Shepherdstown register. [volume] (Shepherdstown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1849-1955, 1919-04-17
LITTLE LOCALS.

Engle Station, this county, has beer
sold by E. E. Allen TO T. E. Baum.
gardner, of Halltown, and Frank
Schllling, of Bolivar.
The famous VICTROLAC VARNISb
STAINS, all colorS. also the famous
Harrlson's Town and Country Paints
ana Floor Wax, have arrived at Owens
Drug Store. Special representative OF
Z. |. DUPONT De Nenours Co. These
are guaranteed to be the best paints
ootalnable on the market today.
Attention is called to the advertise
ment of the c. N. Whiting Milling Com
pany in this issue of the Register. Mr..
Whiting will use the columns of om
paper TO keep folks informed in regard
to what he has TO offer and concerning
the milling and feed business as related
to our section. Watch his advertise
ment.
Our friend Matthew Page Andrews,
who is always doing something clever
In literary affairs, has just gotten out
a delightful little volume, entitled
The Americans Greed and its Mean
ing" He has our thanks for a COPY
OF the book, which has already been in
great demand. 1t is the very spirit
of patriotism and is timely and valu-
able little book.
John D. Lowe, who lives on D. Frank
Hills farm west of Billmyer's Mill, met
with a painful accident last Saturday
He was driving a team Of horses pull
ing heavily loaded four horse wagon,
and in drawing the rubber he slipped
and one Of the wheels passed over his
foot, crushing it badly DR.. iSurwell
gave him surgical attention, but he will
probably be disabled for several weeks.
Three small parcels of real estate
were sold at public auction in Shep-
herdStown last Saturday: The dwelling
Of the late Margaret Edwards, colored,
in the east end of town, was bought by
K. O. Miller for S5S5; a small house in
the west end of town, formerly owned
by Ben BranSon, colored, was bought
by Nelson Kittredge for 5000, and a
little house in Rays addition went to
Reynolds Devonshire at $500.
Early last Thursday morning fire de-
Stroyed large brick building on north
Prospect street, HagerStown, belong
ing to Thomas L. Richard, formerly
of Shepherdstown, which was occupied
by the Rupp Manufacturing Company
and the HagerStown Cap Company.
The total loss is placed at $4,000,
the building being valued at about $780,
OOO. The occupants of the building
were fairly we'll insured, but it is said
that Mr.. Rickard had only small in
Surance on his property.
A very quiet wedding was solemn
lied on Tuesday evening at the par
Sonage of ChriStS Reformed Church,
by Rev. DR.. Conrad Clever, when Mr.
Ernest Richard Grove, of HagerStown,
and Miss Ella May Crowl, of EmmitS-
burg, were united in marriage. Both
the bride and groom are well-known
in this city. The event came as a great
surprise to their many friends. Mr.
Grove had home already beautifully
furnished for his bride at $40 East Lee
Street.-Hagerstown Globe.
Peter Robinson, a well-known color
ed man of Shepherdstown, was pain
fully hurt last week at the Blairton
quarrieS, where he was working, by
being kicked by a mule. He was
hitching the beast to truck when it
kicked him in the face, breaking off a
couple of teeth and cutting his face
badly. He was rendered unconscious
by the blow He was taken to hos
pital in Martinsburg, where his wound
was dressed, and he is getting all right
again.
The famous Loudoun Orchard, about
six miles from Leesburg, Va, the con-
trolling stock of which was owned by
H. H. EdmondSon and his two sons,
A. o. and W. G. Edmondson, was last
week sold TO &. ]. Tyson, of PennSyl-
vania, for the sum of $4,000, being
one of the largest land deals ever con-
Summated in Loudoun. This orchard,
one OF the first large commercial orch
ards established in Loudoun, contains
800 acres OF land, on which are plant
Cd 10000 apple trees, and 10000 peach
trees, most of them being now in full
bearing.
A meeting was held in MartinSburg
last week to discuss the location of the
proposed new experimental grading
and packing house, which is TO be
established by act of the West VirginiN
Legislature. Representatives from
Jefferson, Berkeley, Morgan, Hamp'
shire and Mineral counties were pres
ent and urged their respective COM
munities as desirable sites for the new
enterprise. Burns Huyett talked for
Charles Town, and told of the advan-
tages of this section. MartinSburg is
pressing hard for it, and as Berkeley
county'S fruit interests are the moStlm-
portant in the State, 1t is likely that 1t
will be located there.
Luther Arlington, colored youth OF
the Kearneysville neighborhood, was
held for the action of the grand jury
after a hearing by Justice Sheetz on
Monday for shooting Jerry Ferguson,
also colored, of that section of the
county. Ferguson appeared at the
hearing minus one leg as the result OF
the shooting. The facts brought out
at the hearing showed that the two
boys hunted rabbits together. Fergu-
son got two rabbits and was return
ing with his game swung from strap
over his shoulder, when Arlington
took a shot at the dead rabbits. The
charge entered Ferguson's leg near
the thigh. He was taken to hospital
in Martinsburg, where his leg was am
putated. Arlington maintains that the
shooting was an accident. The justice
evidently did not believe him. AIRING
ton furnished bail for his appearance
in court.-AdvOcate.
Last Sunday an automobile contain
ing two ladies and two gentlemen drove
to Wild Goose Farm and asked permits
sion OF Mrs. Jarrett to look over the
place. They introduced themselves as
MIR. and Mrs. Brooks, of Boston, and