Shepherdstown register. [volume] (Shepherdstown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1849-1955, 1917-11-29
LITTLE LOCALS.

burg, and +. l.. GRIMM, OF tne Uerdios-
town neighborhood. They paid $22,Wt
for it.
From various sections OF the county
come reports that corn is being stolen
from the fields, either being stolen after
il has been husked, or taken from the
standing shocks. In Charles Town dis
tricts thieves are reported to be travelling
in automobiles.
Mrs. E. L. Kregloe has decided to
break up housekeeping and will make
her home with her son-in-law and
daughter, MIR. and Mrs. ]. M. Rush. on
Main street. She will have sale OF
household goods in front OF Mr.. Rush'S
store on Saturday.
The home farm OF the late William
Vickers, three miles north OF Shepherds
town, was sold here at public sale last
Saturday, and was purchased by E. h.
Vickers, atSll5 an acre. This is regarded
as very excellent price for the farm,
which contains l22 acres.
Ben Eakles, who captured the monkey
arHarper's Ferry, has sold the animal TO
Samuel Michaels, OF the Zoar neighoor-
hood, for $40 That alleged reward OF
$50 tailed to come forth. The monkey
became quite popular in Harper's Ferry
and received many visitors.
The long-delayed pumps for our water
works have been shipped and are ex-
pected to arrive in Shepherdstown at any
time now. After they reach here only
about three weeks time will be necessary
10 install them and finish up the work
and turn the water into the pipes.
Sugar has been mighty scarce in Shep-
herdstown, as in other sections OF the
country. Last Friday it was about all
one, but Saturday a wholesale firm al
loted 10 each merchant hundred pounds,
and this provided sufficient to last over
Sunday. No family was allowed to buy
more than two pounds.
The novel sight ola cow calmly riding
down street in an automobile was
witnessed in Shepherdstown few days
ago-the incident being considerably
ahead ofeven Mother Symptoms prophecy.
The automobile was altruck, and besides
carrying COW in sort OF frame work,
several good-sizedhogs were also hauled.
The United States Government, which
bought the Jefferson county jail property
in Charles Town as a site for the proposed
new postoffice, has notified the county
court to have the building removed with
in sixty days. The county court will on
December 9Th sell the building TO the
highest bidder, who must clear the site
forthwith.
Orchard men in this section are good
deal concerned about the ravages OF field
mice, which are doing much damage to
apple trees. There seems 10 have been
a very great increase in the number OF
these little pests, and they have already
begun TO gnaw the bark from Youu trees.
Wholesale poisoning seems 10 be the
best way TO get rid OF them.
COL George A. Porterfield, Charles
Towns Oldest resident, celebrated his
95th birthday last Sunday. He was born
in Berkeley county November 25, 1922,
and has lived in Jefferson county Tor
more than 40 years. He is a veteran OF
both the Mexican and Civil wars. He is
still in fairly good health and is able to
walk about the town with little assist
ance
Pittsnogle Farley, OF Sharpsburg, who
has been telegraph operator at the Nor
folk & Western Railway station at St.
James, has been transferred to the pas
senger station at Shepherdstown, where
he works the third tnck-twelve midnight
to 8 a. m. His place at st. James is being
filled by young woman, who is the
third woman TO be appointed operator on
this division OF the N. & w.
A resident ofthe Uvilla neighborhood
asks us TO make public appeal TO our
road bosses to mend the highway at Twill
la hall. Surely this ought TO be done
before winter sets in, no matter what
difficulties may be in the way 1t is
probably the worst bit OF road in the
county, and unless repairs are made it
will be almost impossible in wet weather
Please, Mr.. Road Supervisor, attend to
this matter without delay.
A mass meeting in the interest OF the
Red Cross will be held in the Presbyterian
Church in Charles Town Sunday after
noon at go o'clock, to which the peo-
pie of Jefferson county are cordially in
vited. The national Red Cross COM
mittee will send speakers from Washing
ton and there will be special music, in
Guiding selections by chorus OF men,.
All the Red Cross societies OF the county
are asked TO send as many members as
possible TO this meeting.
Elizabeth Billmyer, the little daughter
OF Mr.. and Mrs. X. H. NJ Billmyer, Of
this place, was operated upon in the hos
pital in Charles Town on Monday last,
the surgeons finding diseased appen-
dix that was sapping the child's vitality.
She stood the operation fairly well. and
though she has been extremely ill, it is
hoped that she may now recover. The
little daughter OF Mr.. and Mrs. Clarence
Burnett, who was operated upon last
week in the hospital, is improving.
Captain S. Judson Dunaway, son Of
Mr.. and Mrs. r. Dunaway, OF Leetown,
who enlisted for his country, has received
his commission as captain in the Coast
ArtilIerv He will dalivar an address al