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

Pepper, Sail anu OutCNeIlnR supplies dt
Hodges.
Butter Is 40 cents pound and eggs are
4S cents dozen.
Born to Mr.. and Mrs. r. o. MacBrien,
in Washington. fine son.
Jacob T. Hagley has opened a lunch
room at Shenandoah Junction.
Rubbers, Arctics and telts for men,
women and children at Hodges.
Wanted, either to buy or rent. good
secondhand typewriter. Apply 10 La
mont Pyles.
Pay small deposit and have your
Christmas presents laid by until Christ
mas at S. L. Cooley's.
John w. Mitchell, living east OF town,
Yesterday butehered three fine hogs that
weighed 9O2 pounds net.
Goodbye, Mr.. Corn, and farewell to
you. Mr.. Bunion Owens & Miller's
corn remover did it-l5 cents.
Buy your Christmas candy early and
avoid being disappointed. Full supply
on hand now at S. L. Cooley's.
For that chapped face or hands, also
rough skin, use Owens & Miller's liquid
rose and almond cream-25 cents.
Shepherd College and the public school
closed yesterday for the Thanksgiving
holiday. Studies will be resumed next
Monday.
For Sale-A good family mare, safe for
a child or woman to drive. Scares at
nothing and very gentle. Apply to W.
r. Miller.
More than 800 hunting licenses have
been issued by County Clerk Chas. A.
Johnson It's no wonder The rabbits are
getting scarce.
Please bring your boric acid coupons
to Owens & Miller's and have them
redeemed. The coupons OF the 2OMule
Team Borax Company.
Those who are so fortunate as TO own
fat hogs are butchering them these days
and laying up supplies of bacon against
the times OF high prices.
The corporation authorities are having
new crossings and cutters made along
Princess street. VIM. ]. Britner received
the contract 10 put in several OF them.
See my line of jewe!ry, silverware, etc.
have the same kind OF guaranteed goods
as before. Come in and inspect them.
You will not be urged 10 buy. Max
Lewis.
Yes, Owens & Miller have sold and are
now selling Victrolas and records. We
thank you for your patronage in this line.
Quick service. Owens & Miller'S is Vic
trola headquarters.
To the list OF chain letter fakes and
frauds has now been added one purport-
ing TO be in the interest OF the Red Cross.
This organization says it has authorized
no such undertaking.
Car OF yeailing and car oftwo-year-old
steers-good property. Scaled TO you al
II ID cents pound. | won't ask you
near that much. Veal calves and all
other stock wanted. c. F. Wall, Charles
Town.
It's no wonder that eggs are scarce and
high Reports show that there are IN
cold storage in this country more than
billion eggs-to be exact, 3,693, $40 cases
are boarded up by food spectators in the
various cities.
My certainly do wish that had ia
ken those double strength nux vomca
aud iron compound tablets sooner. Feel
bullyl The best medicine ever used.
Sold only by Owens & Miller.
Several children OF the Leetown neigh
borhood have been i'll with diphtheria,
and there was one death from the diseases
The public school was closed last week
and will not reopen before next Monday.
The basketball team OF the Charles
Town High School was rather badly
walloped in the gymnasium here last
Saturday night, when the second team OF
Shepherd College beat them by a score
OF 50 90.
Lost yesterday, between Charles Town
and the National Highway Garage in
Shepherdstown, United States nobby
tire, size 30x3 1-2, with red inner tube.
Liberal reward if left with the National
Highway Garage.
The ladies' OF the Reformed Church
will have an exchange and bazar in Miss
Ellen WelShans' store room on Saturday,
December lSt Articles suitable for
Christmas presents will be for sale. The
public are invited.
Miss Louise Dennison had her forehead
painfully cut in the college gymnasium
Tuesday afternoon curing game OF baS-
ketball. She forgot that the railing TO
the steps was still there ard ran into il
with disastrous result TO herself.
We have received some interesting
pictures from our friend J.. Calvin Staley,
OF Roanoke, Va, who with his wife is
making tour OF Cuba and the extreme
southern section OF the United States.
They have had very enjoyable trip.
MeSsrS, J. NJ. Trapnell and w. H. Dear
mont Will Dc in Shcpherdstown again on
December 9Th 10 purchase horses for the
cavalry and artillery branches OF the Uni
ted States Army. They bought fifteen
horses at their recent visit here, paying
as high as $l60 for good ones.
Local passenger train No. Is was
wrecked at Ripon last Thursday. A
broken switch frog caused the locomotive