Shepherdstown register. [volume] (Shepherdstown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1849-1955, 1921-06-16
GANENTON NEms.

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- DdNerion, great deal of .y-.r..,-
ION NoTN is in progress. Nvca e.
eHement prevailed the other da.. -. -.
fuuior' which quickly spread or ...,
Sntre plant. that one of the sho,.' ,
iiao unearthed q pot of gold In,
Iumor proved to be unfounded. how
ever: The Dot of gold turned on to r.
HoIl,lng more than an old oil an
ne work of changing the public roo
ana Tie railroad al Baker.on has neces-
STATED the erection of several new; lines
OF telephone and telegraph rales
WhlSi OF course has meant lois os
WORK Tor the linemen. Kenneth Nc,
!er' VINO is an expert al the art OF
ciimoing 10 these dizzy heights, climb.
ca 10 the too of a 6O-foot pole ara
lett a dollar bill waving r-oudly 10
me breeze. He offered the bill 10 an,
one who would climb up and pct il
quite an Interesting climbing tourna-
men; promptly ensued. BRYAN Houser
succeeded in getting about half VI.
up, when something suddenly vent
wrong with his climbing apparatus an
ne came back to earth in much Tho
same manner that 2 star falls. II re
NAMED for A. C. Rice, however. ~
vOn'ipue Hally on 70 the aWeSOme
neiGht and retrieve the dollar biz 81
Hice has shown b. this wonderful real
that doctoring tin Lizzics isn't his only
profession.
Some mysterious influences caused
two our prominent local fishermen 10
go TO sleep on big rock in the MIDI,
OF the Potomac in the carly hours OF
last Saturday morning. They wern
Slumbering blissfullv on when the ri,
ing tide floated them of ard tn.
themselves Laundering in the water
Am ! fish ?" exclaimed NJ. c.. dash.
ing the water from his ewes. az
thought was a fisherman" Thew
report fine catch of eight. but un-
Fortunately four of the largest ones
Slipped back into the water
1t Is far cry from the Sabbath Of
our Puritan ancestors to the SabbatH
OF the present time. This reflection
was brought forciblv TO our mind Sun
dav as we wended cur way to church,
service. A baseball game was IL fulr
swing at no great distance and tho
air was full of the shouts of the pllv-
ers and the cries of the spectators. as
they followed the progress of the came
We understand that movement is
already in progress, having for its
chief aim the restoration of the Sab
bath of rest and quiet and spiritual
observance, which characterized tho
Sabbath of our ancestors In add
ton to the list of the many needed
reforms of the day, not a few Of which
have already advanced TO successful
elimination, it would seem that tho
elimination of Sunday baseball WOW
perhaps rebound quite as beneficiallv
John M. Welsh, who has been sick
with typhoid fever, is, we are sorry
to say. very i'll at this writing, an
his many friends are much concerned
over his recovery.
Adam Moler is i'll at his home here.
Mrs. Virginia Moler and daughter
Mae, of Hagerstown, are visiting
friends in Bakerton this week.
w. !. Knott was in Bakerton this
week.
Many of the local people have been
attending the Chautauaua in Shep-
herdstown.
P. S. Willard spent the week end
at his home in Washington, D. c.
Lester Jones, the star of our base
ball team, was injured in the game witt
the keystone team Saturday. He has
our best wishes for a speedy recov
cry.
came home from a party the other
evening, and shortly after retiring hi.
father was awakened bv the entrance
into his room of his son and heir, why
wildly proclaimed that the much her
aided comet whose advent manv await
this month with much interest wHN
plainly in view in close iuxtaposition
with the moon. The old gentleman
got out an ancient field glass. but in
the excitement of the moment ny
glued his eyes to the wrong end there
OF. The other end, as it happened.
was leveled full upon pale Luna as she
rode high in the heavens. He look
ed long and fxedlv at the celestial ORR
"Do you see it, father?" exclaimed the
son excitedly. 81 certainly see some
thing" exclaimed the old fellow. cit
may be the comet. but if it is where
in the h is it's tail?"