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Shepherdstown register. [volume] (Shepherdstown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1849-1955, 1920-02-19

near Smoketown. Berkeley county,
last Friday morning. She had not
oeen well for several days. but her
condition was not regarded as serious.
The deceased, whose maiden name
was Bowers, is survived by two sons
and daughter.
Mrs. Sarah E. Middlekauff. wife OF
John II. Middlekauff. died suddenly at
her home in Hagerstown last SATURDAY.
night, aged III years. She is survived
by her husband, four sons, q daughter,
two sisters and two brothers. Mrs.
MiddiekauH had relatives in Shep-
herdstown, including the Schopper,
family and Mrs. Bertha Yontz. Her
mother was Miss Joanna Weis, of
Shepherdstovn.
Augustus Selby died on February
hrst very suddenly from apolexy at
the home OF his daughter Mrs. II. ].
years old. Mr.. Selhy was well-known
In Shepherdstown, having STAYED here
part OF the time with the family of his
son, A. r. Selby, who was engaged in
the milling business in this place.
Mrs. c. e. Sanbower, formeIy of
Jeherson county, died last Wednesday
at her home in Washington, Pa. She
is survived by her husband and four
children. The body was brought back
to her old home at Engle Station, and
after funeral service last Friday was
inferred in Edge Hill Cemetery,
Charles Town.
Mrs. Julia E. Evans, widow of
George F. Evans, died last Wednes.
day at her home in Martinsburg, fol-
lowing an illness Of two months from
paralysis. She was 65 years of age.
The deceased, whose maiden name was
Wall, was native of Winchester.
One son survives her.
Miss Kate McVicar, one OF Win
chester's most highly regarded wo-
men, died at her home in that city
last Thursday. aged 76 years. She
years had contributed articles of un-
usual interest to the Winchester Star.
Charles Henry Anderson, q veteran
b. & o. engineer, died last Thursday
at his home in Martinsburg, after a
long illness from complication OF
diseases, aged 81 years. Three sons
and two daughters survive him.
George Knipe. who lived near Bed.
ington, Berkeley county, died las,
Thursday night after an illness of
several months from cancer. He was
SO years old and is survived by his
Vie and two children.
+ Albert Grantham Sibole, the ten.
year.old son Of Mr.. and Mrs. Albert
Sibole, formerly Of Middleway, this
county, died last week from pneu.
monia at the home Of his parents in
Philadelphia.
Mrs. Wilson, wife OF Kemp Wilson,
who formerly lived at Summit Point,
this county, died last week at her
home in Reading, Pa. An infant child,
newly-born, died the same day.
Mrs. Eliza c. Alexander died at her
home in Charles Town last Saturday,
aged 70 years. Four sons and Ave
daughters survive her. The body was
taken to Berryville for interment.
Miss Louise Kerns, one Of the old.
est residents Of Harper's Ferry, died a
few days ago, aged % years. She is
survived by four sons and four daugh-
ters.
Shepherdstown register. [volume] (Shepherdstown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1849-1955, 1920-02-19
Shepherdstown Jefferson County West Virginia Thursday February
land. The management is no, in,

land. The management is not in,
ciined to exaggerate through its
promise Of an interesting engagement,
and TO back up its statement pulled
out a recent college magazine to show
some local players that Blue Ridge
mad recently defeated Baltimore
polytechnic, regarded by many as the
champion team in Maryland, by a
score OF 80 to 26. Among other teams
In the class of the visitors might ba
mentioned Mt st. MaY'st Better
take care to report at the college
gymnasium tonight at seven than to be
sorry afterwards.
Shepherdstown register. [volume] (Shepherdstown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1849-1955, 1920-02-19
A THRILLING EXPERIENCES.

Among the visitors to the Register
once yesterday we're Mr.. Charles W.
uncle. Mr. Melvin Jones. Of Charles
late John T. Jones, who died here
about eleven years ago, After his
death Mrs. Jones and her children.
among them being Charlie, then a bow
OF hfteen years. moved to Washington.
Snarlie has had some stirring ad.
ventures. He has been in the govern.
ment naval service for the past nine
years, and for. three years durins tine
war was in charge Of the great wire,
less station at Key West, Florida. he
resigned last fall, and after locatine
with his family in Washington. ar.
ranged to take a holiday OF a few
weeks. He thought he would eniov a
sea voyage. so he signed zip at Balti.
more for n trip on the oil tank shin
miiero as wireless operator early in
the year. On January 26th during a
neavy storm of the coast the ship
broke in two and sank in fifteen
minutes: Mr.. Jones was awakened
when his state-room was flooded. He
didn't have time to get any clothing or
any OF his belonging-even lost his
eyeglasses. Clad only in his B. v.
D.s., barefooted and bareheaded. he
managed TO get in lifeboat with sew
enteen other persons. The captain of
the vessel, his wife and two children
and eighteen others got in another life
BOAT For four days and eighteen
nours Mr.. Jones and the others in his
BOAT were tossed about on the stormy
sea, with only few bits OF hard tack
Tor food. They didn't need drinking
wafer, for the rain fell constantly. On
me third day they ran across the can
.ain ana MS party in the other life
ooat, but soon separated again. This
was the last heard Of the Captains
frail craft, and IL undoubtedly founs
dered In a fierce storm that ragged the
Following night, all of its twenty-two
occupants perishing. At one O'clock
IN the morning Of the fifth day Mr..
gcnes's party, by this time utterly ex.
hausted and despairing, saw the fights
OF vessel a mile or two away. One
OF the men tore the shirt from his
back, saturated IL with kerosene, tied
: to an, oar, lighted II. and then waved
: wildly to and fro. BY good fortune
.le signal was seen BY. those on board
@ me snip, and Q seafchlight found the
iMtie boat The suffering men were
- scSese utV Sutp, WHICH WAS the
Ozette, bound from Savannah 20
Germany. They we're made comfort
able and later were transferred to a
snip bound for Baltimore. Their
troubles were not yet over, for this
snip ran aground as Il was passing the
capes near Norfolk. II was finally
hoated, and proceeded up the Chcs-
apeake Bay. only to be caught and
neld in an Ice jamb near Baltimore.
me Survivors OF this experience were
finally landed In Baltimore. where the
steamship company gave them a new
outht OF Clothing and presented each
person with hundred dollars in
money. Mr. Jones lost baggage and
otner articles to the value Of about
$500. He says that this experiences
has convinced him that dry land Is his
oest chance, and he doesn't expect to
go to sea again. He has pretty wen
recovered from his trying ordeal, but
Is still nervous and shaky from ilayins
stared death In the face 40 cIosejv
Shepherdstown register. [volume] (Shepherdstown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1849-1955, 1920-02-19

A fsrmers' school viii be held at
sss s.:s.' sss't r:sss.y srs veg: ss s':s .
siosins e . s o. Fridsy. Prot, seites. g
one .Se Ss; natssn;s Gsss,ssH! and Prof shaw
ee present. The afternoon o. Thurs-
day. February Seth, viii Do given TO Q
discussion Of the pfoposed road ques-
ton. a good attendance 10 hoped fos
--eVefybody invited. =
Shepherdstown register. [volume] (Shepherdstown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1849-1955, 1920-02-19
Winter Weddings.

Miss Marie A. Pittman. dauehte, ~
Or. and Mrs. J. J. Pittman. of Charles
Town, was married last Thursdav IN
DIR. Thomas A. Williams. Of Middle.
town, Va, the ceremony taking niace
IN ". Pauls Episcopal Church. Wash
ington. DR.. Williams is success.
iai young physician, with a fine prac-
nee at Middletown, where he and his
orioe Will be at home February 10th.
Mr.: John Elwood Snyder, Of Sum.
init Point, and Miss Vernie Nav
Srosnider, OF Falling Waters, Berke-
iey county, were married Tuesday af-
ternoon at the parsonage OF the Chris
tan Church in Martinsburg by Rev
Koy M. Schumacher. They will reside
Mr.. Melvin Ernest Nichols. of
Brunswick, and Miss Virginia Eliza
beth Sullivan, of Martinsburp. were
married last Thursday night at the
home OF the bride by Rev. w. A. NC
keefry, OF the Catholic Church.
Mr.. Herbert. Joseph westenhaver
and Miss Bertha Virginia McKinnev
both Of Martinsburg, were married
last Thursday night at the Catholic
McKeefry. W." ~
Mr.. Charles w. Clegg and Miss
Ruth M. Covert, both Of this county.
were married at the Presbyterian
manse at DufRelds on February 9th by
Rev. J. c. Siler.
William Taylor George, a we'll.
known resident Of PhiIippi, w. Vaa
was married in Washington last week
to Mrs. Nixone Kincaid Kranz, Of that
city.
Shepherdstown register. [volume] (Shepherdstown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1849-1955, 1920-02-19

AZ Annapoiis. Nd, on Tuesdsy q
oeieesron needed by Vernon N. SIM
mons: kenuolie:n leader Ia the heuse
1I Ds'esete: Of the Maryland Leeis-
n' ,ssufe' sad includine prominent basi-
nee ana ofosessionai mon from
Tasnlnstcn county. appeared before
include In his suppieme entaryf 0udaet
m appropriation for the curchsss 81
the four bridges that span the Pc.
tomac ct Hancock, Williamseorf. Shep.
herdstovn and :Harpef's FFesfy. ne
Governor vas sssured that Veet VII.
gina would pay one.half OF the paf.
chase price. He promised 10 .eive the.
matter full coaslderaslon.
Shepherdstown register. [volume] (Shepherdstown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1849-1955, 1920-02-19
FOrdson Tractors in Town.

The National Highway Garage in
this place received the past week q
carload OF the Fordson tractors, which
are likely to revolutionize farming
methods to certain degree. These
powerful but compact little machines,
which have been doing remarkable
work since they we're put on the
market four or five years ago, are like
the famous Ford automobiles, in that
they have an individuality all Of their
own. There has not heretofore been
an agency in Jefferson county, and but
few OF them have been used here.
The National Highway Garage be,
lieves that they will suit this section
hrstrate, and have already taken sew
eral orders for them. The fordson
tractor, which is made by Henry Ford
and his son at Dearborn, near Detroit.
will plow and disk and harrow and do
other farm work, and as a portable
power plant will prove to be a popular
institution in the country. II will run
any machine from a threshing ma
chine to a churn-it will fill a silo or
saw wood or pump water and do a
thousand and one chores-all at a re-
markably low cost. 1t is run by coal
oil and has been perfected to the same
satisfactory degree that the Ford car
has. The tractor sells at S7e8, and
the National Highway Garage will be
pleased to demonstrate il or give full
information to anyone interested. You
will be surprised at the variety OF
work that can be accomplished by the
Fordson tractor.
Shepherdstown register. [volume] (Shepherdstown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1849-1955, 1920-02-19
Arrested On a Serious Charge.

Lewis H. Staubs, Of Harper's Fer
ry, was arrested at that place Tues
day afternoon by Postoffice Inspector
.. RI. Connor on the charge Of sfeai-
ing mail pouch containing some ST.
600 about six weeks ago. He was ia
ken to Martinsburg and lodged in Jail
to await a hearing before Commits
sioner n. A. Downs. The mail pouch,
which contained registered mail-in-
cluding cash, Liberty bonds and
money orders-from Charles Town
and other points along the Valley
Branch Of the B. & o. Railroad, was
stolen from a truck at the station
where it was awaiting night train No.
l6.
Suspicion pointed to Staubs, but
no definite information was obtain
able at that time, and Inspector C.
l.. Connor was put on the case. Ii is
said that Staubs soon began TO show
evidences of prosperity, and he was
more closely watched. The merch-
ants OF the town were also asked to
lend a hand. Last Saturday evening
brother OF Staubs left large
amount OF money with a merchant,
which gave the inspector the assur-
ance that he was the naa wanted. A
search warrant was issued, but only
IA pocket book was found in his home
| At his fathers home, however, several
Liberty bonds, much registered mail,
etc, were recovered Stauhs was
Immediately arrested, and il is said
that he made a confession to In
spector Connor. This offense is q
very serious one. and IL he is con-
victed II will 20 hard with him.
Shepherdstown register. [volume] (Shepherdstown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1849-1955, 1920-02-19

Il 10 With mach lsSret that we rec
Morgan. vie -ef a. c: Morgan. Jr.,
Charles HoseisH. Roanoke. Va, after
Shepherdstown register. [volume] (Shepherdstown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1849-1955, 1920-02-19

spselsl sale Of stationery Il ovsns'
drug store.
Shepherdstown register. [volume] (Shepherdstown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1849-1955, 1920-02-19

Mrs. Nevina Hines. aged IS years,
was found dead In bed e. her home
Shepherdstown register. [volume] (Shepherdstown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1849-1955, 1920-02-19

Some little sickness has been in
duced by the severe weather Of the
past few days, but aside from Bessie
c. Hawse, who is now much improved
no one has been i'll enough TO be alb.
sent for more than day or two
However, Hilda Mackenzie was out q
day on account of the illness 6f little
sister in Hagerstown. Ruth Griffith
OF Gerrardstown, and Sara Huyett, oi
Wheatland, who were called home be-
cause OF the alarming condition oi
their mothers, are able to be in school
again.
Shepherdstown register. [volume] (Shepherdstown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1849-1955, 1920-02-19

The news OF the death Of Mr.. New
some Doueherty, nephew Of Mrs.
N. n. Crawford, OF this place. has
been received here. He died at his
nome. 10 Gainesville. Texas, from
pneumonia, aged Is years. Mr..
DoaHherty vas 9 hne youns, man. full
OF lie and spirit. and his death p
greatly deplored. He vas In Sher-
herdstown about I'VE years ago on his
visited at Crawford Hell. His wife
survives him.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1920-08-25
In The Days News.

Hampton L. Carson, who viii pre-
side over the annual meeting of the
American Bar association opening at
st. Louis today, is an eminent Phila-
delphia lawyer whose writings on legal
topics have made his name familiar to
members of the profession throughout
America. A native of Philadelphia, Mr..
Carson. received his academic educa-
ton and legal training at the Universe
tv of Pennsylvania, completing his law
studies in 1874 and being admitted to
the bar the same year. He soon at
tanned a prominent place at the bar and
was called upon to serve as counsel in
many important cases. His profession
al abilities were further recognized in
his appointment by Governor Penny
packer to the office of attorney general
of Pennsylvania. In addition to the
presidency which he now holds the AM
erican Bar association has honored Mr..
Carson by selecting him as its repre-
sentative at several international con-
ferences.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1920-08-25
Little Benny's
Note Book
By LEE PAPE.

Aftir suppir last mite / was setting
out frunt on the bottom step thinking
and pop was setting on the top step
smoaking, and | sed, Pop?
Ware have | herd that name before?
sed pop, and / sed, / bin making up rid
dies, pop, do you wunt me to tell you
one of them?
I'm nootral, sed pop. Meening I Good
if wunted, and / sed, Wy is a respect
able fish like a whole lot?
/ give it up cheerflly, sed pop.
Because its good eel, ! sed
Help, poleece, sed pop. Meening he
dident think it was a exter good one,
and | sed, Shall | tell you another one,
pop
/ dident wunt you to tell me that one,
sed pop. Not saying / shouldn't, so
did, saying, Wat do you do wen you
twist shimpanzee's neck?
Well, wat 10 you do, lets have It over
with, sed pop, and I sed, You give the
munky wrentehes.
surrender, sed pop. Meeting not to
tell him eny more, and | sed, Jest one
more, pop, jest one more, watts the dh-
frents between one side of an erster and
the other side?
Here comes your friend Pubs UP the
street, run and meet him and spare me
fertilizer suffering, sed pop.
WITCH I ran down to meet Pubs with
out telling pop wat the anser was, wleh
il was One sides shell and the other
shells side. Proberly being a good
thing I dident tell him.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1920-08-25
GRATITUDE IMPELS HER
TO MAKE FACTS KNOWN

nearly took me away. Whenever these
attacks came on me l had awful spells
of nervousness and the worst sort of
pains and cramps in my stomach. For
days and days after one 5of these
spells / would almost be- afraid to
touch a bite of anything to eat, why,
even a glass of water seemed to upset
my stomach. / was troubled lot with
gas and bloating and at times my
breath felt like it was cut off entirely.
OF course, / Became badly run down
and life seemed hardly worth living.
1t was three years ago that L
started taking Tanlac, and it just
seemed to be made specially for my
ease, for it brought me immediate re-
lief. Ny appetite returned and it
WASH It long until could eat Just what
ever / wished without it giving me the
least bit of trouble. Ny nerves quoted
down and my lost weight and strength
came back From then until now /
medicine but | have not had one of
those spells of Indigestion and have
simply enjoyed the very best of health.
| am perfectly well in every way and
just couldn t ask to feel any better |
will never forget what Tanlac has
done for me and / would be migrate
full not to tell Others about it.
Tanlac is sold in Brattleboro by the
Brattleboro Drug Co, in South London
derry by George G. Smith. and in ia
maica by r. j. Daggett.-Adv.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1920-08-25
The Swimmin' Hole.
Barre Times

The unusually large number OF drown
ings in Vermont during the present sum
mer suggests the idea that it would be
very desirable for some organization to
take up the matter of providing a swim
ming instructor and have place desig-
mated where instruction in swimming
would be given at some stated hours.
Some places would have the advantage
of being near a pond or lake or sizeable
stream, but there is probably no COM
munity which is absolutely without nat
ural bathing basins, big or little, so that
the instruction could be given to any and
all youngsters. In most instances of
drowning in the waters of Vermont the
reason is given as the inability of the
person to swim at all or his ability to
swim only slightly. Now and then, of
course, there are cases in which expe-
rienced and strong swimmers have gone
to death when apparent conditions were
favorable for them to swim to safety,
the reason in those cases being some
physical condition that prevented the
exercise of the known ability. The
latter fatalities are more difficult Ito
guard against; but the cases of drown
ing because of the lack of ability to swim
could be avoided in large part. To see
That the latter possibility is reduced to
a minimum should be worth while work
on the part of some organization in every
community in Vermont Public instrue-
ton IN swimming under competent SUI
pervision is one of the best outlets for
civic effort. The present season NAV be
too lar gone to enable such an organiza-
tlon to get in effective work, but plans
Tor another summer could be started now
and be perfected in plenty of time for
the opening of the swimming season and
the danger season combined,
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1920-08-25
Today S Events

One hundred and fifty years ago today
died Thomas Chatterton, English poet,
celebrated for his genius, precocity, and
literary impostures.
The annual Iowa state fair, one of the
greatest agricultural exhibitions of the
midwest, viii open its gates at Des
MONIES today, to continue until Sept. 8.
The National Park to Park Motor
highway, traversing nine western states
and forming the longest scenic, boule-
ward in the world, is to be officially
opened today.
With speech at Evansville today,
James NJ Cox, the Democratic presiden-
tlal nominee viii begin weeks tour
that will take him as far cast as New
York and New Haven.
The league of the Southwest, which
aims at the reclamation of thousands
of acres of desert lands in half a dozen
states, has been called to meet in con-
ference today at Denver.
An elaborate program has been pre-
pared for the reception and entertain
ment of the Imperial press delegates
during their stay in Vancouver, where
they are scheduled to arrive today.
The annual meeting of the American
Bar association, opening at St. Louis to-
day, will be featured with addresses by
Sir Auckland Geddes, Charles l..
Hughes, and other men of eminenee.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1920-08-25
GIRLS IN BAD HEALTH.

Hundreds of girls go to work day
after day, afflicted with some ailment
peculiar to their sex, dragging one foot
YEARLY after the other, working always
with one eye ON the clock and wishing
for closing time to come. Every such
girl should rely on Lydia f. Pinkham's
Vegetable Compound TO restore her to
a normal healthy condition, then work
will be pleasure. For forty years this
famous root and herb medicine has been
pre- -eminently successful in controlling
the diseases of women. Why don't you
try it?-Ady.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1920-08-25
Restored By Tanlac Three
Years Ago, Farmers
Wife Says She Still Is En-
jOying Finest Health.

cit may sound unreasonable and
some people may not believe it, but
it IS the truth, when I began taking
Tanlac | weighed only one hundred and
twentysix pounds, but now / weigh
one hundred and eighty and feel SIM
ply fine
The above remarkable statement was
made a few days ago by Mrs. Melvin
Wixon, the wife of a we'll known farm
er, living at East Vassalboro, Maine.
For seven or eight years l had suf-
fered from an awful case of stomach
trouble and had lost so much weight
and gotten so weak that I didn t think
| could ever get well. l was unable
to do my homework and just felt that
it was only question of time until l
would have to give up completely. I
lived out twelve miles on the China
Road, and if / rode into town to do
little shopping, | would break down
and have to go to bed as soon as [
got there, and when / got back home L
would have to go to bed again. | suf-
fered from chronic Indigestion and
frequently had acute attacks that
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1920-08-25

The Reformer is on sale every evening by
the following news dealers:
Brattleboro, Brattleboro News Co., c. w
Cleaveland, s. L. Purinton (Esteyville)
Brooks House Pharmacy, Aliens Depot News
stand, George J. Bower, South Main St
(Fort Drummer district.
West BrattIeboro, J. L. Stockwell.
East Dummerston, NJ. f. Brown.
Putney, M. G. Williams.
Newfane, N. M. Batchelder.
West Townshend, c. H. Grout.
Jamaica, R. J. Daggett.
South Londonderry, F. H. Tyler.
South Vernon, f. B. BufFum.
Northfeld, Mass, Thompson Bros.
West Chesterfield, N. H, Mrs. w. Streeter.
Hinsdale, N. H, w. H. Lyman.
Greenfield, Mass, Greenfield News Co.
Greenfield, Mass, c. A. Hays.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1920-08-25
Todav,s Anniversaries.

Elizabeth Pole, who founded the
city of Taunton, Mass, born in
England Died at Taunton, May
81, 1864.
Prussians under Frederick the
Great defeated the Russians at
Zorndorff, the bloodiest battle of
the Seven Years war.
182S-Jane Lathrop Stanford, who lib
orally endowed Leland Stanford
ir., university. born at Albany
n. Y Died Feb. IS, 1906.
1S50-Discovery of first traces of Sir
John Franklin IS ships.
.1S67-Michael Faraday, one of the
world Is greatest scientists, died
near London. Born in Surrey,
England, Sept. %, 1871.
1900-Bresci, the assassin of King
Humbert of Italy, was sentenced
to life imprisonment.
1916-U. s. house of representatives
passed the Workmen's Compen-
sation bill
19I8-Theodore Roosevelt distributed
his Nobel peace prize fund
among various charities.