Shepherdstown register. [volume] (Shepherdstown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1849-1955, 1921-09-29
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| There was a smash-up on the Shep-
| herd pike Tuesday night when two
Ford cars, one belonging to VIM. r.
Louthan and the other to Perry
| Williams, colored, we're in collision.
Both cars we're damaged to a consider
able extent, but fortunately no per-
son was hurt.
County Commissioner and Mrs.
! Charles II. Moore, near Charles Town,
have announced the engagement OF
their daughter, Miss Nellie Moore, to
Mr.. Alexander D. Cockey, son OF Mr..
and Mrs. Edward A. Cockey, of Bal
timore county, Nd. The wedding
will be in October.
The public roads in Shepherdstown
district are in mighty bad condition for
the beginning of fall weather. Owing
TO neglect and the failure to keep the
bitches open the recent rains have
washed the roads badly in many places,
and there is general dissatisfaction at
their present condition. Isn't it
somebody's business to have our roads
put in fairly good order?
While thunder shower was passing
J over the northern and eastern parts
OF the county about the middle of the
afternoon Wednesday, lightning killed
mare and her colt in the pasture on
the Federal Hill farm owned by the
Boyd heirs, three miles southeast of
Charles Town. The mare was a valu-
able work animal, and was owned by
Clarence Boyd, who farms the place.
A fatal lightning stroke as late in the
season as September Fl is rare hap
pening in this latitude
An oil company, being organized in
Hagerstown, will drill for oil at Beding-
ton, w. Va, Just across the river from
| Williamsport, il was announced by
officers of the concern Tuesday. This
Is the first Word that prospecting had
been going on for some time, because,
as officials of the company stated, il
would have been unwise to have made
public what was being contemplated
until leases had been secured Be-
tween 1000 and 5000 acres of land,
located on what is known as the Will
Transport Arch, has already been leas-
ed.
A Shepherdstown lady was obliged
to wait for a B. & o. train in the
wretched hOvel at Shenandoah June
ton the other day. Mindful of how
the place is infested with bugs, she
watched them carefully, so as not carry
any of them away. While she was
thus engaged big rat came in at The
open door and ran toward her. Tablcau |!
The bugs have been bad enough
what will the ladies do, now that rats
are making themselves at home in the
station? Really, the Is. & o. officials
ought TO be indicted for maintaining
such nuisance.
In the United States Court at Mar
tinsburg on Monday Judge Baker i'm
posed heavy sentences on a group Of
drug peddlers from Clarksburg, this
State. Arthur Jones, G. S. Smith, Steve
Bokus, Clarence Pendleton and Ernest
Marshall we're sentenced to three years
in the penitentiary and $500 fine; Nick
Veazo and Emma Parker, five years and
$50 fine; Fred Monroe, four years and
$500; Silas Lee, two years and $500;
John Gilmore, a year and $3.50 fine.
Dope peddlers have long hourished in
Clarksburg- business will un-
doubtedly be given setback by such
sentences as Judge Baker has very
properly imposed. II bootaeggers
should be dealt with in the same
fashion another nasty business would
be ended.
Many Of the teachers and pupils
who have gone from Shepherdstown
to other sections Of our State and else
where to engage in school work have
ordered the Register sent TO their ad-
dresses, and We write this paragraph
to suggest that this good example
be followed by others. For dollar
we will send the Register to any ad-
dress for the ensuing eight months,
and we are sure that the weekly visits
OF the home paper will give this much
satisfaction. Parents whose sons or
daughters are away at school will be
doing them a good turn to send the
Register to them, and those of our
teachers who are here and there
throughout the State will appreciate
its weekly visits. Send lis a dollar
and we will do the rest
The three farms Of the late C. W..
M. Tabler were offered at public sale
in Martinsburg last Saturday by the
hcirs. but only one of them was sold.
The tract of 100 acres at Scrabble.
known as the Elisha Snyder farm, was
purchased by William Rice at S84 per
acre. The "Small" farm near Swan
PonF and the Tabler home farm on the
creek were withdrawn, and will b.
offered again next Saturday at the
same hour and place. The residence
property at Scrabble was not offered, as
Mrs. Tabler, widow Of the deceased.
NTs arranged to keep that as her home.
The Small farm was bid up to ST
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