Shepherdstown register. [volume] (Shepherdstown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1849-1955, 1914-12-24
Deferred Items.

Col. IOnn >. MOSOy, TIC HoIcu SohiSu-
crate commander, celebrated his Slst
birthday on Sunday last. He is now liv-
ing in Washington.
The Northern Virginia Power Com
pany is considering plans to increase the
height OF its dam across the Shenandoah
river near Millville. this county. Repre-
sentatives of the company held a confer
ence last week with property owners
along the river.
Miss Julia Taylor, only daughter OF
Mrs. Julia Taylor, of West Huntsville,
Ala, who died recently, has gone blind
from excessive crying over her grief.
Mrs. Taylor, who was 81 years old, died
Unexpectedly while her daughter was
away from home.
The Commissioner OF Public Printing
has let the contract for the printing, bind
ing and stationery to be done for the
State for the next two years-to H. 5.
Mathews, of Charleston, for printing and
binding for $50, S60.19; and stationery TO
the r. P. Andrews Paper Company, OF
Washington, D. c., for $5l, ll7.40.
An agent for a Pennsylvania distillery
was arrested at Fairmont, this State, on
charge of distributing advertising mat
ter in West Virginia for intoxicating Ii
quor, contrary TO the Yost law. He also
had two gallons OF whiSkey from the dis
tillery with him when arrested. The fel-
low was distributing whiskey circulars on
a train.
The police records of West Virginia
show interesting figures for the first three
months under operation OF the prohibition
law as compared with the corresponding
three months OF last year, when the State
was wet. The total number OF arrests
for drunkenness during July, August and
September OF this year was 29l, as against
the total in the same three wet months of
last year OF 1850. The total arrests in
the dry months is ,092 and the total in
the same three wet months was 2,4S6.
AT a recent conference OF Governor
Hatfield with the State Board OF Health
and DR.. Taliaferro Clark, of the United
States Public Health Service, it was de-
cided to wage war on typhoid in West
Virginia. This will be done through i'm
portant legislation, which will be recon-
TO the coming Legislature. Rad
ical legislation will be proposed looking
to the prevention of further pollution OF
the streams, and the laws will provide
for better sanitation throughout the State.
A recent dispatch from Morgantown,
this State, says: One of the results OF the
European war has been arevival of watch
crystal manufacturing here. Watch cryS-
tails have been made principally in Ger
many. Attempts to make them in this
district 10 years ago failed. The war,
however, shut off the supply and local
glass company is now turning out $1,000
crystals a day. Polishing machines
brought from Europe 10 years ago and
later abandoned have been put to use
again. The quality is said to be good.
The annual report of Postmaster Gen
era BurleSon records enormous growth
in the postal business. mainly because of
the wonderful development OF the parcel
post feature. The PoStoffice Department
is now on selt-SuStaining buSiness-in-
deed. il will have surplus OF more than
50 500, coo for the current fiscal year. Mr..
Burleson recommends that the carrying
and delivery Of mail under certain condi-
tons be let cut by contract instead of by
salared carriers, estimating that some
$40 600, GOO a year can be saved by
change from the present method. He
suggests that money be appropriated for
a trial of mail service by airships, and
asks for additional pay for railroads be-
cause of the increase Of the parcel post
business. Another good thing suggested
is that the general government cooper
ate with State government in road build
ing where such Improvements will pro-
vide better postal service.