Shepherdstown register. [volume] (Shepherdstown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1849-1955, 1916-08-31
Ghe Shspherdstown 8eeister.
Thursday, August 81, 1916
BRIEFS.

|. Srenler, near NancleVeSVllle, has
seed rye for sale.
Carload of timothy seed just in at
Hodges elevator.
Eggs are up TO 70 cents dozen. But
ter is still 20 cents pound.
Go 10 the big Bowers Fulk sale near
Leetown on September 18th.
Cost prices on all mems, women's and
chlldren's low shoes at Hodges.
You will get more for your fresh eggs
by calling on Hertle- Hoffman Co.
Our price on eggs has been advanced.
Call and see. Hertle- Hoffman Co.
At the Bowers-Fulk sale on September
l2lh 50 head OF nice young hogs will be
sold.
The National Highway Garage sold to
Vim. I. McQuilkin this week a Ford
roadster.
We need 1000 dozen fresh eggs every
day. Will pay highest cash price.
hertle-Hoifnan Co.
For Sale-A fine mother hog and pigs.
Apply TO Virginia Cockrell, Harper's
Ferry, r. F. ID. No. 3
Wanted, young chickens, for which
highest cash price will be paid. E. l..
Goldsoorough, Iceland.
The public schools OF Shepherdstown
district will reopen for the fall term on
Monday, September llth.
The regular monthly meeting OF the
1. ID. (. Will be held at the home Of Mrs.
Molhe Folk Friday evening at I O'Clock.
= Lost, between Shepherdstown and
kearneySville, the cap from the gas tank
OF my automobile. Reward if returned 10
me. u. w. Hoffman.
AT The Bowers Fulk sale on September
18th, near Leetown, there will be sold
l55 head OF cattle, among them being IS
tine HolStein COWS and heifers.
Albert Carpenter, respected colored
man OF KearneySville, died at his home in
that place last Saturday alter an illness OF
only couple OF hours. He was 10 years
old.
A supper and festival will be held at
the GreenSburg Church Saturday evening
OF this week, September I'd, beginning
about o'clock. Everybody invited TO
attend.
Attend w. c. WelSh's sale in Berkeley
county on Friday OF this week. Horses,
colts, hogs, some fine Jersey cattle and
other property will be sold. Sale begins
al ! O'Clock.
Wheat has iluctuated a good deal this
week, and the result is drop in price
oi u cents buShel since last Thursday.
Local dealers today are offering $l.32.
Corn Is 50 cents.
". A. Fulk asks us TO say that at their
sale 10 be held on September 18th there
will be sold as fine a lot OF HolStein cattle
as he has ever seen. Among the lot are
IS COWS and heiieGS.
A case of infantile paralysis has de-
veOped IN HagerStoWn, the tWo-year- old
son ot Louis Mulhgan, OF SummIt avenue,
being the victim. The little boy has
bcen sick for ten or twelve days.
Mr.. Norman Smith, OF Sharpsburg, and
Miss Bessie Shank, OF ST. James, Md,
we're married last Sunday evening al the
Southern Methodist parsonage in Shop
herdstoWn by Rev. AoSalom Knox.
The new high school al Bunker Hill,
Berkeley county, will be opened next
tuesday, September 9th. Z. r. Beall,
OF HedgeSvIlle, will be principal, and
Harry White and Miss Ruth Knott, OF
ShepherdStown, will be assistants.
Alleging that his child was s;andered
III a newspaper account OF damage suit
Tried in Cumberland, J. Harry Crowl,
tan-up1T-nln Waller
has filed suit in HagerStown against the
Daily Mail. He asks $4,000 damages.
rhe editor OF the Register has been
hOnored with an invitation 10 attend the
notification ceremonies al Shadow Lawn,
Long Branch, New Jersey, when PreSl-
dent Wilson will be formally notified OF
his denomination. The event takes place
on Saturday OF this week.
One OF the big sales OF the year will be
that 10 be held September 18th al Elm
wood Farm, two miles west OF Leetuwn,
by Mrs Fannie Bowers and w. A. Fulh.
There will be sold l55 fine cattle, mostly
HolSteinS, and So head OF fine young
hogs. See advertisement IN this paper.
An interesting announcement is pub
liShed in another column OF the Register
this week by the County Board oil Health.
Ii is 10 the effect that no teacher, pupil or
employee shall be permitted to enter Inc
schools OF this State unless he or she has
been properly vacCinated. Ii is Stale
law and must be observed.
A terrific storm passed over Strasburg,
Va, one day last week, and the lightning
struck three dwellings in the town, stun
ming dozen persons. The plant OF The
Standard Lime Company, near StraSourg,
was struck, and Walter Flanagan. formerly
OF this county, who has been IN delicate
health, collapsed from the shock. He
aiterward recovered, however.
Uncle" Jack Stribling, an old, old
ColoTed man who spent most OF his long
lite in this neighborhood, where he was
known as an INDUSTRIOUS and trustworthy
person, died Jew days ago near Harris
burg, Pa. His body was brought here
Tor burial. "Uncle" Jacks age was gwen
as " years, but Geo. r. Turner, tor whom
he worked long time, thinks that he was
even older than that.
In another column may be found the
announcement OF the opening OF the
splendid new store OF Frank S. Emmert
q Son, OF Martlnsburg. 1t is said that
this store is one of the handSomest and
best ppointed in the East, and an inSpec-
ton Will be we'll worth while. There
will be a reception and inspection next
Monday night and on Tuesday and We'd
nesday the new goods will be put on sale.
This firm will regularly advertise in the
Register hereafter.
The teachers institute for Berkeley
county is being held in MartinSburg this