Shepherdstown register. [volume] (Shepherdstown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1849-1955, 1922-01-19
ITEMS OF INTEREST.

The meanest thief is reported from
Woodstock, Va, where some wretch
stole the silver vessels Of the COM
munion set in the Lutheran Church.
Bread is selling at FIVE cents loaf
in New York and other cities. Tho
bakers who serve Shepherdstown seem
not TO have heard anything about the
reduction in wheat and -four.
Charles L. Barrett, a wei known
resident of the Gerardstpwn vicinity,
Berkeley county, died last Friday night
from blood poisoning, resulting from
an infected finger. He was 40 years
old.
A cargo of 2l6 gallons of Virginia
moonshlne liquor intended for Hagers-
,own and MartinsDurg, was captured
near Staunlon last week, the two auto
NOODLES carrying II getting sta led in
The snow. Three men am two women
n charge of the stuff were arrested.
James E. Johnson, a popular Western
Maryland Railroad conductor, was kill
ed near Luke, Md, last Wednesday,
when his head struck an overhanging
coal chute during a snow storm. He
was "A years old and is survived by his
wife and one child. He was a brother
of Mrs. G. w. Harper, of Shepherds
town.
"Proctor's Ferris Girl" described as
the finest bird dog in Virginia, has
been sold by DR.. George H. Long, of
Luray, for 81 900. The purchaser was
a resident of Texas, from whom DR..
Long bought the dog some time ago
and has had her in training ever since.
DR.. Long has also sold Long Sensa-
tion," another prize in his kennel, no G.
E. Griffith, of Oklahoma, for $500.
A new chapter of the National So
ciety of the Daughters of the American
Revolution is being organized in
Charles Town by the organizing re-
gent, Mrs. H. c. Getzendanner 1t is
to be called the Bee Line" Chapter, af-
ter the famous military company that
made bee line march from this county
O join General Washington's army in
Boston during the Revolutionary War.
Mrs. E izabeth Whiting, of Marietta,
Ohio, who has gotten to be one of the
Registers most appreciative readers,
writes us a very pleasant letter in re-
new.ng her subscription. She says:
We would not like to DO without the
Register. 1t is clean and quiet and
gives so much interesting information
The paper has an Atmosphere" the
atmosphere Of old-time country TO k
and of the real South. We enjoy even
the advertisements"
Bankers and owners of bank stock
throughout west Virginia are sending
in protests to the State Tax Commits
sioner relative to the recent ruling
rom that oriclal that bank stock must
be listed on the books of the assessor
at its market value, and not at its book
va ue, as has been done n the pas
,ook value is determined, it was pointed
out, by the capital stock, the surplus
and the undivided profits. MARIE
.alue, in most cases, it was pointec
out, would send the assessment tigure>
way above the book listing.
Poultry raising in Rockingham coun-
ty, Va, has become the largest indus
try in recent years and now brings
annual returns totaling approximate,
S2,OOO,OOO, according to a report re-
Gently submitted by County Agen.
Charles w. Wamper to the Rocking
nam Agricultural Advisory Council
About 10000 "lpafer" hens we're elm
mated from the flocks of the county by
process Of culling during the las |,
year, the report shows, and likewise
about 4,5OO roosters were disposed of
after the Matching season, thus affect
ing great saving in feed.
One of the Improvements planned
by the Presbyterians of Char es Town
IS large addition to the chapel at the
rear of the church building. The arch
itects plans for the improvement have
not been approved as yet, though it /
def nitely settled that the present chapel
WI be practically doubled in size. The
addition will be built to the rear Of
the present structure. In the base
ment of it rooms will be fitted up
for the social features of church life.
The en- argement Of the building ha
become necessary because of the in
crease in SUNDAY school attendance
Work on the addition will be DON ~
coming Sprre or Summer.-Advocate
len Dixon, negro, aged 81 years.
VINO runs the elevator in an apartment.
mouse in Nashville. Tenn, seems to be
IN fair way to change his vehicle for
motor car and perhaps a chauffeur
as result of little imagination. To
most persons baling wire is simply
wire, but TO Dixon, looking at all the
rusty wire going to waste from bales Of
hay shipped into Nashville, rusty wire
was rat traps. He pu led some wire
off bale, experimental with it and
got patent He is said to have re-
ceived an offer OF $4,000 in cash fo-
the patent, or S. 900 down and S cents
royalty on every trap sold Dixon did
not know whether he would keep his
Job after he pot his monev, but said h
would have To do Snmeth;nn e. L.