Shepherdstown register. [volume] (Shepherdstown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1849-1955, 1921-04-14
LITTLE LOCALS.

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tie Boyer the old house and lot on Mi
street. near the monument grounds fo,
500. This place was owned and oc
cupied a number of years ago bv m,
late Jacob Staley and his family
Baseball en- husiasts will be inter
ested in the game to be PLAYED her
next tuesday afternoon between Shen.
nero College and Bridgewater Col.
lege. Our boys will 20 up against =
strong team, but we are hoping tha,
we VIII put one over on the Virginians
There has been another serious dror
In the price of wheat. II went nj,
eleven cents yesterday, making ne
decline of fifteen cents a bushel thc
past week. Dealers are Offering ~
DAY but 81 II bushel Corn has los.
hve cents this week. being ouoted to.
day at so cents a bushel
The corporation will enforce a nau
automoeIle regulation in the crowded
Part OF the town-that is, cars must he
headed in toward the curb at an angle
OF 45 degrees instead of lenpthwise
ihis VIII give a good deal more park.
ing space especially on Saturday even
ineS and other busy times.
The Jackson-P Perks Post of the Amer
ican Legion, Of Charles Town, has I'm.
dertaken to erect a memorial 70 the
deceased soldiers from Jefferson conn
ty in the shape Of a community huiId
ing. A lot on Main street, one bIock
east Of the courthouse, has heen CO,
cured as a site for the proposed build.
ing. 'o''N'
Reports this week are to the e:fec;
that there is still a chance for abou,
a fourth of crop of apples. Yorks
seem TO have escaped the freaze thc
last of March TO a certain extent, and
there will also be some Wincsaps
Black Twigs, Grimes Golden and earl,
apples seem to be cleaned UP, and there
VIII be practically none Of these.
The city of Martinsburg and the r
& 0. Railroad have come to an AGREE
ment for the construction of an I'm
dereround crossing at Queen street and
the railroad tracks. The plans call 70,
a 24-ft. roadway and two 5-ft. side
walks under the railroad tracks. an
the city agrees to contribute S35 900 TO-
ward the cost the railroad to pay TIL
balance.
The drug store of r. Lucien Rein
hart in Huntington, W. Va, was robbed
recently of cash to the amount of S2s
and goods worth $50. Police blood.
hounds were put on the trail of the
thief, and in fifteen minutes he was
under arrest. He turned out to be 2
tifteen-year-old boy who had ESCAPED
from the State Reform School a few
days before.
Fourteen new Mikado engines have
oeen put in service on the Cumberland
division Of the B. & O. Railroad, AM
thirty-six others will soon be delivered
They cost $4,000 each lust think
what nice station could be erected
Shenandoah Junction for the price of
ono Of these engines. But the B. & q
reople seem to like TO put their patrons
tc inconvenience and trouble at that
point.
William Kearfott. of Kearneysville.
who is in the service of the B. & o
Railroad at Weston. w. Va, was pain
fully hurt in that city few days ago
He was walking along the sidewalk
when a wagon wheel fell from a truck
in which il was being hauled and bv
an odd chance il bounced and landed
unon his foot. The foot was so badly
injured that he was incapacitated from
attending to his usual duties.
A good deal Of excitement has been
caused in Charles Town by the effort
TO change the name Of that place to
Charles City, so as to distinguish il
more clearly from Charleston. the
Stcte capital. While there is consider
able sentiment in favor Of the change
at the same time the opponents are &C.
tive and earnest, and big hulIabaIoo
is being raised. II is said that the
Legislature is likely to give our neiPh
Dor the new name of Charles City.
On Thursday evening, April 2sth
in the old town hall, the Woman'e
Club of Shepherdstown will present
two plays, "How the Story Grew" an
"Nine Times Six" The plays will be
given under the direction Of Mrs. Glib
son, with the members Of the club
taking all the parts. Much interest is
being manifested in the performance
and those taking part are putting forth
every effort to make il a success The
admission will be thirty-fve and fifty
cents.
DR.. Hutchison. of Martinsburg, who
has been prac ising dentistry in Shep-
herdstown for the past couple OF
years, has rented the Offices in the
Register building formerly occupied
By DR.. Hopkins Gibson, and will re.
oro7 them the first of May, when he
will! be ready to receive dental
patients. DR.. G. P. Morrison, also
Martinsburg, who is a specialist in the
ear. eye, throat and nose, will be as
sociated with DR. Hutchison, and w.
practice his profession here, giving
a part of his time to the people of this
section.
We have had more weather the past
week. The warm and sunny days that
we enjoyed all Of last week were sue
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