Shepherdstown register. [volume] (Shepherdstown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1849-1955, 1920-05-27
LITTLE LOCALS.

Don venture into Maryland in in
automobile after next MONDAY unless
you nave non-s!aring equipment 70.
your headlights. Baughman's mer
VIII eit you If YOU don't watch out.
We are very sorry to learn of 4 60.
r!ous accident that befell Mrs. Iydia
MoleT, OF ReeGSon. this county. She
fell some days ago and fractured one
OF her hips. entirely disabling her for
some time 10 come.
The Berkeley County Farm gr-.,r
at its meeting on SATURDAY. last cle,t.
ed the following officers for the ensu.
inS year: President, |. ID. NanNe,rs.
secretary. J. G. DeBaugh; treasurer,
Edgar L. Henshaw.
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scalp free from dandrun.
Walter E. Herr went to Buffalo. \
l., last Saturday to get a car for fine
National Highway Garege. He took
in Niagara Falls while he was thai
Asar, as he found that the falls run on
Sundays Just the same as on week
days.
Under law just passed by Con.
greSs, no veteran of the Civil War will
receive less than $50 a month, and no
widow less than $50 The new act
becomes effective July LIST. Large in
creaSeS are also granted TO persons
crippled in the service.
The work of improving the Sharps-
burg and Hagerstown pike, recently
purchased by the commissioners of
Washington county, Md, has been
started. 1t is expected TO put the road
in first-class order, though the work
may not be completed Immediately.
George Hartzell, one of the popular
teachers of the Leetown public school.
entertained his pupils at pleasant
party at his home in Shepherdstown
last Friday night A considerable
number of young folks from the Lee
town neighborhood were present and
spent a delightful evening.
An apple orchard of IS acres, with
100 peach trees between the apple
rows, has been planted out on the Re
treat farm, owned BY G. S. Callan. on
the Shenandoah river, two miles south
of the Bloomery, the work having been
finished a few days ago. Mr.. Callan
intends to plant about 70 acres adj
tional land to orchard on the same
farm next fall.
Local dealers are offering around so
cents pound for wool, but the market
is very uncertain. There was a con-
siderable slump in prices on the Boston
market last week, when large quaint
ty of wool belonging to the British
government was offered for sale. A
total of 1860 bales was put up, but
only $500 were sold, the price break
ing from 10 to 20 per cent.
We call attention to the advertise
ment of w. A. Daniel elsewhere in this
parer. Mr.. Daniel has organized the
Charles Town Real Estate and lnsur-
ance Agency in that place, with Office
in the Sad!er Block, Main street, and
will do a general insurance and real
estate business. He will give prompt
attention to all business and will ap-
preclate a share of the public patron
age
Walter w. Winters, who was recent
ly appointed town sergeant by our
council, has entered upon the discharge
of his duties and is giving attention
to corporation affairs. He has given
warning that the automobile laws must
be obeyed, but ii is likely that he will
vioators shall be convinced that he
means business. There's plenty of
work for the sergeant if he keeps his
eyes open-and his cars and nose.
There will be a talk on the doctrines
of the Church of the New Jerusalem,
whose members are sometimes wrong
ly called Swedenbergians, Friday
night Of this week at 7 O'Clock by Rev.
Mr. Pulseford, of San Antonio, Texas.
He will give a short informal talk to
explain how the New Church looks
at the most vital things that concern
everybody every day. The meeting
will be held in the old college build
ing-where the Red Cross meets-and
everybody will be cordially welcome.
The showers that prevailed several
DAYS this week interfered with corn
planting operations, but the work is
being pushed along between times.
Corn that was planted last week is be-
ginning to come up, but a cut-worm
seems TO be waiting for every stalk and
a good deal of damage has been done
by these pests, which thrive best in
cool, damp weather. The unfavorable
weather conditions and the great scar
city of help will cause some curtail-
ment of the acreage of corn to be
planted this spring.
A decree of absolute divorce was
granted on May 10Th in the First
Judicial District Court at Carson City.
Nevada, in favor of Mrs. Louise B.
Moore against George d. Moore, for
merly of Charles Town. The plaintiff
was the only witness in the case; the
ground of the suit was cruelty. She
was awarded the custody of the child
- A Moore The