Shepherdstown register. [volume] (Shepherdstown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1849-1955, 1919-05-08
LITTLE LOCALS.

Now that spring is here, the corpora
ton authorities and the people Of tn,
community ought to unite in giving OH
town and private premises a thorough
cleaning up. Let US all get busy to
gether.
Miss Grace Hoffman, of Berkele,
county, Shepherd College student
was taken to the City Hospital in Mar
tinsburg last Saturday, where she wa:
operated upon for appendicitis. Sht
is getting along very well.
An addition to the women's waiting
room at the old shack used as a rail
road station at Shenandoah Junction
is being built, so as to provide toile
facilities. This will be an appreciated
improvement, but none the less thi:
place is disgrace to a civilized com
rnunity.
II is said that several hundred sub
scribers have had their telephones re-
moved in Washington county, Nd.
rather than pay the increased rates
which went into effect the lst Of May
Most of them will have them replaced
however, for the telephone has become
necessity.
The Charles Town Advocate says
that at least one Jefferson county sol.
der will find the war has only started
when he gets home. Two girls put
up service flags for him, while he was
gone, and neither of them will take
any trifling. The armistice for him
is long ways of.
The drive for the Salvation Army'S
home service fund of Sl3,000,000 will
be put on from May 10th to 10th, and
Jefferson county is asked for 81 900.
The unanimous verdict of the boys who
return from France is that the Saliva
ton Army did the work. Let's give it
the money il asks for, to the last dollar.
Mr.. and Mrs. John X. Beckenbaugh
gave very delightful party last Thurs
day night at their beautiful home, Fer
ry Hill Farm, opposite Shepherdstown.
After a delicious supper the guests
were entertained with bridge and five
hundred. 1t was one Of the most
pleasant social events of the season.
What is your property worth? ? Don't
ask us, unless you want TO increase 1t
in value by using Harrison's Town and
Country Paints, also famous Victrolac
Varnish Stains; and for that barn or
old gate, etc, use Harrison'S Roof and
Barn Paint, the paint with worldwide
reputation. Sold only BY Owens Drug
Store.
G. w. Hoffman met with an un-
fortunate accident this morning. While
helping to spray the trees in his
orchard near Kearneysville he was
thrown from the top Of the spraye-, and
falling upon his left arm, broke it near
the wrist He was brought to town
and DR.. Banks gave him surgical at
tcntion.
Robert Knott gives us the first snake
story of the season. He reports that
Oscar Fraley, of the Moler's Cross
Roads neighborhood, killed a black
snake a few days ago-at least he
thought he had; but when he picked
it up the serpent bit him viciously.
Snakebite medicine is scarce now, and
he was a good deal alarmed until DR..
Knott informed him that blacksnakes
are not poisonous.
There was wonderful display of
the aurora borealis, or northern lights,
last Friday night, the display lasting
from 9 o'clock until after midnight.
The lights were so bright in the north
that il looked as if the sun was ready
TO arise there. The rays were of
various colors, and at times it seemed
as if giant searchlights were playing
across the sky. The strange phenom-
enon was witnessed by many persons.
II is reported that the B. & o. Rail-
road will this summer construct third
track west of Harper's Ferry giving
three tracks through the narrows and
linking up with the extra track that
ends east of Engle. Work has al
ready been started near Engle and en-
gineers are figuring on practical plan
for getting more room between the
massive cliffs and the river. 1t is pos
sible that the old armory wal! may be
used as the base for another track.
The train carrying trophies of the
great war spent about half hour in
Shepherdstown Monday morning, and
fully six hundred persons visited 1t.
There was some disappointment at the
limited number of relics displayed,
there being only a few machine guns
and small cannon, but those who had
never seen these implements Of war
fare were greatly interested. Two
men who accompanied the train made
speeches advocating the Liberty Loan
A. A. Lamon has recovered his $500
diamond ring that he lost several weeks
ago. He had been in H. S. Pitzer's
Ford Sedan, and the ring evidently
slipped from his pocket and fell behind
one of the cushions In the car. A few
DAYS ago Mr.. Pitzer's Sedan was in
the National Highway Garage and
Russell White in working at the cal
found the ring. Mr.. Lamon was con
Siderably rejoiced to get back his valu-
able diamond, and he promptly turned
over to Mr.. White reward of fifty
dollars.
1t will require hasty action on the
part of some friends of suffering hu
mainly if the quota of Shepherdstowr
is to be reached for the Armenian Re-
lief Fund. The money is to be sem
out on Monday, May 18th, and there
is yet $3.50 to be secured. All So
licitors are asked to make returns &c
the treasurer not later than Monday
noon. There is a splendid opportunity
for some of our more well-to-do folks
to come to the rescue, and il woulc
only require ten contributors at 81;
each to foot the bill, or it could b
done if six would send in SIS each
Let us make one last effort to keep TIT
district at par in the war activities.
The Pittsburg Chronicle Telegraph
of May Sd contains the following an
nouncement that will be Of interest il
Shepherdstown At a ,ea given Thu
afternoon by Mrs. Norman S. Wool
bridge at her home, in South linder
avenue, in honor Of Mrs. Louis Sempl
Clarke, of Haverford, Pa, and Mis-
Virginia Muzzey Schley, of this city
announcement was made OF Mis-