Shepherdstown register. [volume] (Shepherdstown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1849-1955, 1918-02-07
* LITTLE LOCALS.


along very we'll.
In renewing her subscription for another
year Miss Elizabeth Ellis, OF North
Mountain, w. Va, writes US THE Reg
lister has always been welcome guest,
and now that il gives US so much news
OF all these dear boys who have to be
away from their homes, it is even more
highly appreciated"
There's good reading on every page of
the Register this week. The usual letter
from BILL" the junior, may be found on
the first page. and another from Jack
Fairall, formerly OF Shepherdstown, now
with our army in France; also some in
teresting notes from our soldier boys.
The Presidents proclamation on food
conservation is likewise TO be found on
the first page
The Register has added number of
new subscribers TO its list the past week.
Every family in this section ought TO take
this paper, for il was never more inter-
esting in these unusual times, when every
DO, y wants to learn the news of our boys
in the army and the many other events Of
especial interest. The paper will be sent
to any address for year for $3.50 or six
months for Is cents.
Word has been received here of the
illness OF Mrs. Laura Lentz, widow OF
Rev. H. Max Lentz, formerly of Shep-
herdstown. She was in MaSkogee,
Oklahoma, visiting her stepdaughter, Mrs.
Ruth Lentz Woodcock, when she received
stroke OF paralysis that has Effected her
lett side She is in a hospital in that
city, where she is slowly improving.
The Norfolk & Western Railway is US
ing some OF those w. S. locomotives on
this division for hauling freight trains.
the men don't like 10 handle them, as
they are said 10 be stiff and rather un-
wieldly. One OF them was derailed at
Writings mill in this place last Friday
evening, and a wrecking train from Ha-
gerStown had TO be called TO get il back
on the track. These engines, " HIGH are
painted battleShip grey, were originally
built for the Russians, but owing to the
collapse Of that government they have
been retained here and are in use on our
own railroads.
Mayor Waldeck and the town council
have recently done public service by
having he town clock thoroughly cleaned
by E. r Hill, who has also enclosed the
clock in dust and dirt proof compart-
ment, something that should have been
done years ago. The clock is now in as
good condition as it Can be placed, nd
it will probably run all right from this
time forward, barring only its determine
ton not 10 run when the thermometer
gets TO zero. Its Boston maker must
have calculated 1t for latitude just
little further south, Tor when the tempera-
ture falls 10 a certain point the old clock
just Stops-as much as TO say, this is my
nit.
Boards OF education in all districts To-
Gated near State normal schools in West
Virginia have been notified by J. F Marsh,
secretary OF the State Board OF Regents,
that all regular frSt-year high school work
that has been conducted in the past by
the normal schools will soon be discon-
Inued, and il will be necessary for such
districts to provide school facilities OF
their own. Ii was announced that the
Board OF Regents has ordered that this
work for first year high school pupils be
discontinued at Fairmont Normal School
and Marshall College in the fall term OF
1918; West Liberty Normal, fall term OF
1919; and Shepherd College, Concord
and Glenville, fall term OF 920.
Announcement has been made OF the
appointment OF Charles N. Campbell, a
prominent and active young attorney OF
Charles Town, to be a special assistant
u. S, district attorney for the northern
district, with headquarters in MarinSburg,
TO do special work on espionage and other
cases arising out Of the war MIR. Camp
bell will work with District Attorney
Walker from the office there The large
volume OF work entaied in these special
war cases has made II necessary TO have
an extra man detailed 10 such work, and
the Acknowledgement has made the ap-
pointment as announced. Mr.. Campbell
will begin active work in his new posi-
ton Immediately. The term OF Federal
Court which will be resumed at ParkerS-
purg on February II has anumber OF war
cases TO come before it.
The Martlnsburg World OF Friday last
says that the Busey Orchard Company,
composed OF q w S. H and ] Z. Nc
Kown. w. w. Trout, X. Poole and Mrs.
p. Otto Schneider, sold their 200 acre
apple tract TO Alva c. and Boyd K. Rich
ards and Wilbur F. Shyrock, apple men
of Winchester The price paid was $780,
600. The BuSey tract lies about half
mile east OF Gerardstown. on the road TO
Inwood About $50 OF the 200 acres is
planted in apple trees, most OF which are
now at the bearing stage. The other
part OF the land, while implanted, isknown
10 be excellent fruit land so far as adapta-
biIity TO apples is concerned The or
chard is regarded as one OF the best at
present and one OF the most promising
ones in that section. The local orchard
company has had the plant for six years,
has planted most Of the trees, and has
developed the section generally. 1t lies
along Apple Pie Ridge, best known OF all
the fruit land in Berkeley county, and IN