Shepherdstown register. [volume] (Shepherdstown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1849-1955, 1917-07-19
LITTLE LOCALS.

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w. Va.
Private Willard, young man who de-
serted from Company F, OF Mlrtinsburg,
now in camp at Fsirmont, was arrested
near Swan Pond last week. He was
sentenced to twelve months in Jail as a
punishment for deserving.
Major Charles Sweeny, OF tie U. S.
Army, formerly OF the French Foreign
Legion, will lecture in the court house in
Charles Town Saturday night at O'Clock.
He was in some of the fierce battles Of
the present great war, and Lis lecture
will be OF unusual interest.
In the Federal Court al Elkins last week
Andrew J. Rutherford. the young man
who was convicted of robbing the post
office at Kearneysville, was sentenced TO
two years Imprisonment in the federal
prison in Atlanta, Ga. He was at once
taken TO the prison and is nov serving
his term.
Joseph Williams, prosperous colored
man who farms Frank r. McQuilkin's
place, west of town, has bought hand
somenew passenger eight cylinder
Oldsmobile touring car from the National
Highway Garage Joe wanted car big
enough to carry the whole flmily, and
he has got it-but there's no room to
spare.
The Secretary OF State has issued a
charter TO the Granite Clay Products Com
pany, OF North Mountain, Berkeley
county, TO operate the old Adamantine
Clay Products Company brick plant at
that place. Capital S7l5,000 The in
corporators are J. M. McClave. North
Mountain c. M. Seibert, DerDis S. Kill
mer, p. r. Harrison and H. o Evans, OF
Martinsburg.
In renewing his subscription TO the
Register for another year our old friend
George r. Barnhart, of Indianapolis,
writes: "PIease give my regards and
best wishes 10 all OF the boys OF old
Company D, Twelfth Virginia Cavalry.
| am getting old and do not expect to
get back home any more have turned
my 74th mile stone"
| Mrs. Ella r ViandS, formerly OF this
county, was granted decree OF divorce
from Charles F. Viands, in the circuit
court in Baltimore last week. She was
given the custody OF their four children
and five dollars week for their support.
In her bill petitioning for a divorce Mrs.
Viands alleged that her husband left her
on Christmas, 1913. Before marriage
she was Miss Schultz, of this county, a
daughter Of the late Henry Schultz.
DR.. c. A. Lueder, the county agricul-
tural agent, who was i'll in the hospital in
Charles Town, has gone 10 Ithaca, N. Y,
to recuperate. He had expected 10 re-
main in Jefferson county until August lst,
but on account of his illness will not be
able TO do any more work here. DR..
Lueder is most efficient and useful man,
and there is great regret that he has been
incapacitated. He has made many friends
in our community during his stay here
and has been popular with the farmers.
Last Sunday was ST. Switha's day,
and as it rained on that day we are now
in for forty days OF wet weather il the old
tradition holds good. SO far, ST. Swithin
is batting at 900, for it has rained every
day this week Yesterday there was an
unusually heavy storm. The rain fell in
torrents, flooding the lowlands, washing
the fields and doing good deal OF damage
10 the roads. The corn was beaten down
badly in some places and north OF town
there was some hail. A number OF tele-
phones were put out OF commission by
the lightning.
Road Supervisor w. S. Myers has his
force OF workmen and the stone crusher
at work on the Martinsburg road just
west OF ShepherdStown, and he will
macadamize the most Of the stretch OF a
mile from the corporation limits TO the
Keplinger place. This had gotten TO be
probably the worst piece OF road in the
district, and there is general relief that it
is now being repaired. The two miles
OF turnpike just south of town. l.ading to
Halltown, is in very bad condition, and
we hope that our road men will get after
il without delay.
Captain H. c. Getzendanner, Of Charles
Town, member of the Jefferson county
local draft board. was in Shepherdstown
on Tuesday, and had with him the list OF
names OF registered men from whom
Jefferson county's quota for army service
will be dawn This list contains 1853
names, and each mans number is desig-
mated upon it. Captain Getzendanner
has given much time and labor to the
work now in hand and has been most
accommodating in imparting information.
We are publishing this week list OF the
names, with their numbers, from Shep-
herdStown district, and regret that il is
impossible for US to print at this time the
full report for the entire county.
The continuous wet weather, with
rains almost every day, is proving to be
very serious disadvantage TO the wheat
crop. Ever since harvest there have
been frequent showers which have kept
the shocked wheat so damp it has moi
been feasible TO haul il into the barns, and