Shepherdstown register. [volume] (Shepherdstown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1849-1955, 1920-12-09
NEW VOL. 55-No. 40.
THE RICHARD HOUSE SOLD.

The Rickard dwelling-h house on
main street was sold at public sals
last Saturday by Geo. M. BeltzhooyE
attorney for the heirs, and was pus.
chased by Miss M. Coopsie Keplinper
at 5000 Miss keplinger will move
into the property the Vfirsysof next
hf'il and make her home there. This
mouse had been in the Rickard family
LOT considerably over hundred yearv.
lhree generations OF the family were
t"mouS rs locksmiths and lived Ia
the home, their shop being in the ad
Iomlng building, which was a few
years ago purchased by w. p. Lick-
iider and converted into a residence.
now occupied by Mrs. Bell. The first
OF the lockmakers was Michael RicS-
ard, who began his apprenticeship
when but q boy. He was succeeded by
hs son, Elijah Rickard. who is we'll
remembered by old people. The third
Rickard to carry on the business was
James K Rickard. one of the best or
men, who died some years ago at a ripe
old age. After his death his sister,
Miss Maria Rickard, the last of her
generation, moved from the house. and
Il has since been rented. When Miss
Maria died some weeks ago the heirs
decided to sell the property, and il now
passes out OF the family that owned II
for much more than a century.
The lot on which this house stahds
was sold BY Abram Shepherd to Iohn
Blackburn In 1882. The price was
two pounds In Virginia currency. the
conditions being that said Blackburn
should erect on the lot a dwelline,
house not less than 20 feet long and iS
fect wide, and yearly at the feast, or
ST. Michael the Archangel should nay
i've shillings as ground rent In I7Sk
lohn Blackburn sold the lot to Conrad
Bower for 20 pounds. with the SAINT
CONDITION. In 1910 Michael Rickard
bought the property from the widow
OF Conrad Bower for 2S5 pounds Rov-
er had complied with the conditions
of the deed BY erecting a comfortable
dwei'ing-housc upon it. and aiioninse
the residence he built workshop.
Norfolk & Western Men Nav Strike.
A strike vote is being taken by mem
bers OF the Brotherhood of Railway
Irainmen on the Norfolk & western
Railway, and the vote will probably
De announced today or tomorrow.
About 2,5OO men are involved, amonn
them being 80 to 200 employees with
headquarters in Hagerstown. One
rumor Is 10 the effect that the vorS
shows a majority in favor OF striking.
The disagreement between the me8
and the company is said to have grown
out OF an attempt on the part Of
Brotherhood officials to revise an
agreement between the Brotherhood
and the company which was made in
October 1917. The Brotherhood claims
the following: Provision for paw OF
express handlers not in the employs
OF express companies; rates for branch
line service to be on the main lire
basis; increase for brakemen in mine
run service from S5.l2 to SIS IS for
eight-hour day; yardmen handling
work trains in yard limits to be on
yard rates basis; two reinstatement
cases; FIVE claims disallowed, and
several other minor subjects. II was
after the Brotherhood had held sew
eral conferences with the railway Of
fcials and were unable to come to an
agreement that the strike vote was de-
cidcd uoOn