Shepherdstown register. [volume] (Shepherdstown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1849-1955, 1920-11-04
LITTLE LOCALS.

tnat are before you. IL will he sent TO
any address a year for 81 so, or six
months for IS cents.
A farm belonging to the estate of the
late Archie b. Anderson was sold "A
public auction along with the per-
sonalty OF the estate near Mddleway
last Wednesday. N. X. Roberts bought
the farm, which contains 81 acres, at a
bid Of SO per acre.
Everybody is invited to 20 10 fire.
mems hall Saturday night of this week
and enjoy the fine chicken and waffle
supper to be served by the ladies' aid
society Of the Lutheran Church. The
proceeds are for a good cause and the
supper will be all right. Only 50
cents.
r. Lee Murphy. who has conducted
general merchandise store at Moler's
Cross Roads the past year, has made an
assignment for the benefit Of his
creditors. Attorney II. A. Downs is
named as the trustee, and he will sell
the merchandise and horse next Mon.
day at public sale.
Geo. NJ. Beltzhoover, attorney for the
heirs of the late Miss Ida E. Adams,
will sell at public sale on Saturday,
November 10th, the store-ro and
dwelling on Main street long known as
the Adams property, at present oc-
cupied by G. w. Freeman, proprietor
of the Model Bakery
Kirk Mckee, Of this place, who has
been teaching in Elkins, w. Va, is re-
ported to be very sick in that place
having suffered an attack OF the flu
! His brother, Geo. II. Mckee. is with
him, having gone the latter part Of the
week. Mr.. Mckee is onc of Shepherds
towns most popular young men, and
his MANY friends in this section pray
that he may speedily recover.
A large quantity Of bass, suriish end
crapPie, secured from the government
| fish hatchery at LaCross, Wisconsin
/ through the efforts Of Congressman
/ Fred N. Zihlman, were placed in the Po-
tomac river and Antietam and Conoco-
cheaguc creeks last week. The fish were
put in the river at Hancock, Williams
port, Shepherdstown and Harpcr,s Fer
| ry. The bass were of the big mouth
variety. Some catfish were also in
the lot.
Halloween was observed this year
with less than the usual license and de-
struction that has characterized il in
times past. Masked patiics OF bows
and girls enjoyed themselves en- the
streets without annoyance to other
iolks and had Just as good time as
II they had been disorderly. Rose
Maria Burwell had party for young
folks at the home OF her grandparents
Mr.. and Mrs. II. NJ. Turner, the Youth
full guests being attired in starting
Halloween costumes.
All the apartment tenants in the St.
George Building. the largest apart
ment house in Charles Town, were
given notice this week TO vacate April
LIST. The owners, Messrs. Goetz and
Miley, announce that the property will
be used as hotel for tourists. The
changes that this notice will bring
about will aggravate the housing situa.
alton in Charles Town. The shortage
OF houses is causing some genuine
hardships among those who have to
rent property.-Advocate.
Miss Katherine Freese, of the music
department Of Shepherd College, is
unique in that she is the first woman
to cast her vote, in all probability, in
this section of West Virginia She
voted considerably ahead Of time and
yet in the regular way under the laws
OF her State. This comes about from
the Kentucky law. which permits alb
sent citizens TO cast their ballots by
registered mail. This Miss Freese did
last week and sent il to her voting
place at Louisa, Kentucky.
Col. w. w. Cochrane, proprietor oil
the Cochrane Farms in Berkeley coun.
ty, informs us that he has contracted
with the Baltimore & Ohio, the Chicago
and Alton and the Philadelphia and
Reading Railroads to supply them with
all the sausage they will use during the
coming year on their dining cars. He
has put in modern sausage making
equipment at his place. and expects
to be kept busy all the coming winter
as he says that he will probably turn
but hundred tons Of sausage and
other pork products the ensuing
season.
A prominent resident of the Uvills
neighborhood, whose eyesight is moi
as good as il used TO be and whose sense
Of smell is somewhat impaired, recent,
killed what he thought was 'possum
He took it home. and the women folks
promptly drove him out of the house
He couldn't understand such treatment
and refused to believe them when they
told him that his game was a skunk
He shifted and shifted, and declared ht
could smell nothing, but he was in ht
minority and had to give in. He hac
to bury his clothes. and the famil,
threatens to bury him also the mex
time he comes home with such an ami
NAL.
It's no wonder that J. E. Price re-
signed as agent Of the B. and o. anc
N. and w. Railroads at Shenandoah
Junction. The marvel is that he coule
have remained in that wretched shacl
as long as he did. Travellers who hav,