Shepherdstown register. [volume] (Shepherdstown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1849-1955, 1922-06-01
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DC lost IL the water is not freshened
Immediately. The recent heavy rains
failed TO do much good. and according
TO reports many FISH are dying daily.
What water is in the canal is fast be.
coming stagnant The company. il is
understood, will be requested to turn
IN fresh water to the depth of several
feet
Frank Payne, on farm adjoining
Claymont, three miles west Of Charles
Town, Is experimenting with soy beans
as hog feed this year. The beans
are planted with corn, one side Of
double planter being loaded with beans,
while the other side deposits corn in
the row. In this way two rows Of corn
VIII be adjacent TO each other and will
alternate with two rows Of beans. Fiji
teen acres are being planted in this
way Advocate.
Or every 100 bottlc-fed babies, %
die during the first year OF life: of
every 100 breast-fed babies, only six
die during the first year of life. For
this reason, the United States Public
Health Service is trying to instruct
mothers TO nurse their babies. When
oaoy nurses, it not only gets the best
food, but it is less liable to many dis
cases. such as summer complaint, con-
vulsionS and tuberculosis. This book
let points out the necessity for breast
breeding and contains many valuable
hints.
Work at the plant Of the Keystone
Limestone Company at Millville, says
the Advocate, has been slackening for
several weeks. The growing stagna-
ton is saN to be due to the shut down
of steel mills which utilize the stone
from the Keystone quarries for fiuxing
steel. In turn the closing Of the steel
mills has been caused by the shortage
Of coal supply due to the prevailing
strike in coal proucing areas OF the
country. The Keystone Company is
operating from three to FIVE days a
week.
In order to vote in the primary cleo
ton in West Virginia in the future, all
voters must be registered as belong
ing to the political party in the primary
OF which they want to take part, and
will not be able to declare their affilil
alton and ask for ballot Of either
party they choose on the day OF the
primary election, as heretofore. This
change In the law was made by tho
last Legislature to prevent the men,
bers Of one party from asking for bal
lots and voting in the primary Of an
other party.
Last Sunday food in the Shenan
doah river tore away the concrete dam
which furnished power for Luray's light
system. The dam turned completely
over in the river. II was about Is feet
high and was built about II years ago.
II was built Immediately below wood
en- dam over which water is now passing
at flood tide, temporarily giving light
and power to Luray. Steps are now
being taken for the Deford Tanning
Company, OF Luray, to light the town
by means OF its plant, though the
question of how to get power for COM
mercial purposes is hard one to solve.
The money loss will be heavy
Hagerstown police have been inves
tigating the death of Minor c. Koontz,
Al years old, which occurred Friday
night at the Washington County Hos
pital. 1t is believed he died from tho
effect Of wood alcohol. Koontz is said
to have become unconscious after
drinking whiskey reported to have been
purchased from an alleged bootlegger
The nature of Koontz's illness did not
become known until after his death,
although the authorities had informa-
ton that he was made i'll by drinking
bootleg whiskey. Koontz, i. is report
ed, died horrible death, hospital at
PENDANTS being required to place him
in straightjacket to restrain his out
breaks. After being taken i'll last
Thursday night Koontz was taken to
his home and became unconscious and
later went blind. His condition grew
worse and he was removed to the his
ptal, where he died.
Mrs. Caroline Talley died very sud-
denly last Saturday night at River View
Park, near Mountain Lock. She was
just about to 20 on the floor to dance,
when she dropped dead with her two
little children, aged two and three years