Shepherdstown register. [volume] (Shepherdstown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1849-1955, 1919-09-11
LITTLE LOCALS.

The Jefferson County Sunday Schot
Convention will be held in the South
ern Methodist Church Of Charles Tow
October 30th and 3lst.
Born to Mrs. Porter w. Post, in Bal
timore, daughter. Mrs. Post wa
formerly Miss Sallie Morgan Hodge:
Of this place. Mr.. Post lost his iif
as result OF an automobile acciden
near Morgantown in May.
The National Highway Garage ha
nice exhibit at Morgan's' Grove fai
last week, showing the popular For
models-Sedan, coupe, touring car an
truck. They sold eleven cars an
booked a number Of other prospect
during the fair.
The farmers have been busy cuttin
of corn this week. The crop is fairl
good one in this section. The corr
that was planted e~-'v is much bette
than that which was planted late. La
borers are getting from four to fv
dollars day for cutting corn.
The farm of the late Mrs. Davit
Otto, quarter of a mile north o
Sharpsburg, Nd, was sold at publ
sale on Tuesday. Benjamin Swain
was the purchased at $50 an acre
The place contains 1Sl acres. Som,
years ago Mr.. Otto bought the farm
for $4,000.
Shepherdstown and Martinsbure
crossed bats last Thursday afternoon OF
our home grounds. The game was no
particularly interesting, as Shepherds
town got good lead in the first part O.
the game and Martinsburg couldn't &c
within hailing distance. We won By
the score of 7 TO f.
Thomas H. Alvey, well-kno|f
merchant Of Jones's Spring, Berkeley
county, was instantly killed Tuesday
afternoon when team that he wa:
driving was struck by fast passenger
train No. 6 as he was driving across
the B. & o. Railroad tracks in Mar.
tinsburg. He was so years old.
The intensely hot weather of the pas
week was broken Tuesday, when severa
showers Of rain brought down the tenn
perature. There were more showers
yesterday, slightly relieving< the
drought that has prevailed here fol
several weeks. The hot weather play
ed havoc with vegetation, and the gar.
dens were pretty nearly burned up.
Miss Minnie Stephens. who has been
the head Of the nursing staff of the
Charles Town Hospital for the past
year, has resigned, and has gone to the
home of her parents, Rev. and Mrs H
|. Stephens, in Lewisburg, w. Va.
where she will take a good rest before
resuming professional work. Miss
Archer is now head nurse at the hos
pital.
Jerry Phillips, who was among the
first of our Shepherdstown boys to en-
list in the army, and also one Of the
youngest, has re-enlisted in the service.
He served with credit in France, and
upon returning to the United States
a few months ago was hCnorably dis
charged. He wrote LIS i@'her, Jack
Phillips, few days ago that he had re-
enlisted in the quartermaSter's depart
ment of the army and will be located
in Washington.
Four automatic traffic officers have
been stationed in Shepherdstown-.
signs which direct drivers of vehicles
in the proper direction. Three are on
Main street and one is at the corner
of Princess and Washington streets.
They seem to be serving their purposes
very well and if drivers of automobiles
and other vehicles will give proper at
tention the danger of accident will be
considerably lessened. So far, proper
respect has been given to the iron po-
licemen.
Lawrence Stephenson, well-known
colored man, last week ran afoul Of the
law against carrying concealed weap-
ons. He had revolver in his pocket
which became unconcealed when he
inadvertently removed his coat at Nor
gan'S Grove fair. Constable Willis
Crowl arrested him and took him be-
rcre Magistrate R. G. Miller, who fined
him $4,000 and costs, amounting to
$3.50 in all The magistrate suspend
ed the jail sentence when Lawrence's
friends raised the amount Of the fine.
Thomas L. Richard, former popu-
lar resident of ShepherdstowE, but
who has lived in Hagerstown for a
number of years past, is candidate
for county commissioner for Washing
ton county on the Democratic ticket
We have known MIR. Richard from our
youth I'D and can bear witness that he
is made of the right stuff for this i'm
portant position. His integrity and
ability and good judgment are such as
to fit him thoroughly for the Office Of
commissioner, and We hope that our
Maryland neighbors will land him in
the Office by good, safe majority. He
is worthy the votes of the citizens IT.
respective of party affiliations.
A lady from Charles Town whose
name we forbear from printing, was ar
rested in Shepherdstown last week on
the charge of stealing some clothing
from one of the showmen connected
with the Smith shows exhibiting on the
fair grounds, who was stopping at a
local hotel. She was tried before
r. G. Miller, who imposed
a fine. She couldn't pay, and was
locked up in the town Jail until she
should be transferred to the county
jail. When it was learned that she
was incarcerated in a cell adjoining
that in which colored man was lock-
ed up, Shepherdstown chivalry was
quickly aroused, and in a very short
time sympathetic menfolks had raised
money sufficient to pay her fine and
secure her release.
The opinion is expressed by a good
many persons that after all we have
probably made a mistake in fooling
with State and Federal aid for our Glass
A roads. There is so much red tape
and so many restrictions, and so many
officials have to be consulted, that il
seems impossible TO make any head
way in the real work of road building.
Here's the summer almost over, and
there's hasn't even been call for bids
for rebuilding the road between Har-
per's Ferry and the Clarke county line.
BY the time specifications have been
prepared and approved by State and
Federal officials, and bids have been ad-
n