Shepherdstown register. [volume] (Shepherdstown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1849-1955, 1921-10-06
ITEMS OF INTEREST.

SSHooiS VI SuHlOSildHu, mQ., LOT tiS
ensuing winter have been made at
S4.l0 a Ton.
z. E. Baker, agent for the B. & O.
Railroad at Summit Point for several
years past, has been appointed to the
agency at Strasburg Junction, Va.
A bronze equestrian statue OF Stone
wall Jackson, the great Confederate
general, will be unveiled on Wednes-
! day, October 10th, in Charlottesville,
Va. The Grand Camp of Confederate
Veterans of Virginia will be in ses-
sion in Charlottesville at that time, and
very interesting programme will be
carried out in connection with the
unwilling.
The Clarke county board of super
visors have determined to limit the
use Of heavy trucks in crossing the
Shenandoah bridges in that county.
The motor bus from Winchester, Ber-
ryville and Bluemont will be taxed one
dollar day for crossing the Cas-
tleman's Ferry bridge. 1t had been
paying 500 a year toll up to this
time.
Harrison Cooke and S. Walter Wash
ington, Jr., of Charles Town, sailed tine
first of the week from New York for
England, where they will enter Oxford
University. They won Rhodes scholar
ships, which entities them u three
years OF postgraduate work in that
institution. Mr.. Washington will en-
ter the law school and Mr.. Cooke will
specialize in chemistry.
The old barn on the Bcall farm, now
owned by K. Stanley Dutrow, near
Flowing Spring, in Charles Town dis
trict, was torn down a few days ago.
Mr.. Dutrow has just completed large
new bank barn, making the old build
ing useless to him. The great age of
the old structure is indicated by the
fact that only handmade spikes were
used in the floors and weather board
ing. Mr.. Dutrow believes the barn
was at least hundred years old.
Having imposed fines totalling more
than $1,000 and prison sentences rum
ming nearly to so years, Judge w. E.
Baker adjourned Federal Court in Mar
tlnS6urg last Thursday after eight
days crowded with business. The
last act of the Judge before adjourn
ment was 10 sign an order directing
the government chemist to DESTROY all
evidence in the form of liquor which
mad been sent to him for ANALYSIS and
which had been produced by him in
court.
Ira c. Allstadt, a native of the Har-
per's Ferry vicinity, who has been in
business in Memphis, Tennessee, for
nearly twenty years. returned to the
county recently, bringing his fam
lily of wife and four children with him
in an automobile. For some wears
after going to Memphis Mr. Alistadt
was IN the bakery business, and later
bought a garage and conducted it for
the past five or six years. He has
sold out all his interests in Memphis,
ana VIII locate elsewhere in business.
A young woman from Allepany.
Md, created sensation at a dance in
rroStourg the other night, when she
appeared on the floor Scantily clad.
and, according to spectators, had little
or nothing on. With black slippers and
black stockings rolled six inches be-
low the knees, and shoulders and BODY
covered with blue draped coat, the
young woman is alleged to have dis
played much immodesty while dancing
with several young men. Her actions
ana manner of dress was brought TO
the attention of the management and
She was requested to leave the hall
at once.
William Whetzel and his Swear
old son are dead from having been
overcome by the fumes of a blast in
well being dug on the Whetzel farm.
near Moorefeld, w. Va, last Saturday
After the blast went off the bow wanted
TO go down to the bottom of the well
10 see what 1t had done. He was let
down IN tub by a windlaSs. He fill
cd the tub with rocks and started I'D.
When he was overcome by gas, falling
out OF the tub. The father insisted on
gong down after him, and he, too, was
overcome, both dying on the bottom of
me we'll Several others who ATTEMPT
ed to rescue them were overcome. but
the others got out and revived after
some effort Whctzcl is survived bv
his widow and eight children.
:. J. W. Dixon. recently appointed DO
hceman ar Funkstown, Md, went on
rampage in that town the other NIGHT
and threatened to lock I'D evervbodv
IN the town. Dixon first appeared in
me store OF r. G. Williams and after
declaring he was "the supreme ruler
OF tunkstown," telephoned to Sheriff
kicfard Duffey, Hagerstown, that a
rlo1 was IN progress in Funkstown.
oherih Dufey, Deputy Sheriff Cramp-
ION and state Policeman Gearahrt hur-
ried 10 funkstown and found Dixon in
1he pubic square. surrounded hv
croWd or $50 persons. Dixon command
ca tne sheriff TO arrest the whole crowd
ana take them to Jail The sheriff. NOT
ing DiXon's condition, assisted bv his
oeputies. finally induced the officer TO po
TO his home. whereunon the crnu.I