Shepherdstown register. [volume] (Shepherdstown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1849-1955, 1915-09-09
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and part OF the foundation walls are in.
Material is being placed on the ground
as fast as possible, so that there may be
no delay in the work.
Berkeley county has selected county
agricultural agent who has been engaged
for two years and who began his duties
the lSt OF September. He is VIM. IA.
.Bewick, OF Madison, Wis, and is a
graduate OF the University OF Wisconsin.
The Register goes TO press this week
on Wednesday afternoon, instead OF
Thursday, so that all hands may have OPP
portunity TO enjoy the lair. Next week
we hope to come up smiling as usual
with the Register in its accustomed good
form.
Dewey Murphy, who worked on the
| Frank Foreman farm near Scrabble, had
his right hand terribly hurt few days
ago by getting il caught in feed cutter.
His thumb was cut off, the palm OF his
hand was lacerated and several fingers
were mangled.
c. N. Whiting has sold to w. A. Lemen
the house and nine acres OF land at Bill
myers Mill which was formerly occupied
by Mr.. Whiting as residence. This
will make comfortable home for Mr..
Lemen, who will get possession the first
of next April. The price paid is $500.
Mary Simms Halter, colored school
teacher OF Myerstown, this county, was
instantly killed last Saturday night in
driving accident. The horse she was
driving became frightened and ran away,
whereupon she jumped from the buggy,
breaking her neck and fracturing her skull.
The directors of the Farmers Bank OF
| Shepherdstown have elected Frank w.
Myers to be cashier, succeeding E. Rush
Turner, deceased. Mr.. Myers has been
assistant cashier for number OF years,
and has given the bank such efficient and
faithful service that his promotion has
naturally followed.
The sale OF live stock OF w. A. Fulk
and Mrs. 6. H. Bowers, at the latter's
farm near Leetown, was largely attended
last Thursday, and good prices were OBJ
tanned. The total receipts were $4,642.
Eighty head of cattle were sold. Cows
brought as high as $500. horses $3.50
and sheep 500. Dodd and Hoffman
cried the sale.
We had an interesting game OF base
ball,here Wednesday with the Hancock
team, which the visitors won by the close
score of two TO one. II was tie until
the last inning, when ball dangerously
near the foul line LET in one OF the Han
cock boys with the winning run. It was
a hard game to lose, but we could only
grin and bearit.
The fall term ofShepherd College State
Normal School will begin next Tuesday,
September l4th, when il is expected that
the full corps of teachers will be on hand,
ready for the sessions work. The out
look for the coming school year is eX-
cellent, and with the Improvements in
contemplation this excellent school vii
be better than ever.
Miss M. L. Burllans, OF HagerStown,
who has long been an advertiser in the
Register, has moved her millinery store
FROM the Kohler building in that city to
43 West Washington street, next door 10
the Hagerstown Bank, where she will be
pleased to see old friends and new Gus
toners. Miss Burhans' place has always
been popular with Virginia folks.
The annual meeting of the Jefferson
County Sunday School Convention will
be held in the Methodist Episcopal Church
OF Shepherdstown on Thursday and Fri
day, September 23rd and oath. An in
teresting programme has been prepared,
and there will be discussions OF pertinent
topics by county Sunday school workers
as we'll as by officers of the State Asso-
citation.
Archibald E. Barnes, produce conf
mission broker OF HagerStown and tor
mer resident OF this county, was arrested
last week on the charge Of miSappropria-
ting 81 200, the amount received for SELL
ing eight carloads OF canteloupes for n.
E. Washburn, OF Georgia. Washburn
was not satisfied with the statements re-
turned by Barnes, but the latter claims that
he rendered correct itemized accounts,
that he is guilty of no wrong-doing, and
that the matter will be satisfactorily ar
ranged.
The advocates OF equal suffrage have
tent on the fair grounds, in charge OF Miss
Violet cambridge, OF this place, and Miss
Charlotte Pendleton, OF Pittsburg, former
ly ofShepherdStown. These enthusiastic
young ladies are earnestly and eloquently
advocating the cause and are distributing
literature 10 the people. Thursday there
will be public speaking, and everybody
is invited to hear the ladies discuss this
question. Mrs. Stoner and Miss Edger-
ton, of Washington, are expected tomake
addresses. Mrs. Stoner has been here
before, and is remembered by our people
with great pleasure.
Personal Mention.
Mr.. ]. E. Rentch, of Baltimore, former
" of this place, is in ShepherdStown to