Shepherdstown register. [volume] (Shepherdstown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1849-1955, 1921-04-07
LITTLE LOCALS.

promptly.
Walter A. Snow, general secretary
Of the West Virginia Sunday Schoo
Association, has declined the offer re-
Gently rendered him to become bust
ness superintendent of the Information.
al Sunday School Association.
r. Stanley Dutrow, farmer Of the
! Flowing Spring neighborhood, will
not plant any corn this year. He has
plenty of old corn in his crib, for which
there is no sale, and he has concluded
not TO go to the expense Of putting out
another crop.
Mrs. Elsie Murray, aged 35 years
widow of william A. Murray, and her
boarder, w. A. 7. Bowman, aged so
years, were arrested in Martinsburg
Tuesday on the charge of numbering
Murray He died suddenly on March
10th, and on examination OF his or
gans showed that he had been poison
ed with strychnine.
Last Saturday afternoon Hull's bus
en- route from Hagerstown to Shep-
herdstown came in collision with a
motor truck on the State road near
Benevola and was thrown over on its
side. The only damage done was the
breaking of one window. There were
thirteen passengers aboard-a lucky
number, apparently, for not one OF
them was hurt.
The Woman's Club will present on
the evening Of April 18th two plays
entitled "How the Story Crew." and
Six Times Nine" These plays viii
be given by the members of the club
10 90
and the performance promises to b
very interesting one Further motto
Will be given next week, also cas-
Of characters.
The matchmaking plant of the
Jefferson Cooperage Company in Ran,
son, the largest of its class in the low
er Shenandoah Valley, closed down
wednesday afternoon. The shutdown
was due to the discouraging prospect
for an apple crop this year Ii is es-
timated that the stock of barrels al
ready finished will greatly exceed the
demand for them this fall.-Advocate
One of the readers Of the Register
asks us to call the attention of our
farmers to the fact that a very large
proportion of the corn crop of last fall
Is UNFIT for seed this year. Expert
ments have proved this. The crop last
rail- failed TO mature properly, it will
be recalled, and the vital germ is dead
IN a considerable percentage. 1t ISM
much trouble TO test the seed corn-it
will pay to do so this year.
Last Friday afternoon the Woman's
Club entertained delightfully."- at a tee
gwen at the home of Mrs. III. A
nOwnS fha 10;
the town. The officers of the club re
ceived, and all the members were hos.
tesses. Chicken salad, beaten biscuits
pickles, olives, coffee and tea were
served. Mrs. Downs's home had beer
artistically decorated with spring
flowers, and it was very pleasan |
occasion for all present.
Sager Brothers, merchants at Ran
son, this county. whose general mer- !
chandise store was burned out last
Wednesday night, will begin at once
the work of rebuilding. Their father
J. K. Sager, who has been operating
the store at Mcler's Cross Roads for
some months past, has sold out to
Geo. w: Harper, of Ransom. and will
VIII assist his sons in the work of re- |
building. MIR. Harper has already
taken charge OF the store at Moler's. I
The weather this week has been de |
ilghtfui, with warm, sunny days ant
pleasant nights. The season is two or !
three weeks ahead of its usua, |
schedule, spring having set in nue.
earlier than for many wears. Trees
are coming out in full leaf, flowers
are blooming, the grass is green ani
all vegetation is hourishing as it usual
~ does in May. Early gardens have
oeen planted, the birds are nesting
boys are barefooted, baseball is bloom
ing, and no 81 en- of delightful sprin,
Is lacking. Altogether it is might,
sweet in the Valley of Virginia RICH
nov.
All Of the workmen used nv IN,
L. .. Canal Towage Co. in the
upkeep OF that waterway have beei |
placed on a half-time basis il wa
announced last Saturday The men
VII! be used about three DAYS wee
until business on the canal is resumed !
ms is in line with the Towaee Com |
pnny's plan TO economic until con.
di;ionS improve. The canal had bee, |
paced IN readiness for the openin,
OF me season last week, but follow
2 meeting Of the Towage COMPANY of !
nciais 1t was decided that it would .
max. max money by remaining idle at thi, |
.Liie rather than to start the boat,
moving. "'
Workmen beginning their weeks
work at the Keystone ouarries mar
Mili'liie Monday morning made =
curious discovery. They found a dog
dead with his head thrust into the end /,
OF four-inch pipe. Pulling the doc
loose, they found dead rabbit in tho /,
pipe' In a chase sometime between the
time the men stopped work SATURDAY.
afternoon and Monday morning the
rabbit had sought refuge in the nine
one end of which was clocged with