Shepherdstown register. [volume] (Shepherdstown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1849-1955, 1916-09-21
BRIEFS.

ana corn al IS cents.
Eggs are IS cents dozen and butter is
now up to p cents pound.
The Berkeley Circuit Court convened
in MartinSburg on Tuesday.
Straw hats are now out OF season.
time limit expired on the 18th.
For Sale-Thirty good stock ewes.
Apply 10 J. J. Ely, FaYman farm.
]. Strider Moler, of Bakerton, has
bought a new Maxwell touring car from
the National Highway Garage.
Born TO Mr.. and Mrs. Lester E. Athey.
near Baltimore. last Thursday, twin
daughters. One OF the infants has since
died.
Wanted, good fat hogs for butchering
for which the highest cash price will be
paid. Apply toe. c. Frazier, Shepherds
town.
Charles Rogers, who has been employed
in Nj. K. Moler'S store, has gone to Pitts
burg, where he expects TO work in the
Westinghouse factory.
Everybody is praiSing the merits OF
Owens & Miller'S liver salts. Ii is a
mild, pleasant laXative-25 cents bottle.
Money back il not satisfactory.
The County Court will hold a session
on Tuesday, October 3, to appoint COM
miSSionerS and challengers to hold the
election on November next.
Remarkable the way Owens & Miller
are selling their pure CASTLE soap at 10
cents bar. Only few bars LETT. Buy
now if you want bargain in soap.
The ladies OF Bethesda Church will
serve icecream and soup at Moler's
Cross Roads Saturday evening OF this
week. Everybody invited to attend.
Born TO Mr.. and Mrs. Bernard Manning
OF Sumter, ). C., a son. Mrs. Manning
was formerly Miss Katherine Burton, of
Baltimore, who has friends in Shepherds
town.
Owens & Miller's is KreSo dip head
quarters, and can furnish you with all in
formation pertaining to Kreso. Also
Calsino remedies-we have them-you
have used them.
Sheriff J. w. Gardner has appointed
George W. Moore TO be deputy for
Charles Town district for the remainder
OF the term. Mr.. Moore will have charge
OF the 1916 tax books.
Farmers have been busy cutting off corn
this week, though the scarcity OF labor is
a source OF much concern. Two dollars
day seems TO be the standard price for
laborerS who DO this work.
George p. Unseld, formerly OF Shop
herdStOWn, but who has been living in
Colorado tor some years past, has been
made principal OF the high school al
Westminster, suburb of Denver.
A substantial stone wall is being built
along the edge OF the river cliff upon the
property OF the RumSeyan Society al the
monument grounds. Charles Jones and
William Muck are doing the work.
VIM. p. Licklider, OF ShepherdStown,
Charles w. Brown, OF Charles Town, and
Fred M. Marquett, OF Harper'S Ferry,
have been serving as grand jurors in the
Federal Court in MartinSburg this week.
As may be seen by advertisement in
this issue OF the Register, Special COM
mlSSionerS BeltZhoover and Williams
will sell three OF the Billmyer farms near
Shepherdstowno on Saturday October l4th.
Beginning on Friday OF this week, we
will start up our fish and oyster market
for the fall and winter season, and will
keep II we'll supplied right along. Rob-
ert Shipley, proprietor Jefferson Lunch
Room.
4 good rain is greatly needed in this
section. The ground has been very hard
50r dry and farmers have found il difficult
/ prepare 1t TOR wheat seeding. A few
hight showers on Monday helped matters
somewhat.
M K. d. Shepherd expects TO begin
10 build in the early spring on the LOT
purchased by him from Mrs. L. F. Con-
nelly, and has rented Mrs. Bidde's cot
tage for another summer.-Berkeley
Springs News.
Miss Lou d. Mann will have her open
ing OF millinery and fancy goods Friday
and Saturday OF this week, when she
will show many pretty new fall hats.
She invites everybody TO come and see
the new goods.
The farm OF the late Charles H. Lewis
IN the southern part Of Jefferson county,
known as The MooriHgS," has been
sold to Bell brothers, of Clarke county.
The place contains $50 acres and the price
paid was 800 an acre.
The great Hagerstown fair is TO be held
October 10th to 18th, inclusive, and the
managers are making extensive prepare
tons Tor the biggest fair they have ever
had Many interesting attractions will be
secured Tor the entertainment OF visitors.
VIII have several hundred breeding
ewes from the Sky-high hills OF West
Virginia. These sheep are strong and
vigorous and great producers OF both lambs
ana wool. Call me on Monday, Septem-
Der 18th, over either phone. |. d. VAN
Metre.
DO you want Victrola for your school
or IN your home Yes, you do, and
Owens & Miller Can supply you with all
NIctrola information. Records ofall kinds
supplied promptly by Owens & Miller's
new system. Buy at Owens & Miller
and you will get il right.
Prohibition officers spent few days in
MarunSburg last week, and as result OF
their Investigations they arrested seven
persons on the charge OF selling liquor
illegally. The bootleggers got their sup
plies from WilliamSport and then peddled
II about town. Ii is said that other ar
rests will be made.
Several persons from Jefferson and
Berkeley counties who operate whiskey
jitneys TO SharpSburg were fined last week
Tor violations Of the Maryland automobile
laws. Drivers OF these machines are re-
CURED TO take out Maryland licenses be-
fore they can haul passengers to Sharps-
burg or WilliamSpolt.
Miss Bernie Billmyer has rented her
dwelling-ho atthe edge OF town, along
the Charles Town pike, to Mrs. Dallas
Cockrane, of Harper's Ferry, who with
her son, Col. Wallace Cockrane. will
make her home here. Mrs. Cockrane
gets possession the first OF the month.
Mrs. Billmyer expects TO move to Ha-
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