Shepherdstown register. [volume] (Shepherdstown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1849-1955, 1916-10-05
Thursday,
BRIEFS.

Wheat is quoted at 81 so a bushel today
and corn is 50 cents.
For Sale-Dqrk bay horse colt, coming
two years. Percheron stock. A. c.
KenSill.
For sale. al bargain, a stylish rubber
ire runaoout, used very little. Mrs. ]. E.
Tnplelt.
Just arrived for you-for your best girl
What Norris exquisite candies. AT
Owens & Miller'S only. Best in choco-
lateS.
Wanted, good fat hogs for butchering
TOR which the highest cash price will be
paid. Apply &C. c. Frazier, Shepherds
town.
Certainly am glad tried Owens & Mil
Ter liver salts. Fine Tor sick headaches,
dizziness, etc. You ought TO try bottle
only p cents.
Mrs. Bernie Billmyer has given up the
idea OF renting her dwelling here and
moving 10 HagerStown. She will remain
at her home al the edge OF town.
The Mission Band will serve old-fash-
made candy IN the Sunday school room
al DutiieldS on Saturday OF this week. be-
ginning al D O'Clock.
The store building of q. X. Grim at
Summit Point was destroyed by fire, with
all lis contents, Wednesday night OF last
week. The loss was a6otit 81 800, nearly
covered by insurance.
The regular jury term OF the Jefferson
Circuit Court is called for Tuesday, Oc-
tooer l7th, when the grand jury will con-
Vene. he petlt jury will not be called
until Tuesday, the oath.
Mrs. J. w. Fadeley, of Halltown, was
bitten by horse and painfully injured
last week. The horse became frightened
at passing train, and in trying to quiet
the animal she was bitten.
Born to Rev. and Mrs. Ashlin White,
in Henderson, n. c., on Saturday, Sep
TENDER 30, twins, son and a daughter.
Mrs. White was Miss Peasants Hopkins,
OF Charles Town, before marriage.
Someone on last Saturday picked up
by mistake a lent tlv that was lying on
the roadside in front OF my orchard on
the Bhlmyer'S Mil road. Will the finder
kindly return it to me? ]. D. Muldoon.
Al meeting in Martinsburg last Friday
OF the creditors Of II. E. Mundey, of
SnepherdStown, who recently applied
Tor Inc benefit OF the bankrupt laws, T.
{. Green, OF Charles Town, was selected
as trustee.
Mrs. u. w. Banks informs us that she
found good-SlZed bloom on her snow
bail push few days ago. This is very
unusual occurrence and must be an omen
OF some sort. We suspect il means that
Hughes has no show.
II. L. Snyder & Co. have for sale a
very desirable little tarm OF 25 acres about
two miles from ShepnerdStown, which
Will be sold at d reasonable price. In
quIe Tor particulars at once, as this will
probably not be on the market very long.
Charles Z. Hughes, Republican candi-
date Tor President, will be al the HagerS-
town fair next Tuesday afternoon. He
Will reach tie city about O'Clock, and
alter being escorted over the fair grounds
Will make an address in front OF the grand
stand.
The always popular hagerstown fair
will be held next week, October 10th TO
18th, and in addition to the usual exhibit
during the day there will be fine display
OF fireworks each night. The Norfolk &
" estern Railway will run the usual ex-
cursion trains.
The house on the Starry farm, now
owned by w. c. Clipp and occupied by
Walter Tumblin and family. near Charles
Town, was destroyed by fire with all OF
It's contents last Saturday night, Mr.. lum-
bins family being away at The time.
Inc house and furniture were insured.
The Vanvactor farm OF 90 acres located
on The Shenandoah river, one mile south
OF the Bloomery, and which was sold two
months ago under decree of the Circuit
Court 10 {. F. Wall. has changed owners
again. Mr.. Wall has sold ii 10 John p.
RISSler, OF MechanicStown, at SOB per acre.
Mr.. and Mrs. c. K. Owens attended
the funeral of Mrs. Owens mother, Mrs.
]. c. Akers, in Keyser. w. Va, last
week, bret mention OF her sudden death
being made in our last issue. Mrs. Akers
was II years OF age, and is survived by
six sons and five daughters. Mr.. AkerS
died last February.
The Jefferson County Sunday School
Convention will be held in Harper'S Fer
Gy on Thursday and Friday, October 10Th
and 10th. Ii is hoped that every Sunday
school in the county will be represented
and that the people generally will attend.
The programme is now being arranged
and will be published later.
b. S. Pendleton has gotten IN some
nice new postcard views OF places OF
interest in ShepherdStoWn. Among them
are the beautiful RumSey monument, 81.
Peters Lutheran Church and the pas
senger bridge over the Potomac river.
Mr.. Pendleton has our thanks for gener-
Gus quantity OF the postcards.
IT is announced that a suffrage meeting
will be held on Saturday evening OF this
week at The Cottage" the home OF Mr..
Raleigh Dunaway, at Leetown, wheE a
number Of persons will make brief ad
dresses. Everybody is invited to be
present The speaking will take place
from the porcheS at "The Cottage"
Two cases of infantile paralysis have
been discovered in Martinsburg, both OF
the victims being colored children. A
six-year- old child of Ben Holland, on
TusCarora street, and thTee-year-o odd
child OF Ann Harris, on Madison avenue,
have the disease. The health officers
have put them under strict quarantine.
The National Highway Garage is
building a large addition TO its extensive
plant al the corner of Princess and Wash
ington streets. The new structure will
be AZ by 80 feet in size two stories high.
The second story will be used as a
machine room, with approach on a Level
from the rear. The first floor will be
devoted to storage room, except for the
front part, in which will be the office and
show room.
The 48lh annual meeting OF the Shep-
Lo.5.tn,,r pra,cb Og tho Ap,ar;con RihlP