Shepherdstown register. [volume] (Shepherdstown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1849-1955, 1921-01-27
LITTLE LOCALS.

! n conSlucrable quantity OF wheat has
oeen sold the past week BY the farmers
| OF this vicinity to our local dealers at 4!
Sl'So a bushel Today the price is
down TO Si.76 and corn is 10 cents.
You are cordially invited TO subscribe
Tor the Register. II will be sent To any
address year for SlSo, and will afrc
YOU weekly entertainment and give yo..
all the news OF this neighhorhood
Send or bring us Sl.S0-and we will
do the rest.
The trial of Mrs. Virginia McCune
Rosa. charged with criminal malprac-
tice, again occupied the circuit court
in MartinSburg this week, and as in the
hrst trial, the result was a hung Jury
me jury reported last night at ? O'Clock
that il was unable to agree.
The Norfolk s. Western Railroad has
had deal OF trouble the past week or
two with landslide at Buchanan, Va
vast quantities of earth and stone slip-
ped down the mountain side, and trains
have been greatly delayed The move
ment seems TO have been stopped for
the present.
Ii is said that the time has now cX-
pired when 1921 automobiles licenses
may be used in West Virginia. so do
not use your car on the roads unless
YOU have new license tags. The 1921
tags can be gotten promptly from
charleston upon application TO the
proper authorities.
Turner F. Yates has sold his farm
adjoining the old Weirick Mill property
in the southern end Of the county, con-
tanning about forty acres more or less
to r. M Whitacre, at the price Of So
OOO. Mr.. Whitacre, who now lives
near Winchester, Va, will make this
his home after the first OF April
The women Of the community who
are interested in Morgan's Grove fair
and who are willing to help make the
ladies' department. more attractive are
urgently requested 10 attend a meeting
at the home of Mrs. Geo. M. Knott
Saturday afternoon Of this week at ?
O'Clock Come prepared with sugges-
tons for better fair.
Five hundred acres OF timber land on
the little mountains east OF Sharpsture
was burned over by forest fire Monday.
Tuesday and Wednesday. II is said
that the fires were of inccndiarv orig.
, in, and State forestry officials will make
an investigation. The fires were
plainly seen from Shepherds;own at
night and made an interesting spec
tacle.
We are informed that an effort is to
be made to put the Colored Band on a
more efficient basis by providing some
: new musical instruments and making
other improvements. This Is q worthy
cause, and those interested hope to en-
list public interest. There Is good
material in the band, and IL il shall be
given better instruments we have no
doubt that a really good band may be
gotten up.
Detectives OF the Norfolk & Western
Railway have been investigating what
appear to be attempts to wreck trains
near Antietam Station. A switch lock
was recently broken near the depot,
and on another occasion a large piece
OF scantling was found on the track.
Ii is thought that the mischief was
caused by boys or young men who do
not realize the gravity Of the offense
or the heavy penalty that would follow
conviction.
The Standard Oil Company will es-
tablish an oil and gasoline station in
Shepherdstown as soon as il can secure
suitable manager, and will make this
distributing point, putting a truck in
service to supply neighboring villages.
The company has had tanks and equip
, ment here for some time past, but has
not had them in service, supplying this
| section from Charles Town an Mar
tlnsburg. Its tanks are located along
: the N. & w. Railroad, near the Hodges
, Lemen elevator.
1t is again reported that the Chesa
peake & and Ohio canal is to have i'm
provements made and many new boats
placed In commission, so as to be able
to haul vast quantities Of freieht-raw
material and finished Production the
big Kelly-Springfield tire plant at Cum
berland. The canal Is controlled by
the Baltimore & Ohio Railroad Com.
pany. 1t is not very likely that the
railroad will set UP competition against
itself on this large scale.
After thirty-six years Of continuous
! service, Major John H. Leathers has
oeen relieved OF the responsibilities
and cares OF the active management OF
tne Louisville National Bank, and has
oeen unanimously elected chairman OF
the board. Major Leathers, who has
mad long and honorable career as
a banker in Louisville, is a former
Jefferson county boy ana a beloyca
Confederate veteran. and his friends
In this section will Join in the hope
that his declining years will be com
Portable and happy and that he NAV
thoroughly enjoy his well-earned rest
On Tuesday Rev. DR.. Charles Ghise
lin sent to the American Committee
for the China Famine Fund hundred
collars that had been contributed BY
the people of Shepherdstown. This
is voluntary offering, and our people
Will contribute again when a drive for