Shepherdstown register. [volume] (Shepherdstown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1849-1955, 1916-03-30
BRIEFS.

Boys, beware
Saturday will be moving day-also
April fool day.
New line OF white goods, cretornes
and muslins at Hodges.
Onion sets, and 10 cents a quart, at
Hartzells-home-grown.
Butter is Is cents a pound today and
eggs are IS cents dozen.
For Rent A small dwelling-house
Apply TO Mrs. Bette p. Rentch.
Security cement, Ivory wall plaster and
finishing lime at Hodges elevators.
Box rents in the postoffice now due
must be paid by April lst, w. L. Rein
hart, postmaster.
There were a great many wild ducks on
the river the past week, and local gunners
shot few OF them.
The Potomac river was in flood again
Tuesday and "Wednesday, caused by the
heavy rains of Monday.
For trees, shrubs, roses, vines, grapes
and "STARK'S Delicious" apple trees,
see Robert Gibson, representative.
The Village Improvement Society will
meet at the home OF Mrs. Mollie Folk
Saturday afternoon, April lSt, at 3 o'clock.
Sam Miller has opened his shoe repair
ing shop in the Cookus building on Main
street, and seems 10 be doing an excellent
business.
There was another freight wreck al
Harper's Ferry early yesterday morning,
anumber ofloaded coal cars being thrown
across the tracks.
Those OF our subscribers who change
their postoifice address will please notify
us promptly, so that the Register may be
properly delivered TO them.
Born TO Mr.. and Mrs. George Getzoff,
in Philadelphia, an eleven-pound SON.
Mrs. Getzoif was formerly Miss Charlotte
Fayman, OF Shepherdstown.
Wheat has made an advance OF about
three cents bushel the past week, and
is quoted today by our local dealers at
Clip buShei. Corn is 81 cents.
Ten per cent discount during March on
all watches, diamonds and iewelry at S.
L. Cooley's, Shenandoah Junction. All
ieWelry sold on easy weekly or monthly
payments.
Charles B. Mcdonald has sold his
dwelling house on Fairview avenue to
George F. Turner for 81 600. Mr.. Nc
Donald will continue 10 occupy the house
the ensuing year.
Belle Cole, formerly a well-known
colored woman of this place, died last
week in MartinSburg, where she had lived
tor some years past. She was buried
here on Monday.
The Packhorse Ford Chapter OF the
Daughters OF the American Revolution
will meet at Mrs. Virginia HarriSon'S on
Monday, April Sd, at 7 p. m. A full at
tendance is desired.
The Shepherd College basketball team
played an exciting game in WayneSboro,
Pa, last Thursday night with the High
School team OF that place. The score
was 81 TO IS in favor OF Waynesboro.
Miss Amanda Miller asks us TO express
her very grateful appreciation OF the many
kindnesSeS OF the friends and neighbors
who were so thoughtful and helpful dur
ing the illness and after the death OF Miss
Lizzie Conner.
The Henretty farm OF 25 acres, four
miles from Charles Town, has been sold
by w. A Dunn to John D. McGarry for
81 $50. 1t adjoins farm owned by Mr..
McGarry Mr.. Dunn bought the place
last December.
X. L. Bowers, who has farmed the
Billmyer place just north oftown for sew
eral years past, has bought a farm from
Samuel Kline in Berkeley county. This
farm, which contains 200 acres, lies just
across the Opequon creek from the JET
ferSon line and is not far from Middleway.
At the municipal election in Hagers-
town on Monday DR.. J. Mcpherson Scott
was elected mayor for the fourth con-
Secutive term, his majority over Col.
VIM. p. Lane, Democrat, being q. A
proposition 10 issue bonds to the amount
of $4,000 for sewerage system carried
by 6l6 majority.
Two girls who gave their names as
Esther and Edna Crane, and who said they
were twin sisters from Harper's Ferry,
were arrested in Baltimore last week on
the charge of stealing silk Shirt-waiStS
from a department store. The girls said
that they had left Harper'S Ferry for
Washington, where they sought employ
ment, but failing to secure work they
went on TO Baltimore.
The permanent endowment fund OF the
Episcopal Diocese OF West Virginia has
reached the sum OF Sl00,0OO-the goal
that had been set-announcement having
been made last week to the effect that
cash and pledges to this amount have
been received. The announcement was
made on the 18th birthday OF Bishop
Peterkin. This cause was very near to
the Bishops heart, he having started the
fund and brought it up TO $4,000. He is
broken in health, but the good news that
the fund has been completed has cheered
him greatly.
The National Highway Garage, OF
Shepherdstown, has closed contr act by
which they will sell the famous Maxwell
automobiles, having gotten the agency for
Jefferson county. The Maxwell cars have
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