Shepherdstown register. [volume] (Shepherdstown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1849-1955, 1919-06-26
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man as his successor.
The Jefferson County Court held
special session last Friday with Presi
dent Nelson R. Roberts and Commits
sioners Chas. H. Moore, Logan
Shut and Charles D. Wysong present
The contract with County Agriculture
Agent c. A. Hughes was closed, anC
various claims against the county wer,
ordered paid.
Burnett Wilmington, who was EN-
ployed at the 'Kearneysville Creamery
was pretty badly scalded last Saturday
when the top Of condenser blew of
and threw hot milk over the upper par
Of his body. He had but recently re
turned from France, and escaped in.
jury at the hands of the Germans only
TO be knocked out at Kearneysville
DR.. Lucas rendered medical attention.
Geo. W. Cross, who lives just over
the county line west of Shepherdstown
has suffered the loss Of one of his
fingers. Several months ago Mr.. Cross
had his hand injured while getting
out stone for the county road, and il
became infected and blood poison sci
in. The injury refused to yield to
treatment and he finally had the finger
amputated. We hope that he may
now speedily be rid Of the trouble.
DR.. w. W. Brown reports that the
Salvation Army drive in Jefferson coun-
ty yielded the sum OF 664.77-the ap-
portionment for the county was $1,000.
Charles Town gave SlSl98, Shep-
herdstown S15S.0l, Duffelds $4,000,
Moler's S51.0O, Shenandoah Junction
S5227, Leetown $500, Bardane
$500, Halltown $500, Summit Point
S62.71, Mechanicstown S925, Bolivar
S32.05, Uvilla 5000, Harper'S Ferry
$1,000.
Before Referee W. H. Thomas in
Martinsburg last week, Attorney
Charles n. Campbell appeared in be-
half OF John R. Billmyer, of Denver,
Colorado, in petition asking for
authority to institute suit in the JEFF
ferson Circuit Court against former
Sheriff J. D. Billmyer, of Jefferson
county, now bankrupt, TO compel him
TO set aside certain number Of shares
OF the Virginia and Maryland Bridge
Company which, it is alleged, Billmyer
transferred to his wife while insolvent.
Attorney F. L. Bushong, Of Charles
Town, represents the plaintiff.
Mr.. and Mrs. R. D. Shepherd staged
a great play last week in the million
dollar gardens in Los Angeles, Cali
fornia, OF W. A. Clark, Jr., the Copper
King OF Montana Mr.. Shepherd
starred as Shylock in the Merchant OF
Venice, and some OF the leading actors
in America took part in the play. An
enormous sum was raised for the
benefit of the fatherless children OF
France. Mrs. Shepherd did not play,
as she couldn't put the performance
on and act also. The per. FINANCE
was a notable one and was witnessed
by many distinguished persons.
Martinsburg is arranging for a great
homecoming celebration in honor of
the soldiers and sailors of Berkeley
county on July 4th. There will be an
all-day celebration, beginning at $50
a. n. and continuing until midnight.
There will be an athletic meet, auto
mobile and motorcycles races, banquet
to the soldiers, grand street pageant,
presentation of medals, noted speak
ers will deliver addresses, band con-
certs, great display OF fireworks, mill
,ary ball and other features. Every
body is cordially invited and good
time is promised.
The Hagerstown and Frederick
Electric Railway Company has made
2 proposition 10 the city Of Hagerstown
to furnish it electric current at rate
which will save the city, which now
operates its own plant, $4,000 year.
This sounds very attractive, and yet
there would probably be times when
the people would rather have light and
power than $4,000. Shepherdstown
5 often cut Of from all current just
because this same company cannot
BRING itself to spend the few dollars
necessary TO install a couple OF switch
es controlling the current. Last FIJI
day night, for instance, there was no
light al all because a crossed wire north
Of town shut of the whole electric
system.
A patriotic service will be held in
Shepherdstown on the 4th OF July un-
der the auspices OF Pack Horse Ford
Chapter Of the D. A. R., in front OF the
old college building, beginning at $50
:. n. The program will be as follows:
Invocation BY Rev. William Rogers;
singing, America" salute 10 the flag;
D. A. R. ritual; prayer BY Rev. /. D.
Norman; reading by II. 1. Snyder;
address BY Rev. S. I. Flickinger; sing
ing. "Star-SpangIed Banner" Ameri-
can Greed, Rev DR.. Charles Ghiselin;
benediction by Rev. J. W. Ware. The
exercises will Be brief, so that persons
who desire may attend other celebra-
tons, but il is hoped that the people
generally will attend them and take
part.
Willis Crowl, Of Shepherdstovn, has
been appointed an automobile traffic
oaicer for Jefferson county and special
constable for This district, and it will
be his duty 10 look after offenders
against the automobile laws He made
his first arrest last Friday, when he
took into custody Charles Schley, a
colored man who has been racing daily
through the Main street with a truck
load OF colored lzborers from the Blair
guzrries. Magistrate Miller fined
Schley FIVE dollars and costs. Other
reckless drivers have been named and
Mr.. CroEl announces that he will see
thar the trafic regulations are en-
forced. The general public vii! be
considerably relieved to have fast driy-
ing through our streets and on our
public roads stopped.
Boiling Gait. OF Washington, Who
recently purchased the Blunt cemen;
mill farm OF 81 acres just east Of Shep-
hertstoEn, along the Potomac river, IS
nephew OF Mrs. Wilson, wife Of
President Wilson. He has frequently
visited Mr. and Mrs. r c. Ringg0Lt
al Bellevue Farm, and II vas through
them that ne became interested IN