Shepherdstown register. [volume] (Shepherdstown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1849-1955, 1920-09-30
LITTLE LOCALS.

She' iSS IoWH on SATURDAY OF this
week by John T. Porter6eld. executor.
mis- Is desirable farm of about 1913
acres and will doubtless bring a good
price.
The commissioners OF Washington
county, Md. have agreed to turn over
to the State Roads Commissioner the
Middleburg pike and the Wllamport
pike both by which were recently our
chased from their stockholders by the
county. The State will rebuild both
roads.
In another column may be found an
interesting article on the proposed
bond issue for good roads, written by
one OF our fellow-townsmen. We are
glad to print IL. and will welcome ad-
ditional communications from our
readers discussing the question from
either standpoint.
The weather has been lovely the past
week, but last night a settled rain De-
gan and as we 20 TO press il Is still COM
ing down. The rain Is needed, as the
ground had gotten very dry. II inter
feres with corn cutting operations, but
on the other hand II will put the ground
in good order for wheat seeding.
Pauline Dick, OF Charles Town. Flea
nor Selden, Of Ransom, Isabelle Perry,
of Haltown. and Gardner Shugarr,
OF Harper's Ferry, left for Nor
gantown the first OF the week TO enter
the State University, all of them except
Miss Dick being new students. Miss
fSrry will study medicine, and is prob
ably the first girl 10 enter that profess
ION from this county.-Advocate.
/ SNhnnt, ~ rh,.t..
trio. arc now without teachers. Wilt
Shiie 8, north of Charles Town. has
| been vacant since TIL resignation of
Miss Sarah Campbell, OF kearne, s.
vile, VINO resigned several " seks ago
to enter the government civil ,ervice
in Washington. Manning's is the
other school not open, no teacher hav-
ing as yet been engaged to conduct it.
The blanks and books for registering
women voters in Jefferson county have
oeen received and some of the regis
trars are already busy with their work.
yesterday registration was started in
Shephercstown, ana E.r0crt Rogers.
registrar tor the upper precinet, Sc
cured the names OF ABOUT forty women
who will be entitled to vote ,Icvem.
Der I'd. Be sure to get your name on
the list.
Farmers have made good headway the
past week in cutting of corn. Those
who have to employ extra help are pay
ing well Tor IT, Corn cutters are re-
ceiVing live to six dollars a day and
board. Those who are extra good
workers make great deal more at $500
per acre or 40 to so cents a shock. An
energetic man can cut an acre and a-half
1 n fa.y
can cut two acres in long day and BY
hard work.
The Anti-Saooln League, which will
use its influence for the election Of dry
candidates for Congress. whether they
De on the Democratic or Republican
ticket, announces its support OF Hon.
M. M. Nicely, Democrat, Of the first
west Virginia district, and Hon. Geo.
M. Bowers, Republican, OF the second
district, as against their opponents on
the other ticket. Their records in Con-
gress have been satisfactory to the tenn
perance workers.
A recent dispatch from Washington
says that Chief Justice Mccoy, of the
District Supreme Court, has signed the
final decree of divorce in favor Of Mrs.
Mary Kenna Elkins, who sued Blaine
| Elkins, son OF the late Senator from
West Virginia, charging misconduct
with a Washington girl. During the
proceedings taken several months ago,
testimony revealed that "Frankie Mil
ler," a manicurist Of Washington, was
the correspondent, although at the time
Mrs. Elkins told the court Of her hus-
bands misconduct. sine knew the wo-
man only as frankie. Mrs. Elkins de-
n q r. fhok hill cA
visit at her husbands urgent invitation
TO take rest. Blaine Elkins entertained
the>girl in her home.
Captain John L. Cook, who for the
past dozen years has been superin-
tendent Of Antietam National Gene
terry at Sharpsburg. has at his own re-
quest been relieved from the care OF
this important post and transferred to
Washington City, where he will be in
charge OF small cemetery near WAL
ter Reed Hospital. He is getting
along in years, being veteran of the
civil War, and he wants a less re-
sponsible position. Captain Cook
and his wife will be greatly missed
from this section, where they are
greatly respected and admired. They
are genial and accommodating and
nave always been most agreeable to
the thousandst of visitors who find
their way 10 the cemetery each year.
We hope that they may find their new
home to their liking.
The Rhodes Scholarship for West
Virginia for 1921 has been awarded to
Samuel Walker Washington, Jr., and
Henry Harrison Cook, OF Charles Town.
This selection was made by the selec-
tion committee of old Rhodes schol-
ars. The young men are graduates OF
Virginia Military Institute, of Lexing-
ton, Va. The Rhodes Scholarship is
awarded upon the college record of
the candidates without examination.
The committee of selection for each
State consists Of old Rhodes scholars,