Shepherdstown register. [volume] (Shepherdstown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1849-1955, 1917-11-15
jJhe Shepllerdstolun Seeister.
Thursday, November Is, 1917
BRIEFS.
New moon last night.

Born TO Mr.. and Mrs. X. H. M. Bill
myer, fine son.
Born 10 Rev. and Mrs. Walter B. Siehl,
in Baltimore, a son.
Born TO Mr.. and Mrs. Thomas Myers,
east OF town, a fine daughter.
Don't forget the concert at the college
auditorium tonight at eight O'Clock.
Goodbye, Mr.. Corn, and farewell to
you, Mr.. Bunion. Owens & Miller's
corn remover did it-l5 cents.
Just received a fine line of flashlights,
batteries, etc, the kind that will give
you good service. Max Lewis.
The cheapest and best semi-paste paint
atOwens & Miller'S. Ask for quotations.
Money back if not as represented.
Since using Tarco- Mentho, having pur-
purchased a bottle at Owens & Miller's
for Is cents, my cough has left me.
A meeting OF the Red Cross Society
will be held next Tuesday night at 7
O'Clock in the old college building
Gerard d. Moore, OF Ransom, this
county, has qualified as administrator Of
the estate OF Harry L. Melvin, deceased.
No need to use an axe, because Owens
& Mlller's laxative quinine tablets break
up a cold in "a hours. Only 25 cents a
box.
See my line OF jewelry, silvekware, etc.
have the same kind OF guaranteed goods
as before. Come in and inspect them.
You will not be urged TO buy. Max
Lewis.
In looking for profitable class OF cat
tie TO rough over the winter, do not over
look the thin but good quality compound
yearlings Wall is selling at Charles Town,
W. Va.
J. Z. Linton, Berkeley county farmer,
recently sold 10 N. B. Rulings. Mar
tnSburg butcher, fat hog that brought
in cold cash $S4. The hog weighed 500
pounds.
]. w. Gonce, who has been electrician
for the Northern Virginia Power Com
pany at its Millville plant for the past
several years, has resigned. He expects
10 60 west.
Cart. George B. Goetz. OF Charles
Town, bought the residence OF S. P.
Hopkins. in Martinsburg, sold last Satur-
day at public sale by order OF the bank
ruptcy court The price was S. 200.
John F. Hylan, who last week was
elected mayor OF New York City, is a
nephew OF the late John Hylan, who was
for number of years mail carrier for the
B & o. Railroad at Harper'S Ferry.
Frank L. Johnson, proprietor OF the big
coca cola plant at Statesville, N. c., has
our thanks for a nice, big office clock,
which he sent us as sample OF the at
tractive advertising that his firm is using.
Nv. O'Bryan, who has been employ
ed by the Jefferson County Telephone
Company for the past ten years, has
resigned and accepted position with the
c. and p. Telephone Company in Wash
ington.
The annualfarmerS' institute at Shenan-
ooah Junction will be held Saturday,
November oath. The lecturers will be
r. B. Dustman, w. r. Legge and Miss
Katherine Alger. An interesting program
me has been prepared.
Good home-cooked soups and sand
wiches, and pumpkin. raisin and apple
pies, furnished at Mack Hopewell'S on
West Main street. Cakes baked and
salads, croquettes, ETC., made to order.
Satisfaction guaranteed.
VIM. B. Snyder has undertaken the
coaching OF the boys basketball team oil
Shepherd College and is hoping that there
will be developed this year rather last
uulnt for this school, Walter Herr, the
manager. is working out a schedule Ct
games.
The contract for furnishing supplies TO
the County lnfrmary has been awarded
by the County Court for term OF SIX
months TO X. w. Dunaway and b. h.
Riddleberger, the former to furnish gro
ceries and tile latter dry goods, notions
and shoes.
There will be a thanksgiving enter
tainment at the Bardane school house
Saturday, November 18th, beginning al
7p.m. A silver offering will be taken al
the door, and after the entertainment
chicken soup will be sold. Proceeds tor
library, organ, etc. Everybody is lnvlteo
to come. Frances Louthan, teacher.
The Martinsburg Journal estimates that
the apple crop OF Berkeley county this
wear was about l5O, 900 barrels, as against
100000 barrels in 1916. The gross price
oil apples this year was about $40 pei
barrel, the price last year having been
around s240. The net profits to the
growers this year are believed to be S4OO,
600 for the county.
f. Stanley Halter, representative OF the
Clarksburg Dairy Company, has been
spending several days in Berkeley and
Jefferson couulles with the end in view
O. Securing a supply OF whole milk anc
cream for tha company which he repre-
senis. lie has negotiated deal resulting
in the taking over OF the KearpeySville
milk depot by the Clarksburg Company
George Samuel Ramsburg, an aged resi-
dent of Berkeley county, was struck an1
instantly killed last Monday afternoon by
freight train on the Cumberland Valle1
Railroad quarter OF mile north OF In
wood. He was crossing the track wheI
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