Shepherdstown register. [volume] (Shepherdstown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1849-1955, 1915-04-29
Items of Interest.
The Berkeley County Court has agrt


Protests have been filed with Judge
Keedy against three Of the four saloon:
applying for license in Williamsport.
Governor Hatfield has designated May
20 and q as good roads days" for Wes
Virginia, and has issued a proclamation
calling upon individuals and organization:
10 unite in road making and assist all ef-
forts to this end.
The Citizens Fire Insurance Company
of Charles Town is taking the final steps
tc wind up its affairs and 90 out OF bust,
ness. Its dissolution will be consider
able loss to Charles Town, as il has been
heavy taxpayer.
Martinsburg is to have a concrete street
Iohn w. Stewart is making concrete
roadway on the northern end OF Boyd
avenue, extending past his home, Aspen
Hall, distance OF about 800 feet. The
cost will be about $4,000.
The Powhatan College buildings and
grounds at Charles Town are being great
ly improved at cost of some $4,000.
The institution will be opened next Sep
TENDER as ST. Hilda's Hall, school for
Urls, by Miss Duval, OF Staunton.
A remonstrance has been filed against
the granting of saloon license TO Joseph
H. Savage, who runs whiskey establish
ment at Weverton. A great many lives
would probably be saved in the course
of a year if this place were closed up.
Hollis A. Linberg, of Martinsburg, who
was injured on Joy ride in an automo-
bile while returning from Hagerstown a
couple OF weeks ago, died last Thursday
night in hospital in Martinsburg. He
was 26 years old. The other persons
who were hurt recovered.
Workmen employed on a farm in the
pine hills OF Berkeley county recently
purchased by o. B. LeFevre found an
ancient land terrapin that bore the in
scription IS 1917" on the under side,
and il is supposed from this that the tur-
tie has been in existence over century.
A bank barn on the farm of John w.
Young, between Petersville and Jeffer-
son, in Frederick county. Md, was burned
last Friday. Nine horses, valued at $500
each, eight COWS, quantity OF farming
implements, machinery, wagons and eight
tons OF hay were destroyed. The fire
was discovered by neighborS and the
structure was mass OF flames within a
few minutes. A bucket brigade saved
adjoining buildings. The loss is eSti-
mated at So 900, with little insurance.
Cloyd Ambrose, better known as Jake
Ambrose, foreman OF the Spear sand
works near Berkeley Springs, was killed
in an automobile accident last Saturday.
He had been TO Hagerstown and Hancock
in his car and was returning to Berkeley
Springs about O'Clock in his car when
he ran into bank. The car upset upon
him, crushing his spine and mutilating
him badly. He must have died instantly.
The young man was 30 years OF age and
was well thought OF.
The property OF the defunct Norwalk
Motor Car Company in Martinsburg was
sold at public sale last Saturday and was
bought by S. w. Kent Miller, local au-
tomoble dealer, at $ll 200. The personal
property was first put up, and was bid to
$3,12l then the real estate was offered,
the highest bid being $1,000, or total OF
So, 62l for the whole. The entire property
was then put up. and after spirited bid
ding was knocked down to Mr.. Miller at
$l1 200. The purchaser, who is we'll
known as an automobile dealer and pro-
prietor of garage, has not stated what
use he will make OF the property.
The Baltimore and Ohio Railroad Com
pany last Saturday entered suit in equity
in the Circuit Court of Kanawha county
against the Attorney-General OF West
Virginia, members OF the West Virginia
Public Service Commission and the pros
ecuting attorneys OF 80 counties in West
Virginia TO prevent the enforcement OF
the two-cent passenger rate in this State.
The bill OF particulars sets forth that un-
der the present two law the Baltl-
more and Ohio is operating its passenger
department at loss of $1,000 month.
The filing OF the suit relieves the Public
Service Commission from further action
in the matter of passenger rates charged
by the railroad. Clyde B. Johnson, OF
counsel for the railroad, said that one
reason for the suit is that the Interstate
Commerce Commission has informed the
company that no consideration will be
given TO petitions for increased freight
rates until the passenger department is
placed on a substantial basis. Attorney
Johnson declared the United States Su-
preme Court has held that each depart
ment of railroad must be sustaining.
In Hagerstown last Friday Judge M. L.
Keedy handed down decision sustaining
the remonstrance filed against the issuing
OF saloonkeeper's license to Jesse S.
Bloom on the grounds that, under the
Washington county liquor law, OF 1908, a
licensee cannot be surety on The bond of
another licensee. Judge Keedy stated that
the law provides that every saloonkeeper,
in filing his application for license, shall
submit the names OF not less than two
reputable freeholders, worth more than
$1,000, 10 be sureties on his bond. The
sureties are responsible for all fines and
penalties imposed for violations. The
names proposed as sureties for Blooms
bond were Isaac V. Moore and Jerry X.
EarnShaw, saloonkeepers. Judge keedy
covc UI do not mann that a SalOOnkeeD-