Shepherdstown register. [volume] (Shepherdstown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1849-1955, 1916-11-23
LITTLE LOCALS.


sermon will be preached by Rev Absalom
Knox, OF this church. The collection,
which it is hoped will be liberal one,
will be for the benefit of the suffering
Armenians. All the people arc urged 10
attend this service.
On Tuesday number of the members
OF the Lutheran congregation at Uvilla
came 10 Shepherdstown and made well
come visit 10 Rev. |. d. Woman and his
family al The Lutheran parsonage. They
came laden with provisions of every sort
and filled the pantry with good things
that were highly appreciated by the pastor
and his family. The ladies' aid society
made a gift OF very comfortable auto
mobile robe.
Among The friends OF the Register who
have called during the past week TO re-
new their subscription were the follow
ing: Mr.. w. c. Myers, Mr.. Geo. W. Os-
bourn, from east Of town; Miss Rena
Engle, of Engle's; Mr.. James H. Staley
and Mr.. A. c. Kinsell from Scrabble ;
Mr.. w. E. OSbourn, of Sandy Ridge
Mr.. and Mrs. T. o. Everhart, OF Kear-
neysville; Mrs. James D. Hoffman, OF
Bakerton.
Interesting basketball games were play
ed in the Shepherd College gymnasium
last Saturday afternoon and evening. In
the afternoon the girls team of the COL
lege defeated the alumni girls by the close
score OF II to 10. In the evening the COL
Iege boys defeated the alumni team,
composed OF former fast players, by the
score OF 80 10 IS; land the second team
won an easy victory from the Charles
Town High School, score IS TO IL.
Charles Fletcher, an old coiored man
well-known about town, died suddenly
last Saturday night, aged about Y years.
He came here from Berryville a number
of years ago. He was familiar figure
about the streets, being seen daily creep
ing along with cane and bag, poking
into rubbish and carefully watching side
walk and street in the hope OF finding
something OF value. Most OF his time
was spent in the unceasing search, but
we never heard OF him finding anything
that was worth much. One by one the
old-time colored men are dropping off.
AT the recent term of the Jefferson Cir
cult Court the sale OF two parcels OF the
real estate OF the late David Billmyer was
confirmed-the EtchiSon farm of 1913 acres,
bought by Henry c. Marten at $50 an
acre, and the Orndorif tract OF 327 acres,
purchased by John r. Billmyer and Mrs.
Robert c. Grove at $50 per acre. The
remaining farm, the Reynolds tract OF PIG
acres, which had been knocked down at
Sol an acre, will again be offered for sale
on December 10th. An advanced bid OF
sos per acre was placed upon it and
Judge Woods ordered the commissioners
TO put it up at public auction again.
Mrs. John w. Mitchell, who lives near
the old cement mill along the river road,
a mile east of town, had an unpleasant
experience with a Wayfaring man few
days ago. While Mr.. Mitchell was away
from home the stranger, who was UNI
coulh in appearance, came 10 the place,
aud after asking some questions, began
to act in rather threatening way. He
insisted on coming into the house, not
wiihSta dir that Mrs. Mitchell ordered
him Jff Inc pa,e, and she became rather
alarmed. tie acted as though he might
b. deuented. When he insisted on COM
ing MO the house Mrs. Mitchell stepped
inside AID got revolver, and when she
reappear,d with it the fellow took one
look a. II and showed good sense night
AMY. He left in a hurry, and the last
Mrs. AUchell saw OF him he was running
up Inc river road with his big hat Hopping
2out ms ears.
A decorouS Sabbath evening at the
home of A. S cambridge was Iudely in
tenupted by The visit OF large and pred
atory 'poSsum, that had been doing a
great deal of damage among his chickens
OF late. Miss cambridge located the
'poSSum in lilac bush and patiently
watched it sit perfectly still for half an
hour, while MIR. cambridge knocked over
three lamps in his effort TO find some
thing with which TO kill it, The private
arsenal was searched, but the family be-
ing warm advocates OF preparedness
the four guns in the house were found 10
De without ammunition. In this emer-
gency recourse was had to future Deputy
Sheriff George Link, who was summoned
over the telephone. In due time he
walked out from town with the needed
cartridges, and as Miss cambridge ap-
peared to be the only one OF the party
able to see the 'poSsum, she considered
herselfa sheriff's posse and brought down
the marauder with single deadly shot.
The sheriff arrested him on the way TO
the ground, and pronounced him whop-
per. II the chickens in the southern vi
cinity OF Shepherdstown could only read
the Register we are sure they would
sleep more peacefully on their perches,
now that their enemy is no more.
Among the Churches.
Last Sunday morning Rev. Absalom
Knox closed three weeks evangelistc
meeting at Bethesda M. E. Church South.