Shepherdstown register. [volume] (Shepherdstown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1849-1955, 1916-12-07
BRIEFS.


Christmas two weeks from next Mon
day.
Today the sun rises at 100 and sets at
4.3S.
Oranges, bananas and nuts At Nj. r.
MOler'S.
Fine line OF cut glass and china at Nj.
K. Moler'S.
Everything is going up and nothing
coming down.
Butter is % cents pound and eggs are
IS CeGtS q dozen.
Highest price paid for country produce
at NJ. K. MCleT'S.
Born to Mr.. and Mrs. Carl Rocken-
baugh, daughter
Ii you have Christmas goods 10 sell,
advertise them in the Register.
Elmer Tenant, near town, has bought
himself new Chevrolet runabout.
Our local dealers are paying 81. 90 a
buShel Tor wheat today and 81 cents TOR
corn.
We Will make special price on Xmas
candy Tor schools and Sunday schools.
NJ. K. Moler.
The water has been drawn from The
Chesapeake & Ohio canal and boating is
over tor this season.
Pork is selling at from $1,000 to $l2 90
per hundredwelght, dressed. Not much
is oeing bought at his price.
Born 10 Mir. and Mrs. Arthur Emmons,
OF Baltimore, son. Mrs. EmmonS was
iOrmiy Miss Mary HumnckhouSe, of this
place.
The H. ID. {. will hold sale OF fancy
articles III the old college hall Saturday
afternoon Of TINS week, beginning al
o'clock.
For Sale About 500 White Leghorn
hens and pulletS ABOUT ready 10 lay.
VIII rent plant 10 purchaser OF whole lot.
h. L. Remnant.
A large force OF men has been busy
the past week digging trenches and laying
pipes Tor the waIerworkS system. High,
Princess, New and Washington streets
have oeen the scenes OF principal opera
tons.
Miss Sue Hess, of Washington, who
has Oeen visiting her relatives in Shop
herdStown, sang a solo in the Lutheran
Church last Sunday night. She has a
very pleasing voice, and The music was
greatly enjoyed.
4 Christmas sale will be held by the
Young Peoples Missionary Society OF
the keaTneySVllle Presbyterian Church
on Fnday, December 18th, in Trump S
hall. Fancy articles suitable for Christ
mas gifts will De sold, and soup, icecream
and candy will be served.
The Halltown public school will hold
spelling bee and festival in the school
building al that place Friday evening OF
this week, beginning at 100 O'Clock. A
prize Will be awarded 10 the best speler.
Chicken soup, cake, candy and icecream
will be served. Everybody invited.
Mrs. John r. Thompson, who lives on
Bellevue farm, near town, was taken Ill
win appendicitis some days ago, and on
Sunday was taken 10 the hospital IN
Charles Town, where she was operated
upon She STOOD the operation very
well, and her friends will De glad to learn
that she is getting along nicely.
An alarm OF lire last Saturday morning
about ! O'Clock called out the tlremen
anu drew the usual crowd. A spark had
set ire TO the roof OF the house on Wash
ington street occupied by Annie Woods,
COOTed, aud was burning merrlly when
il was quenched with few buckets Of
water. Ine engine was not needed.
VALLEY Farm" an interesting rural
comedy III tour acts, will be presented
by local talent in the fiIemen'S hall on
TUESDAY and Wednesday, December 18th
aud 2Oln. The admission Will be p cents,
reserved seats IS cents, and everybody
is invited 10 attend, as The proceeds are
for good cause. Further notice next
week.
The Village improvement Association
has had iron baskets or receptacleS placed
al intervals along Main street, and all
persons who WISH 10 have the streets
kept clean are requested 10 place waste
paper therein instead OF throwing 1t upon
Inc street. he intention IS good-lt Is
now up 10 the puOllC TO show whether or
not II Will be success III practice.
The town authorities are making some
needed improvements TO our streets this
week, filling IN crushed stone at the
CROSSINGS 50 dS TO do away Wlthth bumps,
and leveling up low places on the streets.
The mud hole al the corner OF Princess
and Washington streets, along the Ma
tlonal Highway Garage, which has been
very odi place, has also been put IN
good order
The usual union thanksgiving service
was held in ShepheTdStoWn last thurs
day IN The Southern Methodist Church,
and large congregation was present
The several ministers OF the town particl-
paled and an impressive sermon was
preached by Rev. AbSalom Knox. The
music included a solo by Franklin Lyme;
A collection amounting TO more than S44
was raised Tor the relief OF the Armenian
sufferers.
Iohn Renhart, son OF Postmaster w.
|. Remnant, met with painful accident
last Saturday. He was helping to cut
down Christmas trees, north OF town,
when a heavy croSS-cut saw fell upon
his foot. One OF the teeth pierced the
top or his foot. causing deep wound and
very painful injury. An artery was
severed and he lost great deal oil blood
before the flow was stopped. No doctor
being near, Willis Skinner proved good
amateur physician. making a tourniquet
that served very well until John got to
town.
The automobile OF Harry Stahler, OF
Nornstown, Pa, was wrecked on the
Gettysburg pike last Thursday night, and
the chauffeur, Norman Cloud, was killed.
Mr.. Stahler and his friends seem to have
escaIed injury, except N. ]. Kunbel, who
was pretty badly hurt. The automobile
that was wrecked was the big yellow
car in which Mr.. Stahler and his friends
came 10 Shepherdstown the past several
years on their fishing trips, and the
Chauffeur who was killed was their driver
while here.
The Jefferson County Court will hold a
special session on Friday, December 10,
to take bonds as required by law from all