Shepherdstown register. [volume] (Shepherdstown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1849-1955, 1917-05-31

found guilty last Thursday, in a trial be-
fore Justice Hartman, in Hagerstown, OF
the charge OF selling liquor on Sunday.
He was convicted on the testimony OF
Dan Mckinney, Shepherdstown negro,
who was arrested in Sharpsburg for
drunkenness. Delaney was fined $25
and costs.
Prohibition Commissioner Hallanan has
made public a ruling that it is unlawful to
sell cider in West Virginia for beverage
purposes-at least the kind that has been
popular in the Charleston neighborhood.
Cider with decided kick TO II was grow
ing in great favor, aad test made by the
prohibition department showed that If
contained more alcohol than beer does.
Large quantities OF it have been coHflsca-
ted and destroyed.
In Baltimore on Monday DR.. Edward
A. Morgan made answer in court to the
suit for divorce brought against him by
his wife, Mrs. Lady Johnson Morgan,
formerly OF Shepherdstown. DR.. Morgan
claims in his answer to the proceedings
for divorce that his wedding to her is
null and void, because at the time he
married her she was the wife OF Charles
Kemper. Her first husband was DR..
Durette, from whom she was divorced &.
Seven or eight years ago she married
Kemper, who disappeared year or two
afterward. Mrs. Kemper and DR., Morgan
were married just year ago, but lived
together only short time. He claims
thatshe was never divorced from Kemper,
and that therefore he. DR.. Morgan, is not
her legal husband.
Edward Hungerford, advertising man
ager OF the Wells-Fargo Company, OF New
York, was pretty badly hurt near Sharps-
burg last Saturday by being thrown
through the top OF an automobile in which
he was riding. With his family and some
friends he had been visiting the battlefield.
They were speeding down hill between
Sharpsburg and Keedysvile when they
struck culvert with such jolt as to
throw Mr.. Hungerford through the top OF
the car, while the other occupants were
thrown out over the side. He had his
nose broken and was very painfully cut
and bruised. DR.. Hoge, who was passing
by, rendered first aid, and the party then
went on to the Frederick City Hospital.
Mr.. Hungerford was the only person who
was badly hurt.
The West Virginia Supreme Court OF
Appeals in an opinion handed down few
days ago affirms the decision OF both the
county and circuit court OF Jefferson coun-
ty in the case OF the county court VS.. the
heirs Of the late William Hopkins This
contest was made TO determine whether
an old road that formed part OF The pub
lie road from Duffields to Charles Town,
running from the Harper's Ferry turnpike
along the line between the lands OF the
Hopkins heirs and that of the Starry land,
was ever lawfully abandoned. An order
OF the county court was entered in 1851,
closing portion OF the old Duffields road,
but failed to make any reference to the
part between the Hopkins and the Starry
lands. The Charles Town Horse Show
Association needed an outlet TO the Har-
per's Ferry pike, and seized upon the old
county court order as the basis OF their
title 10 the road. This portion OF the old
road has been fenced in, forming part
of the Hopkins farm, since 1881. The
Horse Show Association will probably
open the road for IFS use this summer.
All the claims of the extraordinary
opportunity at this time offered to the
general farmer-there is nowhere that the
opportunity is greater, if equaled, than in
the Eastern Panhandle-are borne out by
the reports given out by hundreds who
have given undivided attention 10 the
farm, the products of the soil and live
stock which 90 hand in hand IN the prac-
tice OF general farming in the Shenandoah
Valley. Mr.. Calvin Felker, who has
farm OF 14l acres in Jefferson county. re-
ports his share of profits for the twelve
months past to date as little over 5000,
which was two-thirds Of the total, the
balance going to the renter who operated
the farm. Figured in this amount is the
sum OF 5000 in round numbers accruing
from the sale OF wool and lambs from a
flock of 81 ewes. The lambs brought
about ST per head, and Mr.. Felker just
made sale of the wool at60 cents pound.
The small flock of ewes produced forty
seven lambs. The wool price breaks all
known records in this section, topping
even those Immediately following the
Civil War, when wool ranged from 40 TO
4S cents according to quality. The whole
eastern section OF West Virginia is espec-
tally adapted to sheep growing, the fine
blue grass pasturage OF the hills of Jeffer-
son and Berkeley and the mountains OF
the latter being particularly ideal for the
thrift OF herds OF the mutton, wool-bear-
ing animals.-MartinSburg World.