Shepherdstown register. [volume] (Shepherdstown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1849-1955, 1917-10-04
BRIEFS.

Charles Town.
Eggs are SO cents dozen and butter
IS 81 cents pound.
We make barn ventilators and orna-
mentS. w. s. Haiues & Co.
lust arrived at Wallis, Charles Town.
carload OF ewes, the last for this sea-
son
here are eight public schools in Berke-
lev county tor which no teachers have
q been provided.
Don't discard your broken fire brick.
Have them mended by using Hairless
lre-prooi fire clay.
A meeting OF the U. ID. c. will be held
Friday afternoon at O'Clock at the home
OF Mrs. Virginia Harrison.
The front OF J.. H. Schoppert's store IN
the WelShanS building has been neatly
repainted by W. r. Miller and son.
Eugene Bready has sold his garage
and the appurtenanceS thereof inlHarper's
Ferry 10 J. {. Glass, OF Norfolk, Va.
We are prepared to do your Timing of
any kind. Give us trial. We are re-
SponSiole afterwards. w. s. Haines &
Co.
A Poverty Social will be held at the
basement OF the NJ E. Church in this
place on Friday evening, October 18th.
Everybody invited.
A meeting OF the Red Cross Society
Will be held Friday evening at 100 m the
old college building. A large attendance
is urgently desired.
The regular October term OF the Jetfer-
son Circuit Court will convene in Charles
Town on Tuesday, October 10th. The
petit jury is called for Tuesday, the I'D.
F. ]. Buckles will have sale OF live
stock, farming implements, etc, al his
home near Halltown on October oath.
Watch out Tor advertisement next week.
Owens q Miller have the greatest tonic
OF the age-lmproved NuX Vomca and
Iron Compound. Double strength. Ask
for a sample. AT Owens & Miller's only.
Born to MIR. and Mrs WheelerA. Will
son, OF Washington, last Thursday,
fine son. Mrs. Wilson was formerly
Miss Lillian Clarke, who has many friends
in this vicinity.
The great HagerStown fair will be held
next week, beginning on Tuesday. None
OF the railroads except the Western Mary
land will run SPECIAL trains, but the roads
will probably be alive with automobiles.
BY reason Of an adjustment OF prices
maue by the government, wheat has
dropped two cents a buShel, and the
price now fixed for the ShepherdStown
market IS SIP. Corn is $l.85 this week.
J. Allnutt Engle just threShed 1000
bushels OF wheat OIL OF 40 acres, on lard
that has been fafmed 100 years. Repeat
ed appeals from Washington to increase
fertilizer on wheat caused his crop 10 be
doubled, at 81 ouShel.
Mr.. and Mrs. George E. Wysong
formerly Of Jefferson county, last week
celebrated al their home IN Baltimore the
twenty fifth anniversary oftheir marriage.
We hope that lney may live TO celebrate
many more happy anniversaries
The usual annual meeting OF the Shep-
herdstown Branch OF the American Bible
Society will be held Sunday evening,
OCTOBER l4lh, at 7 O'Clock, in the college |
auditorium. Rev. J II. Bean, OF the M. |
L Church South, Berryvlle, will preach
the sermon.
The Pack Horse Ford Chapter of the
Daughters OF the American Revolution
Will hold a short but very important bust
ness meeting in the chapter room at seven
O'Clock Wednesday evening, October
ION. All members are urgently request
eli 10 be present.
the Potomac Valley Round Table will
meet IN HdgerStOWn on Thursday, No
vember LIST, and continue in session
throughout Friday. Prof. 5. o. BOND
Of ShepherdStOwn, is moderator Of the
Round Table. An interesting programme
Is being prepared.
DR.. Chester Wainwright and Samuel
Galloway, OF Charles Town, indI,lrc 30
gbe l.. ). District Court for Shppis
cholera hogs 10 the New York market.
entered plea OF guilty in the Federal
Court in Martinsburg on Monday. Judge
Dayton imposed line OF $50 in each
case-AdpOcate.
Ernest Hamnck, son of Mr. and Mrs.
X. |. Hamnck, LETT last Friday Tor Camp
Lee, al Petersburg Va. He volunteered
Tor service IN the ordnance department
some time ago, and has now been assign
I'd 10 duty Mr.. iamrick has been EN-
pIOyed in the Offices OF the Norfolk q
Western Railway al Roanoke.
The Red Cross Society will have
festival and rummage sale some time this
moEih, OF which further notice viii be
ylvea. Persons who will make donations
OF canned goods, furniture, clothing, or
ANYTHING that will sell are requested 10
leave The articles with Mrs. Duke, Mrs
=. ] Hodges or Mrs. Burwell-
The Community Club OF Shenandoah
Iurciion expects 10 make apple-oulter
-. ine soldiers next week. and all inter
e,ieG ere asked TO assemble AT the Green
Hu orchard. Mr.. John Shaner, manager
n,Ni tuesday,, October 9th, 10 peel ap
pies. aad to sir on the following day.
Wednesday. Everybody come and help
Melvin d. Engle, son OF James NJ. En-
Ole, OF this county and Washington, after
working his three months vacation
smoothing gun barrels at the Remington
Arms Works at Bridgeport, Conn, ats 500
4 month. resigned October Isl and has
,7oue WIKI bis cousin, Gilbert Hanke, to
Ann Arbor University, in his senior year.
4 Kaplon, well-knoWn merchant OF
IarpeT'S Ferry, was tired m Inc Feoerdl
.Coun in MartirsbuTg last week on the
rharse 45uring lie mails 10 defrdud IN
connection with ~ alleged false claim
tor camegtS tor goods supposed 10 have
beer lost in .IGASii on the b. & o. Rail
,yc2d The j"-y returned verdict OF not
.gu'y.
Charles Shipper, a well known char
acfer of Martlnsburg, was arrested last
Saturday while coming into that city with
eiohteen quarts OF whiskey in his auto
mobile. He was hailed before Justice
Wolf who sentenced him to pay fine
Of $500 and serve five months in jail.
When ne gets out of prison he will have
to answer also to the Federal Court.
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