Shepherdstown register. [volume] (Shepherdstown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1849-1955, 1919-06-12
LITTLE LOCALS.


providing that a captured German can
non be donated to Shepherdstown.
The Washington County Fish Pro-
tective Association last Saturday placed
$4,000 small mouth bass aud $4,000
rainbow trout in the Potomac river and
the county streams.
The window Of Owens drug store in
the Register building has attracted a
good deal of attention the past week,
because of the display of relics and
souvenirs of the world war There a
great many interesting articles on ex-
hibit.
Three severe thunderstorms Satur-
day and Sunday brought heavy showers
Of rain and made timid folks a bit ner-
vous, but no especial damage was done
in this neighborhood. Three horses
belonging TO Clement Ramsburg in,
Arden district of Berkeley county were
struck by lightning and instantly kill
ed.
The annual farmers picnic last
Thursday at |. D. WANDERERS farm
near KearneySville was great success,
an interesting programme being rem
dered to the edifcation of several
thousand visitors. Addresses were
made by Governor John ]. Cornwell,
W. D. linn, c. R. Titlow, Orlando Har-
rison, D. o. Graybill, Mr.. Knapp and
others, and they were listened to at
tentively by a large audience. The
speakers were introduced by Prof. J.
D. Muldoon, of ShepherdStown. 1t is
likely that the next picnic will be held
at Morgan's Grove.
We are in receipt of a pleasant letter
from Mrs. Frederick Whiting, of
Kansas City, Mo-, who was formerly
Miss Mary Lentz, of Shepherdstown.
She writes that her brother, Hualpha
Lentz, has just returned from France,
where he fought the Germans for two
yearS-a year and a-half of this time
he was with the British army He is
10 be mustered out of the service at
Camp Funston. John Lentz is still in
Germany with the army of occupation.
Mr.. and Mrs. Whiting are living in the
Hotel Muehlebach in Kansas City.
The growing wheat is taking on
golden tinge now, and harvest will soon
be here. The wheat stands up well,
and the heads are filling Splendidly.
The prospects are for one of the largest
crops our county has ever known, as it
is a rare thing to see poor field of
wheat this season. No more rain is
needed. so far as the wheat is concern
ed. The growing corn is doing very
we'll and is growing rapidly under the
favorable weather conditions. There
is also prospect for large hay crop.
The grass is growing luXuriantly,
though there is complaint that it has
more weeds in it than usual.
In an interesting letter from Mr.. E.
Hayward Bowly, who has been at AS
bury Park the past spring, he informs
us that his son, L. Vaag1al Bowly,
who has been with the American Army
in France, has had a bit Of iSrd luck.
He was under orders to return home
and was at ST. NaZaire ready to embark
when he was stricken with pneumonia.
When Mr. Bowly heard from him last
he was in the hospital at St. Nazaire.
We hope that he may soon be entirely
we'll Hayward Bowly, Jr., was also
in the army, but has been discharged
and has returned to Alaska. Mr.. Bow
" writes that his mother, who is IS
years of age, is holding her own and is
we'll as could be expected.
H. C. Marten, the hardware dealer
on Main street, has been the loser by
two unusual accidents the past week.
n nd hi
going along the street the horse kicked
a stone, or a wheel of the buggy hurl-
ed il, and it struck and broke. a good
sized glass in the store front. Tues
day an automobile was going along the
street at a good gait when it struck
stone and threw it against large plate
glass window in the front of the store,
breaking a hole in it and cracking the
glass badly Mr.. Marten, of course,
has to bear the loss, as the drivers
OF the vehicles had no knowledge OF the
trouble they caused. And he is afraid
that what has happened twice Will hap
pen three times.
The machiniStS on the Norfolk &
Western Railway have gone out on
strike on the several divisions OF the
road. and business is seriously en-
barrassed. The strike started at Will
Coe, near Bluefeld, because an inef-
fcient workman was discharged, and
all along the line the men quit workl
without regard TO their contract with
the railroad. That they went on strike
without sufficient justification is shown
hv the fact that the American Fedora
ion of Labor. with which they are al
filiated, condemned their action and
ordered them back to work. They re-
fused to do this and freight business
is practically at a standstill, though
the passenger trains are running as
usual. The losses in wages to the men
who have so foolishly quit work will
probably run into millions of dollars.