Shepherdstown register. [volume] (Shepherdstown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1849-1955, 1922-12-21
LITTLE LOCALS.

nlng of this week at 7 O'Clock. Every
oody IN the town and community in
vited
Turkeys have been selling this week
at from forty to fifty cents a pound.
live weight, in this neighborhood
Very few have changed hands at this
price, however. Twenty years ago the
price was ten cents pound.
On another page of the Register this
week may be found a very interesting
article by Miss Zan Gibson, giving a
HISTORY OF the old church west of
Charles Town, of which now only the
ruined walls remain. IL is n valuable
oit of local history.
NJ. ). r. Moler, of Engle, this coun-
~ has bought from DR.. and Mrs. C..
W. Banks an eight-acrc tract of land
along the Charles Town pike, living
between the lane and the avenue. This
IS a beautiful location for home and
MT Moler expects to build upon il in
year or two.
Shepherd Colleges dormitorv. Mil
Ter Hall, lays claim to raising the
largest hogs yet reported from this
tutlon last week hutchered three hogs
winch dressed 1895 pounds. The six
mans weighed 1913 pounds and 43o
pounds of lard were rendered
Jimmie Harwood. the ten-year-old
son of Lee Harwood, tenant on the
/ Muzzey farm, met with an unfortunate
accident Yesterday. While he was rid
ing horse the animal slipped and
Jimmie was thrown off, breaking his
leG. DR.. Burwel gave him surgical
/ attention, but Jimmie will have 10
spend his Christmas pretty close to
home.
Mrs. ID. w. Border, of Charles Town,
has issued invitations announcing the
/ approaching marriage of her daughter
Miss Margaret May, 10 Mr.. John lanes
Wysong, Jr, to take place on Satur-
day, December 30th, in Zion Protestan,
! Episcopal Church, Charles Town. The
eride-elect is the daughter of the late
DR.. d. w. Border, of Kearneysyille
I and Shepherdstown.
II is reported thar the Baltimore s
OHIO Railroad is going to purchase
5000 more freight cars, in addition
to the 5000 already ordered this year
Great Scott! Cannot this great rail
road afford TO "Junk" one rattletral
hut and erect a decent station for thu
decent accommodation of its long-suf
fering patrons? Mr.. willard and Mr.
Galloway know what we mean!
Chas. M. Leven, who has been run
ming the Douglas Farm, opposite Shep-
oct
TO his former home in New York City
the. coming year, having been great
ly benefited in health. He will have
public sale OF stock, farming imple-
ments, etc, on January 10th, as may
be seen by advertisement in this paper.
John Flagle, the tenant on the place,
will move to farm near Hagerstown.
w. A. Fulk, the ,well-known dairy
man Of the Kearneysvile neighbor-
hood, has three cows that he thinks
nave beaten the record for producing
calves the past twelve months. They
have increased his herd by eight.
Each of the three cows gave birth to
twin calves, and last Sunday one Of
the cows dropped twins again, max
ing four calves within the year for
her. Mr.. Fulk wants to know il
Scrabble can beat this.
G. N. Whiting and w. w. waddy,
Of Shepherdstown, have filed lis
pendens notice in the office of the
clerk of the Jefferson County Court
against J. !. Triplett to compel the
latter to enforce specifically con-
tract for sale of certain house and
lot now occupied by Mr. Waddy in
Shepherdstown. The property is To-
Gated on New street, and was conveyed
20 the defendant by ]. E. Triplett and
wife and G. Hampden Triplett, the
deed being dated February 26, 1910.
NJ. P. Crowl and Walter H. Crowl,
Of this vicinity, last week completed
shipment Of 400 Christmas trees
two car loads-to a dealer in Bal
timore. The trees cost him about S700
They are shapely young cedars and
were cut from the Aglionby and Grove
farms north of town and from Berke-
ley county. The owners Of the land
are glad to be rid of the cedars, for
which they are paid a modest price,
the orchard men are glad to see the
trees demolished, and lots of youngs-
ters will rejoice in them Christmas
day. Everybody is happy over the bus.
mess. The Messrs. Crowl also deliv-
cred in Martnsburg a fine cedar tree
IS feet in height which will be used
for the community Christmas tree in
that city.
BY agreement between counsel for
the State and the defendant, February
10Th has been fixed as the date for
the beginning OF the trial OF c. Frank
Keeney, miners union official, in the
Morgan Circuit Court at Berkeley
Springs. The case was removed from
Jefferson county, it will be recalled,
Judge Woods having granted change
Of venue. Keeney will be tried or an
Indictment known as indictment No
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