Shepherdstown register. [volume] (Shepherdstown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1849-1955, 1915-12-02
LITTLE LOCALS.

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scription to the Register Tor an absent rel
alive or friend is mighty nice thing.
Robert Shipley has sold lis house and
lot on New street, now occupied by E.
w. Writ, to Mr.. and Mrs. Morris K.
Hendricks for 81 ,375 cash. The sale was
made by the real estate agency OF H. L.
Snyder & Co.
The marriage of Mr.. Edmund Lee
Goldsborough, of Shepherdstown, and
Miss Charlotte Pendleton, OF Pittsburg,
formerly OF this town, will take place on
Saturday at the home OF The brides sister,
Mrs. Scully, IN the latter city. The we'd
ding will be a very quiet one.
Harrison Schley, ii. Pinkney Schley,
E. w. Daley, w. K. Louthan and Miller
Rush had line days sport last Thursday
IN Mr.. Louthan'S new ground, when they
bagged fine lot OF rabbits. winning the
belt, probably, for this season. They
got SO rabbits, number OF partridges and
three pumpkin pies.
The postmaster and the editor had
another round after the rabbits yesterday,
and we are willing TO admit that the post
master tully redeemed his reputation.
He has offered TO pay regular advertising
rates Tor space in the Register to tell OF
yesterdays hunt, but we wouldn' lei him
have 1t tor double the money.
Mrs. J. S. Phillips is taking the initiative
IN the organization OF local chapter OF
Daughters of the American Revolution,
and will be glad to consult with any who
may be interested in the subject. SO far
she has about twenty-five names otthoSe
who are eligible, and she thinks that this
number may be doubled in this commu-
nifty.
| The Jefferson county part OF the road
running from MuZZey's woods on the
kearneYSvllle pike to the MaItinsburg
road al Geo. W. CroSS'S place has been
macadamlzed by Road Supervisor Carter.
| This has been rather bad stretch vi
road, ana as II is 10 be used on the pro-
posed automobile mail route from Shep-
herdStown ii was necessary TO improve II.
Chicken thieves are operating extern
| Sively in the Charles Town neighborhood.
One night recently the marauderS raided
the chicken house OF Mrs. d. ]. Bush,
near that town, and stole iifty thorough
bred Plymouth Rock hens valued at more
than dollar each. They made second
visit Jew nights later, but Mr.. Bush was
ready with shotgun and drove them
| away.
A new public road is 10 be opened up
IN Middleway district, connecting the
| Charles Town and MlddIeway pike with
the Charles Town and LeetoWn road.
II will be two miles in length and will
pass through the lands of I. Lee Shirley,
II. Watson, K. V. Shlrley'S heirs and
Mrs. Mollie Watson. The work OF con-
Structing the road will be in charge OF J.
| w. BlaCkford.
A carload of granite forthe base course
OF the RumSey monument arrived few
days ago, and Workmen have been en-
gagged in placing ii this week. Contractor
Forbes has been here, and says that
good deal OF granite is ready for ship
ment. Ii will be sent here and set up as
quickly as possible, with hope that the
work may be well along before rough
Weathet sets in.
Howard Skinner was very badly Scald-
ed last Saturday while helping Luther
| Thompson TO butcher near town. Mr..
Skinner was helping pull hog to the
Scalding tub when his hold slipped and
he himself fell into the hot water. One
shoulder and one hip were Scalded most
painfully-part of the skin coming oil
when his clothing was removed. 1t was
a narrow escape from dreadful death.
The State Board OF Control has award
ed to Walter ]. Rider, OF Charles Town,
the contract for the plumbing in the new
L al a lfrh
ward D. Mobley & Bro, OF Frederick,
have secured the contract Tor the heating
plant. Arrangements have been made to
run a sewer from the dormltory through
| the properties OF I. II. Davis, Joseph L.
| COtkuS AID K L. Reinhart to connection
with the main sewer line OIL the river hill,
and The laying OF the sewer is now being
! done under the supervision OF u. ). Mar
| TN.
Mrs. Wesley Martin Stoner, OF Wash
| lngton, WHO is remembered in Shepherds
town aS a most charming speaker in the
| equal suffrage cause, has recently made a
tour OF West Virginia. where she made
| number OF addresses in favor the move
ment. Mrs. Stoner organized nine coun-
| ties and spoke in SO mining towns and
SIX lumber camps. She was most en-
| Enthusiastically received wherever she went,
and The miners treated her as queen,
attending the meetings in large numbers.
She also attended the State convention in
Huntington.
The union thanksgiving service held in
the Lutheran Church last Thursday morn
ing was an interesting and edifying one,
attended by large congregation. The
sermon was by Rev. William Rogers, OF
| the M. E. Church, and was an able and
eloquent address that showed preparation
and profound thought. Indeed, 1t was
| regarded as one OF the best sermons that
has been heard in recent years or such
| an occasion. The music was especially
| good, an augmented choir singing an
anthem and the hymns with line spirit
A solo was sung with much sweetness by
VIM. B. Snyder.
| lanes Wyndham. Lem Prater and Ray
mond Wilmington, OF the KearneySVllle
| neighborhood, were arrested last week
by deputy Game Warden ]. w. Hopper,
on complaint OF d. Lynn Magruder, for
trespaSsing ON the lands OF the latter.
The young men were charged with hunt
ing on Mr.. Magruder'S ShadYside farm
without permission They had hearing
before Magistrate V. q. Moore, but were
discharged from custody because OF lack
of evidence. Several sheep belonging to
MIR. Magruder have been shot recently
by careless hunters, and he has deter
mined to put stopto all such trespassing
on his lands.
Twenty-seven persons took the civil
service examination at Charles Town last
Saturday that was held for the selection
OF candidates who desire appointment as
rural mail carriers with automobiles. Only
two persons took the examination for the
Shepherdstown route Benjamin F, Hart