Shepherdstown register. [volume] (Shepherdstown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1849-1955, 1918-02-21
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BRIEFS.


Seed oats and spring phosphate at
Hodges elevators.
The Register will be sent to any ad-
dress one year for ST so.
Born to Mr. and Mrs George Needy,
OF Berkeley county, fine daughter.
Security cement, Ivory wall plaster and
Cotton seed meal at Hodges elevators.
Lost, along south side OF Main street,
key. A reward will be paid if lett at
Register Office.
Pay your corporation taxes before
March stifyou would vote at the election
on March llth.
For Sale-A;good young fresh Jersey
COW, with heiter cali. Miss Mclntife,
Keaneysville, w. Va.
Special - The Delineator, fashion
authority oil the year, whole year Tor
Only p cents. M. b. Baker.
Mrs Marshall Mccormick, wife OF the
well-known lawyer, OF Berryvllle. is ex-
tIenely Ill at the hospital in Winchester.
Mr. Frank H Drish and Miss Minnie
Z. Symons, both OF Charles Town, were
married in Hagerstown last week by
Rev. u. Rider.
For stealing horse which he sold for
dollar, W. K Miller was sentenced to
serve four years IN the penltenliary by
Judge J. M. Woods in the Berkeley Cir
cut Court.
The sale OF personal property by Jacob
A. Hiedwohl. near ShepherdStown. which
had oeen advertised tor February 2Slh,
has been postponed until Friday, March
SIN. Note the Change.
Do you feel tired and run down? II
you do, go to Owens & Miller's and
purchase a box of their improved
nuX vomica and iron tablets. Your
money back if not as repre- Sented.
W. F. Alexander, who has charge OF
the campaign in Jefferson County Tor the
raising OF the Salvation Army War Fund,
reports that he has received donations
amounting 10 over QUE hundred dollars
SO tor.
The lltneY bus operating between Shop
heIdSlown and HagerSiown, which had
discontinued Its trips because otthe snow
drilled roads, has resumed its regular
runs. THIS conveyance is great con-
veUlence 10 the people OF the neighOor-
hood.
Kenneth Engle, son OF Mr. and Mrs
Jesse A. Engle, Jr., OF Uvilla. and a
Shepherd College student, alter taking a
iirSt-cldSS civil service examination has
gone 10 Washington, where he expects
10 take clerical position IN one OF the
departments.
The weather was milder the past week.
wuh some rain. and nearly all OF the
snow and ice that had accumulated since
December Sth has disappeared. Last
night a cold wave came again, and this
morning The thermometer showed IA
degrees above zero.
In renewing Tor another years sub
Scrpllon, L. II. Graves, OF Shenandoah
Junction, writes us: "My mother has
Ueen taking the Register for ABOUT forty
years, and It has always been welcome
visitor 10 our home. Send it Olive
Gould not do without H."
Miss Charlotte Reinhar, daughter OF
M. an Mrs. {. Remnant, OF this place,
has gotten an appointment 10 a position
III one OF the government Departments
IN Washington. and lett here on Tuesday
10 take up The work. Mss ReiGhar has
been teaching the Shepherd Grade public
school.
The sale OF personal property by JOS
epa e. Byers, near ShepherdStown, will
BE- held next Wednesday, February 9Th
lie Wll sell 30 cattle, some OF them extra
good Jersey milk COWS; 10 horses and
Coils 30 nogS, 40 sheep, and farming
Ota See htc 4nUPT-
tsement IN this paper.
Announcement Is made of the engage
meat OF Mr.. Kenneth N Gnpin. OF Claike
county, Va, and Miss Isabella McGhee,
OF Knoxville, Tenn. Mr.. Gilpin is sol
OF Mr. and Mrs Henry Brooke GllpIn, OF
Baltimore and Clarke county, and Is
member OF the Virginia Legislature
Inc Dnde-to- be is daughter OF General
and Mrs. Lawrence d. Tyson, and is OF
distinguished southern family.
Mr and Mrs. J. W. O'Bryan, OF Charles
Iowa, announce the engagement OF their
daughter, MYra Adele, 10 Rev. Ernest
William Aaron, son OF Mr.. and Mrs. J
f. Aaron, OF Roanoke, Va. Miss y Bryan
has been for the past two years teacher
IN The public school at LeetoWn. Mr.
Aaron has been pastor Of the Southern
Methodist Church OF the Shenandoah
Junction charge tor The past Jour years.
ne wedding will take place some time
IN June.
CommissionerofLa Labor Samuel B Mont
gomery, Federal State Director, an
Gounced the appointment OF the follow
Iug enrolment agents tor Jefferson couh-
ty, whose duties Will be 10 enroll Work
men IN government war preparations
ChaS A Johnson, Charles lSwn; t. L
Cooke, Charles Town; h Bradley
Ke-rneySville Chas. d. Wvsong, Shep-
hyrJstown; D. L. Watson, Ransom; JOS
Kcjzner, Bolivar; w. Lynch, Halltown;
ChaS. II. Briggs, Harper'S Ferry
Ii is reported that Director General
VIM. q. McAdoo has appointed Major
s. V. Fox and Major John Stewart, oil The
Engineers Corps, 10 make an lnVeStlga-
non OF the Chesapeake & Ohio Canal,
with view 10 having II taken over by
the government. TINS waterway extends
from Cumberland TO Washington, and II
Suiil,i".t numher OF boats should Dc
placed upon II enormous quantities OF
coal could be carried 10 udeWaler, mus
relieving the railroads. Congressman +
n Zlhlnlan, OF lie sixth Maryland dis
irru, Is pushing tie PROJECT.
A ne~ pJsiO ice to be called DarKe
i..i ,J,ntfu :, All IN Ddrke, OF ltevJlu-
Io..iy amy SIS been eStdollsned al
Dune. s. ms County, with ] K. hlo Ell
as postmaster. /. m.n be located III Mr'
IL ISIS store. The PoStoince Depart
l.e,L reused 10 name the new Office Dui-
FIELDS. as there is an office OF that name
In Virginia, besides some twenty -odo III
other States, SO Mr.. KILLER induced mem
10 name it Darke, alter the gallant genera
whose ashes are inferred near that place
The office will b. opened ior business dS
soon as supplies shall have been received
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