Shepherdstown register. [volume] (Shepherdstown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1849-1955, 1921-07-14
ITEMS OF INTEREST.

The Jefferson County Court last
week IN addition 10 othcr road matters
TOOK action on the petition of .Neill
Hayslett and others who asked for a
new road in Middleway district. Hen
~ Dutrow. J W. Blackford and N. w.
Myers were appointed viewers to in
Spect and report on the feasibility Of
opening the road. The road sought
by the petitioners is 10 connect the
Dark Lane with the Leetown- Middle
way pike. 1t is proposed 10 lay it out
through the lands of Bates Watson,
Haysle,t and others.
A large find of silver coins was made
by worEmen digging in the cellar of
an old house at 272 and PA North Cedar
street, Cumberland, once occupied BY
brothers named Rhorbaugh, who con-
Quoted grocery and saloon during tho
Civil War. 1t was thought the Rhor-
baughs concealed the money in fear of
Confederate raiding parties. The mon
ey, found in a pocket among a lot of
river cobbles, consisted of nearly half
peck of half dollars, quarters, dimes
and half dimes, largely of the vintage
of the ffties, and amounting to about
5000. The recovery was made by
Christopher F. Darlick and F. w. Flet-
cher, who, il is understood, made a
division.
Clinton A. Myers, "a years old, of
Middleburg, Pa, employed by the c.
and P. Telephone Company as line
man, was killed almost instantly last
week when his body came into con-
tact with a live wire of the Antetam
Light and Power Company, while he
was repairing a telephone wire along
the road leading from Fairplay to
Spielman's Station, Nd. Myers had
mounted the pole and had been work
ing for several minutes when in some
unknown manner his body came into
contact with the wire He was heard
to scream and in moment fell to tho
ground. E. Warren Smith, also an
employe Of the company, was nearby.
and on hearing his scream ran to his
assistance, but the unfortunate man
was dead.
The church choirs Of Weston, this
State, have been increased by five men,
bers as result of six young men of
that city being given church sentences
Of nine months each by Mayor Harrison
after they had been found guilty of dis
turbng the peace and dignity of the
community by giving vocal concerts in
the main section of the town long after
the curfew had tolled the knell of part
ing day. The requirements of the sem
fences are that each of the young men
must attend some church each Sunday
for a period of nine months. The SEN
tence also requires that each must re-
port to the Mayor at the end of each
month and tell what church he attend
ed and the good he got out Of each SER
vice. ''I'm not asking the boys to do
something | won't do myself" said
Mayor Harrison. 81 believe in practic-
ing what | preach. have rarely miss
ed a Sunday service since | joined tho
Baptist Church several years ago."
The new choir singers are Herman
Braxton, ]. H. Hall, G. R. 'Craley, M. J.
Arbogast and R. L. Moore.
II. II. Harris, ]. A. Cornelius and
!, young man named Forrest, of Bruins
! wick, were arrested last Wednesday
evening by Sheriff Wertenbaker and
Deputies Klipp and Redmond, charged
with handling "moonshine" whiskcy
The trio were taken in tent along the
Potomac river, near Knoxville, and be-
tween three and four gallons OF the
liquor we're found in their possession,
it is alleged. They were committed to
Jail for q hearing later. Following re-
ports that illicit whisky had made its
appearance in Brunswick and in the
localities Of Point of Rocks and Knox
vile, Sheriff Wertenbaker and his dep
Iuties went to the latter place Wednes-
! day and soon obtained g clue indicat-
ing that a distributing point was in
that locality The officers finally hit a
trail that led them to an unfrequented
spot along the river bank, where two
tents were sighted. Entering the tents,
! the officers confronted the three men.
Search is alleged to have revealed be-
tween II and 16 quarts OF wet goods,
some OF which was bottled. The
officers searched the surroundings, in
Guiding small island in the river,
for a still, but in this they were un-