Shepherdstown register. [volume] (Shepherdstown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1849-1955, 1917-07-05
LITTLE LOCALS.

wheat dry enough TO cut. Nearly all oil
the farmers are well toward the end OF
harvest.
Ford b. Thompson, OF Newp 2ft News,
Va, a former Shepherdstown boy and a
son OF Mr.. and Mrs. Luther hompSon,
OF this place. has made application for
position in the u s. Naval Flying Corps,
and will endeavor to FIT himself for ser
vice as an aviator.
In another column will be found the
advertisement Hassler shock absorber.
for which The National Highway Garage
is the distributor. Within the last two
weeks they have put on twelve sets OF
this very efficient accessory and every
one OF the purchasers is delighted. The
terms are liberal, TO say the least. Put
them on, try them for ten days and ifyou
don't like them they are taken off aud
you have no money at all TO pay out. If
you like them, and you will, keep toem,
and you will not mind paying for this
comfort.
Our friend Ed. H. Allen, OF Newington,
Va, formerly of Shepherdstown, writes
us that he has three sons who are going
into the service of their country. Though
we can hardly realize that his boys have
grown up, they are 10, 20 and q years
old. Herbert Osbourn Allen is captain
OF the Alexandria High School Cadet
Corps, and will go out with number Of
his boys in the Alexandria Light Infantry /;
Edmund is in a New Jersey company,
and John w. will go out with The Alex
andria company. If John Allen, sergeant
of Company D, Twelfth Virginia Cavalry,
were alive he would be proud of his
grandsons.
The Shepherdstown Community Club
held a well-attended meeting last Friday
afternoon in the home economics lecture
room at Shepherd College. The meeting
was addressed by Miss Alger, who gave a
talk on the canning and drying OF string
beans. The attempted demonstration Of
the cooking Of dried string beans for the
table was interfered with by the un-
patriotic behavior OF the stove, which
seemed 10 care nothing at all about help
ing West Virginia TO feed herself. How
ever, a coal-oil stove has been offered
for the good OF the cause, and will take
place OF the Stacker at the next meeting,
one week from Friday.
A meeting of the presidents OF the
county courts of Berkeley, Jefferson and
Morgan counties, comprising the judicial
circuit presided over by Judge J. M.
Woods, was held in Martinsburg last
week TO agree on increasing the Judges
salary. 1t was unanimously decided TO
increase it from So 300 to S., 900 per year.
The spportionment Of the increase of
81 700 was made as follows: Berkeley,
Jefferson, $59O6O; Morgan,
S291.72. The apportionment was based
upon population. Judge Woods has here
tofore received salary OF $1,000 per
year directly from the Siate.-AdpOcate.
The work OF tabulating the registration
in Jefferson county on June 9th has been
completed. Only one man in the county
claimed exemption because OF his holding
office. Ten white men and two colored
were reported totally disabled, while
forty-two whites and three colored claim
ed exemption by reason OF their occupa-
tons. There are 10 aliens and no alien
enemies reported A total of 644 ex-
emptonS were claimed among white
persons registered, SIG claiming exemp-
ton on account Of dependent relatives,
out OF total OF SS5 registered. Among
the colored III claimed exemption, Of
which 100 we're on account OF dependent
relations, out OF total colored registra-
ton OF 255.
I. Grove Henkle has rendered his
resignation as deputy clerk TO County
Clerk ChaS. A. Johnson, effective July
LIST, as on that date Mr.. Henkle is charged
with the duties OF deputy in Harper's
Ferry district under Sheriff Engle. He
will also serve as clerk to the sheriff.
Miss Lucy Claiborne Green. daughter OF
Attorney T. c. Green, will succeed Mr..
Henkle as Mr.. Johnson's deputy. She
is a very competent stenographer and
typewriter and for year or more has
been assisting her father in his office.
This brought her in almost daily contact
with the records in the county clerks
office, thus in large measure qualifying
her for the important office she has &C
copied. 1t is doubtful il Mr.. Johnson
could have made a better selection, and
we feel confident that the general public
will approve it.-AdpOCate.
Last Saturday, June 30th, Charles A,
Hopper, star route mail-carrier between
Bakerton and Engle, this county, turned
his route over 10 Hugh Moler, who has
gotten the contract for the next four years.
This route has been held in the Hopper
family for twenty years. The late A. M.
Hopper carried the mail for eight years,
and he was succeeded by his son Charles,
who served for twelve years. A patron
OF the route writes this of Mr.. Hopper :
"For the greater part of these twelve
years Charlie left Bakerton al o'clock a.
NJ, winter and summer, and the weather
never got too bad for him TO faithfully
perform his duties. Always in a good
humor, with friendly word for all, he
will be greatly missed by the patrons
along his route. II seemed 10 be a pleas
ure for him to do anyone favor, and this
was appreciated by the people he served. "
On his last trip his patrons, headed by
Thos. E. Howell, presented him with a
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