Shepherdstown register. [volume] (Shepherdstown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1849-1955, 1920-01-15
ITEMS OF INTEREST.

IN. w. Jones, former resident of
martinsburg, died recently in Johns
town, Pa, aged SO years.
Billy Sunday, the famous evange-
list, will conduct a hve-week's cam
paign in Bluefeld, W. Va, beginning
about April LIST.
Charles w. Barbour, a native OF
Berkeley county, died last week at his
home in Chambersburg, Pa, aged so
years. He is survived by his wife
and two daughters.
Lewis county has a man who began
last year with 80 sheep. He bred II
ewes, weaned Is lambs and raised "a
OF them. He sold "a head for S47O,
besides Sl04 worth OF wool and still
has % head Of sheep, one having died
during the year.
Staley's Garage in Hagerstown-
real estate, property, stock fixtures
and good will-has been sold 10 a
company of Washington men. E. F.
French, formerly with the Ford Motor
Company in Washington, will be the
resident manager.
Mrs. Virginia Clayton Tabler,
widow Of Corbin H. Tabler, died last
Wednesday at her home near Smoke
town, Berkeley county, after eight
months illness of canncer. The de-
ceased was 60 years OF age and is sur
vived by the following children: Mrs.
Charles H. Lemaster and Mrs. Mildred
Dopson, of Akron, O.; Ernest c. Ia
bier, Of Warrington, w. Va; Royal
B. Tabler and Mrs. Milton VanMetre,
OF Berkeley county.
Unable to reach a verdict, the jury
in the case of w. G. Hall, prohibition
inspector, charged with the killing Of
Lawrence Hudson during a raid on
bootleggers, was dismissed at Manas-
sas, Va. A third trial was ordered,
set for April 5, and Hall released on
$500 bail. Cases against Deputy
Inspectors w. G. Dunleavy, Harry F.
Sweet and ]. H. Sullivan, jointly in
dicted with Hall, were noble pressed.
The jury was out 1S hours, and is un-
derstood to have stood nine for convic-
ton against three for acquittal
Clarke county people are reported to
be in state of mild excitement over
the prospect of having among them
Chas. M. Scbwab, the noted steel
magnate, and Rear-AdmiraI Carey
Grayson, personal physician to Presi-
dent Wilson. Both have had agents
looking over farms up there with a
view to making a purchase-unless
they weakened before negotiations are
completed. 1t is understood that Ad-
miral Grayson will use the estate he is
seeking, il he buys, as country home.
Mr.. Schwab, it is said, will do like
vise, but will also breed high-srade
stock.
The fame Of being the tallest Chin
ney in the world has not remained
long with any one structure in the last
few years. For a time the stack at
Saganoseki, Japan, which is $40 feet
high, overtopped all others, says Pop
ular Mechanics. Then came the
chimney OF large smelling company
at Tacoma, Washington, which is 572
feet 10 inches in height. Recently, q
chimney has been completed at Ana
eonda, Montana, that SURPRISES all
others. 1t is SIS feet high. and has a
inside diameter Of IS feet at the base
and Of 90 feet at the top. The Ia
coma stack is 80 feet at the base and
70 feet II inches at the top.
At the annual meeting OF the stock
holders Of the Hagerstown Fair A.
ISOLATION last Saturday the following
ofacers were elected for the unsuins
year: President, Daniel H. Staley,
Breathedsville; vice-president, DR.. !.
Hubert Wade, Boonsboro; recording
secretary, J. Chalmers Reed, Haeers-
town; corresponding secretary, Palm
er Tenant, Hagerstown; directors,
". Merrick Huyett. Frank r. Brew
er, Milton w. PorterHeld, Robert B.
Rench, William D. Clarkson, Harry e.
Bester, Charles S. Lane, Jr.. Vernon
N. Simmons, Samuel P. Angle and
Harry e. Baker. 1t was announced
that during the year $4,000 Of the
debt was paid of.
There will be meeting OF the sheep
and wool growers of West Virginia at
the Department Of Agriculture at
Charleston January 81, 1920, for the
purpose OF organizing a West Vir-
Siria wool growers association with