Shepherdstown register. [volume] (Shepherdstown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1849-1955, 1920-07-22
ITEMS OF INTEREST.

Milton r. Evans died recently a. his
home in Philadelphia, aged a. wears.
He was a brother OF Mrs. c.. Lippitt
Renner. Of Charles Town.
Isaac B. Thatcher, a native Of Berke-
ley county, died recently at his home
in California. He was Union
veteran Of the Civil War.
Two men and a woman believed to be
professional automobile thieves were
arrested in Hancock Tuesday in a Ford
car they had just stolen from Earl
Ward in Hagerstown.
Miss Helen Taft, daughter of former
President VIM. II. Taft, was married
last week TO Frederick Johnson Man
ming, an instructor in Yale University.
She is president of Bryn Mawr Col
lege.
The union men employed on the
Norfolk & Western Railway will start
a cooperative store at Shenandoah,
Va. They expect to secure their
groceries and provisions at greatly
reduced prices.
A movement is on foot to ave
the bridge across the Potomac river at
Point of Rocks purchased By Virginia
and Maryland or Washington and
Loudoun counties, with a view to
making it free from tolls.
Scott Knight, a Hagerstown ruffian,
was found guilty of cruelty beating
his delicate little wife a few DAYS ago,
and Justice R. J. Hahn sentenced him
to receive twenty lashes, we'll laid on,
and TO serve two months in Jail.
While wading in the Conococheague
creek at Wiliamsport on Monday
Clyde Roscoe Hawbaker, aged nine
years, stepped into a deep hole and
was drowned, despite the efforts of his
twelve-year-old sister to rescue him.
The July crop report for West Vir-
GINA predicts a wheat crop of 4,l62,-
600 bushels as compared to 100000
bushels in 1919. An apple crop of
6,2l2,00O bushels is estimated, as
against 3,47S,OOO bushels last year.
Henry Ford has bought group of
coal mines in Harlan county, Kentucky,
for which he pays 81 100000 He will
now have plenty of coal for his big
plants-provided that he will build
himself a railroad for Transporting the
coal.
Hon. M. P. Shawkey, State Superin-
tendent of Schools for West Virginia,
has now visited every State in the
union. He spent last week attending
the National Educational Association
meeting in Salt Lake City, thus COM
plotting his round of the forty eight
States.
With the opening of a new section
between ShippenSburg and Neville
on Tuesday, the Cumberland Valley
Railroad now has a complete double
track line between Hagerstown and
Harrisburg, distance of IA miles. 1t
is one of the best stretches of railroad
in the country.
In Baltimore last Monday lightning
struck two big tanks of petroleum of
the United States Asphalt Company,
each containing $4,000 gallons, and set
them atire. The tanks collapsed and
the burning oil spread in every direc-
ton, destroying 100 frame houses oc-
cupied by workmen and their families
Inchcape, a two-year-old chestnut
colt bred in California. was sold in
New York last week by his owner, l.
II. Rossiter, for Sl25,0O0. Samuel c.
Hildreth was the purchaser. This is
the highest price ever paid for two
year-old in this country. lnchcape has
airsaoy won two great races this year.
Clarence E. Smith, of Fairmont, has
resigned as United States marshal for
the northern district of West virginia.
position he has held for five or six
years. He leaves the government SER
vice to devote his time to his private
business. Chief Clerk Thomas Z.
Joyce, of Grafton, will probably sue
coed him.
The Shenandoah Valley Bank and
Trust Company has awarded to A. r
Small the contract for the erection of |
It's new four-Story banking building on !
Queen street in Martinsbure at his hid |
OF $4,000. This does not include !
the excavation and foundation and |
heating and plumbing, which are sep
arate contracts.
Several weeks ago Samuel McClan.
atnan, man % years old. living near !
WiliiamsporA Md, was charged with |
harmIng little girl nine years old. |
ne lied before he could be arrested |
out Sheriff Duffey traced him to Kan
sas and brought him back. He is in |
me Hagerstown jail, where he awaits |
the action OF the grand Jury.
The troubles over the control of the |
city council in MartiBburs seem to
DC over fer the present Mayor G. b. I
wiltshire has quit, having been unable /
to get along with the Republican mem !
oers OF the council, and sent in his ,
resignation. G. NJ Seibert, a we'll |
known attorney, has been named in his
place, and affairs seem to be moving |
along quietly once more.
DR.. Randolph II. McKem, for thirty
Years pastor of Epiphany Episcopal
Church in Washington, died last week
at Bedford Springs, Pa He was a