds
town Garage, in company with. g. W
Hoffman and J. Mason Rush, went to
Washington yesterday and brought back
two new Buick cars. Mr. Hoffman has
purchased one OF them, a 81 h. p. five
passenger touring car, and the other will
be used as demonstrating Car by the
garage.
M. M. Jenkins, the enterprising Kear-
neysvllle merchant, was a caller at the
Register office yesterday. He has con-
tracted for advertising space IN this paper,
and his first announcement appears this
week. Keep your eye on his space from
week TO week-he will have some news
that will interest you and be agreeable to
your pocketbook.
The Powhatan College property in
Charles Town was sold at public sale last
Saturday, the purchaser being Miss M. P.
Duval, OF Staunton, Va, who paid $l3,
$50 for it. Miss Duval is now al the he q
OF the school In Staunton known as Stuart
Hall. She resigned as principal and will
move TO Charles Town next June pre-
pared TO open school tor young ladies'
IN the fall.
Charles Town is to have farmers and
merchants festival next Tuesday aud
Wednesday, November 10Th and 1llh,
when there will be an exhibit OF farm
products, fruit, etc. There will be a pa
rade during the day and carnival at night,
ard two brass bands have been engaged
TO furnish music for the occasion. The
people OF the county generally are invited
to participate in the festivities.
The cause of temperance made crafty
ing gains in Maryland on Tuesday. Gar
rett county went dry by a tremendous
majority, the vote being tor liquor license
507, and against license 2,377. Carroll
county, which includes the town OF West
minister, voted dry by 1,20O majority.
There is great rejoicing at the victory In
Garrett county, as Oakland was source
from which much liquor was sent into
West Virginia. Cecil county also went
dry by majority OF HOP
Miss Minerva Emmerson, aged 2SyearS,
OF Falling WalerS, Berkeley county. took
her own lie last Friday by hanging her
Sell al the home of her sister, Mrs. h.
M. Nelson, in Cumberland. 1t is be-
Iieved that her severe suffering from a
cancer caused her TO commit the deed.
She had been afflicted with the cancer
for over year, and was operated upon
a few months ago without success
While visiting her sister she became
Respondent, and hanged herself from a
pedpoSt with strap taken from suit
case. She is survived by her parents,
Mr.. and Mrs. q. w. Emmerson, two
brothers and sister
Halloween was celebrated in Shep-
herdstown last Saturday night in highly
proper way-everybody had plenty OF
nun, yet there was no destruction ofprop-
erty nor annoyance to the people. A
large proportion OF the youthful popula-
ton appeared on the streets mas ed in
costumes OF great variety, but the young
sters were exceedingly we'll behaved.
There were several Halloween parties
and the Seniors had very enjoyable
at Shepherd College. 1t is
highly gratifying that this holiday is now
celebrated in such pleasing manner, and
everybody is thankful that the outlawry
OF former years seems to be ended.
Alexander Spotswood cambridge put
one over on John Strother. Mr.. Strother,
it will be recalled, was Republican who
ran in the Democratic primaries and was
elected as the candidate for county sur
veyor. When if was discovered that he
was Republican the Democratic COM
miltee refused TO certify his name TO the
ballot commissioners, so the office was
LETT blank on the ballot in the Democratic
column His name was placed on the
ticket as the Republican nominee, and it
was supposed that he would have walk
over. Mr.. Drandridge, however, got
busy week or two ago and made ar
to have his Democratic friends
write his name on the ballots. They did
this pretty unanimously on Tuesday and
he was elected by comfortable majority.
The Jefferson County Sunday School
Convention will be held in the new Bap-
fist Church in Charles Town next week,
heUnnino nm Thursday and continuing