Shepherdstown register. [volume] (Shepherdstown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1849-1955, 1915-04-22
LITTLE LOCALS.

- YA.SO ououSi. SOIH - 10 cents
bushel.
Born TO MIR. and Mrs. A. w. Finly, o.
Detroit, Mich, on Sunday last, fine
eight-pound. son, Albert Welker, Jr. Mrs
finly was formerly Miss Lenora Marten
OF Shepherdstown.
The corporation authorities have had
the streets nicely cleaned the past week
Now let householders follow the good
example and have all rubbish removed
and premises put in good order.
Vincite Spectacles only so cents, re-
sembling in appearance the finest lax
gold frames and are fitted with carefully
ground lenses. When you are in need
OF pair OF Eyeglasses, pay us a visit
and you will be pleased. Sold only by
Owens & Miller.
Scott Grant. wealthy farmer and
horseman of Frederick county, Va, has
bought from Morgan A. Orndorff the tarm
known as the Edward Colston place at
Summit Point. The farm contains 2O6
acres and is well improved. The price
paid was SIC, 800 cash.
Marshall Burns, OF the Ripon neighbour
hood, is building large new barn 10 re-
place that which was destroyed by fire
last fall. The new structure is 46 by 100
feet in size, 2Ot feet to the square, and
there will also be shed IA by 80 feet.
The barn frame was raised Wednesday.
FOR SALE Intending to make a
change in our business, we offer for sale
privately all of our store fixtures, includ-
ing American slicing machine, l large
McCray refrigerator, capacity 300 pounds !;
5 show cases, one a cigar and tobacco
floor case | computing scale. capacity
80 pounds National cash register, |
large coffee mill. J. c. Reinhart.
Rev. B. F. Lawrence, OF the Pentecos-
tai or Holiness church, who has been
holding services in firemen's hall for the
past couple OF months, concluded the SER
vices here last Sunday night. He and
his party will, it is said, 90 TO Cumber-
land. They may return here later and
hold meetings in tent during the warm
weather. They made number of con-
verts while i'll Shepherdstown
The drought that has prevailed for so
long in this section continues, although
forty drops or so OF rain fell Tuesday
night and settled the dust temporarily.
While the showers freshened vegetation
a bit, good rain in greatly needed. The
wheat IS beginning to suffer for it, and il
it doesn't soon come the hay crop will be
materially affected. Cisterns and ponds
are dry and much inconvenience is being
caused by the scarcity Of water.
Ii is likely that w. w. Waddy will be
appointed agent for the Norfolk & West
ern Railway at ShepherdStown. The
time for receiving applications for the
place expires today, and up to last night
he was the Oldest man in point of service
who had applied for the position. Mr..
Waddy has been agent for the N. & w.
at Island Ford, Va, for some years, and
is said 10 be one OF the best men on this
division.
RIA. Littrell, photographer for the Nor
folk & Western Railway Company, was
in Shepherdstown on Tuesday taking .
number of views for use in the Southern
Home Seeker. quarterly publication
issued by the railroad company and edited
by F. H LaBaume, head of the agricul-
tural bureau. Mr.. Liltrell took photo
graphs Of number of the handsome
country homes in this section and points
OF interest in and about the town, which
will be used in an article to be published
in forthcoming issue OF the journal re-
ferred tc
Michael Wright left the first OF the week
for Appomattox, Va, where he and his
son, Lawrence Wright, will begin the
season with their merry-go-r round outfit,
which was stored there during the winter
They had splendid business last year,
and their circuit for the ensuing season
promises equally good results. Lester
E. Staley has opened up with his outfit
at Harrisouburg, Va, and has a good
schedule mapped out through Virginia,
including a number OF fairs and big en-
tertainments. Mr.. Staley also had good
season last year.
Harvey Johnson, a colored man, was
arrested in Charles Town last Saturday
night as he stepped from B. & o. train,
on suspicion OF having robbed the office
OF VIM. E. Reed & Son. He had on his
persons two quarts and half pint OF
WhiSkey which he had just bought al
Weverton, and as this was a hall pint
more than the laws allows, he was trap
ped. He plead guilty before magistrate
Gallaher, who fined him 500 and sem
fenced han TO two months in the county
Jail. Johnson will have TO work on the
county roads until the fine and costs are
paid.
]. M. Rush has taken up subscriptions
this week from residents OF the town for
the purchase of material with which TO
oil Main street for the three blocks be-
tween Duke and Princess streets. He
has almost enough money for this pur-
pose, and will be sure TO get sufficient
sum if everybody will contribute. We
understand that residents ofPrinceSS street
will have that muCh-traveled thorough
fare oiled also, and the block on Main
street between Princess and Mill streets
will be similarly treated. We hope that
the whole town may be well oiled and