Shepherdstown register. [volume] (Shepherdstown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1849-1955, 1919-12-25

about two dollars q pound. He stol'
the fowls from a neiehbor in the pin'
hills, and he was fined $50 and ccsts
maxine $500. in ALL The two TURKEYS
weighed "a pounds.
Eggs have taken decided drop
they are quoted at 60 cents dozen,
decline Of rs cents from the higi
price Of week.or two ago. The wo
men of Chicago instituted boycott
against eggs the, past week, and TIT
price dropped IL cents in one day.
Among our subscriis,ks from out O
town who called at the Register effics
the past week 10 renew their subscrip
ton for another year were waiter
Cation, Ferd II. Snyder, Richard L
Osbourn, Vim. A. Moler, R. w. Mc
Donald, Garland Manuel, S. M. Huyett
DR.. S.. T. Knott, w. D. Bender anc
Miller Rush.
Among our callers yesterday was
John D. Lowe, of Berkeley county
when we asked him for the news Of
his part of the country he told US. thai
Frank VanMetre had just threshed oul
his wheat. and the hands had killed n
rats, while enough more were rur
through the machine to make sausage
enough for all the dogs in the county
The Register comes out this week or
Friday. instead of Thursday. We dc
this because we wanted to get in the
Christmas news while it was fresh
and because il we had printed or
Wednesday il would make it seem an
unusually long time before anotner
issue makes its appearance. We are
afraid if we would let more than two
weeks slip by without paper that our
subscribers might forget all about the
Register.
Christmas passed off quietly and
pleasantly in Shepherdstown. Soon
after midnight a party of musically
inclined folks, including members OF
the Lutheran choir, sang carols IN
diffe Int parts of the town, and the
choruses sounded very sweet to those
who heard them from warm beds.
The weather was real Christmas
weather-crisp and keen with bright
sunshine all day.
Our local postoffice has done big
Business the past week, but Post
master A. S. Lucas and his assistants
lave handled both the incoming and
mail most satisfactorily. The
parcel post has been very heavy. This
Nranch of the mail business is re-
narkably we'll conducted and is ap-
oreciated by the public. 1t has pref
y nearly killed the express business,
however. for only heavy packages are
sent nowadays BY express.
P.sO. Dunaway, funeral director, OF
CharI.. Gown, was appointed a mem
Der. of the legislative committee of the
West Virginia Funeral Directors AS
ISOLATION on December 10th by the
president OF the association, Hon. M
I. Lynch, of Clarksburg. Mr.. Duna-
way accepted the appointment and
will enter upon his duties as soon as
his services are needed. This is very
gratifying to Mr.. Dunaway, in view OF
the fact that he is also secretary of the
State Board of Education of West Viz
ginia.
A good MANY of the Registers
friends have thought it well to agree.
with our suggestion that years sub
scription makes an appropriate Christ
mas present, and have ordered the pa
per sent to relatives and friends. One
of our subscribers in Philadelphia
had the names of three of his kin
folk put on the list, and quite num-
Ser had two subscriptions and single
ones entered up. We thank our
friends for these favors-and we may
add that it is not too late for others to
follow the good example. The more
he merrier, for the publisher.
Sugar has been very scarce in Shepz
1erdstown the past week, and Christ
mas baking will be materially lessened
because of this fact and the high price
Of eggs and other materials. The
merchants here have been selling what
s known as Rainbow sugar" which
was put on the market to relieve the
situation. This is slightly colored or
tinted, but is entirely wholesome and
A representative OF one
Of the biggest retail sugar concerns IN
the country stated that the so-called
Rainbow sugar" was a preparation
made for use Of bakers to put on va
rious confections. 1t is perfectly
harmless and government chemists
who have analysed rainbow sugar
have pronounced that its properties are
unobjectiouable.
During the past few weeks the
editor has been the favored recipient
Of lots of good things from farmer
friends and others who have butcher
I'd fat porkers. Pudding and sausage
and spare-rib and backbone have
found their way to the pantry in gen.
erous supply, and these savory winter
fishes have not only been delight to
the palate, but have. helped TO keep
Town the high cost of living quite
a bit. We have been reminded this
year of the good old times when the
editor used to get his share Of the
''fresh" at butchering season, and we
genuinely appreciate this generosity
upon the part of our friends. Most
Of them have asked us not to mention
their names in this connection, so we
refrain from telling who
have been so kind to us. But just the
same they have our very hearty
thanks.
Big Freight Wreck Tuesday Night.
There was an unusually costly