Shepherdstown register. [volume] (Shepherdstown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1849-1955, 1918-09-26
Thursday
BRIEFS.

tional Highway Garage.
Order YOUR Hasslers today. Thirty
DAYS free trial National Highway
Garage.
will take orders for steers, heifers
or stock ewes in less than carload lots.
c, F.Wall.
An interesting letter from Lieutenant
Marshall Mcdonald may be found on
the first page Of the Register this week.
Yes, Owens Drug Store has the
latest line OF toilet requisites in town,
including Jonteel powder and dozens
OF others.
The Jefferson County Sunday School
Convention is in session at Bakerton.
The meeting began this Thursday morn
ing and will continue until Friday
evening.
Miss Gary Gravatt, daughter of
Bishop and Mrs. W. L. Gravatt, former
" Of Charles Town sailed last week for
France, where she will be engaged in
war work.
The morning mail service over the
Western Maryland Railroad is very
unsatisfactory. The mail connection
at Hagerstown misses with exasperat-
ing frequency.
Don't foget the sale OF that fine
Jersey calf to be held in Shepherdstown
Saturday night for the benefit of the
Red Cross. See advertisement in an
other column.
Harry P. Henshaw has resigned as
Democratic candidate for the House
OF Delegates from Berkeley county, and
James B. Fisher has been put on the
ticket in his place.
We have just received a large ship
ment Of HaSSler Shock Absorbers. Get
yours before our stock is exhausted, as
the next bunch may cost more. Ma
tional Highway Garage.
Everyone who has used Owens hypo-
phoSphiteS, liver salt and digestive
tablets have made for Owens drug store
more customers. Why? Because they
gave satisfaction. Thank you.
The great Hagerstown fair will be
held this year October 18th to 18th, and
the managers promise that il will be
up TO its usual standard OF excellence
with attractions in every department.
Fresh Norris candies, latest in toilet
articles and stationery, and all late
Victor records and supplies at Owens
drug store. Large assortment of East
man films on hand sold by Owens drug
store only.
Enclosed find S150 for the Register
for another year. II is the same as
letter from home. We particularly en-
Joy reading the letters from the home
boys over there."-Mrs. Florence Kel-
Ter, Canal Winchester, Ohio.
Misses Helen Young and Anna S.
Hughes, two Charles Town nurses, have
been accepted by the government for
hospital work with the American ex-
pedtionary forces. They will probably
be sent 10 France within the next month.
John D. Lowe, living on the VIM. H.
Martin farm, north of Shepherdtsown,
will have sale OF live stock and farming
implements on October 2lSt. He has
a lot Of good stock, we'll worth the at
tention OF buyers. See advertisement
and bills.
Mrs. George Poffenberger, of Charles
ton, chairman OF the Woman's Liberty |
Loan League OF West Virginia, will
deliver an address in the courthouse
at Charles Town Saturday afternoon
OF this week at o'clock in the interest
OF the Fourth Liberty Loan.
Farmers are busy cutting off the
corn crop, which will be only fair one
in this section. Wages for iaoorers
average about $500 day, while some
men are contracting to cut the corn at
$500 per acre. An industrious man can
make big wages at this price.
A meeting of the Red Cross will be
held in the old college building next
Tuesday evening, October LIST, at
O'Clock, when the annual election OF OF
hcers will take place and report OF the
years work will be made. All OF the
members are urgently requested TO al
tend this meeting, at which important
business is to be transacted.
We are having a mild sort Of scrim-
mage over school affairs in Shepherds
town, but our neighbors IN washington
county, Md, are having hight wnicn
includes officials from the Governor
down TO school janitorS, and Hagers-
town. Boonsboro and Williamsport are
in an uproar. And Frederick county
isn't much better.
Manager Musser is showing another
remarkable picture in the opera house
this week-D. w. Grifith's magnificent
production "The Great Love-" This is
one OF the seasons most wonderful
photoplays, and is up to the Grit1th's
standard. Mr.. Musser is right up TO the
minute in the pictures ne brings 10
ShepherdStown, and more good ones are
to follow.
p. o. Dunaway, one of the leading
embalmers and funeral-dlrectors IN
Charles Town, was elected secretary
n, the West Virginia State Board OF
Fmbalmers at their annual meeting
held in Charleston on September TN.
Mr. Dunaway is very much pleased over
his election, as he is the youngest men,
Der OF the board and the last one ap-
pointed by the Governor.
Our friend John r. Seckman, OF Mar.
tinsburg, renews his subscription, and
writes us as follows::"l had thought OF
stopping the Register on account OF the
high cost Of living, but find ! can't get
along without it, enjoy the letters
from over there so much, and also
vour articles on the booze question. 80
send YOU the money for another year $,
SUBSCRIPTION TO your excellent paper.
In renewing her subscription Mrs. c.
D. Hutchinson, CT Omaha, Nebraska,
formerly Miss May Hoffman, OF Snep-
herdstown, writes us: 1--WE have blue
MONDAY il the Register doesn't arrive
by noon OF that day, and don't see how
we could do without it. We have had a
hot dry summer in this section. Every