Shepherdstown register. [volume] (Shepherdstown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1849-1955, 1909-09-23

Interested, inquire for further particulars.
There was big freight wreck on the
b. q 0. Railroad between Shenandoah
Junction and Duffields Tuesday afternoon
about five O'Clock. Eleven freight cars
were derailed and the tracks were blocked
for about nine hours.
Miss Bessie Lamar, of this vicinity, who
recently went to Wrightstown, New Ter
sey, to teach school, has returned to her
home near town. The school was mixed
one, attended by both white and colored
children, and she refused to fill such po-
sition..
The enrolment at Shepherd College
continues to grow, and now numbers l53,
with still others coming in. In response
to petition from the boys, the faculty
has granted permission for the organiza-
ton OF a football team, and there may be
something interesting along this line later
on.
Farmers are busy cutting off corn this
week. In this immediate neighborhood
the crop is fairly good one, and will
yield from 30 to 60 bushels per acre. In
some sections OF the county, however, ir
was greatly injured by the drought, and
in Washington county there will hardly be
half crop.
Several gentlemen were in Shepherds
town yesterday making quiet inquiries
concerning a proposed trolley line be-
tween this place and Martinsburg, by way
of Swan Pond. They also Interviewed
some of the landowners along the route
to ascertain what their sentiment would
be toward the project, which it is pro-
posed shall be operated for both freight
and passenger traffic.
T. B. Line, the clothing merchant, in the
Register building, has introduced into
his store system Of racks and hangers
for the display of clothing that is great
improvement over the old method of pill
ing up the goods on tables. Every suit
is hung separately on movable racks, and
can be shown to much greater advantage
and handled with more convenience and
satisfaction. Mr.. Line has gotten in big
stock of new clothing and furnishings for
the fall and winter trade.
The State Convention OF the United
Daughters of the Confederacy will be
held at Morgantown Wednesday and
Thursday Of next week. The delegates
elected by the Shepherdstown Chapter
are Miss Lucy Schoppert, Mrs. H. c.
Marten and Miss Kate Remnant, alternates
Mrs. Shepherd, Mrs. Harrison and Mrs.
Cross. The delegates from Leetown
Chapter are Mrs. c. c. Lucas, Mrs. Chas.
E. Jones, Miss Sarah Jackson Trussell.
The place known as the Hawk farm,
owned by Mrs. Robert Thatcher and Mrs.
George P. Walters, situated two miles
west of Martinsburg, was sold at public
sale last Saturday. and was bought by
Geo. P. Walters at $S625 per acre. The
farm contains $50 acres. The c. o. Lam
bert farm of So acres, at the north edge OF
Martinsburg, was offered at public sale,
and after being bid up to $7S an acre was
withdrawn. II was afterward purchased
at private sale by Daniel Baker for the
Standard Lime and Stone Company.
Harry F. Byrd has sold his holdings in
the Martinsburg Evening Journal to Max
Won Schlagle, of that city, and has retired
from The newspaper business in Martins
burg. 1t is said that Mr.. Won Schlagle
paid ST. 900 for the stock besides assum-
ing deed OF trust on the plant for $1,000
and agreeing TO take care of other out
standing debts. The Journal is a very
newsy paper and has large circulation,
though the fact that there is another ev-
ening paper in the same place makes it an
expensive toy. II is said that State Sem
ator Gray Silver has an interest in the pa
per, and that it will be used to help him
in his political ambitions. This will
prove delicate task, however, for Mr..
Silver is a Democrat, while Mr.. Won
Schlagle is strenuous Republican.
There is a rumor to the affect that Mr..
Byrd has in contemplation the publication
OF daily newspaper at Charles Town,
this county, and that he may also start
paper at BeryviIe. He now OWNS the
Evening Star, daily published in VIM
chester.
In letter to Hon. William Campbell,
our former countyman, Bushrod c. Wash
ington, now citizen of the great State OF
Washington, gives the following informa-
ton as to fruit conditions there, which
will be of interest to our orchardists
"The State laws are very strict in regula-
ting the orchards and the sale offruit. No
diseased fruit is allowed to be marketed.
The associations also have strict require
mentS, one OF which is that every apple in
a box shall be equal in quality and size to
the apples on the outside layer. Hence,
Washington boxed apples being fancy
prices in all the markets of the world.
Five acres of irrigated apple land, in trees
from live to ten years old, in volcanic ash
soil, is a better money making PROPOSE
ton than the best farm in Jefferson coun-
ty. This is hard to take in, but there is
no doubt about it. | don't think apple
growing can be overdone, for the reason
that the Orient is an opening market
beyond all estimation, and is particularly
accessible to the fruit growers of the Pa
CHIC slope" Mr. Washington gave par
ticulars of many well authenticated cases
of orchards netting their owners over
5000 per acre year.
The annual banquet given last Saturday
r. Al II.e f0sr To