Shepherdstown register. [volume] (Shepherdstown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1849-1955, 1922-01-12
LITTLE LOCALS.

The Register has added a number
OF new names to its substitution list
the past few weeks. Don't Won want
to enroll among our subscribers? The
paper will be sent TO any address a
year for Sl.5o, or six months for rs
cents.
| Announcement is made that the di-
vision Office of the State Road Com
mission, which has been located in
Martinsburg since the first Of August.
will be moved back to Keyser the first
of April. This will be the third move
within year. Who cares for expen-
ses?
J. Lester Waldeck was among our
callers on Tuesday, when he renewed
the subscription Of his venerable grand
father, Andrew j. Waldeck. The lat
ter. he informs us, is SO years OF age.
and still enjoys fairly good health
Only one person in town is older than
Mr.. Waldeck, and that is George X.
Staley. who is SO years of age, and is
also in good health.
The Miller Lumber Company moved
one OF their sawmill outfits from the
neighborhood of Berryville to the tim
Der on the farm of the Earl heirs, four
miles west of Charles Town, where
there is tract of lS to 20 acres of
hne timber to be cut. Only recently
the Miller Lumber Company secured
an order for a half million feet OF
dock lumber for shipment to coast
cities.
This is farmers week at the West
virginia University, and farmers
and other organizations are having a
hne programme. Mrs. w. II. S. White
is IN Morgantown as a representative of
the Woman's Club Of Shepherdstown,
and Mrs. ]. Frank VanMetre, Miss
Margaret Hammond, II .rry T. Miller,
mrs. |. ID. VanMetre and Forrest Ham
mond, represent Berkeley county
farmers clubs.
DR.. E. II. Vickers, of Morgantown.
formerly OF Shepherdstown, has finish
cd MS work in Washington, where he
was advisor to the Japanese officials at
the conference on disarmament, and
has returned to his duties at the West
virginia University. When he appear
ed before his classes last Wednesday
the students gave him a round Of ap-
ause that was as sincere on their part
as 1t was gratifying to him.
Miss Louise Emmert, of Denver, Col,
orado, former resident OF Shepherds
town, writes the Register a pleasant
letter in renewing her subscription.
She says: 81 look forward to the re-
ceipt OF your good paper with pleasant
anticipation. Since it Is not our good
fortune to live among our former
friends, we appreciate a medium which
at east will advise us OF their activi-
ties and welfare. Very best wishes
to you and mutual friends for an ex-
ceptionally good year in every respect"
Wednesday night Of last week, be-
tween 1l.30 o'clock and 4 O'Clock, the
Halltown postoffice located in the rail-
road station there was entered BY rob-
bers. Cash, postage stamps and rail
road tickets valued at about S1OO were
stolen. The robbers entered the post
Office from a telephone booth, cutting
panel out Of the latter. They ppen-
ed the safe by unlocking a combina-
tlon lock on the outer door, and by
using an explosive to blow the inner
door from its fastenings. Tools found
IN the office were identified as those
that had been taken from Propst's shop
nearby.
The Woman's Club of Shepherdstown
District has leased from the town coun-
Gil the room in the market-house
building which has been occupied the
past year or two by w. Grove Banks.
and others, agents for eectrical sup
plies, etc. 1t will be fitted I'D as a
home for the club, in which they NAV
hold their own meetings, AMI they
VIII also allow its use for exchanges,
etc, by other organizations II is
noped that 'ater on a circulating library
NAV be established and perhaps a
womans exchange-and public pur-
poses in general. The club will nav
a rental OF SIS month for the room.
we hope that il NAV become a useful
and popular establishment.
Our good friend Mrs. Harriet p
Ray, or Topeka, Kansas, though living
Iar from her old home and we'll ad-
vanced in years, still loves Shepherds
town and is as deeply interested in the
Register as ever. In renewing her sub
scripton for another year she writes
US: II couldn't think OF doing with.
our the Register. II had the pen of
observer ] might tell you how r,uch
ENJOY the paper, but, alas! ! haven't
so can only say that thoroughly en-
Joy every article or note that I find
on ITS pages. Keep your hammer 90
ing on those B. & o. officials. That
Old shack at Shenandoah Junction is
disgrace 10 good old Jefferson and
should not be tolerated. Sincere wish
es for a happy and prosperous new
year"
Garrett B. VanMetre, OF the Van
c'evesville neighborhood, was a call
er at the Register Office on TUESDAY
and renewed his subscription to the
Register: Mr.. VanMetre has lost