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

Born to Mrs and Mrs. Willis E. Skin
ner last Sunday, a daughter.
Born to Mr.. and Mrs. Butler Jones
at Billmyer's Mill, daughter.
lust received carload OF hog an(
dairy feed. w. N. Lemen & Son.
Walter Crowl has been disabled the
past week or two on account Of an in
fected foot.
Some choice Hereford or Durham
bulls to loan or sell. C.. F. Wall.
Charles Town.
Some good calves, yearlings, two
year-oid steers and heifers. G. F.
Wall, Charles Town.
For Sale-An Indian motorcycle, in
first-rate running order. Apply TO
George D. Houser, Bakerton, W. Va.
There have been a couple of right
heavy frostS this week and the vegeta-
ton has been nipped to a considerable
extent.
DR.. L. Nj. Allen advertises sale of
valuable thoroughbred live stock for
November I'd at Clifton" in Clarke
county, Va. Read the advertisement
in another column.
Great hocks of blackbirds may be
seen in this section now, as they fly
across the country morning and even
ing. THey have been doing some dam
age TO the corn crop.
Miss Margaret Moler, former STU
dent nurse at the Charles Town General
hospital, has been accepted for overseas
service as an army nurse. She will
sail for France in few days.
The Hagerstown fair will be held as
usual next week. The fair officials
came 10 the conclusion that as II is IN
the open air there would be no especial
danger in the people assembling to-
getner.
Mrs. X. E. Shaffer will have sale Of
live stock, farming implements, ETC., at
her farm south OF ShepherdStown on
Wednesday, October Both. The adver-
uSement may be found in another
column.
Il am enclosing check for my sub
Scnpuon 10 the Register tor another
per are very interesting, especially
those OF your son Bill .. Hiser,
Mime, v. Va.
Don't clog the telephone lines by
making unnecessary calls during these
trying days. OF the seven telephone
girls employed in the Charles Town eX-
cnange, six have been sick with the in
fluenza the past week.
The sum of S2lO.7O has been turned
into the treasury OF the Jefferson Coun
~ Red Cross as a result OF the colored
horse show held at CharleSTown some
weeks ago. This is regarded as highly
credltable TO the colored people.
The first page of the Register will be
found especially interesting this week. |
We print three letters from our Soldlt
poys-one from Sergeant VIM. B. Sny-
der and another from Earl Mcdonald |
of Shenandoah Junction, while Thomas
II. NanMetre writes from Camp Upton |
New York.
Private Perry Dunn, son of George |
Dunn, living east of Charles Town |
died at Camp Humphreys, Va, last
Sunday night from influenza and other
complications. He went to camp with
a contingent from Jefferson county or |
September 9th, having qualified tol
limited service. His body was sent
home for burial.
If your soldier boy or your friend IN
the army or navy in this country or
abroad is not receiving the Register
regularly, send il 10 him. They all say
that the Register is message from
home that is appreciated TO the limit
We can forward the paper to England,
France, Italy, or even TO Berlin when
the boys get there.
Mrs. c. W. Phelps, of Toledo, Ohio
formerly Miss Mary Keesecker, o.
ShepherdStown, takes pride in sending
us newspapers from that city showlnf
that Toledo is the first city in the Unit
ed States TO go over the top IN sub
scribinp its full apportionment OF the
Fourth Liberty Loan. Bring on you
Fifth Liberty Loan, Mr.. Wilson, say
the Toledo folks.
Our old friend Samuel ]. Badger, OF
Weverton, Md, formerly OF this county,
writes us as follows in renewing ms
substitution: 81 don't want TO miss
a single copy of the Register, as it is
a welcome weekly letter from my old
home | enjoy reading the letters OF the
soldier boys, whose parents | know. !
especially appreciate the letters from
Bill. Let the good old Register come
on"
The Register has been gotten out this
week under difficulties. John Hill, our
Linotype operator, has been i'll all week
with the influenza, and the editor has
been so pressed with various duties
that he has hardly been able to attend
10 ordinary business. Our neighbor
Mr. MuSser, of the Independent, has
been very helpful and considerable, and
Richard Spohn has also lent efficient
service in getting the paper ready for
press.
Homer G. Mcdonald, with the West
ern Maryland Railroad at Schell, w.
Va, renews his subscription and writes
us as follows: Keep the Register COM
ing, as it is looked for eagerly each week,
especially since so many of my former
Schoolmates are serving their country in
the great cause of humanity. While |
am physically disqualified, my heart is
with them, and would be with them in
reality if could. | enjoy Bills letters
so much.
The work of seeding wheat and cut
ting off corn has been about completed
in this county, as the weather condi-
tions have been very favorable. The
wheat has never been put in the ground
under more favorable circumstances.
Many of the fields are like gardens, so
thoroughly have they been prepared,
and the ground was just about moist
enough. A good deal of the wheat is