Shepherdstown register. [volume] (Shepherdstown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1849-1955, 1915-09-30

Miss Hannah McCarroll, aged Is years,
died last Saturday at Summit Point at the
home of her sister, Mrs. W, B. Conrad.
Mrs. Thomas w. Timberlake, of War
rem county, Va, died last week, aged Is
wears. The deceased, whose maiden
name was Greggs, formerly resided at
Summit Point, this county.
Major Holmes Conrad, who died in
Winchester recently, left an estate valued
at $2l5,OOO The property is left to his
wife during her life. and at her death it is
to be divided among the children.
Emmett Hodgkin, of Winsted, Mass.
is the first man to start coon hunting with
Ford automobile On his way home
from the Otis fair Emmett saw fat coon
sitting in the road ahead, and Opening
his exhaust and putting on full power ne
was able TO run down the coon. The Car
was not damaged.
All male Italians OF the age OF l9 years
in the United States who are still subject
to the Italian government have been or
dered TO report to their nearest consulateS
for physical and mental examination pre-
paratory TO military service. Those who
are accepted will be expected to return
to Italy by December 3lst. This will
take good many Italians from West Viz
ginia.
Wheat "a years old has just been
threshed and made exceptionally good
bread. The wheat was grown and har-
vested in 1881 by farmer named Selby
near Grantham, Lincolnshire, England,
who swore he would not sell il until II
reached certain price. Thai price was
still secret when the farmer died. The
grain was then put on the market, bring
ing a good price.
Freezing hand with the mercury how
ering around 90 degrees in the shade was
the experience of three-year-old Sher-
man DodSon, whose father is an icecream
manufacturer in Altoona, Pa. The child
removed plug from an icecream tub as
he had seen ,workmen do, and as the
brine ran out he held his hand in the
stream until his little hand was frozen
and swollen. II is not yet determined
whether amputaton will be necessary.
Miss Jane Reachard, aged 10, years a
prominent young woman OF Red Lion,
York county, is confined TO her home by
illness as a result OF laughing spell which
seized her while she was attendinga band
carnival at Paramount park, that place,
Saturday. The girl was listening to a
funny story told by a girl friend and was
seized by fit of uncomfortable laughter,
which lasted three hours. They had to
take her home and put her under the
care of doctor.
Rev. B. H. Shadduck, pastor of the
leading Methodist church in Charleston,
w. Va, who has been prominent figure
in the anti-vice campaign in that city, is
10 become chief of police in order TO prove
his assertion that he would be able to rid
the city of all vice with quartet OF police
to assist him. Mayor George F. Breeze
took him at his word and offered him the
appointment for as long time as the job
would require. The minister has accept
ed.
Because he wanted to be sure OF hav-
ing fitting monument after death, John
Dinsmoor, wealthy retired oil operator
OF Williamstown, w. Va, has hada S., 600
tombstone erected in Oak Grove Gene
terry, Marietta. The monument consists
of large marble shaft, topped with
ife-s ize statue of Dinsmoor, his arm
resting on the chiseled representation OF
an oil we'll derrick. Beneath the statue
is symbol of the Elk's lodge and under
this an epitaph devised by Dinsmoor, who
has passed the three score and ten year
mark. The epitaph reads "Uncle John;
his soul was like star and dwelt apart"
The date of death is the only thing needed
TO complete the monument.