Shepherdstown register. [volume] (Shepherdstown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1849-1955, 1917-07-12
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has had successful session, forty STU
dents having been enrolled.
There have been fine rains all this
week-showers every day that have given
The ground a good soaking. Corn is
growing splendidly, and grass. potatoes
and vegetables are flourishirg. The
weather has been cool and plcasan all
week.
The Hagerstown Morning Herald has
found il necessary TO increase its price
from So 90 year TO $3.50, because OF the
enormous advance in the cost OF printing
materials of every sort. The Herald is a
really excellent paper and is well worth
the price.
Our Washington correspondent writes
us that Prof. Thos. c. Miller, of Shep-
herdstown, principal OF Shepherd College
State Normal School, is under considera-
ton by President Wilson as possible
member OF the national vocational edu-
cation board
"A stitch in time saves nine" and "a
bird in the hand is worth two in The oush.'
Be prepared for that fire, should it come.
Take out SPECIAL CROP POLICY as
soon as your crops are cut, and feel COM
Portable. Washington, Alex Under &
Cooke, F. w. Myers, sub-agent.
The receipts OF the rummage sale last
Saturday were about $30-and this brings
Shepherdstown's Red Cross fund up 10
$752 20. Another rummage sale will be
held in two or thee weeks. so hunt up
anything that can be spared and send it
to Mrs S. J. Hodges or Mrs. Walter M.
Duke.
Harvest is now over in this section,
and some OF the wheat has air lady been
hauled into the barns. The wheat, which
stood up splendidly for the biz lers, was
harvested under unusually favorable
conditions, and there is general belief
that when If is threshed out thc will be
an abundant yield.
DR.. c. A. Lueder, agricultural agent for
Jefferson county, has been patient in
the Charles Town Hospital since last
week, under treatment for badly inject
ed knee. II is feared that he will be inca
pacitated for some time. DR.. Louder has
been OF great service in our county, and
we hope that he may soon be on duty
again.
Captain II. c. Getzendanner, secretary
Of the Jefferson County Draft Board, has
completed the making out OF the registra-
ton cards OF the men eligible for military
service, and has also made out the neces-
Sary duplicates. These cards, which are
numbered serially, have been sent TO
Washington, and the drawing will be
made there.
Seven hundred workmen employed in
the sand mines about Berkeley Springs
have gone on strike for an advance in
wages, and all the mines and mills OF that
section are nov tied UP, pending an ad-
iustment of the trouble, with the eXcep-
ton OF the mine of I. A. Millard, OF Mar
tinsburg, who granted his workmen the
increase demanded.
The National Highway Garage has
sold and delivered Ford cars The past
week or two TO the following persons :
Touring cars TO d. H. Houser, lex Hotf-
man, Geo. NJ. Knott, H. c. Marshall and
Turner brothers roadster to H. S. Pitzer.
!. p. Dreamer has bought slightly used
Ford touring car. Oscar S. Flanagan, OF
Bakerton. has also purchased twin
cy Under Indian motorcycle.
Graduates OF Shepherd College will be
well represented in the public schools OF
Elkins the ensuing schoolyea Included
among the teachers elected by the board
OF education OF that city last week were
Misses Mary Williamson and Marguerite
Bnmyer, OF Shepherdstown, Virginia
Gaunt, Leora Cunningham, Pearl Mccall
! frey, Maude Moore and Grace Riser, and
| Messrs. Cecil Gates and o. d. Lambert.
DR.. Burnley w. White, of North En-
poria, Va, who was formerly located in
Shepherdstown as veterinarian, has re-
ceived an appointment as second lieuten-
ant in the Veterinary Section OF the Re-
serve Corps OF the United States Army,
and is now awaiting orders. Dr. White
has had a very successful practice in
North Emporia, and is arranging 10 have
il cared for during his service in the army.
On the first page OF the Register this
week may be found letter from the Com
forts Committee OF the Navy League OF
the United States which we commend to
our readers, and which we publish at the
request OF Miss Emma Dent Casey, who
is well known here. This letter suggests
a good work which may be accomplished
at little or no expense, and we hope that
il may be responded to by many OF Our
readers.
Henry Shepherd, OF this place, has en-
tered the United States Army, having re-
Gently passed an examination as sergeant,
and has been appointed an inspector in
the ordnance department. He has notyet
been definitely assigned 10 duty. Mr..
Shepherds name goes on the our roll Of
honor this week, and others from Shep-
herdstown and vicinity who are also add
ed to the list are d. Palmer Cady, SER
geant in the medical division at Fort Nc
Pherson, Ga; Leonard Loudoun, who
has Joined the Navy; and James Lucas