Shepherdstown register. [volume] (Shepherdstown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1849-1955, 1919-04-10
BRIEFS.

TO c. F. Daniels.
Blinds, mattingS, linoleum and con.
colcum al Schley'S.
Butter is 40 cents a pound today.
Eggs are 81 cents dozen.
Wheat is quoted today at S2.45 a
Sushr and corn at Sl.5o.
The ShepherdStown Garage has ia
ken the agency for the Overland cars.
John ". Irwin has bought the resi-
5,rcc of Mrs S. Howell Brown in
Charles Town, paying $3.50 for it.
For Sale-A driving morse, rubber
tire runabout and harness. Apply to
Paul Z. Miller, KearneySville, w. Va.
The financial statement of the cor
poratIon of ShepherdStown may be
found in another column of the Regis
ter
Lost, at John P. Thompson'S sale,
piece of casting belonging to a Morris
chair Reward if left at the Register
Office
J. W. Buckles has rented the stable
connected with the RumSey Hotel and
will open up garage and automobile
repair shop there.
Philip G. Needy has moved back
from MartinSburg to his farm in Berke-
Icy county, and his son, George Needy,
Nil. Occupy the tenant house on the
place.
Hard coal will be so cents a ton
cheaper if bought now-before Sep
t-w5er next. Pocahontas egg and nut
coal now on hand in full supply. W. H.
h4ode.
The National Highway Garage has
lust sold and delivered Ford auto
mobiles TO Hunter and Leonard Nc
Donald, May Henkle, John Ambrose
and Cecil A. Lloyd.
Il is said that work will soon be re-
Suwed at the plant of the Potomac
Lime and Stone Company near Dust's
crossing. The works have been closed
down since last fall.
Sixteen suits were brought in the
Jefferson Circuit Court at the April |
rules day-an unusual number for one
rules day. A considerable proportion |
or the suits were for divorce.
There was a pleasant surprise party |
a, the home of Mr.. and Mrs. d. T. |
Nichols near Uvilla one night last
week, when Mr.. NicnoIS celebrated his
ht,e,h birthday anniversary.
Mrs Nirgie Lewis, who was afflicted |
with an attack of smallpox, has about |
recovered, but her mother, Mrs. Fannie |
Leggett, who nurSed her, is now sick |
from the same disease, though the case
Is q mild one.
II is said that a PittSburg syndicate
with a capital of Sl2,OOO,00O, has taken |
options on practically all of the ap |
pie orchards in the Hancock section,
The plan is to consolidate them under |
oGe management.
Geo. VI. Beethoven, agent for the |
heirs of the late VIM. 7. McAnly, has |
sold TO John Aglionby the dwelling |
house on the corner of Duke and Wash
ingt0n streets in this place. The price
paid was 81 800.
Under the new game laws of West |
Virginia il is lawful to fish for bass on
~ between June lst and April lst
The present is the closed season.
Trout may be caught from May Is,
to September LIST
Little Nat Burw ell, infant son of Dr.
and Mrs. Burwell, created a senSa-
ton Tuesday by taking a plunge from |
his crib. Ii was at first thought that |
he was fatally injured, as he was I'M
conscious for a time, but he was his
own lively little self by next day.
Daniel Osbourn, who with his
brother. II. Oscar Osbourn, a few years
ago bought A. S. Lucas'S farm near
DuAeldS, has sold his half interest in
the place TO Oscar. who thus becomes
the sole owner. The price paid was
s 40 per acre. The farm contains IL
acres.
The retiring town council closed its
business and finally adjourned Monda, |
night. and Immediately afterward the
new council was indicted into ofticN
Retiring Mayor Waldeck and his col
leagues served the town faithfully, and
We anticipate equally good service
from Mayor Hill and his associates.
An interesting meeting of the farm
crs' club will be held at Shenandoah |
Junction SChoOl-house Friday night OF |
this week In addition to the regular
program, there will be Joint debate on |
the League of Nations, led by NJ.
AgIOnby on one Side and DR.. Brown |
on the other. Everybody is invited.
There have been several cases of in
Huenza in and about Charles Town |
the past week. 7. Lee Shirley, secre- |
tary of the Jefferson County Telephone |
COMPANY, was quite sick the past week |
or TWO, and Oscar L. Watson, county |
s-a.er of weights and measures, has
been very i'll with pneumonia comPlica-
tons.
The next meeting of the Potomac
Round Table will be held April 18th and
10Th in Piedmont, Westernport and
Luke. Among the prominent speakers
who will be present are Hon. NJ. P.
Shawkev of West Virginia, DR.. Hol- |
laway, of Maryland, Mr.. II. r. Bon
ner, of Washington, and other dis
tinguishcd educators.
Farmers meetings for the coming
week are announced as follows: Rip
pom, this Thursday night at $50;
Shenandoah Junction, Friday night at
$50: Ivi.la, Tuesday night next al
$50. Ka6ietown, Wednesday night $50;
ShephcrdS,owr, Thursday night, April
In. at $50; Summit Point, Friday
cht. April ssh at $50.
Lawrence Shipper, a Martinsburg
tooI-eeer, was convicted at the recent
term of the u. S. Court for illegal
LIQUOR selling, and was sentenced by
Judge Dayton TO serve year and day
in the Atlanta Penitentiary. The pris
oner was taken to Atlanta on Monday
bv Deputy Marshal E. w. Athey, as
sisted by Herbert Rogers, of this place.
Judge A. c. Dayton has entered a
decree in the u. S. District Court
authorizing the sale of the plant OF ne