Shepherdstown register. [volume] (Shepherdstown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1849-1955, 1917-09-06
LITTLE LOCALS.

Wcuulhs VIII tdhS pidSc LUIS iSH
Vaughan Bowly, son of Mr.. ard Mrs.
E. H. Bowly, formerly ofShepts dstown,
volunteered in the aviation coT; Of the
United States, and has passed his physi-
cal examination and been accep.ed.
Mrs. Raymond Baby gave very de-
Iightiul afternoon party at IL: zyland"
last Thursday as a compliment to Miss
Margaret Potts, whose engagement TO
Mr.. Williams, OF Baltimore, was recently
announced
Miss Louise Koontz has been appoint
ed as a clerk in the Shepherdstown post
office by Acting Postmaster John c.
Reinhart. She succeeds Miss Mary
Remnant, who has been helping there for
some time past.
Raymond Chapline. formerly Ct Shop
herdsiown, who is a clerk in the post
office at Hopewell, Va, IS among the
men who go in the first draft OF soldiers
for army service. His mother went TO
Hopewell few days ago 10 see him.
Col. and Mrs. S. ]. Murphy, of Clay
mont Court, announce the engs cement OF
their daughter, Yvonne Doors, TO MI.
James Bruce Duncan, OF Waco, Texas.
The wedding will take place or October
10th at Claymont, the country home OF
the brides parents. near Charles Town.
OF the sixty men certified by lie county
board as acceptable for ARM service,
only two were exempted by the district
exemption board at IFS sessions il CIarks-
burg last week. The two who were ex-
empted are Harry r. Feagans and Howard
Curtis Ambrose. All other applications
were denied.
r. d. and Elkins Shipley, Who recent
ly enlisted in the ordnance der I,tment OF
the United States Army, have been or
dered to report for duty at the govern
ment arsenal at Wateryliet, New York.
They will leave as soon as their trans
portation is sent TO them, which will be
in few days.
Mrs. James H. Staley, of the Scrabble
neighborhood, recently submitted TO an
operation for gall-stones at the George
Washington Hospital in Washington,
where her sister, Miss Villa Hollica, is
trained nurse. We learn that Mrs.
Staley stood the operation well and is
getting along satisfactorily.
Mrs. J. S. Myers, OF this place, has
been appointed to the position of matron
in the LewiSburg Seminary at Lewsburg,
w. Va, and with her daughter Ruth LETT
last Saturday 10 take up her duties. Mrs.
Myers has had experience in this line OF
work, and she will, We are sure, give Ell
ficient and satisfactory service.
E. l. Goldsborough has gone out OF
the chicken and egg business, and has
sold his stock OF several hundred Leg
horn chickens. Mr.. Goldsborough was
fairly successful at the business, but final
ly came 10 the conclusion that the income
was not commensurate with the work and
attention necessary, especially since iced
OF every sort has gotten so high.
The electric power-house at Dam No.
4, above Shepherdstown, has been closed
down because Of the failure OF the water.
SO much water is wasting through the
leaky dam there is not sufficient 10 supply
the canal and run the turbines at the
power-houSe also. Shepherdstown cleo
firstly is being furnished from lhe Mar
tinsburg plant.
Mrs Lillian Staley, wife of d. B. Sta
icy, living west OF Shepherdstown, was
asst week committed to the State Hospital
Tor the Insane at Weston. this State, upon
papers issued by the county lunacy COM
mission This is very sad case. Mrs.
Staley, who is 30 years OF age and the
mother OF three children, has been IN
mental distress for the past couple OF
years. and her condition finally became
such that it was necessary TO have her
committed to the hospital, IN the hope
that treatment there may bring an i'm
provement.
The price OF a haircut has been ad-
vanced from Is cents to Is cents in Shep-
herdstown, and thus another time honor
ed institution is destroyed. Ever since
Shepherdstown folks have had any hair
they have been able to get it cut accord
ing to style al fifteen cents per head; but,
alas! those happy days have nov gone
and the worst part is that the BARRIERS
will make no allowance because ot bald
head. Reckon We will have TO 90 back
TO the old method OF having our hair cut
oy the bowl method, unless some genius
shall invent safety hair-cutting appara-
tus to match the safely razor.
Clinton Wise, who has made his home
IN ShepherdSioWn Tor several years win
the family OF Edgar Starry. will be taken
TO sanatarium in Illinois maintained by
the Baltimore & Ohio Railroad Company
for It's disabled employees. Mir. Wise
was for number OF years an engineer in
the B. & o. service He retired from
work when he became too large TO get
in and out of his engine cab, and since
that time he has lived in this place on his
pension. Latterly he has declined both
mentally and physically. and his relatives
here found it impossible 10 care for him
as he should be, so he goes TO the rail-
roads Sauitorium.
A public meeting for The purpose Of
organizing Red Cross Society will be
held in Shepherdstown on Friday even
ing, September l4th, at 7 30 O'Clock, in
the old college hall Men and women