Shepherdstown register. [volume] (Shepherdstown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1849-1955, 1916-05-18
LITTLE LOCALS.

was The purchaser at $500.
Saturday, June Sd, will be Confederat,
memorial day in Shepherdstown, and th
usual programme of exercises will be OBJ
served. The address on this occasion
will be delivered by Rev. DR.. Harry B
Lee. OF Charlottesville, Va.
The National Highway Garage has jus
gotten in another carload of Maxwell
automobiles. touring cars and roadsters
Ii you want real good car at moderate
price, call and look them over. You mal
have Immediately delivery.
Chas. r. Owens. of the firm of Owen.
d Miller, was IN Blllimore ST weeI
where he bought large stock OF good:
for their store. There is an especial,
nice line OF toilet articles, which you ART
invited to call and look over.
VIM. A. Daniel and Armistead S. Luca:
have never held public office, though
both have been active Democrats from
their youth up and come from long line
OF Democrats. Why not encourage sucf
party regularity by dividing up the office:
with good party men? Vote for then
for assessors June 9th.
Officers made raid on bootleqgers il
Charles Town last Sunday, and arrested
Bluff Lawson, Chester Twyman, EC
Mitchell and Fred Cook for selling whis-
key Illegally. Many gallons of liquor
was found in their possession. They
were held for the grand jury, and all bu
Twyman were indicted on Tuesday.
Gentle showers of rain fell Tuesday
evening and night, much to the delight o.
the farmers and gardeners. The rain
came just when il was needed most, fol
the ground had gotten very dry. Follow
ing the rain a north wind brought cold
wave, the usual spell of SNOWFALL weather
that prevails when these flowers come
out in bloom.
A set of stone steps has been placed al
the main entrance ofthe Episcopal Church
in this place, replacing the old wooden
steps that had about outliyed their useful
ness. Ii is a very decided improvement,
and the work was well done by James
and Clifton Wintermoyer. The steps are
gift OF friend of the church whose
name has not been made public.
Dealers are buying wool and lambs
from the farmers for present and future
delivery. Lambs are selling as high as
$500 each and Sc cents a pound is being
paid for wool. One farmer of this neigh
borhood who bought flock OF sheep last
winter sold enough lambs 10 pay for the
entire lot. and has all of the sheep, all of
his wool and five lambs TO the good.
Mrs. Roy Griffith, of the vicinity of
ShepherdStoWn, was taken 10 the hos
pital in Charles Town few days ago by
her physician. DR.. N. Burwell, where she
was operated upon for appendicitis. She
stood the operation well. and is getting
along all right. Mrs. VIM. H. Martin,
who was operated upon week or two
ago for appendicitis, is doing well, and
will soon be able 10 come home.
A sufficient sum of money was raised
last week with which TO buy oil for the
oiling OF Main street in Shepherdstown,
but when Mayor Martin wrote TO the
Standard Oil Company in regard to fur
nishing the oil, he received reply stating
that they had none to sell at this time.
This was considerable OF a shock. Mayor
Martin will write to independent COM
panies to see if he can buy the necessary
oil from them.
VIM. B. Hines, of Shepherdstown, a
sophomore at the West Virginia Univer-
sity, was elected student representative
on the athletic committee of the Univer-
sity few days ago. The election was
a very spirited one, the contest BEING
between Mr.. Hines and AllssS- Brooks
OF BUD Efanhon. The vote stood 3O4 to
$50 ir favor of the former. This is a
signal honor, and we congratulate Mr..
Hines on his good fortune. He is a
graduate OF Shepherd College, class OF
1911.
The city OF Hagerstown last week paid
over to Walter Crowl the sum of So, 49,
IS. the amount of damages awarded him
by the courts for the loss OF an eye caus-
ed by mortar falling into il from build
ing being erected in that place. The little
bow is a son of Mr.. and Mrs. Harry Crowl,
former, of ShepherdStoWn. The city
has now entered suit against q. E. Kline,
owner of the building, TO recover the
amount it had 10 pay to the child. The
litigation in this case has been long and
costly.
The B. & o. Railroad has agreed to re-
store to the Valley Branch one OF the
local trains that it took off a couple OF
years ago, but General Manager Galloway
says he will discontinue il il il is found
that il doesn't pay. The railroad mana
gers declare that The passengers trains do
not pay as rule on any of the roads, but
we notice that they keep on running them.
Why make an especial discrimination
against the humble service on the Valley
Branch Besides, what will they do
with the old discarded passenger coaches
if they don'tu use them on these branch
lines
The suit OF B. ]. Miles, executor,
against five insurance companies TO re-
cover $1,000 insurance claimed on &C
count of fire that destroyed the store OF
A. X. Miles & Sen in Harper's Ferry in
December, 1914, has been compromised.
The companies resisted payment OF the
insurance, and Miles sued to recover the
amount OF the policies. The Circuit Court
decided in favor of the insurance COM
panieS, and the case was taken to the
Supreme Court OF West Virginia. Be-
fore the case was heard in the Supreme
Court, compromise was reached, the
companies settling by paying $1,000 and
the costs of the suit.
All the friends of the Shepherdstown
Graded School are urged to attend the
operetta 10 be given by the children next
Monday night, May I'D. Miss Merrells,
Miss Kelsey and the children have spent
a great deal OF time and energy to make
this evenings entertainment exceptionally
good. The proceeds are to be used TO
make payment on the splendid piano
that has been purchased recently for the
public school. Every child in this COM
munity will have the privilege OF enjoy
ing this piano for years, and for that rea-
son all persons should give encourage
ment and support to this programme.
There is also a further reason: Three
other programmes have been prepared
for the closing exercises of the school
which are to be given entirely free. The
school appreciates thoroughly the attitude
of heI,ftIlnecc chown IN nv the community