Shepherdstown register. [volume] (Shepherdstown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1849-1955, 1920-04-15
LITTLE LOCALS.

gerstown High School team. At the
end OF the ninth inning the score was
a tie. In the seventh inning Hagers-
town got in another run and won the
game.
The attention OF farmers is directed
10 the advertisement this week OF the
fertilizers manufactured by the Wash
ington, Alexander & Cooke Company,
of Charles Town. The Hodges-Lem-
en- Company is local agent for these
fertilizers.
In another column may be found a
statement in regard to our baseball af-
fairs. Read it, and then give liberal
support to the American Legion, which
will manage the club this year. There
is every prospect that Shepherdstown
will have this year one Of the best
baseball teams that we have ever had
The strike of switchmcn and other
railroaders has caused the stone quar-
ries in Berkeley county to shut down,
and a considerable number Of Shep-
herdstown men are thrown out of
work This is sample OF how hun
dreds Of thousands of men are forced
into idlcness by this ill-advised strike
A charter has been granted to the
Aeri-Form Chemical Company, of
Harpcr's Ferry, to operate a chemical
plant The capital stock is 100000. (
/ The incorpOratorS are Hugh Lee Kirby,
George w. Griffin, of New York;
Nathan Spigel, of Roanoke, Va. w
II. Campbell, of Baltimore, and DR.
Claude J. KOoncc, of Halltown.
The board of commissioners of
Washington county, Md, on Tuesday
offered the owners of the Hagerstown
and Sharpsburg turnpike $4,000 for
the property. This is an advance of
$1,000 over the previous offer. II is
likely that the commissioners and the
company will soon get together on the
purchase.
The Register will be sent to any ad- .
dress one year for 81 so. II will keep
you posted on the local news of your
town and county, and will have special
articles from time to time on matters
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coming year.
The automobile of several prom
inent citizens of Martinsburg was
stopped in Winchester one day last
week and searched for contraband
liquor. The prominent citizens were
much shocked and properly indignant.
And no wonderi Why should any
Martinsburg citizen be suspected of
having liquor in dis possession illegal
ly?
AS NAV b. seen bv notice in another
column, Frank J. Beckwith, a popular
young attorney of Charles Town. is
announced as candidate for the
Legislature from Jefferson county He
is a son of Judge Frank Beckwith, and
is clever and capable young gentle
man. If he should b. nominated and
elected we are confident that he would
represent this county with fidelity and
ability.
Z. V. Hull has started an automobile
bus line between HagerStOwn and Bal
tlmore. The car leaves Hagerstown at
40 a. m. and BoOnsboro at $50; re-
turning, leaves Baltimore at 4 O'Clock
from in front of the New Howard
Hotel. The fare for the round trip
is $500. Connection will be made at
BoonS5pro with passengers from Shep-
h.r-a, Nn upon notice given to G. v
Wa Per, of the Hull line
..G county court was in session on
TUGS Il, in Charles Town. The res
.Gratior OF Il. M. Best as road super
scr CT ,arp!r'S Ferry district was
3cccft-i, and the bond of X. M Ever
hart as road supervisor for Middle
way district WAS approved. Renewa
OF the commissions of Frank Q. Trumr
and ID. H. Nichols as notar! publ
was recommended. Officers . con
duct the primary election on May Is.
were appointed.
The West Virginia tuberculosis
League has Just made public report
of its sales of Red Cross Seals in De
cember last. The sales in Jefferson
county amounted to S603OO: Berke- .
ley, S263.90; Morgan, 1854; and
Hampshire, S45329. 1t will thus be
noted that Jefferson leads all the
counties in this senatorial district BY
gratifying odds. The total Weld of
sales in all 'he counties of the State
was SIS, l94.42. This sum VII he uscf
in fighting tuberculosis in this State
Miss Amelia Hopkins was chairman
Tor this county in the drive.
Bones from two human bodies have
been found in secluded places on the
Blue Ridge mountain in Clarke coun-
~ within the past few weeks. One
was discovered under a big rock near
Spout Run by Walter Lloyd. a resident
of that, part of the county. The bones
we're piled on each other under the
rock, creating the impression that the
body had been doubled UP and the
rock placed on top of it, Mystery
shrouds the identity of the person
Light was thrown on the discovery of
,he skeleton found in a cave on the
mountain SIDE near the home of F. C.
Carpenter the previous week Thomas
A. Elsra said an old man some years
ago was often seen walking over the
mountain side. One day. he said. he
asked The man what he was doing. and