Shepherdstown register. [volume] (Shepherdstown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1849-1955, 1917-12-13
LITTLE LOCALS.

borhood, were married this morning al
the Southern Methodist parsonage by
Rev. Absalom Knox.
A return game between the second
teams of Shepherd College and the Mar
tinsburg High School was played here
last Saturday night, and the college boys
won easily by the score OF 25 10 IL.
Jack Snyder is taking the place OF his
brother. VIM B. Snyder, in the National
Highway Garage, so far as he can, while
the latter is in the Amy. He will do
his best to serve the patrons and friends
Of the garage.
Navigation on the Chesapeake & Ohio
Canal has been definitely closed for the
winter season and the water has been
drawn off. The water remaining in the
bed OF the ca al was frozen Solidly by
the cold weather OF the past week.
c. E. Upton recently resigned as
superintendent OF the Harper'S Ferry
Lime and Stone Company at Millville,
and will 90 TO Butler county, Pa, the
first OF the new year to superintend the
construction OF big lime plant there.
Charles M. Miller, a well known Berke-
ley county farmer, formerly ofthis vicinity,
has bought from John Weller The latter's
farm near Scrabble, formerly owned by
John H. Lemen. He pays $1,000 for the
place, which is a very desirable farm
home, containing about 200 acres.
Elizabeth Billmyer and Cora Belle Bur-
nett, the two little girls from Shepherds
town who were so seriously ill and were
operated upon in the hospital in Charles
Town, are both now on the road TO re-
covery, and if all goes we'll be brought
home in time to receive Santa Claus.
10 L. Walper, who lives north OF
Shepherdstown, says that he is willing
TO do his bit toward relieving fuel diff
iculties. He says that he has fifty cords
OF wood on his place which he will give
to worthy persons who will cut it and
haul il TO town.
James Orem, aged 10 years, OF Bolivar,
was killed in the quarries at Milville last
Friday. He was employed at the quar-
ries as checkman, and while coupling
two cars was knocked down, the cars
over him and inflcting fatal in
juries. He is survived by his wife, two
sons and four daughters.
Robert l. Early, who has been agent
at the Rippon station OF the Norfolk &
Railway for the past couple OF
years, has been given the second trick al
Antietam Station, beginning his work
there last Saturday. Hubert FlahertY,
who was formerly telegraph operator al
Shepherdstown, gets the agency at
Rippon.
All persons knitting sweaters for the
Shepherdstown soldiers will meet at the
home OF Miss Rachel Snyder on Saturday,
December 18th, at 2 30 o'clock. They
are kindly requested TO furnish the
sweaters and bring them TO this meeting,
to sending them TO the SOL
dierS. BY order OF the Regent, Mrs. M.
E. Gibson.
Lieutenant Colonel RandolphC Berke-
ley, who for the past year has been COM
nandant on the Island OF Guam, has re-
urned TO the United States, and expects
shortly to 60 TO France in the service o
his country. He has been in hospital
n this country for some weeks, recover
ng from an illness brought on by his stay
n the tropics.
The Dispatch, Columbus, Ohio, con-
aims the following interesting announce
neut concerning Mr.. George B. Folk,
4 former resident OF Berkeley county
who has many friends in this section
'Mr. and Mrs. K. q. Kinkead, OF Pied
mont Road, Clintonville. announce the
engagement OF their daughter, Miss Mar
orie Marshall Kinkead, to Mr.. George
B. Folk, Of Cleveland. The marriage
will be an event OF the near future"
Mary Pickford in "Rebecca OF Sunny
brook Farm" Never has a star appear
ed in more desirable as we'll as suitable
Known throughout the
and as Americas Sweetheart" Mary is
INST the person TO portray the national
ype Of "Rebecca," the little country girl
who fought her battles alone and travelled
a particularly rough road leading TO her
The many charms and
quaint situations OF "Rebecca OF Sunny
brook Farm" are brought out in the Art
craft picture as only Mary Pickford can.
The photoplay will appear at the Opera
House next Monday.
The neighbors OF Jacob A. Hiedwohl did
a very generous and kindly thing for him
last week. Mr.. Hiedwohl is suffering
from an unusually severe attack OF ecze-
ma, which entirely incapacitates him from
attending TO his farm work. The neigh
Oors gathered in force at his place and
set TO work 10 husk his corn for hun, and
hey worked with such will that they
soon had the crop safely housed. They
also did such other work as was neceS-
sary to put his farm and household affairs
in good order. Mr.. Hiedwohl is deeply
appreciative of the thoughtful kindness OF
his friends.
The explosion of a waterback in a
kitchen range at the home OF D. Z. Rover,
live miles north OF Charles Town, early
morning, resulted in painful
injury 10 Mr.. Roger. the wrecking OF the
range itself, and damage to the plasterIng
Al < A.. al L.