Shepherdstown register. [volume] (Shepherdstown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1849-1955, 1921-04-07
ITEMS OF INTEREST.

secured Sl,73l of the $3.50 quota
But the Near East Relief organization
IN Jefferson county is not contente5
with its showing 20 date. Or. William
=. Smith, State executive secretary
has just received from Charles Town
a requiSition for ten Of the 500 cou-
pom books, which means That jefferson
county is going over the top bv 4
least 5000. DR.. Smith attributes tn
showing of the county to the cooper.
alton of the churches and Sunia,
schools. Miss Virginia Lucas. OF
Charles Town, is The county Chairman
OF the organization. Faye.te. Green
brier, Mineral, Monroe and Summers
are the other counties of West Vircinia
which have alrady passed the quotas
set for them 10 attain BY June 81.
The Chief of Air Service of the
/ United States Government has directed
that big aerial circus be given in
Charles Town some time in April in
celebration of the formal opening of
the aerial mail route between Wash
ington ana Dayton, Ohio. r. w. Alex
ander, who was instrumental in havin
Charles Town selected as one OF TIL
stations on the route, has secured the
( approval of staging the aerial circus O
the Horse Show grounds ar Charles
Town, by the Chief of Air Service of
the United States Army. II will
a fine exhibition AMI it will be we'll
worth while for everybody in this
whole section to come to Charles Town
and see it.-Advocate.
Revenue officers went TO Dove Hol
low, W. Va, from Moorefcli and raid
ed a mconshine still, alleged to have
belonged to Joseph wilkins, who was
placed under arerSt. He was taken
hrst TO Mooretic,d and later to Keyscr
where he was given a hearing before
United States Commissioner Davis
he raiders captured 40 gallons O.
moonshne and l60-gallon still
which was concealed in a false eel
lar under the waSh-house 1t is
thought that the officers would never
have found The still had they not beer
tipped off. wilkins was held in ST..
600 bail for his appearance in the
United States Court in Martinsburg
April 5.
The brick store building OF D. S.
| Hughes in Ransom, this county. was dc
stroyed by fire last Thursday morning
TIE building was occupied by Sager
Bros, who lived over The store and who
lost their stock Of goods and furni-
ture and an automobile. A garage
and stable in the rear of the store were
burned also. The loss is placed at SlO.-
600, with only $500 insurance. The
fire companies were hampered by a
lack of water, there being no fire. plugs
close to the burning Buildings.
William B. Littleton, president OF
the Antietam Paper Company. Hagers-
town, was exonerated by the Howard
County grand jury at Ellicott City
from all blame in connection with the
death Of cart driver on the Maryland
State road several months ago. The
automobile OF Mr.. Littleton, who was
returning from Baltimore, struck the
cart, causing the driver to fall to the
ground and fracturing his skull The
coroner held Mr. Littleton under bon
for the action of the grand jury.
John Daintyfield, aged S.. colored
was found dead in small shanty in
Wheeling. The deceased was former
resident of Charles Town, and his
death was caused by an over-indulg
ence in the use of pickhandle whiskey
the man having been in a declining
state from the continual use of tbs
spirit, according o an investigation
made by Coroner r. c. Hobbs. of
Wheeling. He is said to have q
father and brother in Charles Town
w. B. Cornwell, president of the
Winchester and Western Railroad. has
announced that the steel spans Of the
last bridge over the Capon river at
Wardensville w. Va, are being swung
into place this week. Near Wardens-
vile il is claimed there are found the
largest deposits Of glass sand in the
country ana it is so easily accessible
that this material may be handled by
steam shovels, thereby saving the ex-
pense Of mining and crushing.
George Turner, a colored man work
ing on the farm Of A. S. Allen down
along the river, captured a grass-hop
per on Wednesday and brought it to
the Advocate Office. The hopper was