Shepherdstown register. [volume] (Shepherdstown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1849-1955, 1916-03-09
LITTLE LOCALS.

cash. The sale was made by H. L. Sny'
der & Co.
B. F. Stride, who owned little place
along the canal two miles east Of Shep.
herdstown, has sold ito HarryA Downs
OF Martinsburg, who will use it as fish.
ing camp and clubhouse. Mr. Stride
who has lived there for number OF years
will move TO Sharpsburg.
Martinsburg folks concluded the RICH
sort OF campaign Monday night, when i
was announced that a contest 10 secure
500 new members for the y. Nj. {. A. haC
been more than successful. The result o
enthusiastic work on the part OF friend:
OF the organization resulted in the addi-
ton OF 500 new members TO the Y. M. &
A., and il has taken on new life.
The large bank barn on the farm o
George H. Sperow, tenanted by Frank
VanMetre, at Spring Mills, in Berkeley
county, was destroyed by fire OF unknown
origin about 2 O'Clock last Saturday morn
ing. The loss is placed at 5000, with
but little insurance Seven horses anC
five COWS were burned to death, and farm
implements, harness, hay, corn, ect.
were consumed.
A number of unsteady inclined persons
met at the music room of Shepherd Col
lege, and considered the matter oforganiz-
ing choral society. Tile sentiment
seemed to be unanimous in favor OF doing
so, and an effort TO this end will probably
be made. Everybody who is willing &c
help in any way, especially the singers
are invited to attend a meeting this Thurs
day night at 100 IN the music room.
An automobile and motorcycle be-
longing to Donald Myers were sold al
public sale in this place last Saturday an6
attracted quite crowd OF bidders. The
automobile, a 1914 Overland, was bought
by Roy Grove, OF Martinsburg. for $5l7
and the motorcycle was knocked down
to Mr.. Mowry, of Berkeley county, a
Sl77.50. The machines were sold fol
debt, the owner having gone to Pittsbure
some weeks ago.
Mr.. and Mrs. H. M. Shell celebrated
the twentieth anniversary OF their mar
rage last Thursday evening by holding
reception at their home on High street
A number Of their friends were present
TO offer congratulations and express good
wishes, and the occasion was altogether
pleasant Mr.. and Mrs. Shell received
many nice presents, including chinaware
and other useful articles
Adam S. Colbert has moved from the
Keplinger place 10 tile little tarm he bought
some time ago from the heirs OF Tobias
Hendricks, southeast OF town. The dwell
ing-house on the farm has been consider
ably improved and other repairs have
been made about the place. Andrew Bur-
nett will move 10 the Keplinger place, and
W. A. Lemen, who bought the Whiting
property from which Mr. Burnett moves,
will take possession there.
The play, Diamonds and Hearts, u
rendered by an amateur company in the
Uvllla hall last Saturday evening, pleased
good-SiZed audience, and all the per-
formers acquitted themselves creditably
The play will be given next Wednesday
night, March 18th, in the palace oI
Pleasure" at Bakerton, there having been
a considerable demand that il be repeat
ed. All the people are cordially invited
W dllCuO' hNhiloSlOh ~ SSHloJ SilhdiSH
Is cents.
Sam Miller, OF HagerStown, has rented
the room in ]. L. CookuS'S building, mex
TO S. F. Lemen's meat shop, and will open
shoe-repairlng establishment about
March 18th. Miller is a bright young
Austrian who served his three years lr
the army-and got enough. HesaYs thai
he has nothing against the French ano
nothing against the English; why, there
lore, should he right them? He says i
ne ever does any more fighting II will be
Tor the United States.
While saving " God with asaw operated
by a gasoline engine on the farm Of K. T.
Ropp near Little Georgetown, in Berke
ley County, last Fiiday, Thomas K. War
field met with fatal accident. his Tlgh
arm SOMEHOW got caught IN the oelt Of
the engine and was simultaneously TORI
from his body. He was quickly taken &c
a hospital in MartlnSburg. but he died z
few hours later from tire dreadful injury
The young man. who was Fl years otag
is survived by his Dung wife, his parents
four sisters and seven brothers.
The corporation election will be held in
ShepherdStown next Mond ~, and nc
ticket is publicly announced. We sup
pose that the usual policy will be pursued,
and the voters kept IN ignorance as 10 The
respective candidates until the day OF the
election. We somehow think that the
"gum-shoe" methods are not Tor the best
interests of the town. The voters ought
TO know who the candidates are IN time
to give them few hours consideration,
at least. If the candidates are worthy,
why not let the voters know who they
are few days in advance?
The Shepherdstown Equal Suffrage
Association had very enjoyable meeting
Tuesday night IN the old college building,
when they entertained number OF vlSl-
tors most agreeablY. President Mrs.
Mabel HenShaw Gardiner was in charge,
and inresponset to calls for five minute ad-
dresses, responses were made by Mrs.
Woolery, Miss Helen b. Pendleton, Prof.
Thos. c. Miller, Rev. w. Ware, Rev.
Absalom Knox, and n. L. Snyder. At
terward dainty refreshments were served
by pretty girls, and a pleasant hour was
spent socially. The affair was enjoyed
by all who were present, and it was evil
dent thatth cause was helped. We hope
that these meetings may be continued.
Quarry work is 10 be resumed at the
o. /. Keller Lime Company'S plant al
Engle's Station, this county. The Keller
Company has been out OF business tor
eight or ten years, the lime kilnS on the
land having fallen into decay. New lite
is to be given TO the scenes there by the
ZONES & Laughln Steel Company, of Pitts
burg, which has leased the quarries for
a term of twenty years. The Jones &
Laughlin Company has also leased the
farm of M. M. Moler, adjoining the Keller
tract, tor the purpose OF developing the
limestone deposits there. The latter lease
is for a term OF ten years, and coupled
with il is an option to purchase at the
expiration of that time. Work will be
started on these operations this spring
Advocate.