Shepherdstown register. [volume] (Shepherdstown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1849-1955, 1921-10-20
LITTLE LOCALS.

II is rather an extraordinary thing
that apples should be shipped from
Maine into Berkeley county. Yet it
IS a fact that some fifty carloads
OF Maine apples have been bough, bv
L. II. Musselman's canning plant at In
wood and are now being delivered
The failure of the crop in the Eastern
Panhandle has made il necessary for
the plant to buy apples from othe.. sec
tions
There are lots Of rabbits this wear,
put they are becoming fewer each day,
for the hunters are out in full force. IL
II SAID that there are more partridges
TINS year than usual, as the mild
weather last winter gave them good
chance to increase and multiply. Ii
requires license to hunt, it should
be remembered, and also written per
mission from the owner of the land
hunted over.
lhe third annual community show
VIII be held in Sharpsburg, Md, on
Friday and Saturday, October 2Sth and
29th. The people Of that section are
manifesting much interest in the eH-
hioition, and fine exhibit of farm a1t
f'SNNStS Glih ilOuSGllOlQ dTIlCl-S
VIII be made. Prizes are offered an
II Is expected that there will be keen
competition. The public generally is
invited to attend the show.
AT meeting last week of the cred
itorS OF A. ID. Darby, of Marsins5urp.
VINO recently went into bankruptcy, los
unsecured claims were represented, ag-
gregating $4,000. 1t is said that the
total Indebtedness will amount to per-
haps Sl25,OOO. The opinion has been
expressed that the unsecured creditors
VIII hardy get ten cents on he dol
lar. The crash has caused great
sensation in Martinsburg, and tie feel
ing against Darby is very bitter.
Part of the real estate of the late
Mrs. Susan r. Carroll was sold az
public sale in front of the courthouse
IN Charles Town Tuesday morning b.
J. ]. Skinner and F. A. Brown, her
executors. The store building on the
corner OF Charles and Washington
street in Charles Town, occupied r.
c: T. Shugart, was bought by M.
Shugart at a bid of SlO,25O. The
residence property on the corner of
Liberty and Mildred streets was bought
by Mrs. c. L. Skinner for $4,000. and
the residence property on Fairfax
Boulevard was bought by D. C.. Dolly
for Sl.525. The farm and cottare
property on the river was withdrawn for
lack OF bids.-Spirit.
Professor Enoch Howard Wicker.
head Of the department of economics
and sociology at West Virginia Uni
versity, and former resident Of Shep-
herdstown, has been called to Wash
ngton by the State Department to as
slst in the collection of data and in
formation to be used by the United
States delegates to the conference on
the limitation Of armaments. Prof.
Eickers formerly resided in Japan and
was an advisor to the Japanese gov
ernment for several years. 1t was stated
he will be expected to assist the Amer
lean delegation in its collection of in
formation concerning problems of the
Far East
Lloyd L. Watson, a well-known farm
er of Summit Point, this COUNTY, last
Monday filed through his attorney
voluntary petition in bankruptcy with
Deputy Federal Clerk Adrian G,
III Nidl lillSIuIE, III WHICH
his liabilities are listed nj approxi-
mately Sl5,29O and his assets at ap-
proximately $500. The petition
raises an interesting legal question
which, il was indicated Monday, would
probably result in considerable l;tiga-
tIon. A decree of sale was issued
through the Jefferson Circuit Court re-
Gently in the watson matter on motion
of creditors, and the Issue raised BY
the filing OF the petition is whether the
estate will be administered BY State
or federal action.
The West Virginia Society in wash
ington has elected its officers for the
ensuing year and is preparing for IN
active and interesting winter season
The new officers are: Charles II
Knott. president; w. J. Lylcr, A. 3
Smith, AlonZo Morgan, Waiter B
Scott. H. E. Lowe, w. G. Heffner, vice
presidents; John L. Batemn, secretary;
Miss Mollie Hollis, assistant secretary;
J. w. DeGrange, treasurer; w. F.
Hoffheins, historian; Miss Irene
Cheney, accompanist. The society has
nearly 1000 members. Congressman
Stuart F. Reed is the retiring president,
and before him Henry S. Baker, for
mcrlv of Shepherdstown, filed tho
position with much credit. Mr.. Knott,
the new president, is also a Shepherds
'nvr nan.
Announcement is made that the Bal.
tmore Ohio Railroad Company has
awarded contracts for the construction
OF 1900 new freight cars, at q cost of
S2,2OO,OO0. delivery to begin within
four months. There is q good deal
OF regret in this section that the B. &
o. could not have gotten along with,
say, 1890 cars, and taken modest
portion OF the appropriation to con-
struct decent station at Shenandoah
Junction To reDIace The obn,,;,,kro