Shepherdstown register. [volume] (Shepherdstown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1849-1955, 1916-04-13
LITTLE LOCALS.


will pay 81 500 to 81 1900.
Mr.. Eden L. Kerney, ofScranton, Pa,
a native of Shepherdstown and son OF
James w. Kerney, OF this place, and Miss
Louise Shiffler, of Hagerstown, were mar
last Wednesday in Pikesvile, Md, by
Rev. E. T. Mowbray.
An exchange will be held Saturday OF
this week at M. B. Bakers store by one
OF the classes of the Lutheran Sunday
school TO help swell the missionary fund.
Cakes, pies. rolls, beaten biscuits, candy
and other things will be sold.
On The first page OF the Register this
week will be found some interesting
"Notes BY Observer" who tells the
story of the elephant that was buried in
Shepherdstown many years ago and
whose bones were discovered last week
by workmen digging cistern.
The firm OF Lyme & Irwin, which for a
number of years has conducted The grain
business at Shenandoah Junction, has
dissolved, Mr.. Irwin retiring. His interest
will be taken by F. c. Littejohn. and the
new firm will be known as Lyme & Little
John. The change takes effect the first
OF May.
The regular spring meeting OF the Po-
tomac Valley Round Table takes place
Friday and Saturday OF this week at Har
per's Ferry. An interesting programme
has been prepared, and several prominent
speakers will make addresses. II is
hoped that every teacher in the county
will attend this meeting.
DR.. Chester L. Wainwright, colored
physician OF Charles Town, was found
guilty last week in the United States Court
at Martinsburg of selling liquor illegally.
and Judge Dayton sentenced him TO serve
six months in Jail and pay fine OF $500
and costs. From the testimony against
him Wainwright seems TO have been very
bold in his blind tiger operations.
We very heartily commend Mayor
Martins request that all houSeholderS
shall observe next Monday as cleanup
day. Sweep the street in front OF your
premises, and the corporation authorities
will have the dirt hauled away. Go after
your yards, front and back, and put your
premises in good order-beautlty and
adorn your homes and make the town at
tractlve and beautiful.
Druggist Robert Gibson had real nice
self-regiStering thermometer placed in
front OF his store few weeks ago, but
some unregenerate son OF perdltion has
stolen it. Mr.. Gibson was good deal
annoyed about it, but he asks us 10 say
that he is no longer angry, and II the thiei
wishes 10 know how 10 read the Their
mometer correctly he will give him in
structions il he will call at the drug store.
The County Court has appointed the
following commissioners for Shepherds
town district to conductive special election
for Congressman TO be held May 9th {:
Duffields, w. c. Daniels, w. B. Link, J.
c. Tabler Moler's, A. p. Reinhart, Geo.
M. Knott, ]. d. Derr; Shepherdstown,
Carter's, L. W. Thompson, T. A. Carter,
H. E. Mundey; market-house, H. C..
Marshall, E. H. Reinhart, w. Stanley /;
Graham building, Geo. c. Link, J. Fred
Keplinger, 10 L. Walper
Judgments aggregating $1,000, have
been recorded in this county within the
past two weeks against Col. John I. Nc
GraW and his associates. Most OF them
are IRON the circuit court in Taylor county
in favor OF bank in Grafton. The judg-
ments heretofore recorded, added 10 more
recent ones, make total of about $780,
600 against these parties. These judg-
ments are recorded in this county in order
TO secure lien on "CasiliS," farm OF
220 acres, owned by Col. McGraw, half a
mile south OF Charles Town.
Residents OF Maryland who have been
accustomed 10 deal in ShepherdStown,
and who have had monthly rates for the
use of the bridge across the Potomac
river at this place, are considerably
wroughtup over the decision OF the bridge
company 10 withdraw these monthly
rates All who have had this privilege
have been notified that the arrangement
will be terminated the 30th of April, and
alter that time they will have 10 pay for
every trip, just as casual travellers do.
We reckon our Bridgeport friends will
have to move over to Shepherdstown.
A strenuous effort is being made this
week to raise a sum Of money by private
subscription sufficient. with some aid
from the town council, to construct a
sewer from Duke street atthe Beltzhoover
corner, down Main street to Princess,
then down Princess TO High street, where
it will connect with the main sewer al
ready in use. The town officers are
backing the project, private citizens are
contributing literally, and ii looks TO us
as if the greatly desired object will be
attained. Mayor u. S. Martin has agreed
70 r,,,r &C 1nH
experimenting the work.
Wilmer B. Miller, of the drug firm OF
Owens q Miller, has returned from
Georgia, where he has just graduated
from the Max Morris School OF Pharmacy
at Macon. He took the examination OF
the Georgia State Board of Pharmacy.
which he passed very satisfactorily. OF
more than a hundred applicants, fifty
passed, and Mr.. Miller was among the
first ten. AS Georgia and West Virginia
have reciprocity in pharmaceutical eXaml-
nations, he is now recognized as a tull-
fIedged pharmacist, with all the rights
belonging. He is on duty now at the old
stand and will be pleased to see his old
friends and new customers.
Winter seems unable TO giveup. Snow
began falling last Friday night and con-
tinued through Saturday and Saturday
night, covering the ground in places to q
depth ofseveral inches. ltmelted rapid
", else il would have been phenomenal
fall. The weather continued chilly until
the middle of the week. The SHOWS and
the frequent rains have prevented the
farmers from blowing and attending to
other farm work, and operations in this
line are considerably behindtime. The
wheat is looking very well, and If we get
some warm sunshine now the grass will
pick up wonderfully. Trees and shrub
berry are very backward for the season,
and there is not much evidence yet oil
spring. Early gardeners are beginning TO
show restveneSS, as there has been prac-
tically no plantingyet.
In another column may be found the