Shepherdstown register. [volume] (Shepherdstown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1849-1955, 1920-09-23
LITTLE LOCALS.

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Vernon Wolf, a husky fellow fror,
Sharpsourg district, was arrested last
week for brutally beating his wife.
Although his wife refused to appear
against him, he was tried before Mag
istrate W. r. Blackford and fined SIS
and costs. The neighbors were keen
ly disappointed that he was not sent
to the whipping post.
Mr.. and Mrs. Harry L. Block. of
ST. Louis, have issued invitations TO the
marriage of their daughter, Miss Anne
Montgomery Block, to Mr.. Hugh Scott,
The wedding will take place on
Wednesday, October 9th. at half after
live In the afternoon, at Christ Church
Cathedral. Mrs. Block. mother of the
eride-elect, was formerly Miss Mamie
Livermore, of Shepherdstown.
Shepherd College boys will make
start on football this season, and
though il is not anticipated that team
Will be gotten together of sufficient
strength to issue many challenges. the
foundation for a good team next year
will be laid. The school has never had
football team, but the youngsters
have been 50 successful in basketball
and football they feel like enlarging
their borders.
Some farmers have begun to cut
of corn in this neighborhood. through
the unusually wet weather OF the past
month and the late season has kept the
corn full green. The crop will no, be
very large one in this section, the
farmers say. while there are some
very Gooi fields, as rule the Weld
will hc only fair. TIE farmers say
that a tTyucht came iuSt NJ the wrong
time and that the cool summer prevent
ed the ears from developing as they
should.
Hon. John w, DAVIS, American Am
basSador - Great Britain, was visitor
at Medina the home of his mother
in-law Mrs. Z. n. Mcdonald. north Of
Charles Town, on Wednesday. Arriv-
ing at Shenandoah Junction in the
earlv morning without notice 10 Mrs
McDonald'S family. and before lunc.
ton business people had started their
days work, the Ambassador negotiated
the road to Media on foot and enioyed
the journey. He left for Washington
in the afternoon. His daughter, Miss
Julia Davis, has been a guest at Media
for several days.-Advocate.
VIM. B. Snyder, Of the National High
way Garage, attended a meeting of
Ford agents in Winchester last week
and witnessed demonstration of the
Fordson tractor. All who saw the re-
markable adaptabilty Of the Fordson
as 1t plowed in heavy soil, drew a now
ing machine and furnished the motive
power for cutting wood, crushing
stone, filling silos and numerous other
chores were greatly impressed, and the
opinion was expressed that the prob
lem OF farm labor will be largely solv-
ed when these tractors shall come into
general use in our community. Mr..
Snyder will endeavor to have demon
stration OF the Fordson at Shepherds
town either this fall or next spring.
The Register last week spoke Of a
crazy colored woman being PUT of
the train at Shepherdstown and left
here as charge upon this community.
The Hagerstown Globe has let the cat
out Of the bag. The woman. whose
name is Cora Wilson, is from Buena
Vista, Va, and the Globe says that the
sheriff Of Washington county brought
her as far as Shepherdstown and here
gave her money to 60 on to her home.
She didn't go, but remained in Shep-
ferdstown, eventually finding her way
back to Hagerstown. We don't blame
the folks over there for not wanting
her, but we don't want her kind un-
loaded on us. Next time the sheriff
r;o IL
pinched.
Thomas M. Lee. Of Cumberland, a
veteran conductor Of the Western
Maryland Railroad. plead guilty in the
United States Court in Martinsburg on
Tuesday to charge of failure to return
war taxes collected from passengers
who paid cash fares. There were 3o
counts in the indictments against him.
The case against Lee was worked lip
by ]. Z. Bond, chief OF the Western
Maryland detective force. In view of
the general good reputation OF Lee,
and the fact that he has eight mother
less children, Judge c. A. Wood, who
Is presiding in the court. omitted
prison sentence and let the accused
conductor off with fine Of $500 and
costs. Lee has always been highly re-
garded and is chairman of the local
branch Of the Order Of Railway Con-
ductors in Cumberland.
How fast can a pig run? This is a
question that has probably not re-
ceived a great deal Of attention, but
Robert ID. Farley, Norfolk & Western
agent at Charles Town. has the answer.
A shoat that weighs forty or fifty
pounds can make 25 miles an hour on
straight run if it has been
properly scared. The other evening
Mr.. Farley was on his way home from
Charles Town on his motorcycle, when
he came suddenly upon gOod-sized
| pig on the road near Duffields. He
hlew hiS hnrn and fhrew the cut- t-nut