Shepherdstown register. [volume] (Shepherdstown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1849-1955, 1915-03-11
LITTLE LOCALS.

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 visit next week Owens & Miller.
The price OF wheat has made net gain
OF eight cents bushel the past week.
selling today at 81 42,as against 81 "a last
Thursday. Corn has advanced two cents
a bushel, local dealers offering u cents
today.
]. V. Shipman, who was county agri-
cultural agent for Jefferson county the past
year, has been appointed agent for Ran
dolph county, this State, and will, we are
informed, continue the same line of work
in that section.
Three or four inches of snow fell last
Friday night and Saturday morning, but
il didn't last long. The snow was soft
and moist and chung closely TO the trees
and shrubbery, making the country look
woudrously lovely.
Announcement is made OF the engage
ment OF Mss Grace Venting and Mr..
Walter Edwards, both OF Paw Paw, this
State. Miss Venting graduated from
Shepherd College in the class of 1911,
and was popular student of this school.
Announcement is made that repairs to
the Chesapeake & Ohio canal will be
finished up next week, and water will be
turned into the ditch the last week in
March. Boats will begin TO load at Cum
berland the Isl of April. About so boats
will be operated on the canal the coming
season by the Canal Towage Company.
r. c. Ringgold's sale last Friday was
we'll attended and good prices were real
lied. No cattle were sold, on account
OF the quarantine regulations that prevent
the use of public roads by cattle. Horses
brought up TO $500, and the ponies also
sold very WELL the highest selling at $500,
ard another at $l55, $l30and lower prices.
M. S. r. Moler, the well-known mer-
chant at Engle's, this county, has pur-
chased half interest in the wholesale
produce and confectionery business OF E.
l.. Wilson, in Charles Town. Mr.. Moler
will continue in charge of his store at
Engle's, and Mr.. Wilson will run the
| Charles Town place. s. M. Best, OF Ba-
| kerton. will be book-keeper for E. L.
Wilson & Co.
The ladies' aid society OF the Lutheran
Church will hold an exchange on Satur-
day in The room in the Cookus building
on Main street, when they will sell the
good things for which Shepherdstown
cooks are famouS-cakes, pies, beaten
biscuits, candies, canned goods, etc. In
the evening the best OF chicken soup will
be served by pretty girls. Public pat
ronage solicited.
Mrs. ID. L. Magruder, Of the Kearneys-
vile neighborhood, telephoned us on
Tuesday TO say that il was not true that
their farm was quarartined because OF
foot-and-mouth disease. She said that
she had quarantine system of her own,
| however. to protect their fine herd OF
dairy COWS. All strangers had better
keep away unless they are fumigated and
inspected, and even then they are not
welcome.
Postmaster w. L. Remnant asks us to
gently call the attention of patrons OF the
posiofiice TO the regulations, which re-
uuire that all box rents must be paid in
advance. A number Of patrons have
been lax in paying box rent, and as this
money must all be turned over to the
department promptly each quarter, the
postmaster has to make up deficiencies
when such occur He has been instructed
to Withdraw the boxes from those renters
who fail to pay promptly, and thus gives
notice OF what delnquentS may expect.
T. Fred Hammond held his public sale
near Kearneysvile yesterday, and not
withstanding the scare over the foot-and-
mouth disease, he made very satistac-
tory sale. Horses sold up to $2l0, and
his sheep, which were particularly fine,
brought ST. each. The cattle were sold
with the understanding that Mr.. Ham,
mond would hold them until the quaran-
tine was lifted, and would take the risk OF
keeping them in good condition. The
cattle did not bring as high prices as they
would have done under ordinary condl-
tons. but COWS sold as high as $50. A
| large crowd attended the sale.
| Adam Brenneman, highly regarded
resident of Jefferson county, who spent
the past winter with his daughter, Mrs
| Melvin, in Baltimore. recently suffered
the loss of one OF his arms, Mr.. Bren-
neman fell and broke the arm several
months ago. The broken bone refused
10 properly knit and other complications
ensued, until finally it was found neceS-
sary 10 amputate the injured arm. This
was done at hospital in that city. Al
though advanced in years, Mr.. brenne-
man stood the operation well and is re-
covering nicely. His friends in this coun-
ty sympathize with hun in his misfortune.
Five colored Baptist converts were bap-
tized in the Potomac river at Shepherds
town last Sunday morning-the first time
that this ceremony has been observed
here for some years. The baptism was
witnessed by large crowd OF both white
and colored persons. Isaac Wilson, one
OF the prominent members OF the con-
gregation, led the way into the icy waters
of the river, using pole to sound the
depths and TO see that they did not get in
too deep. The minister in charge, Rev.
, Nl,.-