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Shepherdstown register. [volume] (Shepherdstown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1849-1955, 1912-08-15
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Shepherdstown register. [volume] (Shepherdstown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1849-1955, 1912-08-15
How SAB DISAPPEARED.

Last Friday Philip Dreamer, ofthe Kear-
neysville neighborhood, was in J. H. Hills
drug store in Shepherdstown, and in pay
ing bill he inadvertently left lying on
the counter an envelope containing S43.
Discovering his loss short time after
ward, he returned, but envelope and
money had disappeared and Mr.. Hillknew
nothing OF it. Ii was recalled that Robert
Rankins, who works as farm hand Tor
Nelson T. Snyder, had been in the store
at the same time. When he was sought
for and his movements had been traced it
was discovered thathe had gone to Sharps-
burg, where he had bought suit OF clothes
and some other articles, and had also re-
freshed himself and gotten some money
changed alta saloon in that town. He had
also bought a fine new cook stove at H.
c. Martens store in this place, and made
sundry other purchases of household use
that his family needed. Mr.. Dreamer
was good deal exercised at the loss OF
the money, and Town Sergeant Shipley
acted the part of Sherlock Holmes. De-
duction showed that Rankins must have
gotten the money, for Mr.. Snyder stated
that he had paid him off and the man had
only about five dollars. Mr.. Creamer
swore out warrant for the arrest OF Ran
kins, and he was arrested Saturday at his
home along the Junction road and brought
to town. A hearing was held before
Magistrate Rentch, and the accused man
denied any knowledge Of Mr.. Creamer's
money. He was held for further hear
ing on Monday, and not being able to
give bail, he was put in the Shepherds
town lookup. Anightin jail was enough
for him, and Sunday morning he confess
ed to Sergeant Shipley. Monday he re-
peated.h confession to Magistrate Rentch,
admitting that he had found the money
on the counter and had taken il and spent
it. The case was in many respects
distressing one. as the man had wife and
four children and was in destitute circuln-
stances, so all parties interested agreed
TO temper Justice with mercy. He made
every promise TO pay back what he had
spent, Mr.. Marten agreed to take the stove
and return the money, the charges were
withdrawn, and all the trouble was
Strengthened out. Mr.. Dreamer cheerful
ly permitted Rankins to ride home with
him, and they parted with no hard feel
ings, Rankins stating that he had learned
a lesson he would not soon forget.
Shepherdstown register. [volume] (Shepherdstown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1849-1955, 1912-08-15
Notes of the Churches.

M. E. Church South-Service Sunday
in Shepherdstown at 1920 a. m, subject
"The Importance of Voting for the Pro-
hibiton Amendment" Service at Mar
vim at 3 p. m. Special sermon TO the
Junior League in ShepherdStown 7.3O p.
m.
There will be services in the Shep-
herdstown Presbyterian Church Sunday,
if Providence permits, at 1920 a. M, al
ter which congregational meeting will
be held. Services in the KearneySViIle
Presbyterian Church Sunday at s p. m.
The Virginia Synod OF the Lutheran
Church will meet Tuesday, August 10th,
in ST. James Church, Augusta county, Va.
Rev. Chas. A. Marks is the pastor OF the
church where Synod will hold its ses-
SionS.
M. E. Church-Preaching Sunday at
Mt. Wesley at 1890 a. M. and in Shop
herdStown at 100 p. m.
Lutheran-Service Sunday at Uvilla at
4 a. m. and in ShepherdStown at 7.3O p.
m.
Shepherdstown register. [volume] (Shepherdstown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1849-1955, 1912-08-15
Concerning Our Roads.


Jefferson county has long enjoyed the
reputation of having the best public roads
in West Virginia, and tourists from other
States have complimented cur road Off
Gals on the splendid system, free from
toll-gates, that all who travel in wheeled
vehicles appreciate so highly. We are
afraid that we will lose this reputation,
so far as the turnpikes are concerned,
unless improved methods and greater
diligence are employed. The splendid
Shepherd turnpike, the finest road In the
State, is being utterly neglected, and
simply for lack of opening few drains
and the placing of small quantity OF
crushed stone in the center is rapidly
going to the bad. The hills are being
washed down to bed rock, and unless
some attention is soon given to the road
il will be so damaged that large sum OF
money will be needed to restore it. We
urge Our County Court TO take such action
as will maintain this fine turnpike, built
by the late Mr.. Shepherd at large ex-
pense out OF his private means and turned
over to the county free of cost. Surely
if is as little as the authorities can do to
keep up this road, when so little money
will do it.
Persons who use the ShepherdStown
and Kearneysville turnpike are making
loud complaint over a recent Improve
ment" at the Muzzey place. The old
wooden bridge has been replaced with
two iron pipes-which is good thing.
But the road men who made the change
have built over the pipes an unnecessary
bumper of dirt and big stones that is a
most Objectionable obstruction in the
road-a piece of work that is a positive
discredit to the person responsible for
it-almost as bad as the trap at the foot
of the Hendricks hill on the lower pike.
R. H. Petrie ran over the bumper the
other night in his automobile, and ser
ious accident was narrowly averted. Mr..
Petrie, who travels the road frequently,
did not know that the Improvement"
had been made, and was caught unawareS.
The persons in the car were almost
thrown out and the Car itself was severely
wrenched and tossed. Jacob S. OSbourn
says that you can't drive horse and
buggy at speed faster than walk over
the bumper, and other persons are COM
planning OF the abominable piece of work.
The Register doesn't wish to knock at
any OF our road men, but we do hate to
see our good roads getting a bad name
and to have repairs made in such crude
way. The road supervisors in Shep-
herdStown district are doing fine work,
and il causes the neglect OF our turnpikes
to seem all the worse by contrast. 1.-THE
county turnpike engineer has more work
than he can properly manage, some other
system should be devised. We want to
see all of our roads made better-not
worse.
Shepherdstown register. [volume] (Shepherdstown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1849-1955, 1912-08-15
Distressing Tragedy at Leetown.

A distressing case OF self-destructios
occurred last week at Leetown. plunging
we'll known family of that place in deep
grief and causing mulh sorrow and re-
gret among wide circle OF relatives and
friends. The young man who took his
own life was Lester Watson. aged twenty
years, son of Mr.. and Mrs. Floyd L.
Watson, highly respected residents OF
that community, the father being the
Democratic candidate for assessor. The
young man left home last Wednesday
evening, giving no indication that he
contemplated. so rash an act and saying
nothing as to where he was going. He
did not return home that night, and it was
thought he had spent the night with a
neighbor. Early Thursday morning as
the farm hands were going TO work they
discovered piece of paper fastened to a
gate post. On it was written note from
Lester, stating that he meant TO kill him.
self and that his body would be found
under a certain oak tree in the woods.
He had left trail to the place by scatter
ing bits of paper from the gate to the
tree. Following the paper, the men
found his body reclining against the tree,
with the revolver clutched in his hand.
He was cold in death, and bullet wound
in the head showed how the deed had
been accomplished. DR.. Hirst was SUM-
moned, but the young man had been
dead for hours and nothing could help
him. The body was carried home and
prepared for burial, the funeral service
being held at the house Friday morning,
interment at Middleway. Surviving him
are his parents, brother and three Sis
tiers.
II is not known what impelled the
young man TO the desperate deed, except
that it is said he was tired OF farm life.
His home was comfortable and pleasant
one, and he had every reason to be hap
py. II is said that his suicide was much
like that OF young Sechrist, who took his
own life in the same neighborhood few
months ago. The two young men were
intimate friends. One OF the young mans
sisters before she retired Wednesday
night heard the shot, and though she had
no idea that it was her brothers. death
knell, it is said that she was unaccount-
ably nervous and scarcely slept any be-
cause of an intuition that something was
seriously wrong.
Shepherdstown register. [volume] (Shepherdstown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1849-1955, 1912-08-15
A New Miller In Town.

IF. Legar, of fredericksburg, Caroline
county, Md, has leased for term OF
three years the flour mill of u. S. Martin
in Shepherdstown. He has taken charge
of the property, and moved here the first
of the week with his family, occupying
the Westinghouse adjoining the mill.
Mr.. Legar is miller OF long experience.
having been in the business for 80 years,
and he moves from fredericksburg because
of the fact that the mill that he managed
was destroyed by fire. He comes here
with the reputation OF a good citizen and
an excellent miller, and we hope that he
may prosper in our community. He will
do custom and merchant milling, and asks
for share of the public business. He IS
now having some Improvements made to
the mill, and hopes to be ready tor Gus
toners in week or two.
Shepherdstown register. [volume] (Shepherdstown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1849-1955, 1912-08-15
Dissolution Notice.

The partnership existing between H.
E. Meleester and J. M. Racey has been
dissolved.
Shepherdstown register. [volume] (Shepherdstown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1849-1955, 1912-08-15
Deaths.

Deaths.
Benjamin D. Engle, well-known res
ident OF this county, died last Wednesday
at his home near Engle's Station. Mr..
Engle, who was in the 10th year of his
age, was Confederate veteran, having
served during the Civil War in Company
A, Twelfth Virginia Cavalry. The funeral
was held on Friday, the body being taken
10 Charles Town Tor burial.
E. E. Herring, formerly well-known
merchant of Martinsburg. died at his home
in Washington last Saturday from apo
plexy, aged So years. His body was TAX
en- to Martinsburg for burial.
Mr.. Andrew Marrow, well-known
and esteemed resident Of the Sharpsburg
neighborhood, died on Tuesday, aged 81
wears.
Shepherdstown register. [volume] (Shepherdstown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1849-1955, 1912-08-15

Don'tuse harsh physics. The reaction
weakens the bowels, leads to chronic
constipation. Get Doan's Regulets.
They operate easily, tone the stomach,
cure constipation.
Shepherdstown register. [volume] (Shepherdstown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1849-1955, 1912-08-15

We aim to please you in all things.
When you think our aim is poor, tell US.
Owens & Miller.
Shepherdstown register. [volume] (Shepherdstown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1849-1955, 1912-08-15
FOR SALE.

One safe driving mare, suitable for a
boy or girl to drive to school: Has colt
3 months old by her side. She is fear
less OF automobiles. Price, 500 cash.
For information, apply TO Albert T. Moler,
near Baketon, w. Va, or address Har-
per's Ferry, w. Va, K. F. d. No. 8.
Phone through ShepherdStown Central.
Aug. 8, l9l2-4w
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1912-12-31

FORGE STALLINGs will
r have in his Boston squad
when he arrives at Athens,
"a. for spring training the best
men among those who played in
fine Northwestern league in 1912.
These boys will be given u thor
o1g5 tryout and are regarded as
beirs likely to make the team. In
all there are eight players, FIVE of
them being pitchers, two catchers
and one first baseman.
The twirlers are Winfield c.
Moves. Of Spokane; william James,
of Seattle; Cecil Thompson, of
Seattle: Lucien e. Gervais. of Van
couyer; Paul Strand, of Spokane.
The catchers are Bert Whaling, of
Seattle; Rex Devogt, Of Spokane.
The first baseman is Hap" Myers,
OF Spokane
James and Noyes are figured as
about the most likely Of the re-
crults coming up from the minors
next spring. The former led the
Northwestern league. OF James,
Fielder Jones made the prediction
that this mans future would be
brilliant. The fans Of the North
western league are fond Of refer
ring to him as a second Christy
Mathewson. James won 90 games
and lost Z, there being 2e5 hits, He
struck out PIP and passed "a.
Moves record is 26 victories, de-
feats, 207 hits, 81 passes, 142 strike
outs.
The battery, which Will be Of
greatest interest to the fans, viii
be that composed OF Bill James
and Bert Whaling. The husky
catcher is said to resemble Forrest
Cady, Of the Red Sox, in build, hav-
ing fine throwing arm ana sure
eye. He holds very high average,
that Of sS2. He caught 1873 games,
making 10 errors in handling 765
putouts with 1879 assists.
Two former Boston American
bail players will be found in the
personalities of Paul Strand and
Hap" Myers. Strand is the youth
full pitcher whom the Red Sox
owned at one time, but who never
reported to the club. He is side
wheeler of much promise. Myers
vas with the club for some time,
but never played regularly He is a
natural first sacker and very fast
on the bases. His principal weak
ness when with the American
league was his hitting This he has
overcome. for he stung the ball for
.526 in 1912 and his record shows
lis stolen bases.
The following tables, taken from
the official averages of the North
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1912-12-31
NEW YORK PLANNING FOR
AUTO RACING NEXT YEAR

GARDEN CITY. LONG ISLAND. Dec
S1-Prospects for a revival Of automobile
racing on large scale, which Long Is
land has not seen since the Vanderbilt
cup races Of several years ago, are coupled
with the announcement that the New
York Motor Speedway association has
leased sos acres of land here for a motor
speedway
The course VIII be two miles in length,
with a grandstand seating rs 900 speeta- ,
tors 1t Is hoped to have the course ready
for big races on the Fourth of July.
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1912-12-31
MARTINA, EX-CRACKER,
SIGNS WITH CHAMPIONS

BOSTON, Dec. 31.-The Red Sox have
received the signed contract Of Joseph
Martina, OF New Orleans.
Martina is & right-handed pitcher re-
ported by Scout Patsy Donovan to be pos
sessed of a fine assortment of curves and
a fair amount Of speed. He was secured
from the Beaumont club of the Texas
league. Previous to going there he had
failed with both the Atlanta and New
Orleans clubs.
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1912-12-31

If a man considers himself a
boxer and goes in the prize ring,
he should not be afraid OF any
other man. Slow bouts like this
McGoorty- Gibbons fray hurt the
game.
Among the heavyweights today
there is not man that could stand
the pace set by the men of my day.
Jack Johnson Is a dead issue, and
consider him out of the game.
Among the present heavies Luther
McCarty looks the best to me. l
have studied him through the
newspapers and l really think he
has a good chance to defeat the
other white hopes
McCarty Not a Champion.
If McCarty is the winner of the
elimination tournament for heavy
weights now being held out on the
coast, do not think that he should
be hailed as the champion of the
world.
If he should defeat Palzer or
several other men OF the heavies, he
has not won The worlds title.
This Carl Morris is Joke, and I
never considered Jim Flynn az a
top notcher.
The boxers in the middleweight
and welterweight classes are only
mediocre.
I noticed that Ad Wolgast lost
the lightweight championship by
foul. From what I could learn from
the newspapers, it looked as II the
Michigan boy deliberately fouled
Richie. as he was on the losing end
of the bout and would rather lose
the title by foul than have the de-
cision given against him,
In the old days a championship
would not be passed along by a
foul, except when it could be seen
after the offender had been warned
once. This appears to be the case
in the recent Ritchie- Wolgast
bout.
Richie a Fair Boxer.
l have never been able TO see
Richie in a bout, but / judge that
he is a fair boxer WOgast was not
any too good, and [ did not believe
that he would hold the champion
ship long.
II is too bad that Packey McF'ar-
land can not make the lightweight
limit that the champions Of today
demand. for ! really believe that
Mcfarland could clean out all the
lightweights and then some.
In my days q champion would
give or take two pounds in a bout,
but today if boy wants a chance
at the championship crown he ia
forced to get down to ringsidc
weight.
Johnny Kilbane. who holds the
featherweight c h a pions h p.
strikes me as a clever little boy,
and if he keeps on the right path
he has q bright future. I h .rd
about that bout that he is sup
posed to have pulled off with his
sparring partner which was
branded as a fake by the wit
nesses. He should drop that kind
Of business. 1t does not get him a
cent.
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1912-12-31
BILL CARPENTER BUYS
HIMSELF FLORIDA FARM

CINCINNATI. Dec. S1-Umpire Bill
Carpenter is going South in a day or two
TO look after some land which he has pur-
chased on the west coast of Florida II
the property looks good to him, he intends
10 make further investment down there
quiet retired farmers life seems to
appeal to the umpire as well as to the
strenuous athlete
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1912-12-31
NEW YORK MAY BREAK
INTO GRAND CIRCUIT

NEW YORK. Dec. IA proposition
to include New York city in the grand
circuit meetings this year will be presented
TO the stewards of the circuit at their an
nual meeting in Pittsburg on January a.
according to report in sporting circles
X M, Williams is named as one of the
horsemen interested in the proposition. to
plan to include New York in the cir
cult last year was adopted, but later
abandoned
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1912-12-31
0RVIE OVERALL ASKS
ABOUT REINSTATEMENT

Los ANGELES, Dec 31-Orvie overall.
who failed to report to Murphy's or
ganization at the beginning of last sea-
son, has telegraphed the national com
mission, asking what his standing is in
baseball. He wants his release so that
he may be free to Join some other team.
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1912-12-31

~ NEVER see a man with the st.
l Vius dance that don't think
OF the bad start l made as manager
Of the Houston team" says Charley
Barrett, now scout for the St. Louis
Browns Il got q bad reputation
the first day of the season and
couldn't live it down, and I was as
innocent as a year-old kid.
1T was this way: The president
Of the league sent an umpire to
open the season in Houston who
had the st. Vitus dance. Every
few moments he would bunch his
shoulder and jerk his head side
ways. He had been told we were
bad lot. and before the game he
told US he had instructions not to
Let us as much as look cross-eye
I was the first man up and the
first ball over was a strike. The
umpire called it from his position
behind the pitcher, and as he did so
he hunched UP one shoulder and
ierked his head sideways. ] didn't
know then that he had any peculiar
affliction: I saw him jerk his head
and thought he had motioned to
me to come down to the pitchers
box; thought maybe he wanted TO
ask about a ground rule or some
thing.
Il started down TO him on a dog
trot with my bat in my hand. He
came running to meet me half way.
az know all about you; you can't
start anything on me; out OF the
game and to the club house for
Couse' he baWled AT me.
Il thought he was crazy and tried
IN find out what was the matter,
but the more 1 talked the madder
he got. 49,. -,. 49,
snow me up, he said, and out OF the
game l went, for he wouldn't let
me talk. ,,.-.
After the game found out what
was the matter with him, but still
he wouldn't let me explain that
thought he was Reckoning to me.
II was not until q couple Of years
afterward when ] met him in St.
T,ouis one day that I got "a chance
~ make x clear TO him that ]
hadn't started for him with i bat
..rause p. called strike ON me
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1912-12-31
CHAS. BRICKLEY CHARGED
WITH BEING PROFESSIONAL

BOSTON. Dec. s1.-Ctlrles Brickley,
Harvard's greatest athletes may be barred
from participation in future college games
1t has been charged he is now in the
professional class because no is newspa-
per correspondent and agent for cloth
ing house simply because OF his athletic
achievements.
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1912-12-31

money
That is why We do not see 50
many bouts today filled with &C
ton as we saw years ago. For
merly the boxers fought for a per-
centage Of a purse, a winners end
and losers end. The extra dol
lars that would go to the winner
acted like magic and some wonder
ful bouts were seen.
1t is the public that supports the
boxing game, and unless you please
the public the boxing game is in
jured. When the boxers go into
the ring and mix it up to please the
public then the game will be given
decided boost
Boxing should be as popular as
baseball and can be made so when
the men in the business work on
the square.
Honesty is a wonderful thing. 1t
is simple, yet so many boxers Of
the present day get into the ring
and play tag and other such games.
SONoTo YAH OPiiIh 0dHlCs
1t is up to the boxers to uplift
the game 1t can be done just by
honesty When boxer goes in
the ring, fights hard gives the
people attending a fine perform
ance, and earns what he receives,
then that boxer is doing something
for the uplift of the game On the
other hand, If boxer goes into the
ring and sidesteps and fails to mix
things, he is the one who hurts the
game.
Nothing is decided in the ten and
twelve-round bouts of the present
day. When a decision is given it is
usually awarded to the man who
has landed the most clean blows,
but this does not prove the true
ability Of the boxer.
No championship should be
awarded in a bout of short rounds.
The only way to decide q cham
pionship bout is to let the man go
the distance. This is generally pro-
hibited at the present time, under
TIE rune lAdL Ills hillu u DOulS Is
prize fighting. 1t may be So but
that is the way the former cham
pions won their titles.
1 have read lately about several
bouts that were pulled off in the
South that were termed fakes.
This is the worst thing in the
world that could be done. II kills
the boxing game and will say that
the men who take part in this kind
of bouts should be barred from the
ring.
Fake Bouts Ruin Sport.
one or two of these bouts can
ruin boxing in the biggest and
best cities. The public will lose in
terest and Will not attend when the
promoter puts on d good show.
In my days one never heard Of
champion setting up a fake fight
No. Every man who was in the
ring years ago was a fighter and
the public was given a lot for its
money.
1 read several articles on the re
cent McGoorty Gibbons bout in
New York and I drew the conclu-
sion that they were afraid Of each
other