Shepherdstown register. [volume] (Shepherdstown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1849-1955, 1915-01-21
LITTLE LOCALS.

The price of wheat has been fluciuating
the past week, but it is pretty near the
top price again this morning, orr local
dealers offering Sl.3S bushel. Corn is
quoted at 70 cents.
Owens & Miller's prescription depart
ment is the best in the county. Equip
ment is up to date, and careful attention
is given to your prescriptions. May we
fill your prescriptions
Have your bills printed at the Register
office and have your sale advertised in
this paper. No better bills are printed in
this section and an advertisement will
be widely circulated. Come in and learn
our prices for first-class service.
Raymond p. Shaffer has bought from H..
A. Tenant the latter's dwelling house on
Washington street, and expects 10 move
into it soon after the first OF February.
He paid 81 600 for The property. Mir.
Tenant will have sale OF personal prop
erty on January 30th, and expects TO
move with his family 10 Richmond, Va,
in few weeks.
There has been drop OF eight cents a
dozen in'the price OF eggs the past week
welcome news to those who have TO
buy them-and the price here today is Is
cents dozen. The mild weather OF the
past week or two has encouraged the
hens to get busy and eggs have been COM
ing into the market more plentifully.
Butter is still Is cents pound.
Byington Hooe plead guilty before
Judge Mace in theDRockville police court
last week TO operating r. &. Ringgolds
automobile while under the influence Of
liquor, and after interceSsion by Mr.. Ring
gold was let off with fine OF $40 and
costs. The charge against his companion,
John H. Burke, OF Harper'S Ferry, was
dismissed. II is said that the automobile
was not damaged as badly as had been
first reported.
A number OF contractors were in Shep-
herdStown yesterday to submit estimates
on the machinery for the new Touring
mill which c. N. Whiting proposes TO
erect on his lot adjoining the Norfolk &
Western Railway on Washington street.
A switch has already been built 10 the
site OF the mill, and it is likely that con-
struction of the building will begin as
soon as the weather permits. We hope
that the new enterprise may soon be un-
der way.
J. w. Clarke, detective OF the Nor
folk & Western Railway, has been active
in arresting train riders who have been
making Shenandoah Junction their head
quarters. AS result of two or three
weeks investigation in the Junction yards
Clarke arrested twenty three persons, all
but two of whom were convicted ofriding
freight trains. Six OF them paid their fines
and passed on, and fifteen were sentenced
to work thirty days on the county roads
in default of fines. Concealed weapons
were found on two of the prisoners, who
were sentenced TO six months on the
county roads.
The spelling bee at KearneySville last
Friday night was great success, the at
tendance being large and the interest
keen. After long battle the main con-
test was won by Miss Lulu Jennings, a
teacher OF Middeway district, who spelled
down Kenneth Wilmington, nine-year-
old wonder who showed himself TO be
one u the best spoilers in the community.
Miss Jennings won the prize of $3.50 in
.cId Kenneth won the prize of dollar
Tor the best Speller in the upper grades
ana Rebd Thomas got similar prize as
the best speller in the lower grades.
Herbert c. Miller gave out the words.
The sum OF $l9.40 was taken in, and this
will be used for needed Improvements in
the school,
AT meeting in Shepherdstown last
Friday OF the monument committee Of the
Rumseyan Society a half dozen repre-
SentativeS OF artists and contractors were
present with models and sketches OF the
proposed memorial TO James RumSey.
In the afternoon and evening the hall in
which the models and sketches were
shown was opened TO the general public,
and great many persons visited the eX-
hibit and admired the beautiful things
that were shown. The exhibit included
obeliSks, columns and bronze statues,
and some OF the designs were extremely
handsome. and appropriate. II has not
been possible to make decision yet,
but il is hoped that by early spring a Sc
lection shall have been made and the work
started.
Your can't beat such luck as comes TO
Lawrence Stevenson, the voluble little
tonsorial artist and bootblack and general
utility man at Shenandoah Junction. A
short time ago Lawrence was arrested in
ShepherdStown on the charge OF selling
liquor illegally, and last week Deputy
Marshal Athey took him to Parkersburg
for trial. He was acquitted OF the charge,
the grand jury diSmissing the indictment,
and he then triumphantly made the return
trip in an honorable official capacity, the
court having appointed him TO aSSiStDep-
uty Marshal Athey in guarding the con-
victed bootleggers sentenced TO serve
terms in the Berkeley and Jefferson county
lais. Although he had gone TO ParkerS-
burg in deep detection, he returned with
banners flying. Thornton Clark, who
was arrested in this county for bootleg
ging, was not so fortunate, having drawn
sentence that called for $500 fine and
three months Imprisonment in the jail in
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