Shepherdstown register. [volume] (Shepherdstown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1849-1955, 1916-10-26
October 26, 1916
BRIEFS.

- GEMS uOZeH.
Full line OF mems, women's and chill
dren's shoes, old prices, at Hodges.
The Jefferson County Court will meet
iu regular session on Monday, November
9th.
Charles Towns fall festival is on hand
for today, Thursday, and tomorrow, FIJI
day.
Additional Sharpsburg news may be
found on the fourth page OF the Register
this week.
For Sale-A walnut drop-leaf table
nearly 100 years old, in perfect order.
Apply TO Robert Keller.
The Village Improvement Society will
meet at the home OF Mrs. Good Saturday
afternoon at 80 o'clock.
Did you see the handsome display OF
toilet articles in Owens & Miler's win
dow. Your favorite is there.
There will be masked Hallow-e EN-
festival at the Bardane school next Tues
day night, 10 which the friends OF the
school are invited.
For sale, my lunch room on the north
side OF the b. & o. Railroad tracks across
from the station, formerly owned by c.
w. Brown. S. L. Cooley, Shenandoah
Junction, w. Va.
George c. Link has bought handsome
new Buick automobile from the Shep-
herdStown Garage. He is getting ready
TO get over the country quickly when he
enters upon his new office as deputy
sheriff.
The Potomac Valley Round Table will
be in session in Cumberland Friday and
Saturday OF this week. Prof. S. o. Bond,
OF Shepherd College, is vice-president OF
this organization, and Prof. Thos. c.
Miller has long been one OF its most in
fuental members.
Harry K. Kern, of Winchester, sold his
farm OF 345 acres, located north of Mid
deway, to J. r. Ware, of North Carolina,
for Sl7, 80. This farm is on the county
line, part OF being in Berkeley county.
1t was sold within the past twelve years
for SIS per acre. Mr.. Kern got $50 per
acre tor It.
The temperance people OF Sharpsburg
district are working earnestly to close
the saloons in Washington county. Rev.
F. X. Bayley, of Hagerstown, made a
powerful speech there last Saturday night,
and Sunday night Prof. Thos. c. Miller,
OF Shepherdstown, made fine address
il the Methodist Church.
Wheat is quoted in Shepherdstown TO-
day al SLIP bushel-the highest price
known here during the last forty years.
The big price is causing the farmers TO
sell, and large quantities are being de-
lvered TO the dealers and 10 the Whiting
flour mill, which is rushed with orders for
flour Old corn IS quoted at 90 cents
buSnel-another remarkable price.
After the Woolman milk plant at Kear-
neysville has been in operation year,
good dairy COWS will advance 80 per
cent. There will be about dozen nice
Jersey heifers in the Oak Hill sale No
vember Sd, near ShepherdStown, that
will make good COWS in a year. Better
buy before the advance. See the sale
advertisement in this issue OF the Regis
ter.
The drillerS have gotten down about
$50 feet in their search for supply OF
water for the town, and still there's no
wafer. The drill is biting its way still
through solid limestone, and it's nova
question whether they shall keep on or
seek new location. II is unusual to
have to 90 so deep in this section before
striking stream. The ditch-diggerS for
the pipe line are making their way down
Main street.
The Register office is printing this week
the ballots 10 be used at the election on
November It'll. The ballots are about II
by 81 inches in size and contain four
tickets, namely, Democratic, Republican,
Prohibition and Socialist. Some OF the
counties have refused to print the Pro-
hibihon ticket, as that party failed to re-
ceive sufficient votes in 1912 TO entitle
them to place, but our ballot commits
Sioners agreed 10 let the ticket 60 on the
ballot. 1t takes 1900 ballots to supply
Jefferson county.
Henry Jackson Blackford, OF Bardane,
this county, and graduate OF the Charles
Town High School, was one OF the Il
men at Washington and Lee University
to attain grades OF 90 TO 100 in every one
OF his classes during the past session, ac-
cording 10 announcement just made by
President Henry Louis Smith. West
Virginia has the distinction OF furnishing
more intellectual stars at Washington and
Lee in proportion TO representation than
any other State in the Union. Mr.. Black
lord is enrolled in the academic school
and will receive his degree in June. He
is the only son OF Mr.. and Mrs. J. Harry
Blackford, OF Bardane.
A few days ago Edward L. Remnant
concluded 10 have several trees on the
lawn at his home cut down, and engaged
Jack Phillips TO do the work. Jack is an
expert iii this business, and Can usually
make the tree fall exactly where he wants
it TO. One of these trees, however, went
back on himand fell ina contrary direction,
landinguponthe back part otthe dwelling
house. II smashed the upper porch to
pieces, tearing it down entirely. and
knocked out parlor window, sash, frame
and all. The damage amounted TO about
c7E m .ot cA,,nt;ptY the additional l0SS