Shepherdstown register. [volume] (Shepherdstown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1849-1955, 1910-04-21
LITTLE LOCALS.

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little property two or three miles from
Shepherdstown, in good location, contain
ing Is acres of land, with abundance o
fruit of every kind. Will make nice
home. Apply for particulars.
The State treasurer has allotted to the
several counties the amount of taxes
paid them by the railroads and Other
public service corporations Jefferson
county's share is $24, S93.O6, while Berke-
ley gets little less, $23,657O6.
The infant department of the Lutheran
Sunday School will serve soup, icecream
homemade candy, ETC., in the Rightstine
room Saturday evening, beginning at 5
O'Clock. The proceeds are for the mis-
sionary cause, so liberal patronage is ask
ed for.
The next meeting of the Village I'm
provement Society will be held on Mon
day evening, April 18th, at 7 O. clock, in
the town hall, when all the members are
urged to attend and persons who are will
ing to aid in the good work proposed are
asked to be present.
James M. Myers has greatly improved
his dwelling-hou on Church street by
having it painted and papered and newly
furnished with handsome furniture. His
step-daughter, Miss Grace Wageley, is
here from Pittsburg, getting the house in
order for the rest OF the family.
An alarm of fire yesterday afternoon
was occasioned by small blaze at Sud-
ley Place. A chimney was burnt out, and
somehow the fire was communicated TO
couple Of rooms in the attic. A crowd
quickly gathered and with buckets DIVA
ter extinguished the fire with compare
lively little loss.
We are indebted to Mr. Matthew Page
Andrews for copy of the poems of James
Ryder Randall, author of the famous
poem-song, Maryland, My Maryland. !"
Mr.. Randalls poems have been care
fully collected and edited by MIR. Andrews,
and the result is very valuable and at
tractive volume.
On the first page of the Register this
week we print in full the very interesting
and valuable address recently delivered
by Prof. Henry 7. Wirgman at the un-
yelling OF the tombStoneS over the grave
of General William Darke near DuffieldS
We commend it to our readers for their
perusal and preservation.
Editor H. L. Snyder, of the Shepherds
town Register, has joined the ranks of the
other millionaires, having bought an au-
tomobile. Mr.. Snyder is an earnest tenn
perance worker, and ii must not be regard
ed as fall from grace that he should
choose now to desert his water wagon for
the Joy DISQUALIFICATION Globe.
Fine rains that began last Saturday
night and have kept up at intervals ever
since have been ofvaSt value TO the grow
ing crops, especially TO the wheat and
grass. 1t had gotten very dry all through
this section, and the rains were much
needed. Wheat has come out wonder
fully in the past couple OF weeks, and
farmers are beginning to count on good,
big crop.
Our friend James W. Knadler made us
a call a few days ago and subscribed for
the Register as birthday gift for his foS-
ter daughter, Mrs. JUNE Field, of Column
bus, Kansas, formerly of ShepherdStown.
A large number OF copies OF the Register
90 to various persons as Christmas gifts,
but Mr.. Knadler is the first person to use
it for birthday present. We commend
it as good idea.
Messrs. Reed & Son have bought half
acre of land at Dust'S Crossing on the
main line of the Baltimore & Ohio Rail-
road from Raleigh " Moler, for the pur-
pose of erecting grain elevator on it.
| The building will be on the north side OF
the railroad and on the west side OF the
Halltown and ShepherdStown pike.
Isaac d. Myers, who bought grain in that
section last year, will have charge OF the
elevator.
Harris Hiedwohl is engaged this week
in taking the census Of ShepherdStown
and vicinity for the United States Gov
eminent. Don't reSenthiS curiosity con-
corning your affairs, and don't refuse to
tell him your age, for the law requires
him to secure answers to all the questions
that he asks you. If you fail to properly
answer the questions you are liable to a
fine of $780, Information given him is
strictly confidential.
We are indebted to Harrison Schley,
secretary OF the Board of Education oil
Shepherdstown district, for report OF the
| enumeration of children OF school age IN
this district. The whole number enumer-
ated in the district is ,l55, OF whom 6O9
are males and $40 females. OF these,
there are sos males and $50 females OF the
white children, and l04 males and 20 te-
males colored. In sub district No. there
are but two colored children OF school age,
one boy and one girl.
Mrs. Bessie Tabler, wife OF Edward
E. Tabler, whose arrest on the charge OF
forging her husbands name was noted in
this paper last week, and who was placed
in the HagerStown jail, was released
from custody the following day. 1t is
said that there was nothing in the charge
of forgery, and her husband, who swore
out the warrant for her arrest, failed to
appear against her. The following claims
against Mr.. and Mrs. Tabler, docketed in
the court at Hagerstown, were paid in
full In favor of J. R. Foutz, S4l.lO; {.
S. Miller, $4S.S7; Robert Emery, S77.O5.
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