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

Wheat is quoted today at $3.50 q
buShel and corn at SLIGO.
ArSenate of lead in powder form al
Hodges, any quantity. Best for spray
ing trees or vines.
Greatest bargain we have had fol
some time-big shipment of CASTLE
soap in bars. This week only 81 cents
bar.
Did you have the Flu? And your
hair falling out? Well, a bottle OF
Owens Quinine Tonic is just what you
are looking for.
The corporation authorities have had
crushed stone placed on Main street
between New and King streets. Ii was
quite badly needed.
For real refreshing drink, try a
glass of Liggett's orangeade-always
cold and ready 10 serve. For sale at
Owens fountain only.
Altho Owens corn and bunion cure
will not remove the carbuncle on his
neck, il will remove those cornS and
bunions on your foot.
All kinds of stock and poultry foods,
including Bready's, Salvet, CalSino,
and KreSo Dip, fresh from the labor
atorieS, at Owens Drug Store.
Are you out of stationery, il so the
largest and best assortment of sta
tionery in town may be found at Owens
Drug Store. Prices to please you.
The National Highway Garage has
sold four more Ford touring cars the
past week-to ]. Butler Jones, Chas. N.
Jones, D. T. Nichols and S. ]. Hodges.
Born to Mr.. and Mrs. S. C. Noting
ham, of EaStville, Va, fine daughter.
Mrs. Nottingham was formerly Miss
Margaret Grove, of Shepherdstown.
J. w. Buckles has opened up a gar
age in the livery stable formerly con-
nected with the Rumsey Hotel, having
had the building remodeled for this
purpose.
Why did he lose out with his girl?
Because the other fellow was wise in
going into Owens Drug Store and pur-
chasing a fresh box of Norris eX-
quiSte candies. Boys, get wise.
The old Eastern Panhandle fair
grounds property at Auburndale, Mar
tinsburg, was sold ar public sale last
Saturday. Clayton Weller and Fred
Payne were the purchasers, at $4,000.
We are selling the famous United
States tires, and have just gotten in
splendid new stock in the popular
sizes. Call and let us fix you up with
really good tires. National High
way Garage.
After a lapse of several years the
Baltimore & Ohio Railroad has re-
Sumed its Sunday excursions to Wash
ington and Baltimore. The first Of
the season will be run Sunday, May
llth, leaving Shenandoah Junction at
S.37 a. m.
Roy C.. Myers, of Berkeley county,
was arrested as he stepped from B. &
o. train at Martins6urg last Thursday
night, on a charge of carrying liquor
into the State illegally. He had three
quarts and two pintS of whiskey and
several bottles of beer IN his suitcase.
He plead guilty ct preliminary hear
ing and was held for the United States
Court.
Mr. Laise, who operates motor bus
line between Martinsburg and Win
chester, has started line to run be-
tween Charles Town and Martinsburg
by way of Shenandoah Junction and
ShepherdStown. The bus leaves
Charles Town at 9 a. m. and returning
leaves Martinsburg at 3 p. m. A per-
manent schedule will soon be an
nounced.
Everybody is invited to attend the
measuring social which is to be given
in the Shepherd Grade school-house
Friday evening, May 9th, at 8 O'Clock.
Pay six cents foot and get your sup
per free. A prize will be given the
tallest person. Cake, icecream and
candy will be sold. Proceeds for the
school library. If it rains Friday even
ing the social will be postponed until
Saturday evening.
The following deeds have been filed
for record in the county clerks Office:
Jenie B. Farmhouse and others TO John
Strother, house and lot in Bolivar, con-
sideration, 500; Josephine E. Wend-
ling to D. W. Ramey, lot on West
Liberty street, Charles Town, for SlOO;
James A. Smith to Raymond Small
wood. house and lot, Ransom, for 5000;
Hunter heirs to Edge Hill Cemetery
Company, 4.39 acres adjoining the
cemetery in Charles Town, for s., 1875;
Lena V. Hickey to William c. Link,
house and two lots on New Street in
Shepherdstown, for $500.
w. E. Crawford, inspector of weights
and measures for Berkeley county,
compelled some county men to make
good the deficiency in the weight OF
potatoes sold to townspeople. The
farmers had disposed o. nearly 100
bushels of potatoes, giving patrons
from so 10 sou pounds TO the oushel,
when the law says bushel must weigh
go pounds. The offenders became
angry and declared they would raise
no more potatoes, but they mad to make
good the difference. No fines were
administered, although heavy ones
could have been mp0sed.-Martins-
burg Journal.
Frank Hill, son of J.. Taylor Hill, OF
College City, California, formerly OF
this vicinity, was very badly hurt in
The car in which he and another young
man were riding TUNED over when one
of the wheels collapsed, and young Hill
was caught beneath the wreck. His
sail was fractured and he was injured
internally, but after having been treat
ed in the Woodl4 nd Hospital he has i'm
proved sufficiently to be taken home
He had very narrow escape from
death. His aunts, Misses Jennie and
Kate Hill, of this place, have recently
received newspaper account of the
accident.
The big PittSburg syndicate that i:
figuring on the purchase of Berkele!
county apple orchards made one con
siderable deal last week, when it bough
the Mt. Glenn orchard in Back Creel
Valley for 100000. This orchard
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