Shepherdstown register. [volume] (Shepherdstown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1849-1955, 1921-02-17
LITTLE LOCALS.

find any clue leading to the murderers
OF Garfield Miller, the taNicab man who
was orutally killed last week near
Falling Waters. a number Of persons
were examined, but all proved their
innocence. The case is very mys-
tcriouS one.
T. A. Miller, of Gettysburg, Pa,
president of the Miller Lumbes Com.
Pany, that has developed a number Of
lmoer tracts in this county. has bought
the stock of general merchandise at
hearneySville owned by Wilt and
Fleming. Mr. Miller has also bought
the store property from f. o. Trump.
A good deal of moonshine liquor
which II Is SAID is being manufactured
the mountains near Antietam Iron
Works, is being peddled in this neigh
oorhood. The bootleggers, none of
whom has been arrested, are getting
very bold, and il is only a question of
time until they will be caught and
punished.
This week the Register begins pub
llshlng column for the children, en-
titled "Daddys Evening Fairy Tale"
by Mary Graham Bonner. These in
| tereSting little stories are especially
prepared for the little tots, and we
nope the parents who read the Register
Will not fail to read this column 10
them, or have them read 1t themselves
The town election is coming on
apace, and some of our local politicians
are figuring on tickets. One ticket
composed OF women has been suggest
| ed, and there has been a good deal of
tun about 1t. The ladies are not be-
ing bluffed however, and they are dar-
| ing the men TO nominate ticket part
| ly or altogether composed of the fair
sex.
Last Saturday night some man
probably under the influence of LIQUOR
tried TO enter the home of Miss Tillie
Harris on Main street. He tried al
OF the windows on the ground floor
and then attempted to break open the
front door Miss Harris and Mrs
Priscilla Reinhart, who was with her
helping to care for Miss Mamie Har.
ris, were good deal alarmed, but the
man finally went away.
In sending us a renewal of the sub.
Scription 10 the Register for his faith.
er, VIM. II. Hunter, of Toronto, Iowa
formerly of Jefferson county. A. w
Hunter writes: please keep the Reg.
lister coming. We surely would miss il
II 1t did not come to us each week
The weather this winter has been fine
and very mild. Father has been in bad
health the most of the winter, but is
able to be around now"
The Randolph Enterprise, published
at Elkins, this State, by our friend |
IClidell Brown, reports that there is
good deal of smallpox in that sectior
of West Virginia, and there Is a gen
eral rush to be vaccinated. The Re
view says that owing to the prevailing
styles in dress, the ladies are having
good deal of difficulty in being vac.
cinated where il won't show, anc
Brother Brown suggests that the onl,
place he can figure out is on the ear.
We are very thankful that the
grounding is not proving true proph.
ct this year. With the exception OF
few rainy days the weather has been
lovely since the I'd of February, and
this week has been particularly fine
Yesterday was like summer day. with
sunny skies and balmy breezes from
the south. Fruit growers are a BIZ
anxious, as there is danger that the
warm weather may force the buds toe
soon and cause them to be nipped
later on.
The Woman's Club of Shepherds.
town District will hold an exchange
every Saturday from one O'Clock unit
four in the Office of the Willys Light
Company in the old market-house. II
is hoped that every one interested ir
the public supervised play ground will
contribute to this exchange. The fol
lowing ladies will be in charge this
Saturday, February 10: Mrs. Harr,
Allen Downs. Mrs. Charlotte Pendle.
ton Goldsborough. Miss Eleanor Potts
Miss Sidney Kearfott. Miss Florence
Muzzey, Mrs. Nathaniel Burwell, Mrs
II. P. Schley, Mrs. Frank Dobbins
Miss Rachel Snyder, Mrs. Edward
Reinhart.
An assignment for the benefit of his
creditors was made last week by A. C
Welsh, farmer Of the Kabletowr
district, to John T. Porterfield. trustee
Mr.. Welsh's liabilities are not definite.
ly known, though they. have been es-
timated at $4,000. Banks in Charles
Town and Berryvlle holding notes
well endorsed, implement dealers, ga.
rage men and relatives are the princi.
pal creditors. The assets assigned tc
the trustee include live stock, imple.
ments and household goods valued al
from $1,000 to $4,000. The trustee
is given authority to convert the per-
sonal property into cash and apply it to
the payment of his debts The trustee
will make sale of the property on the
McCurdy farm on Friday, February 25
That drafted gorilla is playing the
mischief with folks in the Scrabble
neighborhood, and sociability is getting
down to very low ebb. Kinsell's
broom shop closes at sundown now for
nobody wants to be caught out after
dark. Miller Rush declares that w
K. Louthan hardly stirs after night
sets in. He says that Mr.. Louthan