Shepherdstown register. [volume] (Shepherdstown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1849-1955, 1921-05-12
LITTLE LOCALS.

DC neld June 9th TO lith Although
the iuil programme has not vet been
announced, it is known that there will
ne delightful numbers. including a play
ana some good musical performances.
The Register publishes this week an
interesting collection OF news items
from the busy village of Bakerton. Our
BaSerton correspondent promises 10
send us news letter each week, which
VIII, we are sure, be enioved bv our
readers.
Last Friday night thieves invaded
the chicken house of c. d. wvsone
at Sudley Place and carried of fifteen
Fat hens. They had stolen ten on
previous visit. Mr.. Wvsong is pre-
pared to give them a warm reception
on their next visit
After enioying four davs Of sun
shine and pleasant weather following
last weeks long spell of rain. another
northeaster set in YESTERDAY. Rain fell
nearly all day. kept it up through the
night, and this morning as we 20 to
press it is coming down steadily with
no break in the clouds
DR.. Hutchison, the dentist asks us
TO say that he will open his Office in
the Register building Wednesday and
Thursday next, Nav 18th and 10Th
when he will give professional atten1
tion to his patients. DR.. Hutchinson
will move to Shepherdstown If he can
get house or suitable rooms.
DR.. Yarnold who with his wife has
been spending his summers in Shep-
herdstown, was here over the week
end, seeking to find boarding place
DR.. Yarnold wears a speedometer, and
the record shows that he has walked
"A 900 miles in the past twenty years
an average of 200 miles wear.
All of her estate. both real and
personal property, was beoueathed tc
her daughrer-in-law, Mrs Bvrle H
Hoffman. hv Mrs. Marv E. Hoffman
who died in April at her home in Shep-
l1crdstown. The will was dated Ian
uarv %. 1908, and her signature was
attested by Geo. M. Beltzhoover and T.
B. Line.
Quite a number of men from Shep,
herdstown went to Kevse.. w. Va.
ing in that place. Messrs. Oscar
Sperow, Oscar Osbourn, Joseph StriA
der, Edward T. Moler. !, Strider Moler
and Walter E. Herr were among tho
visitors from this place. Messrs. Herr
and Osbourn took the degree Of the
Knights of the Mystic Shrine.
Mr.. Gilmore White and Miss Eliza
beth Staubs, two popular Young rcrA
sons of the Middleway neighbo.hood
were quietly married last Thursday
evening at the Methodist parsonage at
Summit Point by Rev, o. d. Lambert
The groom is son of Mr.. ami Mrs
w. W. White. Miss Staubs is a daugh.
ter of Mr.. and Mrs. Edward G. Staubs
The couple will make their home on the
Shirley farm near Middleway.
Miss Helen Pendleton. who so sue
cessfully conducted the Little Green
Tea House on Main street last summer
will reopen this pleasant institution on
May 2lst in another location. She
has rented the quaint little house on
what is known as the paper mill loi
Just west of the river hill street. near
the bridge, and will have two en-
frances to it, convenient for travellers
ascending or descending the hill. This
is most pleasant and attractive place
with plenty of green grass and shade
and open space. and we have no doubt
automobile parties.
been authorized to refund to traction
engine owners the license taxes COLI
lected from them since 1917. A bill
providing for refunding the license
was introduced and supported in the
Legislature by Senator Milton Burr
and Delegate Downs. The bill pass
ed, thereby ending the litigation thai
mas been in progress to resist furth,
er payment of the license tax, A wear
ago threshermen of the county who
objected to paying the license tax
started proceedings before !udee
woods, who issued an Injunction re-
straining the Road Commission from
enforcing payment. The case was
taken to the Supreme Court recently
for final decision.
Next Monday will be a day full of
amusement and entertainment in Mar
tlnsburg. Rosemont Amusement and
Recreation Park will be opened for the
season Of 1921. and special attractions
Will be offered there. The opening
game Of the Blue Ridge Baseball Cir
cult Will be fought between the Mar
tinsburg and Chambersburg teams. and
baseball fans will be on tiptoe with
interest. The Knights of Pythias will
nave a parade and exhibition which,
1t is expected, will be participated in
by from 5000 to 5000 members in
uniform, and this will be a most at
tractive feature. Next Monday will be
a really big day in Martinsburg. and
the. folks of that city give cordial
invitation to their friends and neigh
oors to visit them on that occasion.
A petition is being circulated in
Shepherdstown. and has been signed by
a few persons. praying Congress to
change the prohibitionfaws so as to
make them less rigid, We hope that
our people will not be over-enthusi-
astic in endorsing this attempt to under
mine the constitutional law Of the land
which has been ratified by forty-fve