Shepherdstown register. [volume] (Shepherdstown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1849-1955, 1918-12-19
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Kaiiway since the beginning of the wa
nave been withdrawn. Messrs. Under
oonk and East, who were watching tn,
bridge at Shepherdstown, have beer
released from the service.
We have added to our subscription
list this week number of new names
those to whom friends or relatives
nave ordered the Register sent for 3
christmas present. We hope tina,
these new readers may enjoy the week.
ly visits of the home paper.
Director General McAdoo announces
that extra trains will be put in service
on the railroads to provide for the
heavy holiday passenger traffic. Now
II he would only restore that populal
old-time custom Of half-fare for holi-
day trips everybody could be happy.
The members of the M. E. Church
South of Shepherdstown circuit gave
their pastor, Rev. ]. H. Haley, and his
family real pounding" last Monday
night. They filled the pantry so full
of good things that Mr.. Haley jus
laughs when people talk about the high
cost OF living.
Mrs: Helen Wendell is helping in the
postoffice during the illness Of Assist.
ant Postmaster ]. c. Fultz, who has
been very sick with the influenza the
past week. Mrs. Wendell was a most
efficient assistant in the postoffice when
her father, the late VIM. A. Chapline
was postmaster in ShepherdStoYn some
years ago.
The Eastern Panhandle Medical So
ciety exchanged officers at the regular
meeting held last Wednesday in Mar
tlnsnurg. DR.. A. b. Eagle, the retiring
president, was elected secretary, ano,
DR.. &. G. johnson, Of Shenandoah
Junction, the retiring secretary, was
elected president. The next meeting
will be held in Martinsburg in March.
We thank our friends and customers
for their liberal Christmas patronage
Our trade has been better tnan ever
and we appreciate your favors. We
have still left many desirable articles
suitable for Christmas gifts-Victrolas
Kodaks, candy, Gillette, Gem and Ever
Ready razors, cigars in boxes, etc.
Call and see them. Chas. R. Owens
Yesterday morning while Philip 6
Needy was driving down Burke street
in Martinsburg in his Ford car a 3.
& 0. locomotive on the quarry branch
line struck his machine and almost
completely demolished it. Mr.. Needy
was thrown out, but fortunately es-
capped unhurt, except for the shock and
a few bruises. He had very narrow
escape.
One night last week some one broke
the lock off the garage where walter L.
Herr keeps his automobile, with the
evident intention of taking the machine
out for a Joy ride. The car was lock-
ed, however, and the batteries had been
taken out, so the scheme failed. Auto
mobile owners should band together fol
protection from such rascality in this
community.
REYNOLDS Moler, who for severalyears
past has conducted general merchan-
disc store in Shepherdstown, has re-
ceived an appointment as a railway
mail clerk, and has run between
Washington and Pittsburg on the Baltl
more & Ohio Railroad. He began
work the latter part Of last week. Mr.
Moler's store is being managed in his
absence by J.. D. Billmyer and Jack
Crowl
We appreciate very highly indeed {
letter from our friend, Hon. Sam'l
Woods Of Philippi, w. Va, from which
we take this extract: 81 cannot tell you
how much Mrs. Woods and | enjoy the
letters Will writes to Dear Dad! We
read every one of them. The last, tell
ing of the rejoicing in France at the
signing of the armistice, was especially
interesting. Remember us in great
love to him."
Sam Miller, our popular shoemaker.
who has been working in Baltimore fol
several months, was in town on Tuesday
and announces that he will reopen his
shop here on Friday and resume bust:
ness. This will be good news to those
who realize the high cost of shoes and
by a bit of judicious mending can
stretch the usefulness of their footwear
Mr.. Miller is the best OF shoe doctors
and we welcome his return.
Col. Angus Macintosh, who repre-!
scented Great Britain in the big Rec
Cross demonstration in Charles IowE
in May last, died in the Walter Reed
Hospital, Washington, last week from
pneumonia. He was an honorary at
tache of the British Embassy and son
in-law of the Duke Of Devonshire, the
Governor General of Canada. Thosl
who met Colonel Macintosh recall
him as splendid-looking gentlema
of dignified and soldierly bearing.
Samuel G. Williamson, formerly OF
Shepherdstown, has been appointed
principal of the high school at laegar.
w. Va, end has entered upon his
duties. MIR. Williamson, who enlisted
in the army last summer, had recently
about finished the course IN training
school that would have given him
commission, but the sudden ending OF
the war caused the training school to re
abandoned and he, with many others,