Shepherdstown register. [volume] (Shepherdstown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1849-1955, 1915-11-18
LITTLE LOCALS.

This is the time of year when a good
many subscriptions TO the Register are
due. Pay up, so that the editor may lay
in his winter supply OF wood and Goa
and bacon and flour and chocolate cake
and cider and potatoes and other neces-
SarieS OF life.
All those who are willing TO aid in the
effort 10 help the hospitalin Charles Town
are invited and urged 10 attend meeting
to be held In the parlors OF the Hotel
RumSey next Wednesday afternoon at 3
O'Clock. Let everybody interest them
selves in this good work.
Washington Cover seems to be win
ming his fight to save his leg Recent re-
ports from Keedysville say that his foot
is now healing, and attending physicians
say that he has every chance to recover
from the injuries caused by the runaway
accidentnear Shepherdstown some weeks
ago.
II is reported in the newspapers that
| an effort will be made to close the liquor
saloons at Weverton, the only point OF
booze distribution between Washington
and Cumberland on the b. & o. Railroad.
The most OF the trouble on the railroad
is caused by liquor procured at Viewer
ton, and the company would give good
deal 10 have the saloons closed.
The annual union thanksgiving service
will be held in the Lutheran Church in
Shepherdstown on Thursday next, No
vember 18th, at II O'Clock. The sermon
will be preached by Rev. William Rogers,
OF the M. E. Church. All the people OF
the town and OF the community are cor
daily invited to attend this service. The
usual collection for the poor will be taken
up.
The postmaster and the editor had an
other fine chase after the rabbits last Fri
day, honors being easy in the number OF
Dummies that were bagged. The post
master insists that he be allowed to write
the details OF the days sport, especially
of the attempt of the editor TO climb a
barbed-Wire fence, but we have good and
sufficient reasons for refusing 10 permit
him TO do so.
Last Saturday evening about 7 O'Clock
three men were held up and robbed oil
their weeks wages by highwayman as
they were on their way from BlairIon TO
Martinsburg. The robbery took place on
the ShepherdStown road where il is cross
ed by the railroad track from the National
quarry. II was bold and daring hold
up, and the highwayman had pistol
which he wasn't bit slow TO use.
The ladies of the Reformed Church will
serve the usual thanksgiving dinner next
Thursday, November 18th, in the domeS-
tic science hall of Shepherd College, for
merly the old college hall. For 80 cents
they will give delightful meal-turkey,
old ham, salad and all that goes with a
thanksgiving dinner. They will also
serve supper in the evening at % cents.
The patronage OF the public is solicited,
as the proceeds are for good cause.
The Norfolk & Western Railway has
constructed spur track from the main
line 10 the site OF the RumSey monument
on the river cliff, to facilitate the handling
OF the heavy sections OF granite that will
compose the monument and its base.
Contractor Forbes will build trdmWay
for trucks on which the stone will be
carried from the cars TO the monument.
Ii is likely that the shipment OF granite
from the shops will begin now in short
time.
The brick work on the new college
dormitory having been practically COM
pleted, the carpenters are now pushing
along their work on the Structure. The
brick work has been well done, and the
walls of rich red bricks LAID in white NOR
tar present very pleasing appearance.
1t may be seen by what has been done so
far that the dormtory is TO be handsome
building and one that will add greatly to
the usefulness and popularity OF Shepherd
College.
The Standard Oil Company has erected
gasoline tank with a capacity OF $4,000
gallons along the N. & w. Railroad near
Lemen's elevator i'll this place. Although
The Standard has long had coaloil tanks
here, If has never had tank forgaSoline.
David Lemen will be the agent for the
Company and will handle the gasoline,
il is presumed, as he handles coaloil,
selling at wholesale. Automobiles are
hoping that the installation OF the tank
here will result in lower prices for gaso-
line.
The Register had postcard the other
day from our former compoSitor, F. Her
man Merchent, who has recently been
working at his trade in Spokane, Wash
ington. Herman has been seeing good
biz of the country, having worked his way
in the past couple OF years from Boston
to Spokane. He writes that he has been
doing Lawrence McChan stunt for the
past few months and has been IN many
places. His final conclusion is that the
Shenandoah Valley has all other sections
beaten to FRAGILE.
Washington, Alexander & Cooke, OF
Charles Town, closed deal recently
which netted the firm considerable profit
AS owners OF the fertilizer firm they had
at their plant quantity OF potash, COM
modify which has advanced in price from
$40 ion TO $3.50 and $500 ton since the
beginning OF the European war. Potash
is used IN the manufacture OF matches
and eunpoWder, and owing to its scarcity
small quantities are sought and handsome
prices paid. The Charles Town firm had
about So tons which they had purchased
before the advance. Having an offer OF
$3.50 ton for their stock, they sold, re-
ceivlng bid of $500 per ton when the
last car had been loaded and billed for
shipment. Their profits are estimated TO
be between S., 900 and $4,000. The pur-
chaser is said TO have made 81 900 on each
carload.
The biggest sale of farming lands that
ever look place in Washington county,
Nd, was held in Hagerstown on Monday,
when twelve parcels OF land belonging TO
the late John L. NicodemuS were sold at
public sale. The property brought SlOl,-
S32 Is. The home farm of "a acres at the
edge of Boonsboro was bought by w.
D. King al $229. 25 per acre; the French
farm OF 300 acres, near Boonsboro, was
bought by David o. Lakin and his wife
at $50 an acre; o. o. Moser bought a
tract OF II acres for 1874 per acre; the
Marshall farm, l2l acres. a mile SOUTH
west OF Boonsboro, was bought oy Otto
w. King at STA per acre; the Upper farm
OF % acres was purchased by Edward ).