Shepherdstown register. [volume] (Shepherdstown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1849-1955, 1922-08-31
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"lSS KUN OlCHlCy, VI mdTllHSDuTR,
and Mr.. Charles Quay Kesecker, OF
Hedgesvile, were married by the Rev
w. r. Hardesty at the Methodist par,
sonage in New Market, Va, last Mon
day.
John Murnan, aged rs years, a vet
eran employee Of the Baltimore and
Ohio Railroad, died at his home in
Winchester on Monday, following a
months illness from pneumonia. He
is survived by widow, we sons and
four daughters.
Howard Smith, 18 years old, of
Martinsburg, was terribly burned
about the legs, hands and arms when
plumbers torch broke as il was being
ignited and threw blazing gasoline all
over the young man. Smith was as
Sisting his father in doing some work
IN the interviewer Mills, Martinsburg,
when the accident occurred.
The annual tournament was held
Saturday at Tilghmanton, Md, nine
miles north Of Shepherdstown, a large
crowd being on hand to witness the
events. The weather being clear, the
meet was one Of the most successful
in years. band and several speeches
added to the enjoyment of the occasion
More than 5000 people were in at
tendance at the annual Picnic of the
shenandoah Farmers Union held a,
'he Shenandoah county fair grounds.
near Woodstock, Va, on SATURDAY.
senator George b. Keezel, we'll
known for his legislative efforts on
oehalf of the farmers, made the prin-
cipal address.
Rev Reginald Dawson, pastor OF the
presbyterian church of Martinsbure
probably saved the life of the six
year-old daughter of R. c. Dineen. Of
berkeley Springs, when the child.s
ciothlng caught fire as she was stand.
ing by bonfire some children had
started Mr.. Dawson heard the chill.
urenS cries, and ran TO the scene
and rolled the little girl in the dust
until the flames were extinguished.
Increases of 20 per cent in wages
enectiVe September list, paid to com,
mon labor by the United States Steel
corporation, the Midvale Steel and
Ordinance Company and the Younps-
town Sheet and Tube Company, wero
announced Tuesday. Ii was also an
nounced that pay of mine and cokc
workers in the Fayette region of Penn.
Syivanla would be advanced. The adj
VanceS were gratuitous, none of the
plants referred to having anv anprec-
liable union strength.
Additional machinery will he in
stalled in the Millvlle plant of the
Potomac Public Service Company, if
was decided Tuesday at meeting of
Tie executive committee of the COM
pany held in HagcrStown. More zen
Grating machienry is needed at MIL
vile, ofclals state, owing to the in
creased demands for power COMING
from all sections. Ii was brought out
IN the meeting that the Potomac COM
pahy with all its power plants and
wafer power, is running practically
at its fullest capacity all the time
when certain amount shouId he
heid in reserve to guarantee service
careful study of the increase in the
demand for power has been made. and
omcIals say that it is reasonable 70 ex-
pect the same amount of increase for
the next two years at least. To meet
this, the Millvile plant is one that
VIII be enlarged and made more eff
cient.
q. W. Humrickhouse, of this place
mas curiosity that he thinks IS worth
mentioning. 1t is an old bureau that
was taken from Fountain Rock. the
nome of Col. A. Il. sotccr. when
mat place was burned by order of
General Hunter during TIE Civil war
Inc bureau was parity hurnci and
charred by the flames. but Mr.. Hum.
rickhouse expects to repair il and
put It 10 good order.
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