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<£lu $htpherdstoum Agister.Thursday, - November 28, 1918

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Today the sun rises at 6.56 and setsat 4.40.

Turkeys have been selling at 30 centsa pound, live weight.Keen Kutter axes and saws sold by

the Licklider Corporation.Christmas comes on Wednesday this

>car.four weeks from yesterday.U heat is quoted in our local market:

at ^2.20 a bushel and corn at $1.25.(Lggs are up to 62 cents a dozen i

Shcphcrdstown. Butter is 25 cents a

pound.Studebaker wagons, all sizes, at

last springs prices. The LickliderI Corporation.

Mr. Forrest Ware and Miss Virginia| Rutherford, both of Martin6burg, were

married in Hagerstown last week.The Jersey heifers from Louisville*

Kv.. make excellent cream cows. Fortyat Wall's Cow Sale December 7th.We have for sale one 354 h. -p. gas.

line engine, nearly new, at a bargaiiprice. The Licklider Corporation.

Brighten up your property and increaseits value with Stag paint. Itpays. The Lioklider Corporation.When you buy Owens' milk of magnesiayou get the best. Only 35 cents

a bottle. Money back if you do notlike it.

hor Sale.Fine strain of singlecombBrown Leghorn Cockerels. Price S1.5Ceach. Apply to Miss Mclntire, Kearneysville,W. Va.On the way to Owens' drug store.

Fresh shipment of Bready's horse ancfcattle powders, also Whitlock's WhiteCross laxative tablets.

Mr. Samuel O. Dunn and Mrs. SarahA. Underdonk, both weil-known residentsof Martinsburg, were married ,

recently in Washington.Not having put up any feed for th»

winter, 1 will dispose of large lot ostock Saturday, December 7th, at myhome farm. C. F. Wall.

The children of the graded schoolcontributed $6.50 to the united warworks fund, and we take pleasure inmaking note of their gift.

If you want that Victrola for Xmasput in your order now. Lots of thelatest records on sale now at Owens'drug store, also Victor supplies.

It is stated that 350 persons died inBerkeley from the influenza during therecent epidemic. In all there wereabout 8,000 cases in the county.A straw rick at Bates Hammond's

farm near Kearneysville toppled oveisome days ago, and a horse was caughunder it and smothered to death.The w eather has been cool and brisk

this week, indicating unmistakably thatvv mto»i < o nn »ho utotf QAm^a frtllrc CQtr

that they smell snow a-coming.A meeting of Pack Horse Ford Chapterof the D. A. R. will be held Monday

evening, December 2d, at 7 p. m., at the n

residence of Mrs. Robert Gibson. n

The Old Dominion Academy, an edu rcational institution at Berkeley Springs vtnat has had many vicissitudes, has \been placed in the hands of a receiver.

Get the habit of dealing at Owens Pdrug store. With our new system you 11

can get most everything. Special for c

Saturday, military fabric linen, 29cents r

Breedy last year's steers are mucmore "desirable than veals kept over ancdo not come near so high per oound r

Car-load to be sold at Wall's, Decembe t

7th. c

There is to be a n^feeting of all farm ^ers in the vicinity this coming Saturaa f

afternoon at 2 o'clock in the old collegehall, Shepherdstown. Be sure to at J

tend. t

Oysters are selling at 70 cents a t

quart in Shepherdstown. It has been j

only a few years since they were re- (

garded as a luxury at 25 and 30 cents a *

quart.Mrs. Nelson E. Hill, of Hagerstown t

in renewing her subscription to the sRegister, says: ''Don't fail to send thepaper, which is a big letter from WestVirginia every week."

Corporal Charles Henry' E. Sperow <

who recently returned from the army <

and Miss Virginia Kilmer Kidgeway <

both of Martinsburg, were married last *

Friday in Hagerstown. I

Miss Bessie Licklider, of this place'

has been appointed a teacher in Shep- ,

herd College. She is critic teacher ancalso takes some of the classes formerlytaught by Prof. S. O. Bond.

Largest line of pure white Ivory jPyralin Ware on sale at Owens' dru>store, just arrived. Also, big assort (

ment of toilet soaps and toilet articles '

Buy now and get your choice.Arch T. Hartley, a former resident of

Martinsburg, is in jail in Graftoncharged with having in his possession j

goods stolen from the American Railway Express Company.a federal offense.Governor John J. Cornwell has called

a meeting to be held in Charleston or

Saturday, December 7th, at 2 o'clockfor the purpose of organizing the WestVirginia Bfanch of the League to En iforce Peace. i

tLast Sunday a skip on which theiewere four and a-half million letters fromsoldiers in FYance arrived in New York.Shepherdstown folks got theirs on Mondaymany a heart being nude glad bymessages from over there.The Young People's Society of the

Presbyterian Church at ShenandoahJunction will have their annual sale offcn:\ work in the #dd Fellows' hall on

Friday, December 6th, beginning at 1Co'clock. Will also serve dinner, supperand icecream.

The llagerstown and Frederick RailwayCompany has completed the improveqjpntof the large water powerelectric plant at Dam No. 5, along thePotomac, near Martinsburg. The damand power plant cost upward of a halfmillion dollars.The real estate of the late George

Rvneal. Jr.. in Berkeley county, was

sold at public sale last Saturday. Hi9"Honeywood Farm" was bought by W.W. and Frank Downey at $118 per acre,

and Frank Trimble bought his towrresidence at $10,700Construction work on the big governmentpowder plant at Nitro, near

Charleston, has been halted, as a resultof the ending of the war. Thousandsof workmen have quit and have gone toseek employment elsewhere. Theymade fabulous wages the past year.

Daniel H. Staley, who for the pasttwenty- one years has been secretary ofthe Hagerstown Fair Association, hasbeen elected president, succeeding T. A.PofTenberger, who was appointed judgeof the Hagerstown circuit court. A new

president will be elected at the regularmeeting in January.

Mr. Bart Moore, of Engle, this coun

ty, although over eighty years oldknows how to raise turnips. He has orexhibit at the store of M. S. R. Molerfour turnips weighing twenty-threepounds, the largest wei£n!ng sifcpoundsand nine ounces. He says if anyonehas a larger one he will look over hispatch and get one of his big turnipsout.

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LITTLE LOCALS.

Attorney G N. Campbell, of Charle3Town, announces that he has moved toMartinsburg and that he will continuethe practice of law in that city, withoffices in the postofficd" building. Mr.'Campbell is an assistant U. S. districtattorney for the northern district ofWest Virginia.

^A new schedule on the Norfolk &

Western Railway went into effect lastSunday. No. 13, the morning trainfrom the east, i& changed from 8.30 to3.06 a. m., and No. 27, the local eveningtrain, is changed from 5.33 to 5.27 p. m.Ml the other passenger trains remainis on the old schedule.

J. W. Griffith, living just west ottown, has been sick for several weekspast and unable to attend to his farmwork. Tuesday and Wednesday a numberof his friends and neighbors assembledat his place and worked vigorpuslyshucking corn, and it has nownearly all been safely cribbed.No more women workers will be sent

to tnrope by tne Red Cross lor thepresent, according to instructions re:entiy issued irom national headquarters.iiie recent call for canteen work,srs to go aoroad has been cancelledana tnoae women wno liad been acceptset lor tms service have been noiuiedtnat tney will not be needed, just now,it least, tor service overseas.

iiie city council of Winchester hasadopted a resolution requesting tiieMate Corporation Commission or Virginiato scud an expert to tms sectiono investigate tne condition ot uie plantat tne tNoruiern Virginia Rower Company.ine industries depending on tmssonipany tor electric current have oeenraving serious trouole because oi ireluent oreakdowns and poor service.

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James Bayles, residing on the east>iue oi the bnenandoah river near Mt.riammond, died from influenza. He.iau partially reccvereu ironi tne attachmen ins pnysician warned mm to renainin bed lor ttiree or lour' day*ongcr. Without waiting lor the reluired period to elapse, tne patient venuredout of bed and died instantly fromleart lailure. Mr. tfayles leaves a wrlow and several small children.

Hog cholera is inflicting serioi^osses on the farmers 01 tuu county.1 lie disease has been specially damagngin the section soutn ot Charleslown, where hogs have been lost by>imon barr, W. n. Kissler and Chestertoper. At Shenandoah Junction, Luth:r lioyd has lost swine to the value 01ouu. In most of the herds attacked byne disease anti-cholera inocculatiouvas resorted to, but not until tne hogs>ecame sick.The death of Calvin White, ten years

Id, son of Mr. and Mrs. Turner White>f Cnarles lown, was especially disressing. Inree weeks before his deathte was struck on the ankle with ar,

,pple thrown by a companion in play.Jiood poisoning developed from the inury. i wo successive operations werelerformed for his relief without achie'vngthe desired end, and the little deityw succumbed tJ the attack, Survivng are his parents, three brothers andwo sisters.

Leo Ronemous, of Charles To.vn, whoias been employed in tne State ucpart-««/"-- * ..^Ininn \ .ill thfneat ai wasuiugiim wiiuut ...... ....

mportant code work ol me government,tab been selected as one ol the codeuen who will accompany Presidentvilson to Prance when ne attends thepeat peace conierence. Phis is a commmemand a privilege, lor out ot more

nan a hundred code men only live naveencnosen lor the trip abroad. Mr.Conemous was formerly a telegraphpcrator in Charles Town.

A. K. Selby, of Shepherdstovn, whoecently sold to C. N. Whiting ins inerest in trie Whiting Millrtlg Uuinpaniit mis piuce, nas associated nimselivitn several Maryland millers in the>urcnaseof tne large Hour mill ot Bowiiauoros., at Cermantown, Mont;ei,iery county, Md. Those with Mr.>vio> in me deal are Herbert A. Kline.»i Ait. Airy; 6. P. Kline, of Benevola;i.id W m u. K. Geeting, of Keedysville.Uiese gentlemen will operate the mill ai

jcrmaiitown, and the firm will bemown as the Liberty Milling CompanyA gieat many folks are butchering

heir nogs, and the spicy pudding and.ausage and the succulent sparenb andbackbone are relieving the troubles olnose who have been paying the highinces demanded for fresh meats of;very sort. But alas! those happylays when the editor was the recipient>f generous messes of pudding and.ausage and other "fresh" seem to havideparted forever and he never even getsi smell at .such stuff in these latter/ears. Where is the fellow who is alwayssaying that old ways and old timesire the best?The will of the late B. W. Kanode,

former resident df Rippon, has beenfiled for probate in the office of the:ounty-clerk. It was executed and witnessea March 18, 1918, and directs tha:he bulk of his estate shall be dividedsqually among four of his childrenWilliam H., John C. and J. Alonza Kanode,and Mrs. Ellen R. Beachley. ATadvances made to any of the abovtbeneficiaries are to be deducted fromtheir respective shares in the estate.The testator's son, John C. Kanode, olRippon, is named executor wimoui

bond. *

The budget amendment to the WestVirginia State Constitution, ratified by.u_ . '.. 1oc» olprtinn will beme vui^ia in inv two* .,

come effective as soon as the ratilication has been officially proclaimed b>the Governor and will become operarive tor the making of appropriationby the next Legislature, whiclr meetsin January. Governor Cornwell hasannounced that as soon as the officialreturns from »the election have beercertified to him by the Secretary ofState he will issue his proclamationHe will then call upon the State Boardof Control to secure special report?from all the requirements for the nexi

two years and embody these in a reporto the State Board of Public Works.

Superintendent U. S. Martin, with theable assistance of Jack Phillips, theexpert lineman, has about completedthe repairs to the electric light lines inShepherdstown, and the system is now

in good order. While the work was inprogress, necessitating the shutting offof the electric current a considerablepart of each day, a good deal of troublewas caused to those who used the powerin their business.the grain elevatormen, the icecream manufacturers andbakers, the Register printing office andothers.but our difficulties, we hopeare now about over. It must be saidJor Mr. Majtin that he used every effortto keep the annoyance down to theMinimum while the repairs were beinpmade.

Expressman James F. Ftarnhar askusto give publicity to the request o

the officials of the American RailwaExpress Company that Christmas ex

press shipments be started on their wa\

by December 5th. A concerted effonwill be made in every city and town oithe country by the 125,000 express em

ployes to emphasize the importance o

preventing any possible congestion o

transportation facilities during thes*critical times. Although the expres.'facilties are very elastic, so much of th<equipment is now used for strictly wai

purposes that all grft shipments foilong distance travel should be delivereito the express company not later thaiDecember 5th, and for shoraphauls no

later than December 10th. This wilallow ample time for sorting anS delivering before Christmas day. t

PERSONAL NOTES. ^

Prof. S. O. Bond, who for ttie pa9three years has been district superviseof public schools for Shepherdstowidistrict and also a teacher in ShepherdCollege, has given up his work henand left Thursday for his home in Wilsonburg, W. Va. We understand thaihis plans for future work have not yeibeen fully matured. ProT. Bond, who is

'a man of the highest worth, made man}friends during his stay in our community,and he will be greatly missedWe hope that success may attend hiirtn whatever he undertakes.We were pleased to have a call last

Friday from Mr. Frank S. Harrisonmanager of the Halltown straw boardmill. Mr. Harrison has been active inwar work in the county and is especiallyproud that in the last campaign fo;funds Harper's Ferry district largelyexceeded the maximum amount thathad been apportioned to it. Jts allotment was $800 and it will give about$1,600.

Mr. and Mrs. Henry C. Marten lefthe .first of the week for Detroit, wherethey will spend a week or two with thei:son-in-law and daughter, Mr. and MrsA. W. Finley. Miss Bessie Waltonof Washington, is in Shepherdstowrto spend some time with Miss LillieMarten.

Cashier Joseoh H. Trout, of theFarmers Bank, has moved from Kearneysville to Shepherdstown, having takenthe rooms of Mr. and Mrs. PhineasMarshall, in the Billmyer building, forthe winter. We are glad to have Mrand Mrs. Trput become residents of our

town.

Mr. and Mrs. S. B. Long, formerly of^' ---t"»L/v f/\« a noet r»ft»tnln-3IipiierU5lUV.il, WIIU ht iiiw ^aoi w<.p>v

of years have been living at TakomaPark, near Washington, have left thereand are now making u visit to Mr. andMrs. Chas. J. Miller, near town. Theymay locate in the South.

Hon. Geo. L. Wellington, his daughter, Mrs. Grettchen Humbird, and Mr*and Mrs. Boyd A. Reinhart, all of Cumberland,were guests at the home ofMr. and Mrs. E. H. Reinhart the first ofthe week.

Mrs. Sallie Billmyer, who has beenliving in Martinsburg with her relatives,has come to Shcpherdstown.where she expects to spend the winter.She is stopping at Mrs. Nannie Grove's.

Mrs. J. D. Muldoon and little Robertleft yesterday for Grafton to spenrThanksgiving with Miss Gertrude, wheis teaching in the schools in that rlace.

Mrs. Ella Powell, of Kearneysvillehas gone to Shelby, Ohio, for a visit toher sister, Mrs.-George Lemaster.Mrs. M. J. Latimer has been here

from Washington this week visiting hersister, Mrs. E. H. Reinhart.

Mrs. Robert Gibson spent the pastweek with relatives in Berryville, Va.

Notes of the Churches.n ,A- C Unurorc loct ^11 nt\ev. urr utu. o.

day night preached his last sermon as

pastor of Grace Lutheran Church iiWinchester, and is leaving in a fewdays for his farm near Laurel, Md.,which he will manage. Dr. Bowerstendered his resignation several monthsago, and since then the congregation bya majority vote has twice requestedhim to reconsider his determination toresign. The congregation was dividedon the question of accepting the pastor'sresignation. Dr. Bowers has been pastor of the Winchester Church for a

number of years, and has been promnentin the Virginia Synod, being itspresident for several terms.

rfiere will be services in the Presbyterianchurch, Sunday, if Providencepermits, in Shepherdstown at 11 a. m.

and at Kearneysville at 3 p. m. The offeringat both churches will be forSouthern Presbyterian Church WarWork.

There will be services in Elk BranchChurch Sunday at 11a. m. and in thePresbyterian Church at ShenandoahJunction at 7.30 p. m. Communionservices will be held in the UnionChurch at Middleway at 3 p. m.

Christ Reformed Church.First Sundayin Advent, at 9.45 a. m. Sunda>school; at 11 a. m., morning worshipwith sermon. Kearneysville.at 2 pm., Sunday school; at 3 p. rv, thanksgivingservice.M. E. Church.At Mt. Wesley,preachingat 11 a. m., in Shepherdstown, EpworthLeague 6 p. m. Quarterly meetingSaturday, November 30, at 2 p. m.

at Shepherdstown Church.The new Methodist church building

at Kabletown is about ready for occupancy.The congregation hopes to beable to use it in a rouple of weeks 01

more.

Lutheran .Service Sunday at Uvillaat 11 a. m. Bible Society meeting inShepherdstown at 7 p. m.

Fatal Automobile AccidentA fatal automobile accident occurret

last Friday morning just belore noon

resulting in the instant death of EdnaPayne Hirst, the twelve-year-old daughterof Dr. H. P. Hirst, of Leetown. DrHirst had been to make a call on t

patient, and had his daughter with hinin his automobile. As he was drivingalong the public road near the count}infirmary he steered his car to one sidtto avoid a breaker on Sagle's hill, ancin turning it again he ran it on a ban!at the side of the road, causing the piachine to turn turtle. He was heLhelpless, and was unable to extricatihimself until some men, who were working a quarter of a mile away and wh<saw the accident, rap to his assistanceHe was released from the car, and wa:

found to be entirely unhurt, not havin/so much as a scratch upon him. Hi:daughter, however, was lifeless. Jknock on her right temple had killether instantly, being the only injury shihad sustained. Dr. Hirst was dreadfully distressed by the sad occurrenceand hife friends sympathized with hinmost deeply. Edna was buried iiCharles Town on Sunday, the funeraservice being held at her home.

Mr. and Miss Keplinger Come to Towr

Miss M. Koopsie Keplinger, and hebrother, Mr. J. Fred Keplinger, move

to town on Tuesday, vacating theihome a mile west of Shepherdstow-1 Mneti'nehuro rnoH which hflCllUllg I IIV Illfli 111I9VU15 1 VMM, n ...

long been a landmark in this sectioiThey are now occupying the dwellinfhouse on Main street belonging to LFrank Hill. They lived for 65 yeaiin the old home which they have jusleft, their parents having moved theiin ^853, and naturally they feel sorr

regret in quitting the quaint old placthat had been their home for so lonj

' arid where they experienced the joys <

a congenial, happy family and felt; tothe sorrows that came to them as theloved ones passed away. It is not orte.that we can record that a family hrlived continuously in one house for (years. We hope that Miss Keplingi

t and Mr. Keplinger may find a congenif and romfortable home among the- friends in town.f Silas Shipley has moved into tl1 house vacated by the Keplingers, whi<> it will be recalled, was bought a fe* months ago by Wm. T. McQuilkin. Mi Shipley will farm Mr. McQuilkirr place next year.rI Cattle have made good advanci since peace has been declared, and prei pects are bright for breeding and 11. stock. Terms 12 months, and you c

i-j renew always until you sell. WalCow Sale December 7th.

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Notes of Our Soldiers.The editor of the Registered several

1 letters from his son, Wm. B. Snyder.[ on Monday, but all were of such a per1sonal nature that we do not publish'

them, though we are strongly tempted; to give them to the Register's family.. The fact is, "Bill" was so happy over

t having been recommended for a com

, mission that he cohldn't write about; anything else. He says that word came

that a man in each battalion was to begiven a chance for a lieutenant's com

mission, and his captain recommendedhim for the promotion.He accordinglywent to Tours and took the examination.

: which he passed very successfully. A, few days of anxious waiting then

brought him official notification that thehad been endorsed and recommendedfor a commission as second lieutenantThis recommendation has to be approvedby headquarters, and at the dateof his letter, November 3d, he was hopingto receive the commission in a shor.

t time. Eight days later, howiever, thearmistice was signed and the warendedand this may prevent his advancementBut "Bill" had his jollification just thesame, and is happy whether he gets theofficer's commission or not. He wrotefrom Romorantin, and said that he hadrecently met Earnest Hamrick. of Shepherdstown.the first man he has runacross from his home neighborhoodsince he joined the army a year agoHe said that they had a good time talkingabout the home folks and affairs inShepherdstown. He wrote that it was

apparent then.November 3d.that theGermans were about done for, and CaptainEdwards had expressed the opinionthat they would be whipped in anothermonth. As a matter of fact, the breakcame just eight days afterward.

Unofficial information Indicates thatapproximately 10,000 men now servingat Camp Lee will be mustered out with-in two weeks. inese men win De drawnfrom the development battalions andthe candidates from the training school.From General March's statement it isexpected that it will be Christmas timebefore most of those now in trainingthere will have been mustered out ofthe service. The largest number ofmen ever in training there at one timewas approximately 56,000. At presentthere are less than 40,000.Among the prominent Maryland men

who have recently been killed in Francowas Major German H. H. Emory, a wellknownlawyer of Baltimore, who losthis life in battle. Major Emory will beremembered in Shephedstown, wheresome years ago he and his bride spenttheir honeymoon. They stopped at FerryHill Farm, then tenanted by thefamily of Alfred Knode. He was asplendid young gentleman and his wifea most charming lady. She surviveshim together with several children.

The friends of W. L. Jones, the wellknownMartinsburg jeweler, "Will sympathizewith him most sincerely in thedeath of his son, Fitzgerald Jones, whodied in France on November 8th froman attack of influenza and pneumonia.The young man enlisted in the tankcorps last July and had been in Franceabout two months when his death occurred.He was a popular young businessman of Martinsburg and his deathwill be greatly regretted.

Alia. Emory Wyand, of Keedysville,Md., fias received a notification from theWar Department informing her of thedeath of her son, Reno Wyand, who waskilled in franca about October 10th. Hewent overseas last April. Young Wyandwho was 2ti years of age, was mar'ried a few weeks before ne sailed, toMiss Stella Benner, daughter of .Mr.andMrs. Charles S. Benner, of Sharpsburg.He is survived by his wife, his motherand four brothers.James H. Staley, of Scrabble, has receiveda letter from his orother Charles

Staley, formerly of Berkeley couniv, onactive service with the British Expedi*itionary Force, stating that his left foothad been blown off by a shell. He isstill in the hospital. He said that hehad been in the front line trenches sevendays at a stretch, and it was rather excitingdodging the big shells sent over

o/ the F uTs.

The death in France of three youngsoldiers from Sharpsburg has been reportedthis week. Those who made thegreat sacrifice are Leonard Highbarger.Lloyd Crampton and Russell Stull, alwell known men of Sharpsburg. Mr.Highbarger attended Shepherd Collegein this place some years ago.

Charles C. Lenien , of the U. S. Nav\surprised his parents this morning bvdropping in for a brief visit, though hehad only the one day to spend with thei"Chis" has been on the U. S. S. RhodeIsland, but is now on shore duty inBrooklyn. He looks like a real sailor.

Dr. William NeilL of Charles Town,has received word that Mis son, WilliamNeill, Jr., was badly gassed while fightingin France, and is in a hospital. Heis recovering.

iWant the County to Buy Turnpike.Officers of the Boonsboro and SharpsburgTurnoike Company running

Detween ooonsooro ana me imageacross the Potomac river at Shepherds,town, appeared before the county comimissioners of Washington county, Md.in Hagerstown on Tuesday and offeredto sell the turnpike to the county.Raleigh Sherman was spokesman for the

, delegation. Mr. Sherman explained! that the pike now is a paying proposition,and stated that for the past three

years it has paid 10 per cent, upon thecapital stock, besides leaving a fine surplusfor improvements to the road. Hestated that the stockholders realize that

j the day of toll roads is near an end, andthat all roads should be free. He stated

a that there are 1265\\ shares outstandjing and the par value is S2Q. per share? He stated that the stockholders wouldv sell at par. He said that in the pastj three years, after 10 per cent on thee capital stock had been paid, that the. surplus left for those years for pike

maintenance was 51,800, $2,200 andr, 51,500 to $2,000, estimated for thisyeafn He referred to the pike passing from1 Boonsboro to Keedysville to Sharps1

burg to Shepherdstown. He told howit was the avenue from the State roadto the Antietam Battlefield, and said the

' stockhofders thought that the battler field would always be a drawing cardd and that the pike as a dividend rayingr proposition would always be a goocr, one. The county commissioners tools the matter under advisement. Thisi pike traverses a rich section of thecounr ty, and probably no pike in the count)

> reaches the number of towns that i9 does. The road is now earning mori

;t than six per cent on a valuation of $3<e per share.iee Bible Society Meeting,g. TK» annual mppfinp of the Skeohefdso town Branch of the American Biblir Society will be held in the Lutheraitn Church in this place Sunday evening a

is 7 o'clock. The meeting was to hav5c been heM in October, but was poslei poned because of the epidemic of irat fiuenza. This will be the fiftieth ar

ii niversary of the Shepherdstown brandIt was organized a half century ago, an

ic since that time has had a most credit:h able history, sustaining the parent s<

w ciety with liberality and fidelity. GetIr M. Beltzhoover, Esq., has been its pre<i'? ident for more than forty years contit

uously, and at the request of the o

ecutive committee he will make the principal address Sunday evening. Reis- Dr. Charles Ghiselin will also makerat short address. An interesting pr<an gramme will be rendered, and the peV< pie of the community are urged at

invited to attend the meeting.

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The Death Record.

Rev. Dallas Tucker, a well-knownretired muiiDitf oi episcopal chu:cn,died last Friday hi Charles Town, whenhe had been maKn.g his home. Althoughhe had been .n tailing healthfor the past several years, his deathcame suddenly at the last, and he passedaway just after he had entered the homeof a friend to make a call. Mr. Tucker,who was t>8 years old, was a member ofa prominent old Virginia family. He'was at one time rector of Zion EpiscopalChurch in Charles Town, and hadserved congregations in Bristol, iiarrisonburgand Bedford City, Va., Hfnton,W. Va.. and Portsmouth, Ohio. Heretired from actlVfc work about two

years ago, and had since lived tn CharlesTown. He was twice married, hissecond wife being MissMary Alexander,of Charles Town. She survives himas does a daughter by his first wifeMrs. Robert Withers, of Tampa, Floridaalso a brother, Judge J. R. Tucker, andtwo sisters, Mrs. Forrest W. Brown andMiss Viginia Tucker.Frank C. Bosler, one of theVcalthiest

residents of Carlisle, Pa., who was in

tcrested largely in western cattle, irrigationand metallurgical enterprises,was found dead from an apoplecticstroke early Tuesday morning in the officebuilding close to his residence, on

practically the same spot where hisfather lame« W. Bosler. a pioneerwesterner, was found dead 35 yearsago. Three years ago he married Missbiuabeth Swank, of Denver. He issurvived by his widow and two infantchildren. Mr. Hosier was a member otthe Union League Club, the HarvardClub; and many social organizations inthe West,

Mrs. Mary Gano, wife of James Gano.died last week at her home near Gerardstown,after a long illness fromdropsy.

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For Food Conservation.County Food Administrator J. D.

Muldoon attended a conference of theadministrators of the State in Wheelinglast Saturday, at which State FoodAdministrator L. W. Oglebay presidedand G. H. Powell, special representativeof Mr. Hoover, presented the food programfor the next year, together withthe reasons for , it. Delegates were

present from each countyJn the Stateandthe conference was held in the assemblyroom of the Windsor Hotel hndat the spacious home of Col. Oglebay.Waddington Farm.

President Wilson has designated fhtweek of December 27 as World ReliefWeek, during which the new messageof Mr. Hoover will be presented to thepeople of the nation with the hope thathe new program will receive the same

hearty acceptance as all former programs.The signing of the armisticeonNovember 11 increased the number ofmouths to feed from 120,000000 to 220,000,000,and this brought to this nationincreased responsibility. Some of our

closest allies are more in need of foodthan ever before, others are just aboutable to care for themselves. With althis conies the need of quieting theCentral Powers, not so much for humanity's sake but more that the dreadedmonster, Socialism, which has showecits head in nearly every part ot mi

world, may be checked. Hunger is th»birthplace of anarchy and the red flatand the responsibility becomes ours t<see that for political reasons we shoulcrelieve this hunger. There i& to be nt

compelling restrictions, but, knowingthe truth, Mr. Hoover believes that theAmerican people will respond.

County Court Proceedings.The Jefferson County Court adjourn

ed after being in session at intervalssince November 4. Most of the businessbefore it was of routine characteraside from work incident to the electionof November 5.

Assessor F. L. Watson submitted a

report of State and road capitationtaxes for the current year. The figuresfor Charles Town district showed that952 State capitations were paid, and 402unpaid; road capitations, 247 paid and201 not paid. In Kabletown district387 State capitations were collectedand 59 not paid, while 254 road capitationswere paid and 10 not pail. Tnerewere 364 State capitations paid in Middlewaydistrict, and 114 escaped. Roaacapitations paid number 235; those unpaidwere 81. Figures for the remainingdistricts were: ShepherdstownState, 583 paid and 121 not paid; HarpersFerry district, State, 568 paid anc

121 not paid; road, 237 paid and 30 notnoM

Fiduciary accounts were examinedand approved as follows: Flora McDSmith, executrix of Bessie T. Perry; W.H. Staley, administrator of Fred Young:Nellie S. Coleman, administratrix of C.N. Coleman; Flora McD. Smith, guardianEliza Perry Washington; ReasorSmith, guardian of Wilbur Smith.The court ordered that fiduciary

funds in the hands of Mary E. Ruhlshould be transferred to Harry S. Hyatt,legal guardian for Charles RossTrussell.

. fFarm Bureau Meek.

Governor John '. CornwelJ has seiaside the week beginning December2d as Farm Bureau Week in West Virginia.The week is to be devoted tcstrengthening the various farm bureauwithinthe State by increasing the membership until every farmer and businessman becomes a member. Governo:Cornwell is quoted as saying that thefarm bureau in the State of West Virginia has been the most potent factorin the upbuilding of the farming in*ttrests of the State, not even exceptingthe schools. This is worthy the attentionof Jefferson county farmers, andif the organization shows such strength,surely everyone in the county will beanxious to enroll as a member. Plansare in formation for a complete car.vassof the county for membership, and youare urged to be ready to say yes whenapproached by the committeesWhat is a farm bureau? I» is an organizationof the folks in any county irrespectiveof business which has for

its object the making of life for theman who lives in the country moie

satisfying. Merchants, dealers, bank,ers, farmers, professional men areenolled as members in nearly everycountry in the United States. Be readywhen called upon to ally yourself witr

; this splendid movement.

Lutheran Honor Roll.[3 At the morning service in the Luther.an Church of Shepherdstown last Sun/day a service flag bearing the names oit the members of the church or Sundayi school who are now in the army was

dedicated. The pastor, Rev. I. D. Worman,preached a sermon fitting to th<occasion, and paid tribute to the patriotism of the young men on the honojroll, all of whom, so far as known a

this rime, have escaped injury or deathc though several of them are abroad itr; the service of their country. The fol

lowing are those whose names are Vepe resented by stars on the flag, in th<t- order in which they entered the servicei. Charles E. Woman,i William B. Snyder,i Lafayette VanMetre.i Frank Hammond,t Hugh Hill.> William L. Miller.5 Charles Robert Keplinger.5- Davis B. Humrickhouse.i- Lamont Pyles.c- Carl Hill.ie J. Edward Barnhart.v Mention was also made of Raymoor Miller, a member of the church whd- had been in the army, but has beeo- honorably discharged. The serricid flag was a gift of the choir to the cot

gregation. /

Those Who Will Come Back Home.

In a statement given out in Washngtona few days ago. General March announcedthat General Pershing had receivedauthority to send backhomefrom

France all troops that will not be neededin making up the army of occupationto remain until peace terms have beenfinally enforced. Among the divisionswhich, it was stated, will soon be startedhomeward is the Thirty eighth,wnich is composed of West Virginia.Kentucky and Indiana men. In addiition,General Pershing indicated thatthe following general classes of troopswill be returned: Rat'.road artillery, Rastroops, tank corps, air forces and thosedivisions wlfich were broken up to beused as replacements forotherdivisionswhich had seen active service. Troopsreturning immediately from EnglarnGeneral March saidj will include practicallyall of the air squadrons, 16 constructioncompanies, and several photographicand radio sections. Ordersfor the return of these already havebeen issued. The movement of troopsfrom Europe will be pushed as expeditiouslyas possible.

Regarding the return of the troops inFrance, General March said, the ordetin which the divisions will be withdaVnis being left to General Pershing. Iiis the intention of the War Departmenthowever, so far as is practicable, to returneach division to the locality fromwhich the majority of its men came ancto parade the division in adjacent citiesso that the people may have a chanceto give fitting welcomes.

Orders have been cabled to GeneralPershing to begin to return at once otall casuals, sick wounded who can bemoved, and convalescents. A steadystream of these men should begin immediatelyto cross the Atlantic. Camp*at home will be cleared out to preparefor the return of the expeditionaryforces, and the geaearl indicated thatthe process would be expedited. Aunit of regular troops will be left ateach camp to guard and police it in preparation for the arrival of the overseasunits.

In a statement made public on MondayGeneral March announced that 382officers and (3,(314 men of the air serviceand other detachments in training hadsailed from England on threeships. TheLapland and the Minnekahda left Liverpoolon Friday and the Orca sailed on

Saturday. Twenty thousand more menfrom England will follow just as soonas ships can be provided. The forcesin France will soon.be on their way.sailing directly from French ports, andthey will borne as fast as vessels areavailable.The return of commissioned pcrsone!

of the army to civilian life. Genera'March said, would be effected by dividing the present list of officers into threeclasses, those who desire commissionsin the regular army, those who are willingto hold themselves available totfuture service as reserve officers andthose who desire honorable dischargefrom the service.

There are now in the United Statesat the various camps and at other stations1,790,000 men under arms.Orders which will result in the immediatedemobilization of 200,000 havebeen already issued, and these men willbe at their homes in the next two weeks.When the reduction plan is under fulloperation, the chief of staff state; that30,000 men each day will be releasedfrom the army.

Demobilization will be in the followingorder.First.Development battalions, 71

in number, and comprising 98,199 men.Second.Conscientious objectors not

under arrest.Third.Spruce production divisionFourth.Central training schools for

officers, with some modifications.Fifth.United Statcfc Guards, now

numbering 135,000 men.Sixth.Railway units.Seventh.Depot brigades.Eighth.Replacements units.Ninth.Combat divisions.

It was announced that Congresswill be asked to give each man dischargedfrom the army, regardless ofwhether he re-enlists, a bonus of onemonth's salary. General March pointed out also that all soldiers are entitledunder law to wear their uniforms forthree months after discharge. Thiswill make less difficult the immediatetask of supplying civilian clothing tothedemobilized army.

SHARPSBURG NEWS.

A telegram was received by JohnCrampton of this place, telling of thedeath of his son, Lloyd Crampton, betterknown as Stump. He died# fromwounds received in action in France. Hehad been in a hospital for some time.Henry Crampton, a'brother, is in ihospital being treated.

It is hoped that the county commissioners will purchase the Turnpikebetween Boonsboro and Shepherdstowras they have the matter under considerationfrom a special meeting in Hagerstown on Tuesday, attended by the presidentof the turnpike and some of thestockholders. The price asked is $25,OOO.

Messre. Havey^ and Mongan havebeen having their girls at the overallfactory work a couple of hours extratime at night, being back with theirorders.

Earl Highbarger, who is employed inHagerstown since August, came homoand spent one day with his mother, Mrs.Hattie Johnson Highbarger.

Wesley Dorscy is now able to be outof the house, after being hojised up fora couple of weeks with pneumonia.

Three of our service flags are nowdraped with mourning by the news beingreceived of the death of CharlesKusscll Stull and Leonard Highbargerin France.A large flag pole has been raised at

the Burnside school-house by thischool and patrons, and a large flagfloats from the top. Special serviceswere arranged by the teacher, MrsLucy Grayson Ditto, last Friday afternoon.Quite a number of persons wert

present to hear them. The school-housewas named after General Burnside.

Charles Pry came home from Washingtonto care for his wife and daughter,who are both on the sick list.Mrs. Sheridan Benner received a letteron Monday from a Red Cross nurse

in France, stating that her son, Ear!Benner, was being cared for in' a hospital,from having his eyes gassed. Shesays he is improving slowly, but thinkshe will get over it.Our town was thrown into excitement

ij last Saturday evening by a fire that bad>' started from a pipe through the roof

in the back building. It was soon gottenundef control by the bucket ,briga3e

> and it was very windy too.Miss Florence Himes came home

from Philadelphia when she heard ofi the death of her son, Leonard High

barger Himes, in France. She is at heii home here with her sister, Mrs. Wm- Coin.

Miss Pearl Boyer spent a week with; friends in Washington. Her sister in;law. Mrs. Wm. Boyer. came up from

Brunswick and kept house for Samue'Boyer, her husband's father.

Douglas Shaner, of Washingtona well-known canal boatman some tinuback, came to arrange for the burial o(Jacob Krome. w-ho was killed by hliItalian son-in-law in that city. He wa

buried at Funkstown.Tbe farmers who have com out yet

are paying as much as 16 cents petshock for husking, and some give th

d tenth bushel.o Samuel Burtner came up from Camjr Meade Saturday night and spent Sun* day with his parents; Otho BurtnerI- near Bumside Bridge. He is lookinf

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