Shepherdstown register. [volume] (Shepherdstown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1849-1955, 1915-03-18
LITTLE LOCALS.


The town clock has been silent again
nearly all week. It's good old clock
what pity that the people are deprived
OF its benefits just for lack OF few re-
pairs.
Born TO MIR. and Mrs. James H. Myers,
OF this county, last Sunday an eight pound
daughter. This statement explains the
broad smiles on The faces of grandparents
Link and Myers.
The Register has gotten in a fine new
stock OF card board of various tints and
colors in full sheets, size % by % inches.
We will sell this in blank or printed in
in any form desired.
Baseball players. save your order for
Owens & Miller. We will have new
line OF Reach and Spalding's bats, gloves
and balls. You know their value, so pay
US a visit next week. Owens & Miller.
"Big Boy" Smith, colored bootlegger
who has been peddling whiskey in the
Bakerton and Keller neighborhood, was
arrested few days ago and taken TO Mar
tinsburg for hearing before Commission
er Downs. He plead guilty and was re-
manded to jail to await the action of the
federal court.
The Potomac Valley Round Table will
meet in Shepherdstown April 23d and
oath. This interesting gathering of teach
ers of West Virginia and Maryland is a
very pleasing event, and our people will
be glad,we are sure, TO extend the visit
ors cordial welcome. The programme
will be published in due time.
The Hunter farm at Duffelds has been
divided among the two heirs, Samuel w
and Warren Hunter. We understand that
the latter gets 40 acres of land and all the
buildings on the place, while the former
gets IA acres OF land with no improve
mentS. The division was made by three
commISsionersap appointed for that purpose
A good deal OF work is needed on the
roads OF ShepherdStown district this year
if they are to be maintained at their usual
standard, and it is hoped that our road
men will soon begin operations. Now
that the district men are to have charge
of the turnpikeS, it is expected that these
highways will be considerably improved
Mr.. and Mrs J. Louis Sheetz have
moved into their new home on FairvieW
avenue in the southern suburbs OF the
town, which has recently been completed
This is very pretty and comfortable
home, in nice location, and is deSir-
able addition to that section Of the town.
We hope that Mr.. and Mrs. Sheetz will
live long TO enjoy it.
The Register office surrendered last
Thursday afternoon TO Prof. A. d. Kena-
mond and one OF his classes OF young
ladies and gentlemen from Shepherd Col
lege, who were interested in seeing the
operation OF printing newspaper. They
saw the wheels of the presses 90 round,
almost learned TO set type and escaped
without being Smudged with ink.
The groundhog's time was upon Tues
day, and take il all in all he maintained
his reputation fairly well. There was no
especially severe weather during the past
six weeks, and most Of the time the sun
Shone brightly, even if the air has been
cool. There has been no weather TO
harm the fruit buds up TO this time, and ii
is reported generally that they are in ex-
ceilent condition.
n. c. Fur, of Kabletown, was caller
Al the Register office yesterday, and ar
ranged to advertise next week the famous
Reading Standard motor cycle, for which
he has the agency for Jefferson county
The Reading Standard is high grade
naChine-none better is made-and Mr..
Fur Will take pleasure in demonstrating
il to anyone interested Look for the
advertisement next week.
S. L. Cooley, OF this place, who has for
several years had position in the rail-
road office at Shenandoah Junction, going
to his work there each morning and re-
turning on the night train, has gotten tired
of the daily journeys and will move TO
the Junction the first of April. He has
rented the residence OF Mrs. E. M. Will
ians IN that place. MIR. Cooley will also
open news stand and lunch room in the
building formerly occupied as a drug store
by Dr. Marshall.
Jos. w. Ware, Jr., is offering his car
load OF mules at private sale, as may be
seen by advertisement in another column.
He has some twenty or thirty OF these
animals, all of them fine, young, thrifty
specimens, gentle and easily handled.
On Monday he took two OF them that had
never even had bride on them before,
and hitched them 10 stick wagon and
drove them to town. They behaved like
veterans and gave no trouble whatever,
showing unusual intelligence and docility.
"Uncle" George Frazier, colored, is
the proud poSseSSor OF a string OF beads
that he says beats The world. They took
first prize at the Centennial Exhibition in
Philadelphia in 1876, because there was
nothing else like them in competition.
George says that the beads were made in
the old country by the Indians, who were
the inventors OF beads, and they are hand
carved. A peculiar quality OF the beads
IS tina. the owner has no difficulty in get
ting a wife as long as they are in his pos
session. George has gotten two wives
since he has owned them, and he says
that he can get third if he just says the
word. He is not hankering for another,