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Shepherdstown register. [volume] (Shepherdstown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1849-1955, 1919-12-11
PERSONAL NOTES.

Col. George Curtis Treadwell, OF
Albany, NJ Y, who has just return.
ed from important service in Europe
spent the weekend in Shepherdstown
with Mr. and Mrs Robert Gibson. He
| spent year and a-half in Europe as
member of the Balkan States Com.
mission, under orders Of our War De-
partment, and was in charge of the
distribution Of Red Cross supplies in
those war-desolated countries, render
ing such efficient service that he has
been highly commended by foreign
governments as we'll as our own. Last
Saturday afternoon at the home Of Mr..
and Mrs. Robert Gibson Colonel
Treadwell gave a very interesting ac-
count of his work in the Balkan States
and described conditions as he found
them in that unhappy section of the
earth. A number of persons from the
town and community were present
and listened with earnest attention to
the story he had to tell. He had
many photographs of scenes in the
various countries where his work had
called him, and these added greatly
to the interest. At the conclusion Of
his address Mrs. Gibson served a
luncheon to the guests.
Mr.. ]. C. Keesecker, of Colorado
Springs, is in Shepherdstown for a
visit of a couple of weeks with his
mother and sister and to renew ac-
quaintance with his old friends. He
is native of this place, but has lived
in Colorado these many years, where
he has been in the express business.
Although he finds many change in the
old town between his infrequent visits,
he still retains a keen interest in the
affairs of his boyhood home and keeps
posted as to our goings on by means
of the Register. We are glad to see
him looking so well, for the passing
years are dealing gently with him.
Mr.. and Mrs. Chas. D. wysong
have been in Philadelphia this week,
where Mrs. Wysong, who has not been
we'll for some months past, has been
under the care of specialists. 1t is
likely that she will have to undergo an
operation. Her friends here pray
that she may be fully restored to
health.
Rev. and Mrs. John w. Link have
moved into the Lutheran parsonage
at New Market, Va, where Mr.. Link is
now located as pastor of St. Matthew's
Lutheran Church Mrs. w. c. Link
went with Mrs. Link and the children
to New Market to help get the house
in order.
DR.. John o. Knott, of Washington,
spent the weekend with the family of
Mr.. D. Frank Koontz east of town. He
is now connected with the Red Cross
work in the Washington district.
Mr.. Joseph Turner, of Hagers-
town, formerly of this place, was
caller at the Register Office few days
ago and renewed his subscription for
another year.
Mrs. P. D. Marshall, of Martins
burg, called at the Register Office on
Tuesday and renewed her subscrip-
ton for another year.
Mr.. Albert T. Moler and his son
Griffith, of the Bakerton neighbor
hood, were among our callers on Tues
day.
Mr.. C. A. Osbourn, from north of
town, was among the recent callers
at the Register Office.
Shepherdstown register. [volume] (Shepherdstown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1849-1955, 1919-12-11
500 REWARD, 500

The readers of this paper will be
pleased to learn that there is at least
one dreaded disease that science has
been able to cure in ali its stages and
that is catarrh. Catarrh being greatly
inuuenced by constitutional treatment.
Halls Catarrh Medicine is taken in
ternally and acts thru the Blood on the
Mucous Surfaces of the System there
by destroying the foundation of the
disease, giving the patient strength
by building UP the constitutional work.
The proprietors have so much faith in
the curative powers OF Halls Catarrh
Medicine that they offer One Hundred
Dollars for any case that il fails TO
cure. Send for list OF testimonials.
Address F. ]. CHENEY & CO., To-
ledo, Ohio. Sold by all Druggists,
75c.
Shepherdstown register. [volume] (Shepherdstown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1849-1955, 1919-12-11
The Cattle Rushing Case.

Gilbert Taylor, colored, aged II
years, charged with having aided. in
driving six cattle belonging to Mar
shall Burns from Charles Town, or
Ransom, to Antetam Station, on the
night of November 7, when the same
were alleged to have been stolen, was
given a hearing before Justice H. V.
Sheetz MONDAY afternoon. The prin-
cipal witness against Taylor was fell
low-prsoner in the Charles Town Jail
where the former was incarcerated
one night a week or two ago, and was
later released on bond. The prisoner
testified that Taylor acknowledged to
him he aided in driving the cattle to
Antietam, but got no pay for it, the
colored man who went with him hav-
ing received all the money and kept
il. TAYLOR denied the alleged confes-
sion, and said he knew nothing what
ever about the cattle being taken to
Maryland. The justice put Taylor un-
der bond in a penalty of $3.50 to ap.
pear as a witness before the grand
iury at the February term of court
Advocate.
Prosecuting Attorney John T. Porter
field has offered a reward Of $500 fol
the apprehension of Roy Reed, the
colored man who is alleged TO have
driven the cattle to Antietam Station
Reed has disappeared, and his presen
whereabouts are not known.
Shepherdstown register. [volume] (Shepherdstown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1849-1955, 1919-12-11
rHE pEATH RECORD.

William R. Mumma died at the
Washington County Hospital in Ha'
gerstown last Thursday night from
Bright's disease, aged 10 years. Mr.
Mumma was visiting in the home Of
his brother-in-law, D. A. Thomas, and
was at the Office of D. A. Thomas 8
Co. when he was taken ill. He was
at once removed to the hospital. He
had been in California, where he was
engaged in farming, and subsequently
went to Vancouver, B. G. From there
he came east and had been with
friends at Sharpsburg during the sum-
mer. His former home was in Sharps-
burg. He is survived by his wife. a
brother, Samuel Mumma, and sister
Miss Alice Mumma, both of Sharps-
burg, and Mrs. G. w. Reichard,
Springfield, Ohio. The funeral SER
vice was held in Sharpsburg Satur-
day.
Robert Bruce Russell, for nearly
forty years an employee of the B. & o.
Railroad, and for long time bag
gagemaster at Brunswick, died last
Sunday in the City Hospital in Mar
tinsburg from pneumonia. He was
SO years old, and is survived by his
wife, son and a daughter. He was
a native of Harper's Ferry, and his
body was taken to that place for
burial.
Robert H. House, native of JET
ferson county, died at his home in
Winchester last Sunday, aged IS
years. He had conducted a store in
the same location in Winchester for
So years. Mr.. House was a Con-
federate veteran, having served with
credit during the Civil War as men,
Der of Harry Gilmer's cavalry COM
mand.
Mrs. Lima C. Wellington, wife Of
Hon. George L. Wellington, died yes
terday at her home in Cumberland, at.
ter a long illness. She is survived
by a son, John L. Wellington, and two
daughters, Mrs. Gretchen Humbird and
Mrs. Boyd A. Reinhart.
Two children died from diphtheria
in Martinsburg last Friday-Mary
Catherine Ponton, aged ten years.
daughter of Mr.. and Mrs. ]. D.
Ponton, and Arthur Dixon, aged six
years, son of Mr.. and Mrs. Clarence
Dixon.
Shepherdstown register. [volume] (Shepherdstown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1849-1955, 1919-12-11
Cutting Down the Woods.

There is a good deal of regret at the
passing of the beautiful piece OF
woodland on the farm of Mrs. Eliza
Williamson, a mile or two south OF
Shepherdstown and lying east of the
turnpike leading to Charles Town.
This strip of timber, about eighteen
acres, has long been particularly
lovely bit Of landscape, whether in the
delicate tints of the opening buds in
spring, the grateful shade of summer,
the luxuriant and Hamboyant colors of
autumn or the silent silhouettes OF
winter. The travellers who have pass
ed that way have long admired it, and
for several generations those who
have known it intimately have loved
it. Now it is gone, for the lumber
mans axe has laid low the great oaks
and the sturdy hickories, and present
ly it will be finally cleared and its
soil given to the growing of grain.
Mrs. Williamson sold the timber to ].
E. Kalbach, of Pennsylvania, and he
at once put a saw mill in the woods.
As the trees were felled they were
converted into merchantable lumber,
and there is now scarcely a tree left
standing. Most of the timber was
made into cross-ties for railroads,
which are now commanding high
prices, and the rough stuff is being
worked up into frewood and disposed
of locally.
Another fine body of timber has al
so been cleared near Zoar, along the
Charles Town road. This has been
worked up and disposed of, and only
brush and trash is left to remind one
of the passing of beautiful piece Of
woodland.
Shepherdstown register. [volume] (Shepherdstown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1849-1955, 1919-12-11
For Taking the Census.

Census Supervisor Vim. ]. Knott, oil
| the second congressional district, has
made most of the appointments OF
enumerators who will take the census
in this district next January. He has
sent to the Director of the Census in
Washington the names of 1T emu
merators, leaving fifty yet to be select
ed. We give herewith the names OF
those who have been appointd for JEFF
ferson, Berkeley, Morgan and Hamp-
shire counties:
JEFFERSON COUNTY.
Charles Town-Mrs. Nellie Camp
bell for the town, Gerard D. Moore
and Bane Brown for the district.
Kabletown-Charles D. Johnson.
Middleway-Rev. Jas. H. Haley and
w. B. Hammond.
Shepherdstown-Harry L. Winter
mover for the town and ]. McCarry
Snyder for the district.
Harper's Ferry-G. Gardiner Shu-
CART for Harper's Ferry and Bolivar,
and Charles |. Lynch for the district.
BERKELEY COUNTY.
Falling Waters-Edward c. Rice.
Gerardstown-Chas. G. DeHaven
and George Brady.
Hedgesville-Thomas Reed Butts
Martinsburg-Patrick V. Coffey,
Chas. w. Miller, Vim. A. Burkhart,
Miss Lula G. Thompson, Miss Rose B.
Cunningham, Miss Mildred E. Aler,
Miss Lenna B. Thompson, Harry
Kuhns, Arch Coates.
Mill Creek. D. Payne.
Opequon-Adam V. Ronk and c. W.
Foltz.
HAMPSHIRE COUNTY.
Bloomery-D. E. Eaton.
Capon-J. P. Harness and Robert
D. Haines.
Core R. Hartley and Virgil G.
Henderson.
Mill Creek-Lee A. Clinedinst.
Romney-C. E. Riley and Wesley H.
Mcdonald.
Sherman-Raymond Hawse and
Seymour L. Pyles.
Springfeld-Joseph N. Sparks.
MORGAN COUNTY.
Allen-Oscar B. Weber.
Bath-Charles Hunter and R. B.
Dawson.
Rock Cap-Marvin A. Mccoy.
Sleepy Creek-Luther Kesecker.
Timber Ridge-Clarence Bohrer.
Under a new ruling of the Census
Bureau enumeratorS will be allowed
the maximum rates fixed by law,
namely: For each person enumerated
in the country districts, four cents;
for each person in town or city, three
cents; for each farm reported, 30
cents.
Shepherdstown register. [volume] (Shepherdstown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1849-1955, 1919-12-11
Farmers Meeting ON Saturday.

County Agent Hughes announces
the following programme for the farm
ers' institute T. be held in Shepherds
town Saturday of this week. The
first session will begin at 10 O'Clock,
with H. C. Marshall in charge:
Marketing Mix and Dairy Products
H. o. Henderson.
Use of Nitrate Soda in Berkeley
Orchards-Berkeley County Agent
Teal.
Result from the Testing Association
Al. o. Henderson.
The Purpose of Farmers Organiza'
tions-H. M. Turner.
The Future of Farm Bureaus. b
Huyett.
Why Farmers Must Co-operate-C
w. Blue.
Report of Membership Campaign
w. P. Licklider.
AT 2 O'Clock a ladies' session will b
held, with Miss Sallie Powell II
charge, and the following schedule Is
given:
NV Idea of Public Heath in thi:
CommunityAA Local Physician.
Red Cross Community Nursing
Miss N. J. Lakeland.
Session with ladies and school chill
Shepherdstown register. [volume] (Shepherdstown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1849-1955, 1919-12-11
$500 ReWord.

BY authority of the Governor Of
West Virginia and the County Court
of Jefferson County, w. Va, | here
by offer a reward Of $500 for informa-
ton leading to the arrest OF Roy Reed,
a colored man who is charged with
driving Marshall Burns cattle from
Charles Town to Antietam, Md, on or
about Saturday morning. November 8,
1919. JOHN T. PORTERFIELD,
Prosecuting Attorney.
Shepherdstown register. [volume] (Shepherdstown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1849-1955, 1919-12-11
Wood and Lumber For Sale.

have about ten or twelve
thousand feet of full-edged oak boards.
as well as some other lumber for sale.
Also a lot of slab wood and a lot OF
cord wood. Some can be seen on the
farm OF Mrs. E. Williamson, one and
three fourth miles south of Shepherds
town, at which place you will find me
most OF the time
CHARLES E. RYERS. Agent.
Shepherdstown register. [volume] (Shepherdstown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1849-1955, 1919-12-11
Friday, December II
WALLACE REID
1.-THE Lottery Man"

Who wants dollar? Young and handsome
will anything Guaranteed to DC KIND ana
loving stay home nights. 80
Will be Friday the Opera House. Gomez LOOK! See
one of the biggest laugh shown the
The Lottery Man." Johnson Young famous stage play
who raes himself pay debt and knocked down Tor eight bits
will keep YOU Supported by brilliant cast including
Havley Harrison Ford.
Won have husband husband husband would be
husband picture with fun and excitement than any circus
VIII
Shepherdstown register. [volume] (Shepherdstown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1849-1955, 1919-12-11
Big Orchard Enterprise.

Among the callers at the Register
Office on Monday last was Stanley M.
Fulton, of Morgan county, this State,
formerly a popular student of Shep-
herd College After having served in
the aviation section Of the army ne
was honorably discharged and has
since been engaged with his father in
the management of their big peach and
apple orchards in Morgan county. HI
informs us that eight members of the
Fulton family, fathers and sons and
brothers, have organized the Octagor
Orchard Company and are going into
the business of fruit growing on q
large scale. They have recently bought
two tracts of fruit land in Washington
county, Md, one body of $50 acres
three miles east of Hancock and an
other of 400 acres eight miles east Of
that place. They will set out ap
proximately 400 acres in apples anc
peaches as soon as the land can bt
gotten ready, the principal varieties o.
apples being Yorks, Stamens, Grimes
Golden and Ganos, with a sufficien
quantity of early varieties to come II
during the summer and fall. 1t is al
most impossible to get young trees now
so the Messrs. Fulton will get tht
Seeding stock and do their own bud
ding. This is one of the biggest frui
propositions launched in this section
for some years, but the Fultons are ex
perienced growers of apples anc
peaches and have the means and TIT
ability to make il success.
At a meeting of the Martinsburl
Fruit Exchange last week it was re
ported that the exchange had handle'
during the past season 376 cars of ap
|nples and peaches, valued at 1898,
l91.67. Milton Burr, Of Jefferson
county, was elected a member of tn
board of directors. A good man,
Jefferson county apple growers soil
their fruit through the exchange thi
year and seem to be well satisfies
.,,;f1 tho rac1t1fc
Shepherdstown register. [volume] (Shepherdstown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1849-1955, 1919-12-11
NOTICE.

Estate of David Lemen, Decd.
Notice is hereby given all persons
indebted to said estate TO call and
make prompt payment; and any hav-
ing claims against said estate TO
present same, properly attested, for
settlement.
GEO. NJ. BELTZH0OVER,
Executor.
Shepherdstown register. [volume] (Shepherdstown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1849-1955, 1919-12-11
FOR SALE.

Two No. coon, skunk and opos-
sum dogs; also two frst-class fox
hounds. These dogs are all young
and as good as money can buy. Price
reasonable for their class.
H. H. HORNER,
Shepherdstown, W. Va.
Shepherdstown register. [volume] (Shepherdstown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1849-1955, 1919-12-11
Saturday December Is
BRYANT WASHBURN
IN
why Smith Left Home"

WOMEN ONLY!
H-H-H-H win husband keep HUSBAND
lose husband? the in domestc Want
circle often has its little angieT want
betemaybe worsehan ne used 70 DC!
Shh-h-h See Smiths wife, she knows
MEN ONLY
SSSS Want to know how to win S iai5
want to know why mersaw must be taken seriously and why
YOU never get last word? Hssst See Smith; ne knows
EVERYBODY!
Of the derntes funniest most exciting nasoe
Wahbun in this cokng puaon George Broadhursfs famous
stage PLAY when you Why Smith Left Home you'll wonder why
Smith stayed home. Come =
Shepherdstown register. [volume] (Shepherdstown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1849-1955, 1919-12-11
NO f.

At the May term OF court an alb
solute divorce was granted Mrs Ida
R. Demory from Walter M. Demory.
MRS. IDA r. DEMORY.
Shepherdstown register. [volume] (Shepherdstown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1849-1955, 1919-12-11
FARMER WANTED.

Married farm hand wanted. Good
house, garden, meat, -four, fruit, etc,
and good wages. Write to John Kyd
Beckenbaugh, R. F. D. No. 2. Sharps-
burg. Nd.
Shepherdstown register. [volume] (Shepherdstown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1849-1955, 1919-12-11

Stop coughing! We have Owens
mentholated cough balsam-it hits the
SPOT. Owens drug store.
Shepherdstown register. [volume] (Shepherdstown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1849-1955, 1919-12-11
Thursday, December II
MARGUERITE CLk RK
widow BY Proxy"

Honest goodness Csross heart and hope to de It's no
fun wearing widows weeping for dear departed who new
existed.
fake widow when want to be real wife TO
man who Simply shams"we believe the lady with the
veil Marguerite Clark nabbergaster widow by Proxy
Seei u Youll
Shepherdstown register. [volume] (Shepherdstown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1849-1955, 1919-12-11

AN EsTIRE WEEK OF PLEASURE
good-in fact ha4
complete wecka pictures that measure to this
Shepherdstown register. [volume] (Shepherdstown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1849-1955, 1919-12-11
Monday and Tuesday, Decemoer 1916
JACK PICKFRD
BILL Apperson's Boy"
romance Of the Kentucky hills.
Wednesday, December II
VIVIAN MARTIN
His Official Finance"

They certainly queer pair Of lovers Engaged we'd and
about as they uncle joke y
But uncle the engageme1 only
business proposition the abb and the girl
muchneeded cash.
Mecenary? all Wait till the reasons-and what
happened afterwards
best roles.
Shepherdstown register. [volume] (Shepherdstown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1849-1955, 1919-12-11
BRIEFS.

More sweaters at Schley's.
For Xmas candies, see Boswell.
Buy useful Xmas gifts at BoswelPs,
Oranges at all prices at BoSwelPs.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1919-01-12
URGES EXTENSION
OF METRIC SYSTEM

More extensive use of the metric
system in the trade and commerce of
the United States is recommended in
resolution adopted by. the United
States section of the international high
commission. 1t is, of course, unneces-
sary for the United States section to
recommend to the Latin American sec
tions of the commission anything in
connection with the metric system,
which is in use exclusively through
out Latin America.
In the opinion Of the commission,
one of the main obstacles to docu-
mentary uniformity as between the
United States and Latin America Is
to be found in the fact that the
United States does not make the use
of the metric system obligatory. and
consequently its consular documents
have to allow the use of that sys-
tenn merely as optional. Any uniform
system of classifying merchandise,
however, will require on the part of
the United States thoroughgoing and
complete adherence to the metric
system.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1919-01-12
MORE DIRECT MARKETING URGED.
20 SAVE Europe from fat famine,
the government, through the Food

ing. he should be supplanted by every
available form of direct and co-opera-
tive marketing. We recommend the
extension of cooperative shipping as
sociations, the establishment of city
retail markets, the construction OF
municipal warehouses and terminal
markets. the careful grading and
marketing of farm products with per.
sonal trade marks. the extension of
parcel post marketing. and the es-
tablishment of such regulation and
control as will effectually remove the
evils that have for decades discour-
aged producers and burdened con.
sumers. We further demand that all
food and feed products be sold under
such laws and regulations as viii pre-
vent ono product being bought and
sold as and for another.-From reso-
buttons adopted By the National
Grange.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1919-01-12
Fears He Is Not Eligible.

would you please give me Informal
ton about the farms the government
is going TO give the soldiers? VIII the
land, be given to any soldier tnat
wants a farm. or just the soldier who
return from France? / was one or the
unlucky ones that could not go over,
but wanted to. / was kept here work
ing in the G. NJ. c. When my time IS
up TO be discharged l would like to
get a farm. / will thank you for your
trouble
Gould you please advise me how the
government is going to take care of a
fellow like myself. that has a very lit
tie experience in farming and has no
capital to start with, but am willing
and able to work even a few years so
as to get a footstep for farm propo-
sition. which would be sound basis
for advancement by good work and
energy, by that ] mean something that
will give a fellow start and help
him along until he can take care OF
himself DO you think it is advisable TO
figure on such proposition or is 1t Just
a momentary thought of action which
will never come through
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1919-01-12
Sounded Good to Him.

II thought l would write you few
lines in regard to the information
Capt. Lifcoe gave me. He said
could get a claim, and If you have
anything worth while. 1 am one who
isn't afraid of work and looking for
good opportunity. i am now in Camp
Macarthur soldering. but we are all
going to be mustered out Saturday,
9TH. 1 am going straight home from
camp / would have waited to write
till 1 got home. but 1t sounded good
to me when captain told me about IL.
and wish you would give me all in-
formation about it and what you can
do for me-" ~.
81 believe that you. the Z. S. govern-
ment, the people of the u. s.. want 20
do something practical to help there
turning soldiers get placed back on
the land il they SO wish. / know p
number of my boys expressed such
a desire. Or take my own case: Al-,
though wounded three times. am
still able to do hard work. A grad
uate of University of Virginia. with
several years experience in adver-
Using field. i wouldn't have much
trouble getting my old job back or
some other good position. Yet the
outdoor life over there with the 1&t
Division would make me dissatisflad
with almost any kind of ONCE work.
I believe that will be the experiences
Of many of our soldiers. Not satis1el
CONTINUED q Third PAge.J
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1919-01-12
City No Longer Appeals.

A private at Camp Upton, N. Y,
writes:
Il was born and have lived all my
life, twenty-seven years, in New York
City, but have never been fully sat
isfied and was never really happy un-
less l was doing constructive work
out in the open. / will be released
from the Army in two months and
wish to locate on a farm with my
wife. / have no means of knowing
where to go. except from advices
given by fellow soldiers. 1 have done
a lot of hard work in the Army and
if l should go back to the city would
have no ambition to work there at
all. l want to be on a farm. and
neither my wife nor myself would
have any ambition at all to live In
the city ,,.,,- - '-r- : : - =
And this comes from . privsts N
|. -. Is ny sSRsesss sss IfeSs
ar life aa they hass 5ssk eslsins.
committee OF one. / have been
pointed to inquire into what pl2ns'
your department has made in regard
to this, as the clover kickers' in my
company are all anxious to know.
Any information to enlighten some Of
the boys of the A. Z. F. would be APP
preciated"
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1919-01-12

The present system of marketing
and distribution Is clumsy, wasteful,
costly and inefacient and lends itself
readily to the most offensive forms Of
speculation and control, 1t Jeop-
ardizes adequate food production by
establishing the lowest possible price
to the producers and in turn naming
the highest possible price to con-
sumers. Cost of production plus fair
profit should determine the price on
farm products. Unnecessary middle
men. especially In the retail trade,
should be eliminated. Service with q
fair profit rather than control with
all the profit the trafiio will bear Is
cur standard for tho middleman. Con-
forming to this standard. he should
be encouraged by patronage. Rafus.