Shepherdstown register. [volume] (Shepherdstown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1849-1955, 1920-11-11
LITTLE LOCALS.

Two years ago the armlstice was
signed and the great world War thst
mad devastated Europe for four dread
ful years was ended.
Now is a good time TO subscribe for
the Register, for it will afford YOU good
reading during the long winter months
that are before you. II will be sent 10
any address year for Sl.5O, or six
months for rs cents.
Miss Dorothy Henkle. Of the Mill
vile neighborhood. has been appoint
ed to teach the public school at Man
nlngs, in Charles Town district. Man
nings school had not been opened this
year, on account of not having a teach
er.
j. Clarence Lane has been appoint
cd captain OF Company B, First Mary
land Regiment, Hagerstown, to sue
ceed Capt. Harry l.. Hagan, who re-
signed TO accept the appointment in
tne Regular Army OF inspector OF the
Maryland National Guard.
Donald Clapper. the three year old
son of Mr.. and Mrs. Carlton Clapper
of Hagerstown, fell into a sewer in
that place on Monday. His body was
swept through the two miles OF sewer
TO Antietam creek, where il was recov.
cred. Efforts to restore life were in
vain.
The remains OF Harry N. Walker, a
soioier from the vic'nt, of Charles
Town who died in France on Novcm.
Der ~, 1921, from influenza, were IN.
tered in Edge Hill Cemetery last sun
day. He was buried with full military
honors. The young man was 4 son
of Mrs. lnez Walker.
Luther w. Thompsons big sale will
take place next Monday at his place
near Shcpherdstown. Besides horses,
hogs and big line of farming mple-
ments, ne will sell 33 head of cattle
Is or which are good milk cows. in
Guiding well-bred Jerseys AMI Hol
Stems See advertisement In another
column.
State Senator Frank w. Mish, of
Washington county, Md, and the
largest land owner in that county, in
tends to quit farming. Senator Mish
is advertising his thirteen farms, con
slsting of 2,243 acres. for sale. Hq
was the Democratic nominee for Con
greSs at the recent election, but was
defeated by F. N. Zihman.
Robert E.Fox, much respected COL
ored farmer of the Kearneysville
neighborhood, who has not been in
good health for the past year or two,
has gone to the sanitarum for colored
persons at Denmar, Pocahontas coun-
ty, W. Va, where he hopes that he NAV
be benefited. He Is a good man, and
he has many friends who will pray
for his recovery.
p. S. Millard. the Bakerton mer-
chant, has bought from the Hopkins
heirs lot fronting 100 feet on the
Harper's Ferry pike, just east of
Charles Town, paying $1,000 for it.
mr.. Mlllard, who some time ago sold
MS dWelling-ho at Bakerton to the
Washington Building Lime Company
VIII build himself a handsome new
residence on the lot he has Just ac-
quired.
Voters in Kabletown district de-
feated the proposition to establish
nigh school at Summit Point at last
weeks election. The votes in favor OF
1t were: Five at Kabletown, IA at Rip
pom, and 18l at Summit Point. The
opposition scored heavily at Kable-
town, where l30 votes were cast
against it, and at Rippon, with 13a
against il. There were only II votes
against il at Summit Point.
A new white post has been erect.
ed at White Post. Clarke county. Ii is
believed to be the third since the orig
inal post was planted there nearly two
centuries ago. 1t may be Of interest to
| IN Lnnu, tkot ka
planted there in 1745 ar the inter
section OF two main roads by order of
Lord Fairfax to direct travellers to
Greenway Court. The new post is as
much like the original one as DOS
sble. with an old-fashioned lantern on
top and an electric light inside. The
walnut plank was gotten at Mount Yer.
non through the influence of Mrs. r.
d. Johnson, regent Of the Colonial
| Danes.
Grace Elliott, aged four years,
daughter of Mr.. and Mrs. Earl Elliott,
OF Charles Town, was horribly burned
about the back and left shoulder Thurs
day morning when her clothing took
fire. Mrs. Elliott was away from
home at the time, having gone to
grocery store after having sent Grace
to a neighbours house until her re-
turn. The child went home shortly
after her mother had left. When
Mrs. Elliott came back she found
Grace lying on the floor with most OF
her clothing burned off. and her body
painfully burned. II is not known
lust how the child's clothing caught
| fire, though it is thought it was ignited
| from the stove.-Advocate
Bovd r. Richards, the well-known
fruit grower and apple exporter. of
Frederick county, Va, has placed an
order with Stark Brothers, OF Louis
lana, Mo, for 10000 apple trees which
are to be planted this fall and early