Shepherdstown register. [volume] (Shepherdstown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1849-1955, 1917-06-28
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In. Miley, OF Charles Town, division
manager for the Standard Oil Company,
had narrow escape from injury or death
on Monday last. He was driving in an
automobile on the Maryland State road
near Indian Springs, when his car turned
completely over as he was passing an
other car. Strange to say, he crawled
from under the automobile entirely un-
hurt. The machine was damaged 10
some extent.
As result of being attacked by a
vicious ram which knocked him down
and injured his leg, William Carter. a
we'll known farmer residing near Wades-
vile. suffered the amputation OF his right
leg above the knee at the Winchester
Memorial Hospital few days ago. The
injury to his leg caused the bone to be-
come infected, and as means OF saving
his life the operation for the removal OF
the diseased member was decided upon.
A party OF prominent residents OF Wes-
ton, this State, are in considerable trouble
over the shipping OF a carload OF beer
and other liquors into that city. Tom
Burke shipped it from Cleveland, having
il fraudulently billed as glassware. He
was arrested for shipping the stuff into
tee State Illegally, and Dana Young, city
clerk OF Weston, N. T.. Hall, prominent
druggist, Stanley w. Ryan and a man by
the name OF Switzer were taken into Gus
tody for receiving and possessing the
Iiouor in violation of the law. Prohibi-
ton officers are busy in various sections
OF the State and many arrests have been
made during the past couple OF weeks.
Tuesday night while Young and
Switzer were returning from ClarkSburg,
where they had appeared in the United
States Court, their automobile was struck
byaB. & o. train and both were instant
ly killed. Several other occupants OF
the car were hurt.
DIR. w. L. Walraven has closed negoti-
atoms for the sale ofhis farm, Highlands,
near the Bloomery, three miles southeast
of Charles Town, TO William Turner
Saunders, formerly OF Ripon, this county,
for $4,000. Highlands" contains FOG
acres, with Improvements that would
please the most exacting purchaser. The
purchase price at this sale again illustrates
the great advances that have been made
in real estate values in this section. In
1888 the late John A. Chew bought
Highlands" from the heirs of the late Jere
Harris for SIS, 500. AT a considerable ad-
vance over this price DR.. Walraven
bought it many years afterwards. He
improved the farm by building a hand
some residence of colonial architecture
on if, besides making other Improvements.
MIR. Saunders, who has been in business
in New York since he quit farming at
"Ripon Lodge" the Turner farm near
Ripon, in the spring OF 1916, will gel
possession OF the farm he has just boughl
on August 20th-AdVocate.
Workmen are tearing down the old
hotel property at Weverton, Md, formerly
owned by Harry g. Traver, in order to
make room for a new State road. After
West Virginia went dry the saloon in this
hotel became popular resort for booze
holsters, and Traver got rich selling
liquor. So many roughS and toughs fire.
quented the place. however, and it be-
came such peril to the B. & o. Railroad,
that by the influence OF the railroad COM
pany and citizens OF the community the
Maryland Legislature passed bill making
Sandy Hook district dry, and the saloons
were closed forthwith. The actual hotel
business amounted to very little, so
Traver quit and went TO Willlamsport,
where he now runs saloon. AT one
time, it is said, Traver was offered $780,
600 for the property by a Parkersburg,
w. Va, man. Later he refused $500 per
month rental from Cumberland firm.
When the State Roads Commission wished
the property in order TO relocate its road,
if was sold to it for $4,000. The Commits
sion sold the house on the site to Mendus
Fauble for 500, and he is tearing il down
and will use the material in erecting
another house.
AT its meeting in Charleston last week
the State Board of Regents made an order
with reference to the State normal schools
which provides that secondary work,
commonly known as high school work,
be reduced in all of the schools as rapid
ly as practicable. The freshmen year
for this work will be left off in Fairmon
and Marshall schools beginning Septem-
Der, 1918, and in all other normal schools
within the next two or three years. The
board deferred the reduction in other
schools until different localities could
meet the conditions. 1t has long been
the desire OF the Board OF Regents to
make the normal schools strictly teachers
institutions, giving their exclusive energy
to prepare students to teach, but this has
been impossible because of the lack OF
high schools in the different counties.
Another change adopted in the normal
institutions is that. beginning with the
fall term, all Of them will 60 to full two
years work above the standard high
schools. This goal was set three or four
years ago, but not until the session Of the
Board OF Regents was it finally adopted.
The short course for rural teachers where
salaries are low will continue to be offer
ed. AS result of the two days confer
ence with the normal school principals il
was agreed to have general uniform
standard OF studies that will do much in
making the six institutions one great nor
NAL school. The regents provided, how