Shepherdstown register. [volume] (Shepherdstown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1849-1955, 1921-03-03
LITTLE LOCALS.

Born to Mr.. and Mrs. Charles John
son, daughter.
Wheat is Si.76 a bushel today and
corn 6S cents.
Butter is 40 cents a pound in Shep.
herdstown and eggs are IS cents A dog
en- today
Or. Z. ID. Davis will be at the Hotel
SIMPLIFY on Tuesday, March Sth, 10 ex-
anime eyes for glasses, etc.
Born to Mr.. and Mrs. VIM. ]. Fraley,
at Tulsa, Oklahoma. a fine son. Con-
eratulat'ons-and many happy returns.
The regular monthly meeting of
fack Horse Ford Chapte. d. A. r.
VIII be held in the chapter room next
Monday evening at 7 o'clock.
NJ P. Crowl and family wish 10
thank their friends and neighbors or
the many acts Of kindness during the
bereavement occasioned by the death
Of Mrs. Crowl
Harry Clipp, Jr., who was an enlist
ed man in the U. S. Navy, was ac-
cidentally shot and killed few days
ago at Great Lakes, Illinois. The
Young man. who was 10 years of age,
formerly lived in Jefferson county
Ten shares of stock of the Citizens
National Bank of Martinsburg were
sold at public auction last Saturday for
H29S a share-the highest price ever
pad for bank stock in Martinsburs.
Garrett b. VanMetre was the pur-
chaser
Among the callers at the Register
office the past week was A. V. Ronk,
of Berkeley county, who will have pub
lie sale on Monday, March l4th, at
his home near Creensburg Church
Among the other things that he will
sell are sume of his famous Ronk's
Best Early Drought Resister potatoes
The limestone quarries at Blairton
which have been closed for several
weeks past. may not open before tho
first of April. When work is resumed
there will be a reduction of 20 per
cent in wages, but even at this the pay
will still be very good. A number of
Shepherdstown men have been employ
ed at Blairton, and the closing Of the
plant is felt here.
n. L. Snyder, Jr., Of the Sophomore
Glass OF the West Virginia University,
has been selected as one Of the three
members OF the University team that
will have debate with the George
Washington University team in Wash
ington City on March llth. The Uni
versity will also debate with Wash
ington and Jefferson College Of Wash
ingpn. Pa.
The Woman's Club of Shepherds
town district will hold its regular ex-
change on Saturday, March 5th, at $50
p. m. in the Willys Light building. The
ladies in charge this week will be Mrs.
Geo. M. Beltzhoover, Mrs. VIM. b.
Snyder, Mrs. H. M. Banks, Mrs. Homer
Malone, Miss Ireland. Mrs. Lewis
Welshans, Miss Helen Pendleton, Mrs
Geo. w. Billmyer, Mrs. J. H. Haley,
Mrs. T. H. Davis.
Mrs Nellie Legge has moved from
the Wysong farm to the Shepherd
house on Main street. which she will
occupy the coming year. Miss Helen
Pendleton, who conducted her tea
rooms here the past year, will take the
paper mill house at the foot OF Princess
street. and will reopen the Little
Green Tea House in the coming spring.
Mr.. and Mrs. Harry T. Licklider will
take rooms up town the first OF April
AT the meeting of the national board
of management Of the Daughters of
the American Revolution in Washing
ton a few days ago Miss Emma T.
Strider, Of Washington, was un-
animously elected Registrar-G General to
NIL the vacancy caused by the death
OF Mrs. James S. Phillips. Of Shep-
herdstown. She was inducted into Of
dee at once by President General Mrs.
George Maynard Minor. Miss Strider.
who is capable and accomplished
young woman, is niece OF Miss Laura
Strider and cousin Of Mrs. Virginia
Harrison, Of Shepherdstown, and her
father Luke G. Strider, was a native
Of Jefferson county.
Rev. S. M. Engle, of Lake City,
Florida. in renewing his subscription
writes US an interesting letter in which
he says: 81 am glad to speak word OF
commendation Of your manner OF edit
ing the Register. the best country pa
per OF which | have any knowledge.
have handed copies to our town pa
per, hoping TO give him a hint. Our
need here is great. An editor has
such splendid opportunity to in
huence public opinion-better than the
ministers now--and to think that such
a large proportion OF our big papers
are controlled by evil influences.
Peach trees here are in full bloom, we
are eating vegetables from our gar
den, and yesterday evening Mrs. EngIc
and caught big string OF fine bass
from Alligator Lake. Why should we
not be glad we are living?"
Our object is to feed YOU just a,
reasonably as possible during these
hard times. II you will buy the reas.
onably priced goods that we quote you
this week you can live very cheap. and
eat the most substantial foods, too