Shepherdstown register. [volume] (Shepherdstown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1849-1955, 1916-09-07
LITTLE LOCALS.

at $3.50 per acre.
Miss Virginia Daley has gone to New
Market, Va, where she is engaged in
millinery work with the Misses Zirkle,
and Miss Mabel Coffinbarger has returned
to her old place in the same business al
La Grange, N. c.
Mrs. Laura Ballenger, beneficiary under
policy OF 81 900 of her son, Robert Bal
lenger, who was killed last February in
Martinsburg, has filed a suit in the Circuit
Court for Jefferson county against the
Modern Woodmen of America to recover
the amount OF the policy.
Welton Hutton, who is employed in
the Westinghouse factory in Pittsbufg,
was so unfortunate few days ago as to
have one OF his arms broken in two places
while attending to his duties. A surgeon
quickly attended TO the injury and he is
now getting along all right.
The real estate of the late DR.. E. c.
Williams in Martinsburg was sold at pub
lie sale last Saturday and brought excel
lent prices. The home residence on
North Maple avenue was bought by Mrs.
Mabel Henshaw Gardiner and her sister,
Miss Frances Henshaw, for $1,000.
One of the big sales OF the year will be
that TO be held September 18th at Elm
wood Farm, two miles west OF Leetown,
by Mrs. Fannie Bowers and w. A. Fulk.
There will be sold l55 fine cattle, mostly
Holsteins, and IS head OF fine young
hogs. See advertisement in this paper.
The Savage distillery at Weverton was
destroyed by fire last Wednesday night,
the distillery building and the bonded
warehouse both being burned TO the
ground. About 600 barrels OF whiSkey
was destroyed-which the same is a sad
blow to the publisher OF the Hagerstown
Mail.
Two valuable pieces OF property are to
be offered for sale in ShepherdStown on
Saturday OF this week, as may be seen
by advertisement in the Register. The
one is the Fayman farm OF some $50 acres
north OF this place. and the other is the
business and residence property OF H. E.
Mundey, in town.
The National Highway Garage has a
nice exhibit OF automobiles at Morgan's
Grove fair this week. They are show
ing the Oldsmobile eight, the REQ, the
Maxwell, and the Ford touring car in the
new design which is just out. VIM. B.
Snyder is in charge and has shown the
cars to many visitors.
Owing TO the fact that there is case
or two OF infantile paralysis in Washington
county, Md, the Jefferson County Board
OF Health has established quarantine
against residents of that county under
sixteen years OF age. This will shut of
children from attendance at Morgan's
Grove fair. The official notice says that
health certificates will not be recognized.
Withrow Legge. formerly of Shepherds
town, has been appointed horticultural
expert in the Agricultural Extension
Department of the West Virginia Uni
versity, and has entered upon the duties
Of his office. Mr.. Legge is we'll fitted
for this work, having taken special
courses at the Virginia Polytechnic In
stitute and the Iowa State University and
also having had practical experience.
The opening OF the splendid new store
OF Frank S. Emmert & Son in Martins
burg last Monday night was an important
event in that town, and il is estimated
that some 5000 persons were there to
inspect the place. This is one OF the
finest stores we have seen outside the
larger cities, and is we'll worth visit.
The furnishings are just elegant and the
stock OF ladies' goods something superb.
MartlnSburg should be proud OF such a
store.
Edward M. Kline, OF Baltimore, for
merly OF Harper's Ferry, met horrible
death as the result of falling into vat OF
lye. The accident happened at the Mt.
Clare shops of the b. & o. Railroad,
where he was employed. His body was
covered with the liquid and the flesh was
eaten away from his entire body. Helived
only a short time after the accident. He
was 26 years of age and was to have
been married - Miss Carrie Seller, Of
Baltimore, the invitations for the wedding
having been issued several days previous
to the accident.
Our friend Mr.. Geo. r. Staley wishes
it understood that he has not been in a
fight, Notwithstanding the fact that he has
a most suspicious looking black eye.
lnaSmuch as black eye is liable to be
misunderstood, we take it upon ourselves
TO explain that Mr.. Staley got his in an
honest though unfortunate way. He was
sitting on one ofSteve Dandridge's rickety
old chairs when the pesky thing gave
way and threw him to the ground head
foremost, and he struck his face hard
blow. There being no beefsteak handy,
George Link got mutton chop and put
it on the bruised place, and of course it
failed to draw the soreness out-conSe-
quently Mr.. Staley looks as if he had
been in mix-up with Jess Willard.
A decree has been entered by the Uni
ted States Court, foreclosing the mortgage
and instructing the sale OF all the property
of the National Limestone Company in
Berkeley county in order TO satisfy the
bonded Indebtedness of the company.
The case was the one OF the Northern
Central Trust Company against the Ma
tional Company, and has been in the