Shepherdstown register. [volume] (Shepherdstown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1849-1955, 1922-04-27
LITTLE LOCALS.

Boyce. Va. .
DR.; L. NJ. Allen, of Clarke County
va, breeder of Poland China hogs, has
Just bought Sou that weighs 6SS
pounds from the famou. Meharrv her
in Illinois. '''' -
Hon. n. M. Calhoun, of FranlI;,
renoieton county, has accepted an in.
vita'ion TO deliver the address on Con.
Ieoerate memorial day in Shepherjs.
town the first Saturday in June.
The Charles Town and Ransom Rusi.
ness Mems Association was orpan;zad
last week, with P. o. Dupawav presi-
cent, n. i. Ronemous vice-presid,r,
mos. n. Moore secretary and Cav,on
L. Haines treasurer.
Last Saturday afternoon while Mr.
and Mrs. David Mann were CROSSING
The Potomac river in a row-boat AZ
tour Locks near Clearsprinp. Mrs
Mann became i'll from a heart attact
and fell into the river and was drown.
ed N''""
Don't forget that Saturday will be
circus day in Shepherdstown. Cole
brotherS shows are scheduled for tbis
GATE, and will give afternoon and night
performances. Ii is said TO be an ex.
cellent show, with many popular
old. "'u
Former Postmaster ]. Frank Thomp-
SON OF Martinsburg, will move with
ms family from that city TO Lynchburs.
va, where he will open a clothing
store. He sold his household goods AZ
public sale because the freight rates
on the railroads were so high he could :
Mt afford to move them.
In renewing her subscription Mrs.
George MCGEE writes us from Balti.
more as follows: "a am always clad
when | receive the dear old Register
The Baltimore papers are all right, but
nothing takes the place OF nv homo
paper. am anxious to have some
more news from the Scrabble report
ers. those items are amusing and in
teresting."
A delegation Of leading Hagerstown
citizens went to Annapolis last week
and presented resolutions asking Gov:
ernor Richie to remove from Office the
board OF education of Washington
county. The board recently purchased
tract OF five acres Of land near Ha-
gerstown for a proposed new high
school, paying for il the enormous price
OF $500 per acre. The people have
risen up in protest against this and
other alleged acts of mismanagement.
At largely attended meeting OF
men and women voters in Martins
burg Monday night the candidacy OF
DR.. II. G. Tonkin for the mayoralty
was strongly disapproved and S. S.
Felker was unqualifedly endorsed.
II. n. Butts, candidate for council
man in the third ward, was also dis
approved, and ]. M. Lamp endorsed.
The voters declared that they were
actuated by no political prejudice
but act in the interest of good govern
ment.
At the regular meeting OF the Van
clevesville Farm Women's Club held
at the home of Mrs. Marshall Grove
last Thursday, the following officers
were elected for the ensuing year
President, Mrs. Armstrong Jones; vice
president, Mrs. |. D. VanMetre; secre-
tary, Mrs. M. M. MARBLE; treasurer,
Miss Margaret Hammond. The ladies
are planning to hold festival and box
social in Ramsburg's hall May 18th,
and on May 18th, the regular meeting
time, they will hold joint session with
the farmers club.
In the notes of student activities at
the West Virginia University Miss
Fannie Trump, of Kearneysville, is
highly complimented as one OF the most
clever performers in the play, "Turn
to the Right" which it is expected will
be featured BY the Swarthmore Chau-
tauqua the coming summer. The
Athanaum says of her: "Fannia
Trump, with natural stage presence and
clever acting, attracted much favorable
comment, opinion seeming to be that
she adds new star to the club list u
In the primary election OF the student
body on Wednesday Jack Snyder, of this
place, received much the highest vote
for member of the social committee
OF the University.
The property on the corner Of Main
and Duke streets belonging to Mr.. !
G. Staley, and at present occupied by
Mr.. George R. Staley and his grand
daughter, Mrs. Leslie Montgomery, is
being greatly improved. A new garage
Is being built at the north end of the
premises, large enough to accommodate
two cars. The old fence that extended
from the dwelling on the corner to
the garage has been torn down, and a
neat and durable paling fence, paint
ed white, built in its place. The walk
through the center Of the garden from
the house to the garage has been beau
tilted BY the planting of grape vines on
either side, which have been trained to
ramble over newly-erected trellises.
These Improvements improve the looks
of this old homestead very much.