Shepherdstown register. [volume] (Shepherdstown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1849-1955, 1922-02-16
LITTLE LOCALS.

NV hiSt StOTIn OF Tile sea-
son made its appearance last Sunday,
when there were lightning, thunder and
rain in regulation style. The snakes
have thus been awakened.
We are sorry TO report that there is
case Of scarlet fever in Shepherds
town, little child Of Mr.. and Mrs.
Edgar Starry having developed the
disease. The home on New street has
been qusrantined.
On account OF the heavy snow yes
terday II was not regarded as feasible
TO hold J. p. and G. c. Tabler's sale
OF farm property at Scrabble. The sale
was postponed until next Tuesday,
February 2ist. Everybody invited.
The sale OF ]. Ferd Randall, west Of
Shepherdstown, which had been an
nounced for March 18th, has been
changed TO March 10th, in order I'd
avoid conflict with other sales. Tho
correct date is Thursday, March 10th.
A public mass meeting in the interest
Of the Woodrow Wilson Foundation will
be held in the Courthouse in Charles
Town Saturday evening, February 25th,
at z o'clock. There will be good
speaking and good music. The meet
ing will be under the auspices OF the
woodrow Wilson Foundation Com
mitttee for Jefferson county.
Only two persons took the civil ser.
vice examination at Charles Town last
Saturday for the position OF postmas-
ter at Shepherdstown. They were A.
y. Lucas, our present postmaster, and
& MmScpr nnhlichar ac -
pendent, OF this place Other persons
may have taken the examination some
where else, as this is allowable.
Members OF the Reformed congrepa-
tion last Thursday night visited the
parsonage loaded down with good
things OF every sort, and left with DR..
Flickinger and his family a very gen.
erous supply Of provisions, sufficient to
Keep the pantry attractive for soma
time. II was very agreeable surprisd
to DR.. and Mrs. Flickinger and the
little Flickingers.
One OF the heaviest SHOWS Of the
year covers the ground throughout this
section. Ii began late Tuesday night,
and most folks were surprised when
they awoke yesterday morning to find
a deep snow, and still coming down at
rapid rate. 1t kept up all morning
and continued feebly through yester-
day afternoon, until il reached depth
OF about nine inches. The country
looks very beautiful, but travel Is rath-
er difficult. The weather is not very
cold and the snow will probably leave
before long. Sleigh bells are jing-
ling, and they sound a deal better than
the squawk OF automobile horns.
Invitations have been received for thd
marriage of Miss Bula Ray Shuli
daughter Of Mr.. and Mrs. Henry Clay
Shull, Of Roanoke, Va, to Mr.. Jacques
Armand Morichard le Fevre de Nom
tagny, of Paris and New York, to be eel
ebrated February 22 in st. Johns Episl
copal Church. Roanoke, Va, at 8
o'clock in the evening. An inform
al reception will follow at "The Hick4
cries." the residence OF the brides pa
rents. The couple will be at home
after March 18th at No. 225 West Sew
enty-frst street, New York. MISC
Shull, who is very talented operatiq
singer, is weu-known in Shepherds
town.
Geo. II. Bowers, Of Berkeley county,
has leased the building on Main street
formerly occupied by the Jefferson
Sales Company, and has opened an
automobile repair shop therein-is now
ready for business. He will make q
specially OF work that has not been
done heretofore in Shepherdstown
such as acetylene and electric welding.
radiator repairing, braising, repair OF
storage batteries, etc. Mr.. Bower. has
had nine years experience in this sort
OF work, and was in Henry Ford's great
works in Detroit, where he learned all
about Miss Lizzie. Mr.. Bowers is now
ready for business and asks a share Of
the public patronage.
At recent meeting OF the Pack
Horse Ford Chapter, N. S. d. A. r..
the following members were elected
to represent the chapter in Washington
at the National Congress, which will
meet April II. 1922: The Regent, Miss
Rachel Snyder, and her alternate, the
Vice Regent, Mrs. A. D. Kenamond I,
delegate, Miss Susan Gibson; alter
mates, Mrs. J. n. Haley, Mrs. Mabel n.
Gardiner, Mrs. Paul Morrow, Miss Julia
Reinhart, Mrs. B. F. Harrison, Mrs.
J. Strider Moler, Miss Louise Smith,
Mrs. L. M. Lynch, Mrs. Robert Gibson,
Miss Sara Roller. On February 22d
the chapter will be entertained at the
home Of Miss Julia Reinhart from fout
until six O'Clock In the afternoon. Mrs,
Charles Chiselin and Miss Reinhart
will be hostesses on this occasion.
The Shepherdstown Fire Depart
ment is being encouraged in its efforts
10 improve the community building and
ire hremen's quarters there, and or
saturday, February 25th, the members
| OF the Reformed Church will hnIa a..