Shepherdstown register. [volume] (Shepherdstown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1849-1955, 1917-10-18
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Woods on the bench. There is no grand
jury this term. The! petit jurors are
called for next Tuesday. the 23d.
AT the meeting of the West Virginia
Grand Lodge OF the Independent Order
OF Odd Fellows of West Virginia, held in
Huntington last week, Rev. S. L. Flick
niger, OF Shepherdstown. was honored
by being elected Grand Chaplain.
Judge A. E. Seymour will address the
people OF Jefferson county in Charles
Town next Thursday afternoon on the
subject OF the Liberty bonds and Similar
topics. Everybody is invited to hear
him. as he is an excellent speaker.
S. w. Washington, attorney for the
heirs, sold at public sale last Saturday
the farm Of the late Misses Georgia and
Jane TrusSell, about three miles north
west of Charles Town. John E. Fhtts
was the purchaser at $9l30 per acre.
The place contains So acres.
Mrs. ]. S. Myers has been appointed
to the position OF housekeeper at the new
Shepherd College dormitory in this
place, and will enterl upon her duties next
Monday. Mrs. Myers had been serving
as matron ofthe dormitory at the seminary
at Lewisourg, w. Va, but gave up that
position in order to take up similar work
at her home town.
A binder used 10 cost about $1l5-next
year they will cost $3.50 or $500. This
same applies TO all farming implements.
Is your insurance enough TO fully protect
you in event fire should destroy your
outfit this winter ? A short term policy
for an additional amount during the
winter months would make you feel much
safer. Washington, Alexander & Cooke.
Fernando, California, papers give an
interesting report Of court trial there in
which the jury was composed OF ladies,
one OF them being Mrs. F. E. Smith, who
was formerly Miss Stella Howell, OF
Engle, this county. They tried man
Tor shooting a deer in violation OF the
game laws OF the State. After deliberat-
ing three hours, they discovered thatthey
could not agree whether the accused was
guilty or not.
The monkey that escaped from the
carnival at Morgan's Grove fair was seen
few days ago in c. J. Cavaliers wagon
shed at Harper's Ferry. He was Sitting
in Mr.. Cavaliers automobile when first
noticed, and while the startled men back
ed out one way the monkey disappeared
in the opposite direction. Ii is supposed
that the monkey intended going south in
the automobile, but it had no self-Starter
and he wasn't strong enough 10 crank it,
ShepherdStown always does its share.
II was desired that at the Bible Society
meeting last Sunday night company
OF soldiers should be equipped with new
Khaki Testaments. In short time
sufficient sum had been raised 10 furnish
Testaments to two companies. Generous
and thoughtful to the last, Mrs. Kate
Withrow Reynolds, unable TO be present
at the meeting because OF sickness, sent
a contribution, and four soldiers will get
the Word OF God as result OF her gift.
Mr.. and Mrs. A. S. Miller gave very
delightful reception last Monday evening
at their home at Kearneysville as COM
piment 10 Mr.. and Mrs. Paul Everett
Miller, who had just returned from their
wedding trip. A large number OF friends
gathered al this hospitable home, and
were most pleasantly entertained After
congratulations had been extended 10
the bride and groom, delicious refresh
mentS were served, and the guests had
very enjoyable evening OF social pleasure.
Jacob Freeman, a colored man So years
OLD, was found dead in a corn shock by
George Wilmington a couple Of miles
north of Charles Town last Saturday
morning. The man was found in
drunken condition on the track OF the
Norfolk & Western Railway by railroad
employees, and they placed him in the
shelter of the fodder. The cold night
and too much liquor caused him 10 sue
cumb. He had just arrived from Pitts
burg, and had attempted 10 walk from
Shenandoah Junction to Charles Town.
The food conservation week, set apart
al the request OF Mr.. Hoover for the pur-
pose OF obtaining the signatures OF all the
heads of households TO the governments
pledge cards, has been postponed so as
not to conflict with the closing week OF
the Liberty Loan campaign. Instead OF
beginning on the 2lst, it will begin on
the 18th, on which date the Jefferson
county committee will begin its organized
effort 10 get every household in the coun-
ty pledged 10 CO. operation in the impor-
tant work of conserving by every posi-
BILE means our country's food supply.
RumorS are again revived that the rail-
road from the coal fields of northern
West Virginia TO tidewater facilities at
Newport News, Va, will be constructed
in the near future. This is the proposed
road, said to be financed by Rockefeller
interests, for which elaborate surveys
were made through Jefferson county a
year or two ago. We have our doubts
about il being built at this time, for the
high price OF materials OF every sort and