Shepherdstown register. [volume] (Shepherdstown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1849-1955, 1918-01-31
BRIEFS.


wanted-A good milk COW, four or
FIVE years old. VIM. H. Martin, Maple
Shade Farm.
Lee Ransom, for many years popular
colored barber OF Mariinsburg, died last
Sunday, ageo II years.
B. NJ. Shippers sale takes place next
Wednesday, February 9th, in Berkeley
county See advertisement.
Do you want to save money on pure
ivory Pyrallin? Then 90 to Owens
s. Miller's and see their assortment.
X Alien enemies must be registered in
Jefferson county from February 4th to
9th. There are but a few OF them IN this
section.
Saturday OF this week will be ground
hog day. He can bring nothing worse
in The way of weather than that which
We have been having
At the session of the Jefferson County
Court held in Charles Town on Monday
Commissioner N. X. Roberts was re-
elected president for another term.
0. B. Shades sale on Rocky Marsh,
west OF Shepherdstown, will be held
next Tuesday. February 9Th He has
some very desirable live stock 10 be sold.
We have for sale very desirable brick
dwelling-house on good-sized lot, in
Shepherdstown, and the price is quite
reasonable. Inquire OF H. L. Snyder &
Co.
Reed Butts, one OF the best students at
Shepherd College, has given up his
school work for the present and has gone
10 Washington TO take clerical position
under the government
Listen! Don't forget to let Owens
& Miller have your subscription to the
daily Sun and American, also any 9TH
er paper or magazine. Owens & Mil
Ter, Sun headquarters.
Vim. B Rutherford has bought from
Mrs. ]. L. McChan her dwelling house
in the stone row on New street, paying
$500 for it. He will improve the proper
ty and occupy it as residence.
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 represented.
One OF our Washington subscribers
asks us 10 change the address the Reg
lister, but inadvertently failed to give the
old address or TO sign his or her name 10
the card. We shall have 10 await further
instructions.
The stores and business places OF Shep-
herdStown were closed up tightly on
Monday in accordance with the orders OF
the Fuel Administration. After all il isn't
much of an inconvenience, and we shall
all soon get used TO it.
am looking for three car loads Of coal
within the next day or two. Persons
who desire the same hauled TO their bins
must clear away the snow so that it can
be delivered promptly and with IS little
trouble as possible. w. H. Knode.
Sugar has been scarce again this week
in hepherdstown-bu we have plenty
OF company, for the same condition exists
in most OF the cities and towns OF the
East. The trouble seems to be not so
much lack OF sugar as with the railroads.
Invitations are out for the wedding OF
Mr.. Augustine Charles Morgan, Jr.. OF
ShepherdStown, and Miss Mary Bowly
Wirgman, of Romney. The ceremony
will take place in the Episcopal Church
in Romney on Saturday afternoon, Feb
ruary 9th, at o'clock
HARRISON Schley has been appointed
as explosives licensing agent for Shep-
herdStown and vicinity, and persons who
desire license for selling or handling
explosives OF any sort should see him.
II is against the federal law to handle
explosives without such license.
An owl that had been finding shelter
during the rough winter weather in
wood-shed on n. M. Turner'S farm north
OF towr, tenanted by Howard Lowe. was
frozen to death one of the bitterly cold
nights last week. Ii a sturdy owl has been
unable to stand the rigors OF the Writer,
what must be the tate OF our more delicate
song birds Everybody ought to show
an interest in the birds oY feeding them
these trying times.
Oysters have disappeared from this
part Of the country entlrely-none having
been received here for three or four
weeks. II is said that not pint Of
oysters are now being shipped from Bal
timore The trouble is that the CheSa-
peake bay and its tributaries are conf
pletey frozen up and the oyster boats
Cannot operate.
Beginning with Friday morning. the
Western Maryland Railroad will restore
mail and passenger train No. |, running
from Baltimore 10 Hagerstown, which
was taken of several weeks ago. This
tram carries the most important mail and
express matter that comes 10 this section
and TO great pari OF Maryland, and there
has been intense dissatisfaction over It's
removal. We are glad that 1t will be
restored tor our mail and express service
vi be NTH Mole satisfactory. Pas
seuger train No 4, from Hagerstown to
Baltimore, has also been restored.
Miss Elizabeth Newton Beckwith,
daughter OF Judge and Mrs. Frank Beck
with, OF Charles Town. was married last
Saturday evening TO Lieutenant Paul
ThIuston MacKie. OF MorIistown. N. |.