Shepherdstown register. [volume] (Shepherdstown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1849-1955, 1917-11-15
LITTLE LOCALS.

Inc ln-Concert Company, OF Waynes-
boro, Pa, will give concert in the COL
lege auditorium tonight. The programme
is an excellent one. consisting OF read
ings. music and short play. Proceeds
Tor the benefit OF the Reformed Church
Admission, Is cents.
]. r. Foutz. from north of town, was
among our callers last Saturday. We
couldn't understand why he wore such a
broad grin until he began to brag about
a line new Democratic boy that recently
arrived in Terrapin Neck-the first visit
OF the stork in seven years.
w. A. Dearmont and ]. M. Trapnell
were in Shepherdstown on Monday, ar
ranging for the purchase OF horses for
army purposes. They will be here
Saturday morning OF this week, and will
pay cash for such horses as may be select
ed. See advertisement in another COL
umn.
VIM. T. McQuilkin, executor, will sell
at public sale in Martinsburg on Saturday
the farm OF the late John L. Williamson,
near Swan Pond. This farm contains
200 acres, with splendid Improvements,
and is one OF the most desirable farm
homes in Berkeley county. 1t will likely
bring a fine price.
VIM. c Link, from south OF town, was
among the callers at the Register office
on Tuesday. Mr.. Link will move 10
town the first ofnext April, having rented
the Frazier property on New street.
William VanMetre, who is now on the
Mrs. Laura Moler farm, will move 10
Mrs. Links place.
Little Cora Belle Burnett, the six-year-
old daughter OF Mr. and Mrs. Clarence
Burnett, has been sick tor several weeks
from pneumonia, and yesterday was ia
ken 10 the Charles Town Hospital by her
physician, DR.. ]. L. Myers, where an
operation was performed. 1t is hoped
now that she will recover.
Mayor Waldeck and our street COM
mittee are having good work done this
week by putting force OF men 10 sweep
ing the Main street. The accumulation
of leaves and dirt being removed, we will
thus have clean streets the ensuing winter.
The street is.almost like asphalt by reason
of the thoroughly good oiling it received
last summer.
Chas. w. Licklider, former resident
OF ShepherdStown, who has recently
been living in ParkerSburg, w. Va, where
he was connected with the Baltimore &
Ohio Railroad, has moved with his family
to Elkins, this State. He has taken the
position OF chief clerk 10 the engineer OF
maintenance OF way OF the Coal and Coke
Railroad, with headquarters in ElkinS.
The Registers Linotype has arrived at
the freight station in Shepherdstown, and
as soon as necessary preparations for
hsnd!ing the machine Can be made ii will
be transferred 10 its permanent home in
the Register building. II weighs about
5000 pounds, and the job OF getting it
into the second story OF the building will
be entrusted to U. S. Martin, who has
especial talent for work OF this sort.
Frederick J. Singley, OF Baltimore, as
signee OF the mortgage, has been au-
thorized TO sell at public auction the plant
OF the Canal Lime and Stone Company,
which gave amortgage TO Henry c. Pfaff.
The property is located along the Chesa-
peake and Ohio canal in Washington
county, Md, four miles above Harper'S
Ferry, and comprises 1877 acres on which
llmekilns and crushing mills are located.
Charles W. Symons, q years old, a
Norfolk & Western Railway brakeman, OF
HagerStowu, was crushed to death last
Friday while coupling cars at White Post,
Va. His skull and left arm were mashed.
He had been employed by the railroad
only two weeks Surviving are his wild
ow, two small children, his parents, three
brothers, Harry, James and Albert Sy-
mons, OF Charles Town. and four sisters,
Mrs. r. ]. Starkey, OF HagerStown;
Misses Myrtle, Emma and Mamie Symons,
of Charles Town.
Mr.. and Mrs VIM. S. Harper, OF Mar
tinsburg, announce the engagement Of
their daughter, Miss Elizabeth Katherine
Harper, TO Mr.. Stewart Macdonald Ter
ner, OF Baltimore. The wedding will be
announced later. Miss Harper is hand
some and popular girl OF Mariinsburg,
who has friends in this neighborhood.
Mr.. Terrier is young civil engineer,
who helped survey the proposed railway
line through this section year or two
ago. He enlisted last July, ard is at
present located at the Naval Aeronautic
Station at Pensacola, Florida.
Clay Moler, who lives on the c, D.
Wysong farm, east of town, came very
near being burned out early Wednesday
morning. Mr. Moier was awakened
about O'Clock by suspicious sounds,
and when he investigated found the
kitchen all afire. BY quick work they
managed to extinguish the flames, but
the kitchen was pretty well burned out,
with some OF its contents. 1t was very
fortunate that the fire was discovered
when il was, for soon the whole house
would have caught. The loss is covered
by insurance with Washington, Alexander
& Cooke.
Charles Grove, the son OF Captain AUD
Mrs. c. w. Grove, of Hagerstown, was
shot and badly hurt the first OF the week
in Detroit, where he was studying the
automobile business. Although the de-
tails have not been received, II is known