Shepherdstown register. [volume] (Shepherdstown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1849-1955, 1919-07-24
LITTLE LOCALS.

teachers for the Kearneysville public
| school.
The people of Charles Town have
started a movement looking to a big
celebration in honor of the returned
soldiers of Jefferson county. 1t is
| proposed 10 have il some time in
August
The inceSSant rains have made the
river muddy again and put an end TO
bass fishing. There are lots of camp
ing parties up and down the river who
are having their fun spoiled by the
rainy weather.
Engineers of the Maryland State
| Road Commission arc surveying the
OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES pike, re-
Gently taken over by the State, and
specifications for the proposed new
State road will be prepared for con-
tractors.
Harry Greenwood, who has been
working in Washington, came home
yesterday. Having lived through the
great war, he felt a reluctance to tax
ing his chances with the rioters in
Washington, and beat ii for home
while he had q chance.
The Lutheran Sunday school Of this
place viii hold lis picnic next Thurs
day, July SlSt, At Island Park, Har-
per'S Ferry. The members of the
church in general, as we'll as the Uvilla
congregation and Sunday school, are
invited 10 take part in the picnic.
A well-known farmer living along
the road between Shepherdstown and
Du,iieliS is very severe in his criticism
Of the methods used in repairing the
Dufields road. He says that dirt and
big stones thrown into the road have
made il worse than il was before, and
he thinks that the county court should
investigate such waste of money.
There has been a good deal of sick
ness in this section the past week, in
the form of stomach and bowel dis
order. Physicians report 4 good many
cases, and are inclined to attribute it
to eating too freely of fresh vegetables.
Those who have been sick have dis
tinguShed company, for President Will
son has been suffering from the same
ailment.
Shepherd College has Just gotten
out some very attractive postcards
which will be used 10 advertise the
school. The cards are nicely printed
in COlOrS and show the main building,
the old college hall and the girls DORM
itory, with the college seal filling one
corner. The design is especially good,
showing these fine buildings TO great
advantage
Damage estimated at $4,000 to the
Observation-Disclosures road between
Lappans and Mill Point, in Washing
ton. county, Md, under reconstruction
Was caused BY q clOudburSt which
swept over that sec -r ~"~1@ days
ago. At least 4 half mile 90 ,lc I'M
finished road was completely ruined,
while . three and a-half mile stretch
under construction was badly damaged.
The Or Kelly orchards near Tim
beTyilie. Va, have been sold to II. F.
Byrd and his brother, Capt Thomas B.
Byrd. the latter JUST out of the mill
tdry service. The orchards contain
$40 acres, of which 2S5 acres are in
bearing apple and peach trees. Capt.
Byrd is managing the property. An
nounC6ment is also made Of the sale
by Herbert s. Larrlck OF a fruit farm
of III acres near NaucluSc, Va, 10
Scott Grant for $4,000.
The Cherokee Tribe Building Cor
pOration OF SharpSburg has been in
COrrOrated with a capital stock OF SlO,-
600 Thomas CHAMPION is president, |
Elmer c.. Boyer is secretary, and
Luther Bcnner IS treasurer. The OBJ
ieCt Of the organization is TO take over
the Red Mems building in Sharpsburg
and Fay Of the debt upon it. The
handsome structure, which was erect
cd som. wears ago, was never fully paid
or. and iatterly the creditors had de-
l.dud 10 sell ii to satisfy their claims.
70 IS now hoped that it may be financed
and saved to the Red Mems order which
built it.
The Advocate says that Canada
thistle has made its appearance in the
ecrior OF the county south of Myers
own. 1t has invaded fields on half
dozen farms, and has caused consider
a5e anxiety among landowners. Coun-
v Agent Hughes sent specimens OF
The thistle 10 the experiment station at
NorgantOwn for examination. 1t was
the Judgment of the experts out there
that the plant submitted is undoubtedly
Canada thistle The owners Of farms
where it establishes itself might as
well get ready TO rid themselves OF II
at the earliest possible date Tor It IS
most dangerous enemy to crops.
Harry Cummings, who is serving q
sentence Of four months in the Charles
Town Jail on a conviction for bootleg
sing. has developed a serious attack
Of Blood pisOGing. His right arm and
side are much swollen, the accompany
ing pain being almost unbcarable. Dr.
Neil. MS attending physician. advised
that he be transferred to the hospital
but this could not be done promptly
because of the delay in getting the
proper authority for the change from
the l.. s. MarshalS Office. The prison
cr's time will be out in September. He
has a wife and two children living in
Harpcr'S Ferry.-Advocate.
A Peerless truck with a hauling ca
Daci,y Of three tons was received by
County Roads Engineer James K.
Hendricks last week from the State
Commissioner in Charleston. The ma
| chine had been built for army use, and
was loaned by the Federal government
to the West Virginia Road Commission
for road work. Engineer Hendricks
has been making good use OF it haul
ing finely crushed stone from the rail
road 10 places where needed on the
| Harper's Ferry turnpike. DepreSslons
in the roadbed are being filed with
| the stone and where any great quantity
of it is placed a roller IS run over 1t TO
make it firm. This treatment is great
" improving the surface Of the road.
County Agent c. A. Hughes asks us
TO announce that public meetings with
| reference to wheat disease control ana
clean milk production will be held as