Shepherdstown register. [volume] (Shepherdstown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1849-1955, 1915-04-15
LITTLE LOCALS.


p. Licklider's house, occupied by Mrs
OSbourn.
Mrs. Jane Athey, an aged resident OIL
this place, made miss-step and fell as
she was leaving religious service in the
firemen's hall Monday night, and broke
one OF her arms quite badly. DR.. Bur-
well gave her surgical attention.
Mr.. and Mrs. R. c. Ringgold have had
plans made for the remodeling of their
residence, Belle Vue, so beautifully To-
Gated just north OF town. Several rooms
will be added and a handsome colonial
porch will be built along the front.
Everybody invited 10 attend the lecture
in the college auditorium this Thursday
evening al O'Clock, by Prosecuting At
torney Geo. d. Moore, OF Charles Town.
The subject will be, "The Trial of Jesus
froma Lawyers Standpoint" No charge
for admission.
Mr.. Harry Hayslett. OF the Leetown
neighborhood, and Miss Lille Watson, OF
Zoar, this county, formerly OF the Shep-
herdStown vicinity. were married at the
home of the bride last Thursday by Rev.
J. c. Siler. They will reside on the
groom's farm near Leetown.
TIC prevent some one from being seri-
ouslY injured or perhaps killed, a sudden
halt should be called upon several speed
maniacs who persist in making race
course OF the principal streets in Shop
herdStown. A good, stiff fine or few
days in jail may prevent tragedy.
Miss Elvira Daniel Moore, daughter Of
Mr.. and Mrs Ami Moore, Jr., of Berry
vile, was married last Wednesday TO Mr..
Samuel Crew Williams, Jr., OF Baltimore.
The wedding took place in the Episcopal
Church, and was followed by brilliant
reception at the home of the brides pa
rents.
In the United States Court at Martins
burg last week "Big Boy" Smith, a COL
ored bootlegger who had been operating
in the Bakerton neighborhood, plead
guilty TO selling liquor Illegally, where
upon he was sentenced by Judge Dayton
to pay fine of $500 and serve sixty
days in the Jefferson county Jail.
Mr.. and Mrs. Mansfield White, of Mont
gomery county, Md, have issued invita-
tons to the marriage OF their daughter,
Miss Elsie Lee White, 10 Mr.. William
Aglionby Daniel, OF shenandoah Junction
The ceremony is TO take place Tuesday
evening, April 9th. at 5 O'Clock, in the
Episcopal Church at Poolesville.
The sunshine and showers OF the past
week have caused great improvement
in the growing wheat and one could al
most see it increase. 1t was feared that
the wheat had been damaged during the
winter, but the way in which it has I'M
proved the past week is very encourag-
ing. Grass and clover are not up TO the
standard, however.
FOR SALE Intending 10 make a
change in our business, we offer for sale
privately all OF our store fixtures, lnclud-
ing American slicing machine, large
| McCray refrigerator, capacity 300 pounds
5 show cases, one cigar and tobacco
floor case l computing scale, capacity
30 pounds National cash register, |
large coffee mill. J. c. Reinhart.
Henry w. Potts has received a cable
gram from Tokyo, Japan, announcing the
birth of a son TO his niece, Mrs. ISABEL
Lands Won Borke, wife OF Captain Won
Borke. Captain Won Borke, who is an
officer in the German army, is prisoner
OF war in the southern part OF Japan, hav-
ing been captured when the Japanese
took the German fortress al Using Tau
several months ago. The information re-
ceived by Mr.. Potts is that mother and
son are doing well.
Every householder in the community
ought TO add his efforts for clean town
10 the work now being done by the cor
poration officials. The town authorities
are cleaning the StreetS,-the citizens
should attend to private premises, and
thus make thoroughly good job OF 1t
If each individual makes his own property
clean and tidy and the streets and alleys
are put in good condition by the corpora
ton, we can have a genuinely clean and
sanitary town. Let us all unite in the
good work.
| C.N. Whiting has met with consider
able difficulty in eXcavating for the foun-
dations and basement OF his new mill on
Washington street. Water was found al
ter digginga couple of feetinto the ground,
and the whole lot seems TO be underlald
with springs. Mr.. Whiting, who was
doing the work by day labor, had TO put
a gasoline engine and pump at work to
drain the trenches, and even then found
much difficulty in keeping ahead OF the
water. We understand that he will con-
tract for the excavation and the placing Of
the foundation walls and concrete work.
Miss Marguerite c. Burwell, daughter
of Mr.. Thomas H. Burwell, was married
on Monday at Christ Protestant EpiSco-
pal Church, Wildwood, Va, 10 Mr.. LOUIS
Meade, OF the Vineyard, near Wildwood
Rev. ]. NJ. Robson officiated. Miss
Burwell was given in marriage by her
father and was unattended. Mr.. Meade'S
best man was Mr.. Conway Dillingham;, OIL
Philadelphia, and little Miss Virginia ia
cobs, daughter of MIR. and Mrs, Edward
B. Jacobs, OF Clarke county, and niece o.
the bride, was flower girl. The bride iss
cousin OF DR.. Burwell, OF Shepherdstown
Attention is called 10 the sale OF the
piIIr,ver real estate. which is TO be offer