Shepherdstown register. [volume] (Shepherdstown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1849-1955, 1921-11-03
LITTLE LOCALS.

dudley l.. Wilmington, farmer liv-
ing north OF town, has filed a petition
in voluntary bankruptcy in the federal
court. His liabilities are given as
something over $4,000 and his assets
at about 5000.
Simms Jsmison, secretary Of the Ha-
gerstown Chamber of Commerce, viii.
address the Chamber of Commerce
and our people generally this Thursday
evening at o'clock in the old college
hall. Everybody is cordially invited.
II is now lawful 10 shoot partridges,
the open season extending from No
vember LIST to December ist. Squir-
rels may be killed until December LIST
also. Wild turkeys and pheasants may
be killed until December 18th and wild
ducks until January ist.
At the meeting OF the State Fedora
tion Of Women's Clubs in Huntington
last week Mrs. John b. Garden, of
Wheeling, was elected president. Mrs.
Harry A. Downs, of Shepherdsrown
was elected as one Of the officers of
the State organization, being named as
auditor.
There are curious differences in the
prices of coal. A Martnsburp firm
advertises lump coal at $1,000 10
SlO.SO per ton and run-of-mine at
$3.50 TO $500. A dealer in Winchester
offers lump coal at SS.25 a ton and
run-of-mine at SIPS. Delivery is in
cluded in both cases.
Thomas L. Rickard, formerly of
Shepherdstown, is a candidate for
county commissioner on tfe> Demo
cratic ticket in Washington county,
Md. Mr.. Rickard is a capable busi.
ness man Of the greatest integrity, well
fitted for the Office, and his friends
in this section hope that he NAV be
elected next Tuesday.
The Pack Horse Ford Chapter. u
5. d. A. r.. will meet at the hcme OF
Miss. Rachel Snyder, Monday evening
November 7th, at $50 O'clock. Reports
or the State conference will be given
at this time Miss Titus and Miss
Snyder will be hostesses at this meet
ing and all members are cordially in.
vitcd to be present
The suit OF G. H. Lauderback, for
merly Of Hagerstown, against the Nor
folk Western Railway has been COM
promised, the company paying him
$4,000 in settlement. Lauderback was
brakeman in the employ of the COM
pany. On May 9th, 1920, he was
thrown from a train at Grimes Station
and badly hurt, through alleged neg
ligence Of the company.
Former Senator Charles ]. Faulkner
has been elected president of the Mar
tinsburg Chamber of Commerce,
Ward McLanahan has been elected
hrst vice-president and Allen r.
Emmert second vice-president. We
hope that our friends in authority will
exercise their wisdom and influence in
seeing to il that the State road from
Martinsburg to Charles Town comes
by way OF Shepherdstown.
The committee that is so earnestly
endeavoring to raise funds for the i'm
provement OF our community building
in Shepherdstown announces that Il
will serve Thanksgiving dinner on
November 24th. 1t will be a real din
ner, with turkey, chicken, amb and the
usual trimmings. The price will be
10 cents, with a special rate OF As
cents for children under fourteen. The
committee asks that those who want
dinner will purchase tickets without de.
lay. so that there may be some idea as
10 pow many must be. provided for. An
arrangement will be made by which
familes or groups may have private
tables by paying dollar per table
extra. Notify the committee il YOU
wish such reservation, as there can
be only a limited number OF pri-
vate tables.
The Jefferson County Sunday School
Convention assembled in the Southern
Methodist Church at Summit Point YES
terday with a very large attendance.
Secretary w. P. Licklider was in charge.
IN the absence Of President ]. d. Null
doom, and Rev. w. H. Best, OF Charles
Town, presided. Secretary w. A
Snow and Miss Schroeder, Of the State
organization, are present, and other
Sunday school workers are taking
part Ihirty-seven of>the county Sun
day schools were represented at the
opening session yesterday, and the fl.
hancial oDligations were all taken care
OF by their contributions. The dele.
gates and visitors are being Hospitality
entertained by the Summit Point pec-
pie, and luncheon is served 10 several
hundred persons at the church. The
convention will close this evening.
The rain which had been looked
forward to for several weeks as a
means for breaking the dry spell came
ine me irst OF this week II began early
monday morning, and gentle showers
preVa'ied from time to time through the
day and during Monday night. while
the rainfall was not heavy enousb ~ . .,
feet the streams, It came in mighty
good for the recently sowed wheat and
TOT me fall pastures. Tuesday the
SKY cleared nicely and warm breeze
from the south was very pleasant. Then
the wind got around to the north and