Shepherdstown register. [volume] (Shepherdstown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1849-1955, 1922-02-02
LITTLE LOCALS.

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town will be held in Charles Town
on Saturday, February llth.
The Pack Horse Ford Chapter, N. S.
D. A. R., will hold business meeting
at the home of Miss Rachel SNYDER
Monday evening. February 9th, at 7 30
o'clock.
Charles Town people have hopes that
work will be commenced the coming
spring on their proposed new govern
ment postoftice building. which has
been hanging fire for years.
Feed the birds these snowy times
and they will reward you when spring
comes again. They like suet and NUS
and wheat and bread crumbs and other
things that can easily be spared
Rev. Frank Rines, of Baltimore, an
artist with chalk, will give a lecture
in the Methodist Church Friday eve
ming at o'clock. Everybody cordial
y invited. No admission will be
charged, but collection will be taken
This is ground hog day. The morn
ing began with rain, but by 10 o'clock
the clouds had broken away and the
G. h. has been able to see his shadow
This means, alas. that we ale to have
six weeks more of bad weather.
w. Ralph Burns, engaged in the
plumbing and heating business in
Charles Town, was adiudged a bank
rupt BY Judge w. E. Baker, of the u. S.
District Court, last Wednesday. No
schedule of liabilities is given.
Robert Shipley is having his Jeffer
son lunch room improved A pleasant
coy corner will be arranged in the
show window, the interior of the build
ing will be reprinted, and it will be put
In an attractive condition generally.
William A. Daniel, formerly in the
real estate business in Charles Town
has entered the service of Allan Z
Walker Co, Incorporated, one of thu
largest real estate operators in Wash
ingpn. He is a member of the safes
department.
The Hurwitz Creamery Company
which operates in Charles Town, Berry
vile and other places, has formed
corporation with capital stock of
100000, $4,000 common and $4,000
preferred stock, and is offering its pre-
ferred stock for sale.
The Stork has been very generous to
Mr. and Mrs. John Domer, who live
in the tenant house on II. w. Potts's
place just north Of town. In February,
1921, he left with them a son. Last
Friday he brought them two baby girls
three babies in eleven months.
Druggist Charles Il. Owens became
suddenly faint last Monday morning
while at work in his drug store, and
railing against glass show case cut
ms head severely. He was unconscious
Tor some fifteen minutes. He was
taken 10 his home on Prospect avenue
and given medical attention, and is
now able TO be about
Mrs. j. Albert Link was the victim
OF painful accident at her home near
Dufhelds Saturday night. In opening
door at the head of the stairway sho
made misstep and fell down a flight
OF fifteen steps to the lower hall. A
few bruises and severe shock sum I'D
her injuries. She has been in bed all
this week as a result of the fall.-Ad
Wocate
David w Bowers mad n fine sale of
farm property last THURSDAY near
Hedgesyille. The sale amounted to So
more than he had
figured on-and he is more than pleas
ed with the result. Cows sold lid TO
sos and S78. while horses solo I'D to
Sl25, Sl57 and S169 eacn. The farm-
ing implements brought only moderate
prices. which is rather surprising, con-
sidering how high new stuff is sell
ing. Mr.. Bowers had his sale we'll ad-
vertised in the Register and had large
and small bills printed at this office,
and the result once more shows that it
pays to advertise in the paper thar has
the circulation.
1.-THE Opequon Golf Club" of Mar
tinsourg was organized last Thursday
night, when bylaws were adopted and
the following persons elected as board
OF governors: H. H. Emmert, chair
man, H. c. Brooks, c. w. Kilburn, c.
N. Campbell, c. E. Martin, H. A..
Downs, c. A. Miller, A. r. Emmert, G.
w. F. Mulliss, c. ]. Faulkner, A. c..
Mclntire, ]. o. Henson, Ward McLana-
han, Abram Horsfall, r. c.. Ringgold.
G. G. Smith, Clifford Sperow, ]. w.
Stewart, Frank Thomas, w. H. Thomas,
L. H. Thompson, II. P. Thorn, A. B.
Parks, j., and w. r. Caskey Mem =
bers of the various ladies' auxiliary
committees were announced, among
them being the following from Shep-
herdstown: Entertainment committee
Mrs. R. c. Ringgold and Miss Eleanor
Potts; finance committee, Mrs. H. A.
Downs; grounds committee, Mrs. E Il.
Goldsborough and Mrs. Edward l..
Reinhart; house committee, Mrs. Hen,
~ Shepherd and Mrs. w. D. Hines.
Likes Good HOrses