Shepherdstown register. [volume] (Shepherdstown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1849-1955, 1916-08-17
Ghe Shepherdstown 9egister.
BRIEFS.


Butter is 20 cents pound and eggs are
p cents dozen today.
Have your tasted that cherry nut ice
cream at The Model Bakery?
Order some OF that cherry nut icecream
for your Sunday dinner. The Model
Bakery.
Wanted. young chickens, for which
highest cash price will be paid. E. l..
GoldSborough, Iceland.
Ii you want good ewes, good cows,
good steers, or in fact any kind OF good
stock, 90 to c. F. Wall.
The Confederate reunion will be held
al the horse show grounds at Charles
Town Saturday OF this week.
A channel catfish weighing twelve
pounds was caught in the Potomac river
near Weverton few days ago.
Mrs. Robert Gibson gave pleasant
little card party on Monday as a compli-
ment TO her sister, Mrs. fairfield.
Miss Katherine Crowl has taken po-
Sition in the dry goods store OF J. L. We'll
shans and has entered upon her duties
I'VE enjoy reading the Register very
much. We get more out OF il than any
paper we take. Miss Bane, Kearneys-
Vile
c. d. Carter, of Bakerton, bought new
Maxwell touring Car this week from the
National Highway Garage of Shepherds
town.
All members OF the p. o. S. OF A. are
urgently requested 10 be present at the
meeting Friday evening at 100 o'clock.
when officers for the ensuing term are to
be installed.
George w. Mcdaniel, OF Middleway,
raised IS bushels OF Early Rose potatoes
on one-fourth Of an acre ofground. They
were unusually nice, there being very few
small potatoes among them.
There was another fine rain in this
section last Sunday morning, and vege-
tation continues to flourish most luxuri-
antly. The corn is now safe from the
effects OF any drought that may come.
The bullying OF the wall OF the canal
lock at Weverton has been causing con-
siderable trouble. A canal boat was
damaged so badly at the lock few days
ago that II sank when il got through.
c. q. Morgret, representing the Han
cock Marble and Granite Works. will be
in Shepherdstown Friday, August 18th,
ard siew days thereafter. See him for
fall deliveries and cemetery work OF al
kinds.
From a number OF neighboring towns
come reports OF scarcity OF ice.
Waynesboro is short and Hagerstown has
all it can do 10 keep up supply. Shop
herdStonw is no worse off than other
places.
Among the many sales OF sheep c. F.
Wall has made in the last few days were
the following in this section: Forty TO
MessrS. Herr and Osbourn, 81 10 H. c.
Marshall, 20 10 Edward Stanley and a
number OF others.
1t is announced that the Maryland Good
Roads Commission will have the road
between Hsrper's Ferry and Knoxville
made into State road the ensuing year.
1t needs Improvement, for at times it is
almost impossible.
Lee Wah, our laundryman, has branch
ed out in business and has opened up 4
nice stock OF all kinds OF tea OF the best
varieties, which he says are the real
goods. Also silk handkerchief, fans, etc.
Call and see the new goods.
The annual harvest home Of the South
ern Methodists OF Uvilla will be held in
the grove at that place on Thursday,
August oath. Dinner and supper will be
served at = cents and refreshments vii!
be served as usual. Everybody invited.
The Senior Wesley Bible Class Of
Bakerton will hold festival on the lawn
before the palace Of Pleasure" at that
place Saturday evening, August 10Th.
Icecream, chicken soup, cake, etc, will
be sold. All are invited. Mrs. c. d.
Carter, teacher.
Andrew Mattson, workman employed
at the Blairton quarries in Berkeley coun-
~, committed suicide in horrible manner
last Sunday night. He got stick OF
dynamite, and held it against his head as
il exploded. His head was blown TO
pieces and death was instantaneous. The
man had recently worked at the KearneyS-
VILE quanles. He was a friendleSs
I.reIsrer, and IS thought 10 have COM
nlulu lue dreadful deed on account Of
beng desponuent from illness.
ne Confederate veterans OF Pendleton
county will hold their annual reunion al
Franklin on the 9Th and 9th OF September
next. This reunion has the reputation oil
being one OF the best in all the southland
and special effort is being put forth this
year TO make it better than ever before.
Col. Robert E. Lee, grandson OF the 81 cal
chieftain, along with other distinguished
speakers will make addresses. A SPLEEN
did band and the famous South Branch
Chorus, which is removed for its rendition
OF the songs OF '6l to '65, will furnish the
music A cordial invitation is extended
10 everyone, particularly the old soldier:
OF this county, whether they wore the
blue or the grey. We bespeak gooc
time for all who take advantage of thi:
opportunity to visit the beautiful town o
Franklin on the headwaters OF the Soutt
Branch.
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