Shepherdstown register. [volume] (Shepherdstown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1849-1955, 1913-05-22
Items of General Interest.

Iohn S. Wise, a former Congressman
from Virginia, died last Monday. He
was brilliant man but had stormy Ca
Freer.
Beginning with June LIST, the Baltimore
& Ohio Railroad will hereafter pay its
working force every two. weeks instead
OF every month.
During the past year in the State OF
New York thirteen persons were made
blind for lite and four others were Killed
from drinking wood alcohol.
]. A. Viquesney, State game and hsh
warden, offers reward OF S25 for infor-
nation that will lead 10 the arrest and
conviction OF any person exploding dy-
Mantle in West Virginia waters for the
purpose of killing flsh.
General Romeo H. Freer, one OF the
most prominent Republicans in the State,
and formerly Attomey-General OF West
Virginia, died last Friday at his home in
Harrisville. He had been postmaster OF
that town for eight years.
Secretary of State William Jennings
Bryan has consented TO deliver an address
upon some educational topic on Friday,
Iune 20, TO the members of the West
Virginia State Educational Association,
which will hold its annual session in Par
kersburg.
The total number of dwellings in West
Virginia is 239, l28 and the total number
of families 24S, 4S0. indicating that in COM
paratively few cases does more than one
family occupy a dwelling. The average
number of persons per dwelling is 81
and the average number per family 4.9.
Under the new baggage rules of the
railroads, trunks and other baggage will
be limited in length to 45 inches. Any
thing over this size will have to pay ex-
cess rates on the basis OF five pounds ex-
cess for each inch over As inches. No
parcel weighing more than $50 pounds
will be hauled as baggage.
The store and residence of r. F. Whit
ing at Inwood, Berkely county, were de-
stroyed by tire last Sunday morning,
causing a loss of about S., 600, with only
81 300 insurance. Some one threw a
match in a stove illed with oily paper,
and blaze was started that in few mo-
ments was beyond control.
The PoStoffice Department has re-
moved from the service E. |. Allen, who
for many years has been a postoffce in
Spector in West Virginia. The removal
came about as result of bitter contro-
verSy between Allen and Henry HarniSh,
assistant postmaster at ParkerSburg. 1t
is said that it is likely HarniSh will also
be dismissed.
DR.. Hazeltine, health expert from the
Public Health Service in Washington,
has been in the county this week, con-
Sulting with the county and town boards
of health over the smallpox situation in
this county. DR.. Hazeltne concurs with
local physicians in their diagnosis OF the
ailment that has been pronounced small
pox by them, and which has been wide
ly prevalent in the county the past win
ter.-Adv0cate.
The town council of Charles Town has
adopted very stringent ordinance in re-
gard to the keeDing for sale OF meats,
vegetables and other provisions. Ev-
erythlng in the way OF food mus; be kept
in receptacles and protected from dust
and flies. No impure or diseased or de-
Cayed food OF any sort shall be sold, and
no dog shall be allowed in store where
foodstuffs are sold. No person suffering
from tuberculosis or any communicable
disease may be employed about hotel
or boarding house. If Charles Town
can enforce this ordinance we will be on
the lookout for the millennium.
James Craig, proprietor of the Rose
Cliff Orchard at WayneSboro, Va, con-
tanning 1000 heavily bearing apple trees,
saved his apples The last cold snap by
burning smudge-pots among his trees.
About two years ago he purchased five
thousand smudge-pots and enough crude
oil to run them, and had been waiting till
he needed them. The Rose Cliff Or
ehard lies on low ground near the river,
and recently when the temperature COL
down to 81 degrees with his trees in
bloom he knew the time had come to
burn oil. He had every thing ready, and
about two hours before day he lighted
his pots, and in short time black pail
OF SCOT and smoke was lowering over his
entire orchard. forming a blanket which
afforded absolute protection to his fruit.
The next morning the trees, even the
bloom, were covered with SCOT, and the
SCOT spread even TO some OF his neigh
bors' places. 1t is said that the freeze
did not harm Rose Cliff Orchard, owing
TO the burning oil, while all other or
chards in the county on low ground are
said to have lost their fruit.
Constipation Cured.
DR.. Kings New Life Pills will relieve
constipation promptly and get your bow
els in healthy condition again. John
Supsic, OF Sunbury, Pa, says: "rhey
are the best pills ever used, and | ad-
wise every me TO use them for constipa-