Shepherdstown register. [volume] (Shepherdstown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1849-1955, 1920-07-15
LITTLE LOCALS.

Inc nrSt Carload OF apples for this
season was shipped from Martinsburs
last Friday. The apples were Of the
Yellow Transparent variety and were
sent from lnwood. These apples have
been selling at $3.50 bushel whole.
sale in Martinsburg.
A play by local talent is being coach
ed by Mrs. Robert Gibson and will be
given for the benefit OF Potomac Post.
American Legion, some time during
the month of August. The play is en-
titled, THE Camouflage of Shirley"
and it promises TO be very interesting.
The first section of the Glass A road
being built between Charles Town and
Harper's Ferry has been completed
about a half mile east from the cor
poration limits Of Charles Town. The
work is being done under the super
vision of County Engineer James K.
Hendricks.
The newly-elected members of the
Democratic executive committee met in
Charles Town on Tuesday and or
ganized by electing the following Of
ficers: Robert L. Withers, chairman
DR.. w. w. Brown, vice chairman /:
James Grantham, secretary; Thomas
K. Moore, treasurer.
AS my be seen by advertisement in
another column, the town council wi!
offer $500 bonds for sale on August
18th, the proceeds to be used in pur-
chasing the hremen's hall. The bends
bear per cent interest and are to run
for 10 TO 20 years. They will be in
denominations of Sl00 each.
The rooms of the Farmers Bank of
Shepherdstown have been very much
improved by general renovation that
brightens them UP materially. A new
floor of oak was laid by John c. Hoff-
man, and M. G. Bast and Irwin Myers
have reprinted the walls and wood
work, The furniture of the bank is
now being renovated.
Miss Vera Neel, graduate nurse o!
the Martinsburg City Hospital this
year, has accepted a position as night
superintendent of the Charles Town
General Hospital and has entered upon
her duties. Miss Neel has made a
specially of surgery, and her work in
this particular line has been of the
highest character.
or lightning, when the cost of a
SPECIAL CROP POLICY issued in
one of the "oldest and largest COM
panies in the world" fully protecting
you is so small? Phone or use our re-
turn postal card and we will put your
policy in force at once. Washington.
Alexander and Cooke. Jos. H. Trout,
sub-agent.
These warm summer days seem to
beget an awful thirst. A few days
ago man from near Shepherdstown
was in HagerStown, when he was put
wise to place where he could get a
drink of good red liquor for a dollar.
1t was an awful price, but he was aw-
fully thirsty, so he foTked over his dol
lar and got his drink. At that he was
allowed only about three fingers.
Two lead horses in team owned by
Edgar d. Conklyn on the farm oper-
ated by him at Wheatland fell from the
overshoot of the barn, a distance of
twelve feet, Wednesday afternoon. In
neck, while the other was only slight
hauling sheaf wheat While the
horses were being unhitched for the
wagon to be run down the approach,
harness and backed through the open
doors in the overshoot end of the
drive-way.-Advocate.
A curious accident happened in Ha-
gerstown last Thursday afternoon. in
which Isaac Wilson, colored, formerly
Of ShepherdStown, was quite badly
hurt. Iron pipe, that had been gotten
from one of the Du Pont explosive
plants was being handled by Isaac and
other workmen, when some gun cot.
ton that had been stuck on the inside
exploded with a tremendous bang
Isaac got the worst Of it, for flying
pieces of the metal cut him about the
face, hands and arms and his clothing
was pretty nearly all blown from his
body. He made very narrow es-
cape from death. He was taken to the
hospital and is now recovering.
1t is expected that there will be a
very large attendance Of Virginia
Lutherans at the picnic and reunion
to be held next Thursday, July 22d, at
Fishers Hill, near Strasburg. Man
prominent men of the church will be
present, including Rev. DR.. F. H.
Knubel, president of the United
Lutheran Church in America, and Rev
DR.. Charles j. Smith, the new presi-
dent of Roanoke College. Much in
terest is being manifested in the gath
ering, and it is believed that Thursday
will be a great day for the Virginia
Lutherans and their friends.
An accident at the home Of Mr.. and
Mrs. A. F. Feltner, near Swan Pond
Saturday evening resulted in Miss
Amelia Feltner, their daughter, being
painfully burned about the limbs and
back. A gasoline engine used in oper-
ating a pump at the Feltner place was
being cranked by Robert Willard, and
in some manner gasoline from it came
in contact with an old sack that had
been thrown on the floor. The engine