Shepherdstown register. [volume] (Shepherdstown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1849-1955, 1917-01-04
BRIEFS.

Eggs are 40 cents dozen.
For Ssle-My home on New street.
Apply 10 Mrs. M. L. Hickey.
Thos. E. Howell, of the Engle neigh
borhood, willhave public sale on March Sd.
Full line of mems, women's and chill
dren's rubbers and shoes, old prices, at
Hodges.
For Sale--One fine Jersey COW, two
Jersey heiiers, fresh in March, nine thrifty
shoatS. K. L. Reinhart.
q. w. Hoffman is having his residence
on Main street reprinted. Lawrence
Jones is doing the work.
A meeting OF the u. D. c. will be held
Friday afternoon at 2.30 o'clock at the
home of Mrs. b. F. Harrison.
Mr.. aud Mrs. John Fulton were called
to Detroit, Mich, the first of the week by
the death OF relative Of Mrs. Fulton.
The annual meeting of the stockhold-
ers of the Morgan's Grove fair will be
held Saturday Of this week at 2 O'Clock in
the firemen's hall.
Vim. A. Daniel, the insurance man and
agricultural implement dealer, of Shen-
andoah Junction, has our thanks for
very handsome calendar.
A meeting of the Hospital Guild will
be held at the home OF Mrs. Edward L.
Remnant on Tuesday, January 9th, at 3
o'clock in the afternoon.
Rev. Dr. and Mrs. Charles S. Trump,
OF Martinsburg, announce the engagement
of their, daughter, Miss Bess Trump, to
Prof. Gilbert c. McKown.
Several carloads OF pipe for the water
works arrived recently, and active work.
which had been delayed forseveral weeks,
has been vigorously resumed.
d. z. Roger. of the Leetown neighbor-
hood, will have big sale of live stock
and other personal property on Thursday,
March Sth. Advertisement will appear
in the Register later.
Franklin Lyme, teller of the Jefferson
Security Bank. has been promoted to the
position of assistant cashier, with an in
crease OF salary, in, recognition of his
faithful and efficient service to the bank.
The sale of the house and lot of the
late Mrs. Abram Sisler, advertised for
December I'D, was postponed until Sat-
urday OF this week, when it will again be
offered by Geo. M. Beltzhoover, executor.
The Shepherdstown Garage has sold
TO w. T. McQuilkin and Lewis Mcdonald
handsome new six-cylinder Buick five
passenger touring car, and to ]. M. Rip
pie, of Martinsburg, six-cylinder road
ster.
A. c. Morgan, Jr., who recently took a
course OF work and study in one of the
big automobile manufactures of Detroit,
has connected himself with the National
Highway Garage, and will be in charge
of the mechanical department.
g. w. Hoffman has just purchased
line new six-cylinder five passenger
Franklin touring Car. This is one OF the
handsomest machines in the community,
and we have no doubt that Mr.. Hoffman
will find much pleasure in if.
Mr.. and Mrs. Nelson T. Snyder had a
very enjoyable family reunion at their
home near Shenandoah Junction on
Christmas. Every one of their sons and
daughters were present and all of the
grandchildren too, and the occasion was
most happy one.
Phineas Rush, who has been clerking
ing in M. B. Bakers store for the past
four years, resigned his position last week
and has gone TO work with the railroad
surveying corps under Mr.. McCausland.
Wardell Mcdonald has taken Mr.. Rush'S
place in the store.
Rev. and Mrs. Absalom Knox took
their little son James to Charles Town on
Monday, where at the General Hospital
he was operated upon for the removal OF
aoenoids and his tonsils. The operation
was no Slight one, but it was skillfully
performed and the little boy stood it well.
One night last week seven or eight
lanterns that were used 10 marx excava-
tons for the waterworkS pipe line were
carried off, and were found next morning
in pile, with most OF the globes broken.
II is a serious offense to remove these
lanterns-no matter if you do want to go
'posSum or coon hunting.
William Mcmahon and Travers Allen,
OF Charles Town, were arrested by Deputy
Marshal Athey and taken before United
States Commissioner Harry A. Downs
Monday on charge OF selling liquor IL
legally. Allen proved an slibi and was
discharged, but Mcmahon was held for
the action of the federal grand jury at
Parkersburg next week.
There are to be seven eclipses during
the year 1917, four Of the sun and three OF
the moon, only two of which will be
visible here. Sunday night, January 7th,
beginning at ll.36 p. m. and ending at
329 a. m, there will be a total eclipse OF
the moon, visible here. and there will not
be another eclipse visible here until De-
cember 18th, when the moon will again
be shadowed
! Sheriff Harry Miller, of Berkeley coun-
II ty who assumed charge OF his office the
first of January, was allowed salary of
$3.50 for the present year, and for each
year hereafter will receive 5000. He
made the following appointments Chief
dupuiY, E. d. Gardner, at salary of ST.
500; jailor, Milton S. Miller, at 81 500;
assistant jailor. Oscar Miller, at 5000 ;