Shepherdstown register. [volume] (Shepherdstown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1849-1955, 1916-05-04
May a, 1916.
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Special election for Congressman next
Tuesday, May 9th.
Picture wire, spool wire and clothes
lines at Remnants.
Early Rose. Cobbler and Bliss seed
potatoes at Hodges.
Save money on Burpee's seed by buy
ing OF Owens & Miller.
Boiled ham, luncheon meat and Frank
furt sausage al Remnants.
Spring fertilizers for corn, oats and po-
tatoeS at Hodges elevators.
The Shepherdstown ice planth started
up Tor the summers business.
Wanted, first class man for general
work. Apply 10 H. w. Potts.
LOOK-Extra fruit trees, grapes and
roses on hand. Robert Gibson.
Butter is down to 20 cents pound this
week. Eggs are 10 cents dozen.
All kinds of brushes, brooms, mops,
floor and furniture oils at Remnants.
For latest in stationery, 60 to Owens &
Miller'S-all styles-prices lOc to SOC.
James p. Hovermale, former sheriff of
Morgan county, has goneinto bankruptcy.
Carpet beaters, lacks, tack-pulers and
curtain and drapery supplies, at Rein
harris.
Wheat is quoted in our local market to-
day at Sl.l3 a bushel. Corn is up to II
cents.
Hooks all kinds and screws, screw
drivers, hatchets and hammers at Rein
harris.
Can use boy or two willing TO work
in Our gardens during the season. Benz.
Hartzen.
Norris and Liggett's candy just arrived
at Owens & Miller's. Fresh shipments
now on display.
President Wilson and his wife motored
10 Harper's Ferry last Saturday and took
dinner at the Hilltop House.
Miss Texanna Lucas, OF this place, has
sold a small dwelling house in Harper's
Ferry to Buck LaRue for $500.
F. D. Lemaster, OF Berkeley county, has
our thanks for several interesting copies
OF the Baltimore Gazette dated in 1875.
Reliable signs OF spring have appeared
this week: Barefooted boys are with us
and youngsters have gone in swimming.
Wanted-A white woman or girl for
companion and light house work. Good
home. Lock Box %. Harper's Ferry, w.
Va.
Last Sunday was great day for auto
mobiles. Hundreds of them passed
through Shepherdstown during. the after
noon.
The ever-welcome orioles, among our
most welcome bird friends, arrived on
Tuesday. The cheerful, neighborly wrens
came last week.
The State Sunday School Convention
for West Virginia will meet in Morgan
town next Wednesday and continue in
session until Friday.
The Vanyacter farm OF rs acres, near
Bloomery, this county, was sold recently
at public sale, c. F. Wall being the pur-
chaser at $50 per acre.
There will be meeting OF the Equal
Suffrage Association OF Shepherdstown
Friday evening of this week at 4 O'Clock
in the old college building.
We take orders for dyeing, cleaning and
pressing 10 be done by the Hagerstown
Dyeing and Cleaning Company. First
class work. Owens & Miller.
"Send along the dear old Register. |
have been a subscriber long time, and
never want to miss copy OF the paper.
Mrs. Geo. w. Boswell, Waynesooro.
Pa.
The Kidwiler farm OF AS acres near
Bakehon was sold recently at public sale
by special commissioners in Charles
Town. 1t was bought by Frank Kidwiler
al $58 per acre.
The Hout farm of 303 acres near Sum-
nit Point has been sold privately by Geo.
NJ. Beltzhoover, Jr., special commission
er. to w. B. Smith, of Winchester, at
$3.50 per acre.
A motor cyclist annoyed residents OF
NJ. .t-oat - n core;darohla aYtSnt last
Sunday afternoon by using the street asa
race course. He was finally stopped by
Sergeant Shipley.
LII. Ranft's circus and. vaudeville will
give a performance in Shepherdstown
Saturday evening of this week on Duslng's
lot at the east end OF Main street. See
advertisement in another column.
The Norfolk & Western Railway has
increased the wages Of its track men from
Sl.6O 10 81 65 day. Section foremen,
bumpers and all other maintenance OF
way men also receive an advance.
We have added large number OF new
names 10 cur subscription list the past
week or two. We will be delighted to
have still others. The Register will be
sent to any address a year for one dollar,
or six months for fifty cents.
The people OF the Opequon district OF
Berkeley county will vote next Tuesday
on the question of increasing the road
levy from 5 cents to Is cents, with the
purpose Of getting better highways. The
vote ought TO be unanimous.
Farmers have been working early and
late this week, blowing and narrowing
and trying to catch up with their belated