Shepherdstown register. [volume] (Shepherdstown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1849-1955, 1914-12-17
LITTLE LOCALS.

i"N >o"uoStoiS VIII dc tO ueCOrdte The
interior of the Jefferson Security Bank
have begun their work.
The regular monthly meeting of the
townco uncilwas held on Monday evening.
but only routine business was transacted
The treasurer reported the sum OF So45 4e
on hand, and bills amounting TO $3.50
were ordered paid.
Do you want TO provide really nice
Christmas giftfo friend7 Give years
subscription to the Register, which will
Re especially acceptable to persons living
away from the old home town. 1t costs
but dollar for year.
We call upon our subscribers to pay up
their subscriptions. II take money to
run newspaper, and if the Register is to
be kept at the low rate OF dollar year
collections must be promptly made.
This means everybody who is in arrears.
The Improved Order OF Red Men of
Sharpsburg will hold fair in their hall
during the holidays, beginning on De-
cember 23d and continuing ten days.
Supper and refreshments will be served
every evening and number of valuable
prizes will be given.
Over one thousand pretty cedar Christ
mas trees have been shipped from Shep-
herdStown TO Baltimore the past couple
OF weeks, They came from the Aglionby
farm along the river, north of town, and
were cut and hauled by r. c. Moler, the
Crowl boys and others.
The play given in the hall here last
Thursday by number OF young ladies
and gentlemen from Harper's Ferry was
very well received, and was enjoyed by
good-sized audience. The performers
showed much talent in their acting and
the play was one full OF fun.
A considerable quantity of provisions
and clothing and a liberal sum in cash
was forwarded from Shepherdstown to
Baltimore the first OF the week for the
relief OF the Belgian sufferers. The sup
plies will 60 forward in few days in
relief ship sailing from Baltimore.
A reader OF the Register asks us TO urge
the farmers to look after the game and
song birds while the ground is covered
with snow. A few handSful OF wheat or
other grain thrown out each day will help
sustain the birds, and they will more than
earn this by the insects they deStoy.
Al meeting OF stockholders OF the
Citizens Fire Insurance Company in
Charles Town on Monday the action OF
the board OF directors IN reinSurlng the
risks OF The company was approved and
The determination TO merge the old COM
pany into the new investment corporation
was ratified.
Owens & Miller have made arrange
mentS to have a real live Santa Claus in
their store this year. He will be there
next Wednesday evening, and all day
Thursday and on Christmas day, and all
the children coming TO see him will be
given free souvenir. Send your chill
dren's letters TO him, in care OF Owens &
Miller.
The Shepherd College basketball team
was so unfortunate as TO lose the first
game OF the season, which was played in
Martinsburg last Friday night with the
High School team Of that place. Our
boys lost by score OF Al TO II. The
shepherd College quint was composed OF
Mckee, J. Miller, E. Miller, SelVey and
Lowry.
Ben. +. Har,Zell had bad luck with his
flowers and plants at his greenhouse
aong the KearneySville pike, at the edge
| OF Town. He had taken down his stoves
dnd was installing steam heating plant
alen the cold wave came the first OF the
week anu froze practically everything in
The place. The monetary loss is consider
able. 10 say nothing OF the destruction OF
so many beautiful flowers just before
Christmas.
Remember the iremen'S fair to be held
in ShepherdStown during the holidays.
The lair will begin Christmas night and
will continue until Saturday night, jan
uary I'd. Supper and oysters will be
served every night and there will be
amusementS OF various sorts. Articles OF
value will be CHANGED off. The proceeds
are for good cause, TO help pay for the
new hall, and everybody should patronize
The iiremen.
Farmers smokers and illustrated lee
lures on pertinent farm subjects are being
held in Jefferson county this week, led
by Prof. ]. d. Muldoon, OF Shepherd
College, J. V. Shipman, county agricul-
tural agent, and A. A. Beckman, secretary
OF the Board OF Trade, OF Charles Town.
Tonight meeting will be held at Rpon;
Friday night at Uvilla; and Saturday night
at Shenandoah Junction - all at 100
o'clock. The farmers and all Others in
tereSted are urged to attend these meet
ingS
The Public Service Commission iE
Charleston last Friday refused TO grant
applications for dam sites for hydro-elec-
trio purposes in the rivers of West Viz
ginia. Refusal was on the ground that
the commission was divided as to author
ity and had been given no funds TO en-
ploy engineers to advise with il in the
construction OF the dams. The Northern
Virginia Power Company was granted
permission TO increase the height of lis
dam in the Shenandoah river, in Jefferson
county.
The newly elected officials for Jefferson
county opneared before the county court