Shepherdstown register. [volume] (Shepherdstown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1849-1955, 1922-11-30
ITEMS OF INTEREST.

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Church in Charles Town has been
commenced.
Inc statement filed BY Hon. Geo. M.
bowers. OF Martinsburs, showing his
expenses in the recent campaign for
congress, declares that he spent 5000.
John W. Irwin, of Charles Town
mas bought the Selden farm Of 90
acres near MechanicStown. AT rres.
Watson. -
The claim Of the Rion Hall estate
AGAINST the Northern N'rririn Power
COMPANY for the cutting Of trees
along Ne nowcr line has been settled
'NH"-'' tcl1-s havirc been pa'E
Mis- Lucas.
The home of Lewis Crum. two miles
east of Bunker Hill, BerkeIev conn.
ty, was DESTROYED by fire SUNDAY NOR.
ing Mr. Crum was making a fire with
Soai oil when the can exploded setting
the house on fire.
X. L. Engle, Of the Shenandoah
Junction neiehhorhood lost 81 hogs
from the cholera o. |. Blackford
has about 30 sick ones. Other farm
ers OF the Junction and Kearnevsville
neighoorhoodS have suffered heavy
losses.
]. S. Zimmerman, of Hampshire
county, is being SPOKEN Of for speaLer
~ the House Of Delegates. Before
the election there were a half a dozen
Republican aspirants for this honor,
but nothing has been heard of them
since November 7th.
Further activity Of the Ku Klux
Kan is Hagerstown was brought to
lipht ov the marriage OF a Young cou-
pie in that CITY. According to reports,
the man and woman had been living
together for some time. One evening
last week thew were paid a visit BY,
four white-robed men and given a
lecture that was to the point. Later
a marriage license was issued and the
couple married. 1t is said that the
man had not left the house Since the
visit of the four white -robed men.
A verdict for sos. Is in favor of the
defendants was returned BY a Jury in
court in Hagerstown last week in the
case Of George Poffenberger against
Samuel Hebb and Salle and Catherine
Hehb. The parties concerned are all
~ ShHrrshuro. Mr. Poffenherper con-
tended that the HebbS owed him S6eS
for monev expended by him in caring
for Mr.. Hebb and his two aged sisters
since 1918. He was represented by
Attorneys Roulette and A s. Mason
Through Attorneys Elias Hartle and
| Scott NJ. Wolfnger, the defendants
contended that they owed Poffenbercer
nothing and that he was indebted to
them. The Jury decided that he was
1t will soon be possible for nigh,
passengers to view the country through
which their train is passing. Power
full flood lights on the roof at the rear
of the observation car will uniformly
cover a radius of at least 100 degrees
with height and depth sufficient &c
catch canyons and rivers, mountains
and lakes as the train leaves them be.
hind in its onward rush through the
darkness. II is possible the lighting
system may be extended along the
| roofs Of all coaches lengthwise so that
passengers throughout the train will
have the benefit of the view on one
side or the other. Dynamos driven
by the axles of modern Pullmans gen.
crate more electricity than is required
for present purposes; hence there
would be no added expense for cur
rent.
Fifty thousand dollars for single
strawberry plant was paid last week
by Frank f. Beatty, president of the
R. M. Kellogg Company, fruit-grow
ing concern at Three Rivers, Mich.
The plant is to be known as Crock.
hill" in homer of its grower, Harlow
Rockhill, of Conrad, Iowa. The price
is believed to be the highest ever
paid for single strawberry plant. The
plant bears in early summer and be-
gins again in the late summer, bear
ing continuously until frost comes
eve are paying the price, not with
the idea Of making a profit, but as an
incentive to growers and breeders OF
plants to develop new varieties" said
Mr.. Beatty, who is nationally known
EXPERT on strawberry culture. The
purchaser said he believed the plant
he had purchased would revolutionizc
the strawberry industry.
Bruce Mcdonald, well-known
farmer of Berkeley county, who lives
near Darkesville, was shot and ser
iously wounded on Monday by Clifton
Emery, son Of George Emery, con-
tractor Of Martinsburg. Emery, to-
gether with two companions, was hunt
ing near the Mcdonald farm and their
dog chased a rabbit over the line up
on McDonald's land which was post
ed. Emery claimed that the farmer
shot the dog and then reloaded his
gun, swinging it towards the hunters.
whereupon he, Emery, fired in self de-
Tense. Mcdonald claims that Emery
shot him as he was killing the dog.
After being shot, Mcdonald called
Sheriff Dean, who made search for
the hunters but did not find them as
! ,ho, u,are unknown alter in the