Shepherdstown register. [volume] (Shepherdstown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1849-1955, 1916-11-23
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Thursday, November q, 1916
BRIEFS.
Fresh cocoanuts at Remnants.

Limited supply OF currants at Remnants.
Next Thursday will be thanksgiving
day.
Salt herring. 10 cents dozen. at Rein
hart's.
Eggs are IS cents a dozen and butter is
- cents pound.
Oranges, grapes, bananas and grape
fruit al Reinhart's.
Evaporated fruits in clean, sanitary
packages, at Remnants.
\ fashion item says that women's skirts
are TO be longer shortly.
Wheat is quoted atS1. 70 bushel today
and corn is up 10 so cents.
mo TreSpaSsing" placards for sale at
the Register office at cents each.
The BetheSa Church Society at Moler's
Will hold IFS annual sale and lunch on
November 9th at 10 O'clock.
Z. J. Miller and Roland A. Hammond
have qualified as administrators ofthe es-
tate OF the late Milton s. Miller, OF Kear-
neySvile.
Turkeys are selling in ShepherdStown
at 3 cents a pound, live weight. This
is the highest price we have ever known
for these fowls here.
A farmers institute will be held at
Shenandoah Junction Wednesday and
Thursday, December 9th and 7th. Fur
Their notice next week.
The ladies of Grace Baptist Church OF
Shenandoah Junction will serve supper
and icecream in the |. o. o. F. hall on
November 30th and December LIST.
Edgar NJ. Ashcomb, who conducted a
shoe store in Martinsburg, has made an
assignment for the benefit ofhiS creditors.
He will travel for a wholesale shoe firm.
VIM. Luria, the junk man, is in the
market for all sorts OF hides and furs.
Highest market price paid for skunk,
'pOssum and muskrat hides, or any other
iur SKINS
County Agent w. M. Bewick, who has
been serving as agricultural agent in
Berkeley county, has resigned, and will
90 to Wisconsin TO take charge of a large
dairy farm
The l.. d. c. will have sale OF fancy
articles on Saturday. December 9th. All
Interested will please send contributions
at any time prior 10 this date TO Mrs.
Molie Folk.
Al the term of the federal court in
Paiiippi John Casey was sentenced TO a
year in the penitentiary fer stealing a
barrel OF Huntsville whiskey from a
railroad car in Martnsburg.
y new schedule on the B. & o. Rail-
road will go into effect December Sd.
Train No. 50, now due at Shenandoah
Junction at II a. m, will reach there
about 9 p hereaiter-so ii is reported
H. l. Snyder & Co. have Tor sale a de-
slia5Ie little farm home about two miles
from Shepherdstown. The place con-
tairs 25 acres and will be sold at bar
gam. II good ueghborhood and on fine
70 q.
The ladies' aid society of the M E.
Church will hold an oyster supper in the
domestic science hall Of Shepherd COL
lie e on the evening OF thanksgiving day.
Supper VIII be served from O'Clock on.
Fancy articles viii also be sold.
There was a large and imposing parade
in Charles Town last nigut in celebration
OF lie recent Democratic victory. There
were many automobiles aud a large Gum-
ber Of mounted men in line. Shepherds
town sent large delegation over.
Mrs. William Campbell and Miss b II
0sra Campbell, who have been residents
Of Charles Town for years, have gone 10
Washington TO make their home. Mr.
Campbell is in the government service
aud is on the road most OF his time.
The headquarters of the West Virginia
Su1dsy School Association have been
moved from Wheeling 10 ClarkSburg,
where Offices have been leased in the
Union Bank Building. The new secre-
tiry, Walter A. Snow, is in charge.
The Young Peoples Society of the
Presbyterian Church of Shenandoah
Junction will have sale OF fancy articles,
suitable for Christmas presents, at the
residence of J. Y. Blackford all day on
Wednesday, December 9th. Soup and
icecream will be served.
DR.. B. w. White, veterinary surgeon,
who has been located in Shepheristown
for some months past, has returned to
his home in Portsmouth, Va, for an in
definite stay. DR.. w. A. Coyner, who
has been in Rappahannock county, Va,
has returned here and will look after the
practice.
DR.. J. w. Shipper, OF Gerrardstown,
last Saturday purchased at public sale the
two Miller farms, at one time known as
the Jacob Thrush place, about 3 IL miles
east OF MartinSbuTg. One farm contains
1870 acres and the other al acres. Dr.
Shipper paid $65 25 per acre for the first
and $35.25 per acre for the second.
These deeds for the transfer OF real es-
tate in the county have been filed for
record in the office OF the county clerk:
F. W. Kremer, house and lot al Shenan-
doah Junction, TO Hattie Stickel, 81, 250;
Frank Beckwith, T. c. Green and c. N.
Campbell. special commissioners. to Ella
Robinson, house and lotin Charles Town,
for S2l9; Geo. D. Moore, executor of
Sarah Carey, lot in Gibsontown to George
Reed, for $40.