Shepherdstown register. [volume] (Shepherdstown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1849-1955, 1919-05-01
BRIEFS.
Sl.5O gets the Register a year.

leumS az SCnley 5.
Harrison'S paints and varniShes at
Owens drug store.
All sizes Kodak films and albums at
Owens drug store.
White sewing machines sold by A.
;. cambridge * Co.
Butter is 40 cents a pound and eggs
are 81 cents 4 dozen.
Screen wire, poultry wire, shovels,
forks and hardware at Hodges.
Wheat is quoted today at $3.50 a
cusne, and corn at Sl.55.
You can get a nice bar of CASTLE
soap for $ cents at Owens drug store.
We have eighty pairs of sample
shoes IT reduced prices. H. P. Schley
Arsenate of lead for spring and
summer spraying for sale by A. ).
cambridge * Co.
A meeting of the L. D. c. Will be held
Al Miss Julia Groves Saturday after
noon Of this week al o'clock.
Rhode Island Red eggs I5 cents per
Is after April 18th. Also plants of all
kinds for sale cheap. R. P. Shater.
John Hopper has resigned as rural
mail carrier from the Kearneysville
Office, and Dorsey FIagg is doing the
work now.
The editor of the Register was
away from home most OF, the past week,
having been called 10 Clarksburg, W.
Va .. and 10 Philadelphia on business.
Mrs. D. l. Magruder, of the Kear-
leysyille neighbOrhood, has recently
placed n homes in this county four
teen children from an orphan asylum.
The Shepherd College baseball team
defeated Berkeley Springs in a game
here last Saturday by a score of 5 TO O.
IIis was our third consecutive victory.
We have your needs for house clean
NJ umeS-broOms, oils and mops,
-i1cs, curtains and curtain poles, and
5o0r coverings of all kinds. H. P.
Sc1.ey
There viii be 4 meeting of the Pack
Horse Ford Chapter, D. A. R., at the
home of Mrs. Virginia Harrison next
Monday afternoon At 5 o'clock. I'm
r0rr-uJ neeUng-iarge attendance de-
sired.
Beginning with today, all drinks al
soda fountains will have a war tax
--ce1 upon theT-One cent on a five
--Cr drink. TWO cents on i ten-cent
drink. ana so. Many other special tax
IS 20 INTO etfec; today.
The ladies' Of the Bible class of Ka-
--own Church Will give a play at
lila Hall Friday evening, May ID.
2. $50 o'clock. for benefit of the organ
-E1 Admission . cents. The title
~ -ne play is Our Church Fair.
-.--y1Oly cordially invited.
Caledonia Lodge of the independent
l---r Of Odd Fellows held an interest
-E s0c.a. session last Saturday night
&c IS hall on Main street. Odd Eel
gws ana their friends 10 the number
1f more than a hundred assembled and
-G.0ved ! pleasant couple of hours.
Brief speeches were made by Prof.
-hos. g. Miller and others.
The National Highway Garage has
-een putting out Ford automobiles at a
lively rate the past week Ii has sold
touring cars 70 John P. Hopper and
Wax Brown, of Kearneysville, N. B.
Elker ana R. II. VI. Billmyer. Shop
ler1stOWn. Richard Moler, Shenan-
-1ah Junction. and the Jefferson Coun-
-v Telephone Company.
Monday Tuesday and Wednesday of
next week Manager Ausser will SHOW
another great picture IN the Operc
housed. W. Crifith's popular pro-
1ucuon. a Romance Of Happy Val
lev This picture has pleased mil
ions. ana We are fortunate II having
-le opportunity TO see il n Shepherds
town. There will be a matinee Tues
cav afternoon al PAS.
David Henderson RELY. son OF Wal
Ter L. RELY. formerly OF this county
s1r an appointment 10 a cadetship al
The Nava. Academy at Annapolis. He
Won over competitors IN an eXamina-
ton held Il Baltimore in February
-.ving also passed the physical test Tor
the appointment. he has no obstacles
the way of mis- entering the school
he E... probably 90 10 the Academy in
June.
dwelling house on the farm OF
"-s. Helen Byington. two miles north
NJ Charles Town. was destroyed BY fire
a-0ut 9 o'clock last Thursday night.
s. spark from the chimney set fire 10
--e building. A brisk northwest wind
slowing az the time made the fire
dangerous 70 other near by property
There vas an insurance of $500 on
the house and $500 on the furniture Of
r. e. PAYNE. who occupied the prem
ses
Bennett A. Jordan. 4 young married
nan. aged about 20, an employee OF
--- Blair IuaTrIes near Nartns0urg n
--e capacity of 4 dinky brakeman was
instantly killed At that plant last Friday
morning Together with a colored en-
-.gvee. Theodore Stanton, young Jor-
Fan vas riding = truck down into one
Of me 1uarr.es. Contrary 10 rules, the
men failed 10 put down the brake and
we're 'oOIing with one another N the
truck. winch turned turtle. Young Jor-
dams BODY was crushed. while the other
man escaped with minor cuts and
bruises.
4 iced Of 7rust TO secure a bond IS
81. rF -2=n 600 ssued by the Southern
Line an Srcns Company located at
-e.-. -a.s county, was fled for record
-re clerks o.fCe last week. Inc
-.c..ls hay the bonds are TO De
.um0.r =aca of the denomlna
ton o. $1,000. They bear interest at
the rate OF o per cent, payable every
SIX months. and are due IN ten years
after date. All Of the Company's land
ana equipment at Engls are assigned
70 -ne trustee TO secure the issue. R.
z. Keedv. Of Iohnstown, Pa, is named
as trustee.
Governor Jonn J. Cornwe!l has IS
sued 4 proclamation naming Sunday
Nav 4th. as Victory sunday, De request