Shepherdstown register. [volume] (Shepherdstown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1849-1955, 1918-01-10
BRIEFS.


visitor. &C. R. Potts. Tippecanoe City,
Ohio.
Wanted-Experienced farm hand to
begin work April LIST. Apply to H. w.
PoAs.
Born to Mr.. and Mrs. ]. w. Ware, IT.,
a fine son-weight 9 l-2 pounds Josiah
William Ware, Sd.
Don't forget TO send your daily Sun or
American subscriptions to Owens &
MlIer-Sun headquarters.
Some one stole a pig from a pen on
c. y. Starry's farm north Of Charles
Town one night recently.
County Clerk Charles A. Johnson is
sued % marriage licenses during Deem
Der, and states that it is the largest month
on record
Lost, on the streets OF Shepherdstown,
a horse blanket and tie strap. Finder
viii please return to n. E. Strictly and
receive reward.
Don't be a knocker. Be booster,
and try Owens & Miller's Gargoline for
that sore throat. Only 25c. Money
refunded if il fails.
!iyou want TO feel young, 90 to Owens
< Miler'S and get box OF those Com
pound Nux Vomica and Iron Tablets.
Get your money back if you don't get
results.
The opera house offers fine list Of
attractions tor the ensuing week. One Of
the best will be the picture for next
Tuesday, Marguerite Clark in "Bab's
Burglar"
Il certainly is wonderful the way
Owens & Miller'S laxative quinine tablets
are selling. For colds and la grippe, 25c.
Also try Tarco- Mentho, 25c, for that
hacking cough.
MIS- g. r. Powell asks US TO thank
through the Register her friends ana
neighbors who were so very kind to her
IN her sorrow and trouble occasioned by
the death OF her mother.
Lee Fraley, who lives in the Moler's
neIghborhood, met with painful accident
last week. While riding horse the
animal slipped and tell upon Mr. Fraley's
leg, breaking il between the knee and
ankle.
All persons who are willing to join
class 10 make surgical dressings will
please report 10 Miss Edith Gardiner.
Il IS hoped that this class will start next
week, as there is an urgent demand for
the dressings.
Miss Helen Boswell has been ap-
pointed a teacher in the Chestnut Grove
public school on the east side of the
Shenandoah river, and will begin her
duties there next Monday. Miss Mel
lie Sperow is the other teacher at this
school.
BY the will OF Mrs. Msthilda Thumel,
widow Of Charles Thumel. formerly OF
Manlns5urg. who died recently in Wheel
IN. most OF her estate OF $4,000 is lett
10 Bishop O'Connell, Of Richmond. Tor
the use and benefit OF ST Joseph'S Cath
Ole Church, Martinsourg.
LAST night while Frank Devonshire was
driving along the avenue at Wild Goose
Farm the buggy became uncoupled, caus-
ing the horse TO run away. Frank was
thrown out and his lip was cut entirely
through. The horse ran ali the way 10
town with part oil the buggy.
Mrs. NJ J Latimer, who is spending
his winter in Washington. IN renewing
her subscription sends her regards TO all
her friends in Shepherdstown-where
ne all hold her in such high esteem-and
says: 81 enjoy the Register so much,
ard always look forward with much
pleasure TO its coming"
Herbert Laconia, brakeman on this
division Of the N. & W. Railway, was
killed last Saturday night at Manor,
near Riverton, He slipped and fell un-
der a car, both legs being cut off. When
the train crew found him he cried out
Oh, help me-" and expired. He was
30 years old and leaves wife and three
children
Secretary OF the Treasury McAdoo has
issued an order that no new government
buildings not already contracted for Will
not be erected for the present, and
p.obably not until after the end OF the
var This means that the new postof-
fee building to be erected on the site
OF the old Jail in Charles Town will
probably be held up until after the war.
Elections last Thursday for town OIL
Gals resulted as follows in Harper's Ferry:
Eugene Shugart. mayor; H. I. McDon-
ad, recorder; Leo O'Beirne, Charles
K5once, Eugene Bready. Charles !.
Smith and A. Kaplon, councilmen. 10
Bolivar: J. J. Young, mayor; I. X.
Grubb, recorder; E K. Wachter, w. +.
DinkIe. Charles Colby, Lewis Reed and
James Derry, councilmen.
One OF the Registers good friends sent
US " orr the other day to please never
again omit publishing the paper during
holiday week. She said she just couldn't
stand 1.-THE week seemed lost without
The Thursday message which is looked
toward 10 with such interest. We will
I1omiSe our illend that II we finally get
tie better OF our new Linotype we will
print pager every week in the year
maybe twice week.
Philip E. Muth, aged 81 years, despond-
ent from illness, committed suicide at his
home in Washington last week by hang
ING himself in the basement OF his res
idence. He had relatives in Martnsburg,
and was nephew OF the late George
Rvneal lr. be WAS secretary treasurer