Shepherdstown register. [volume] (Shepherdstown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1849-1955, 1920-12-09
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The Pack Horse Ford Chapter, N. S.
ID. A. R., will meet at the home OF Miss
Rachel Snyder on Monday evening De
cemoer 18th, at 7.S0 o'clock. Reports
nom the last State conference, held
at charleston, will be given, and all of
'he members are urged to be present.
Mrs. Reuben Jenkins has rented her
pace between Uvilla and Moler's Cross
koads to Ernest Jones, and will have
puohc sale of her personal effects on
December 10th. She will break up
housekeeping, and will probably
spend most of her time in Shepherds
town.
AT the meeting OF the Eastern Pan
handle Medical Association held in
mar'inSourg yesterday, DR.. John L.
Meyers, Shepherdstown, was elected
PRESIDENT nor the ensuing year; DR.. ]
L. SponSeller, of Martinsburg, vice
-. Il III.
Duthelds, secretary-treasurer.
Garland Moore. formerly of Charles
Town, who was secretary to u. s. Dis
trict Attorney Stuart w. Walker, in
MartInSburg, for several years, has re-
signed TO accept position with tho
Kanawha and Cairo Railroad He has
moved with his family to Cairo. w.
Va, about 25 miles north of Parkers
burg.
Freight business has been dull on
the Norfolk & Western Railway for
some weeks past, and il is said that
eight engine crews and four cabin
crews have been laid off. The cigh,
engines have been stor,l in the shops
at Shenandoah. The passenger bust
ness holds up very well. and the ex.
press is growing heavier all the time.
DR.. c. W. Banks reports that Milton
Mallory is recovering from the effects
OF carbuncle on his neck at the homo
Of his brother-in-law, Vim. E. Van
Metre, in Berkeley county, which DR..
Banks says is one OF the very wors,
he has ever seen in his long career as
a practitioner. The carbuncle covered
a Almost the whole of the back of Mr..
Mallory's neck and caused him great
suffering.
Road Supervisor A. l.. Knode has
his force of men and the districts ma
chinery at work west of town. and is
greatly improving the road leading TO
Martnsburg, which has been in
wretched condition all summer. He
will put the road in order as far as
the Berkeley county line il the weather
holds good and will then repair the
road leading to Billmyer's Mill. There
is gneral satisfaction that the road is
being put in order before winter sets
in.
AS may be seen by advertisement in
another column of the Register, the
real estate Of the late M. B. Baker is 10
offered at sale on Saturday, January 8.
1921. This includes the big store
building at the corner OF Main and
King streets, and the double-house 10
the south and the lot occupied by A..
S. Dandridge & Co., and also the resi-
dence property at the corner OF New
and King streets. Mr.. Baker will al
at present occupied by Thos F. Jones.
so sell his brick house on Main street
Navigation has closed on the Chesa-
peake & Ohio canal for the season.
The loading of boats was discontinued
last week, and as soon as the boats
making their last trip get 20 their home
ports, which will De BY the latter part
of this week, the water will be drawn
from the canal. The season has been a
fairly good one for the boatmen.
though some annoying DELAYS were ac-
casioned by several bad breaks during
the year. 1t is sail that more coal was
hauled this year than for a number Of
years past.
Weather is still mild enough to al
low passengers to remain outside the
shack at Shenandoah Junction used as
a passenger station, which isn't fit for
inside occupancy. Several days ago
however, they had to endure the tor
lures of the wretched shack because Of
the rain. The employees of the rail
roads had hard time Of it, also, during
the cold, rainy spell-no shelter Of
any sort for them as they loaded bag
gage and express matter. We insist
= hat the officials responsible for these
conditions should be indicted
The Harper's Ferry correspondent
of the Charles Town Advocate SAYS
Leslie Duke has as yet not been able
TO land the postoffice. He has his
commission and there has been an
official sent out from Washington 10
look over the various rooms that can
be rented to move it into. the present
ostmistress refusing % re-lct IL to
tnem after the change. However. as
hns appointment vet needs the cpnf;r.
nation by the Senate and the induction
Of the new administration in sight, it
may be another will be appointed. In
that case Mr. Shirley. son-in-law of
Mayor G. f. Marlatt. and former post
master William l.. Erwin are spoken
Of by their friends"
The work of enlarging the banking
room at the National Citizens Bank