Shepherdstown register. [volume] (Shepherdstown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1849-1955, 1921-05-19
LITTLE LOCALS.

"'> q ouSHel tne past week. and is
quoted TO-DAY at Sl.37. Corn is quoted
To-Day at 81 cents, gain OF two cents
TUESDAY one OF the SOO-pound
weights attached TO the town clock fel,
with bang, breaking partly through
the floor. The rope had become frav,
ed and worn and finally broke. f. r
Hill Is putting new ropes in place to-
day
Next Thursday Charles Town will
have its annual corporation election.
and at the same time will vote on the
question of changing its name, from
Charles Town to Charles CITY. IF we
are TO Judge from newspaper comment
and discussion, there will not be many
votes favoring the change
Based on its mileage of Glass A
roads, this countv's quota Of the SIS.
100000 bond issue authorized bv ar
act of the Legislature lust adjourn
ed will be S22S,4 Jefferson has II
miles of roads in A class. Berkelep
county has 76 miles of Glass A roads
and her allotment Of bond money vii
be S224.530.
The Charles Town citv council has
granted the Improved Order OF Red
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ten commandments-the one that saws
Remember the Sabbath to keep u
! lholy''-by granting permission to plaY
baseball on SUNDAY. This means that
several others will be broken at the
same time. Shame!
The National Highway Garage ia
demonstrating the FordSon tractor anc
the Oliver disc plow todav on the Riori
81 E-;Io,, ,,,;I
OnStrate the same machinery on A. wv
Billmyer's place along the Kearnevs,
vile rike. southwest of town Every
body interested is cordially invited to
60 and see how the Fordson works.
Lawrence Vickers. son of MIR. and
Mrs. Luther B. Vickers. north OF
town, was taken to the Kings DsuRh-
ters' Hospital in Martinsburg on Tues.
day by his physician. DR.. Horace M
Banks. where he was operated upon for
appendicitis. The operation was sue.
cessfully performed and Mr.. Vickers
is reported tc be getting along salts
factorily.
The aurora borealis. or northern
| lights, attracted good deal Of atten-
tion last Saturday night. and ther,
were very noticeable electrical dis
turbances all over the country. The
sky was bright with a vellowisn GLOW
and streaks appeared in the northern
horizon. Scientific ;nen say that tho
phenomenon was caused by spots or
the sun.
There was another game Of baseball
here yesterday between the second
team of Shepherd College and the Lee
town public school. The college bows
won by the score Of Az. Features of
the game were the pitching bv Willis
OF Leetown, who struck out twenty mel,
and allowed only six hits. and the two.
baggers by Harris and Maddox. OF tho
local team.
Tuesday night there was a fire il,
Martinsburg, when considerable Dam.
age was done to Kirson's clothing store
and Wilson's grocery, on Queen street
Reports came to Shepherdstown that
the whole town was afire. and a con,
siderable number of persons quickly
drove to Martinsbure to see the con-
fagration. Thew got there in time to
see little smoke.
Hon. James w. Collier. a member OF
Congress from Mississippi. who de.
livered memorial day address in
Charles Town several years ago. will
be the orator again this year. Memoir
ial exercises will be held on Saturda,
afternoon. May %. The usual parade
and exercises will take/place. whicl,
will be in memory Of all Jefferson,
county soldiers who served in the
karmies of the Confederacv or in tha
armies Of the United States.
The Register has been doing some
printing for city customers the pas,
few months. thereby saving them a
good deal Of money. The prices for
printing in the large towns and cities
are out of sight, owing to the heavy
costs of conducting business unde1
present conditions-in sonfe cases in
cluding profiteering-and we are able
10 do just as good work at much less
price: Recently we did a batch of
printing. using exactly the same stock
and giving entire satisfaction. at lust
half the price asked BY Washington
printers. We shall be glad to sub
nit prices to persons elsewhere who
may desire commercial printing OF
the usual sort. Our work is salts.
factory and there is no profiteering OF
our prices.
The closing exercises of the Leetown
graded and high school will be held
the ensuing week. Sunday evening"
May I'D, the annual sermon will be-
delivered by Rev. DR.. F. R. Wagner. of
Martinsburg; Monday evening. two
plays. "Mr. Bob" and "Back to the
Country Store" will be rendered. for
which an admission will be charged: /:
Tuesday evening will be devoted to
the class-dav exercises, and cantata
when Betsy Ross Made Old GLORY -
Wednesday evening the graduating ex4
ercises will be held and an address
will be delivered by President w. H. s.
White OF Shepherd College: Thursday
evning the exercises Of the primary