Shepherdstown register. [volume] (Shepherdstown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1849-1955, 1918-12-26
,Ihe Shspherdstowu gegister.
Thursday, December &c, 1918
BRIEFS.

ShoatS for sale by n. w. Potts
Red Ash stove or No. 3 coal just in
at Hodges.
Wheat is quoted at $220 bushe!
today and corn at Sl,40.
Eggs have dropped to So cents 6
dozen. Butter is so cents pound.
For Rent-A good farm of ITO acres
W. E. Dittmeyer, Harper's Ferry, w. Va
"As the days begin to lengthen the
cold begins TO strengthen" says an old
proverb.
Full line Of mems, boys and chill
dren's rubber boots, shoes and arctics
at S. L. Cooley's.
We have a number Of size 81 and 4
ladies' shoes which We are selling a.
half price and less. at Hodges. Il
Car of cottonseed meal, also car OF
brewers grains and car of salt just in
Wish you all happy New Year. c.
F. Wall.
A Maryland farmer claims to have
developed a potato that produces we'll
tota bug do for a living?
The hour for the meeting of the
Morgan'S Grove stockholders on Satur-
day, January 4th, has been change
from p. m. to a. m.
Director General McAdoo has order
ed that clergymen be granted half-fare
rates over the railroads of the United
States, beginning January 1st.
A package was taken from. H. C.
MarshalPs mail box along the Kear-
neySville pike. Person who took il
will please return the same at once.
]. B. Williams, farmer of the Sum.
nit Point neighborhood, butchered six
hogs that weighed net 2,l4S pound:
The largest one weighed $50 pounds.
Last Thursday an aeroplane flying
very high passed over ShepherdStown
Ii was from the Wright Field at Fair.
play, Ohio, on its way &c Washington.
Turkeys have been selling in Shep-
herdStown at 80 cents a pound, live
weight. There has not been a veiy
heavy demand for them at this price.
Early this morning a passing SNOW
Squall left enough flakes on the groun
TO show that winter had commenced
lwenU-SiX SHOWS doesn't sound very
good.
Oscar K. Phillips has sold his dwell.
lng-houSe In Charles Town TO j. w
Moore, of the Bardane neighborhood
who will move into the property next
spring.
c. Cavalier & Son will sell another
lot OF fine cattle at their place near
Harper'S Ferry on Tuesday, January
Eth See advertisement in another
column.
Henry c. Snyder, of the Shenandoah
Junction neighborhood, was operated
upon in the City Hospital in Martins
burg last Thursday for trouble with one
of his knees.
Postmaster A. S. Lucas and his help
erS say that they are glad that Christ
mas comes but once a year. Bust
ness this year was very heavy, especial
ly in parcel post packages both COM
ing and going.
Rose Mackey, one of Shepherds
towns best-known cclored women, died
on Monday last from pneumonia, which
followed an attack of influenza. Shs
was about 40 years old, and was very
capable woman.
A white Shepherd dog, with brown
ears, was lost last Friday between
Winebrenner's Cross Roads and Shep-
herdStown. Finder will confer favor
by notifying T. J. Chaplain, near Van
clevesville. Reward.
President Waitman Barbe, of the
West Virginia Education Association,
announces that the Wheeling meeting
of the State Association has been called
of by the executive committee because
of the epidemic of influenza.
We are sorry to report that Miss
Ellen WelshanS, one OF Shepherds
towns most highly regarded ladies, has
been very much indisposed the past
week. Mr. and Mrs. Davis are spend
ing this week with her.
Don't forget the sale of high-bre
HolStein and Jersey cattle by Johnson
and Stone near Leetown on Saturday
January 4th. These are fine cows, and
should add greatly to the value of dairy
stock in Jefferson county.
Automobile thieves are about. A
bold attempt was made one night las
week in Charles Town to steal John B
Brazier's car from his garage, but the
robbers were frightened of after they
had gotten the machine into the alley
Mr.. and Mrs. H. c. Marshall, long
good friends of the Register, left with
the editor few days ago nice lot OF
pudding and sausage and other gooc
things from their butchering. They
have our hearty thanks for the "fresh,'
which we have been enjoying greatly.
We keep a full line of stock rem
edes, especially for dairy cows. Post
Office orders promptly filled. Are get
ting the New to milk called More Milk
Flax seed meal, oil meal, everything thai
should be- carried by an up-to date live
stock drug store. c. F, Wall Company
Charles Town.
Free text books are proposed Tor
the State of West Virginia in the new
school code, features OF which were
discussed by the commission in Fair
mont One of the plans proposed is
to abolish the state text book commits
sion and permit the proposed state
board of education to approve certain
text books and make the purchase.
VIM. ]. Foutz, from Terrapin Neck
came to the Register Office on Monday
and we thought he had come to give us
a snake story 10 beat Vim. H. Johnsen's
CT wildcat yarn to go ahead Of JIG
Walper s. But not so. He beat 'em
both, but in different wayne brought
us a nice mess OF good old fashioned
sausage Thanks. brother Foutz.
The Hairston property, including