Shepherdstown register. [volume] (Shepherdstown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1849-1955, 1921-09-01
LITTLE LOCALS.

bushei and corn at 81 cents.
Thomas L. Richard, Of Hagerstown,
formerly Of Shepherdstown, is a candi-
date for the Democratic nomination for
county commissioner Of Washington
county, Md.
Herbert c. Miller will have sale OF
fine Jersey dairy cattle, horses, etc.
on Friday, September 10th, at the Ohio
Williams farm near Billmyer's Mill.
See advertisement.
From many neighboring towns come
reports OF scarcity of water, reser.
voirs being very low. Shepherdstown
is blessed in having an unfailing sup
ply Of good water from the Potomac
river.
Berkeley county officers raided the
homes OF Salty Horner, near Gerards-
town, and Henry KEGS. in the noun
tain, and found liquor stills in opera
ton. The men were arrested and the
stills seized.
The State Camp of the Patriotic Or
der Sons OF America was in session
in Berkeley Springs TIE stay anG
Wednesday Of this week. Nj. c.. Bast
represented Washington Lodge nf
81 e. terdstcv
Postmaster Lucas announces that
the postoffice will be closed next Mon
day labor day, except from 8 80 to
$50 a m. and from 5 to p. m. for
the delivery Of mail. There will be no
rural delivery on Monday.
A two-year old child named Theo-
dore Fravel died last Saturday at
Scrabble from poisoning. The little
boy got hold of 4 cup containing liquid
fly poison which had been placed on a
window sill and drank the stuff. A
physician was summoned and admins
tered antidotes, but the poison had
been absorbed and the child died in
few hours.
There will be an unusually large
number of rabbits to entertain hunters
the coming fall if present indications
hold good. Those who drive out along
the roads in the evenings see many
young Dummies frolicking about in ev-
cry direction, fattening up for fall
shooting. Ii is also said that there
are more cartridges this year than ror
4 long time.
AS may be seen by advertisement
elsewhere in this paper, the valuable
real estate of the late G. w. M. Tabler
in Berkeley and Jefferson counties
will be sold at public sale in Martins
burg on Saturday, September oath.
ne property to be sold includes the
residence property of the deceased at
SCRABBLE and three valuable farms in
the two counties.
There was a rather exciting col.
lision yesterday at the corner of Prin-
cess and Washington streets between
a Ford touring car driven by C. w.
Myers. from south Of town. and w. R.
Legge, OF this place. The cars COL
ided win considerable force and both
we're damaged quite badly bit for
turstely neither OF the occupants YVES
hurt-and both garages were HANDY.
The Pack Horse Ford Chapter, N. S.
ID. A. r., will meet on Monday evening,
September II, at o'clock, at the home
Of Miss Rachel Snyder. Delegates to
the State conference, which will meet
on October S and 6 in Huntington, will
be elected at this time. Members will
please take note that this chapter meet
! ing is called for the second Monday
in September. All are urged to be
present.
Invitation dances will be held in
the community building Monday and
Thursday nights of next week. The
proceeds are for The improvement Of
the building, and the money will be
spent under the direction of the trus-
tees. Those in charge of the dances
announce that every effort will be
made to have them properly conduct
ed and nothing offensive or improper
will be tolerated.
VIM. A. Daniel has sold his real es-
tate and insurance business in Charles
Town to tine firm Of Jordan and Wy
song, and in the near future will move
TO Winchester, where he will manage
the Winchester Realty Company. Mr.
Daniel is an enterprising business man
and genial gentleman, and we regret
!irm Of Jordan & Wysong will take
ever Mr.. Daniels real estate and in
surance contracts and continue the
Business rs usual.
Mrs. c. B. Ollie and Miss Katherine
, Heltzhoover gave very pleasant
musicale last Friday evening at the
home of their parents in this place,
which was enjoyed by number of
our local musicians and visiting sing
ers. Those who sang were Mrs.
Pauline Dougherty. of Gainesville,
Texas, Mrs. Arthur Conradi, Of San
Francisco, and Mrs. Ollie, Of Morgan
town, and the pianists were Miss Titus,
Mrs. Go!dsborough and Miss Betz-
hoover.
A Polled-Angus bull, weighing about
LOO pounds, burrowed his way into
straw rick on the farm of Howard