Shepherdstown register. [volume] (Shepherdstown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1849-1955, 1917-10-18
October Is. 1917
BRIEFS.

on tuesday, fine son.
Wheat is SIP bushel today, old
corn 81. 70 and new corn $l20 bushel.
Practically all of the apples in this vi
emily have been picked and packed, and
most of them have been shipped.
The annual fall festival will be held on
the Main street OF Charles Town Thurs
day and Friday, October 18th and 10Th.
Nj. and Mrs. H. p. Cline, well-known
residents OF Charles Town, will move
from that place TO Newport News, Va.
The Potomac Valley Round Table will
hold its next meeting in Hagerstown on
Thursday and Friday, November lst and
"a.
Forrest J. Buckles will sell valuable
1--we stock and farming implements at his
home near Halltown on Wednesday, o.
iober 24th.
Wanted-A Winchester pump gun at
once. State condition and price. Write
or phone TO c. J. Cavalier, Harper's Fer
~. w. Va.
Fresh line OF candies and chocolates on
sale at Owens & Miller's. If you want
10 give her the best in candy-nuf sed
Owens & Miller.
Ia the Berkeley Circuit Court last week
Mrs Virginia M. Hetzel was granted a
divorce from her husband, John |. Hetzel,
Jr. Both are from Martinsburg.
The festival and rummage sale for the
Red Cross, announced for October oath,
has been changed TO Saturday, November
Sd Further notice will be given.
II. Pinkney Schley has moved into his
comfortable new dwelling house on Duke
street, near the domitory. This dwelling
IS quite an addition to that section.
Dr. J. b. Chamberlain, optometrist, OF
MartinSburg, will be at the RumSey Hotel
in Shepherdstown on Wednesday, Octo-
Der oath. Eyes examined and glasses
hued.
Sam Miller, our enterprising shoe
maker, has bought himself new Chew
rolet roadster, warranted 10 60 when il
ought 10 90 and TO stop when he wishes
it 10 stop.
Fat hogs are selling in this neighbour
hood as high as II cents pound on foot.
This is an unprecedented price for live
hogs. Cattle bring as much as 10 cents a
pound on the hoot
Interesting dispatch from Jacksonville,
Florida 81. !. TripIett, Sd. arrived safe
ly on Tuesday" We rejoice with our
friends Mr.. and Mrs. Joseph |. Triplett
over this happy event.
Miss Frances Louthan, OF this vicinity,
has been appointed teacher OF the public
school at Bardane. She is the third
teacher this school has had since il began
Is sessions in September.
Samuel J. Hodges, of this place, and
Dr. Howard Hodges, OF Harper's Ferry,
have bought from Mrs. Mamie Kearfott
her farm near Kearneysville, containing
153 acres, at 800 per acre.
Every one is using CaISino Hog Res
torative, the only one that hasl disin-
ectant in it. Also CalsGo horse, COW
and poultry restorative, gives the best re-
suits For sale only by Owens q Miller
Alter trying sample OF those Improved
Nux Vomica and Iron Compound tablets,
had 10 buy dollar box, and the bene-
hts derived are worth 100 times that.
Sold by Owens & Miller. Ask for free
sample.
The receipts OF the HsgerStown Far
this year were $21, 3762S, falling oil
from last year Of $4.9Sl.l7. There will
be small profit this year, as the eX-
pendnures are somewhat less than the
receipts.
The family Of Ashton E. Boswell wish
to return their very sincere thanks to the
friends and neighbors who were so kind
to them on the occasion Of the death OF
Mr.. BoSwelPs mother, Mrs. Mary Cath
crime Boswell.
Two public schools in Harper's Ferry
district, on the east side OF the Shenan-
doah river, one at Silver Grove and the
other at Chestnut Hill, are without teach
ers. The school board has found it I'M
possible 10 supply them as yet.
The Martinsburg Power Company will
put new cross-arms on its poles on Fri
day OF this week, and the current VIII
be turned of in Shepherdstown between
the hours OF $50 a. m. and p. m.
Persons interested will please take no
tee.
With corn al $500 per barrel, wheat at
S2I2 per bushel, hay $50 per ton, is your
tire insurance on teed enough to protect
YOU this winter An additional policy OF
81 900 Tor six months would cost only
about Sc OOor 500. Washington, Alex
andsr & Cooke
During some sort ola scrimmage among
colored soldiers in Washington last
Thursday Private Raymond Whitney was
shot ard lIlct b. Corporal Henry Fife.
Whitney, who formerly lived in Harper's
Ferry, was a member of the National
GIud OF the Distinct Of Columbia.
Mr.. J. y. Maiscl, who has been super
ilercent OF the Standard Lime and Stone
uuanies al Millville for the past eight
years, has resigned TO accept a position
with a munitions factory in Baltimore.
He has moved his family to Gainesville,
Md. Their friends regret 10 lose them
from The county.
lost on the street, probably between