Shepherdstown register. [volume] (Shepherdstown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1849-1955, 1922-10-05
LITTLE LOCALS.

Friday afternoon before the woman's
Siuo. Tier subject was "Some As.
pSCtS OF Democracy as illustrated by
>haNeSpeare'S Julius Caesar and 10.
sen Enemy of the People" and she
read extracts from these plays to i'll
iuStFate the points she made.
W NJ. Nichols, manager of the
United Realty Company. was in Shep-
nerdStown Monday, arranging for the
advertising of big lot sale al Charles
Town next Monday, October 9th. The
iotS TO be sold, as we'll as some larger
tracts, are at Vinton Heights, former
" the estate of Frank !. Manning
ne parcels to be sold range in. size
from ordinary lots UP 10 $50 acres, as
there are $50 acres in the entire tract
See advertisement in this paper.
The Charleston ladies who attena- -
co the convention of women's clI
IN ShepherdStown a few weeks aps
ana were entertained in the Shcpherc
Iouegc dormtory were genuinely ar
Preciatlve of their treatment there, ard
a few days ago sent to Mrs. Cavalier
d handsome picture, beautifully fran.
CO. TO be hung in the reception room
OF the dormitory. They wrote a letter
expressing their enjoyment of their
stay here and the courtesies that were
shown them.
Inc Norfolk & Western Railway is
having the Shenandoah Valley Divis-
ION relaid with new rails. The S5-
pound rails are being taken up and
lOO-pound rails put down. and the
roadbed is at the same time being nut
IN fine order. The work has been
cone from Hagerstown TO Shepherds
!own. one gang of about thirty men
Is hmshing UP on the bridge this week,
ana another is working from Morgan's
Grove. a third gang is working on
the Charles Town section.
For several weeks past a midnight
marauder has been raiding the chick
en- house of Jos. r. Cookus at the
north edge of town. stealing chickens
and eggs Mr.. Cookus set a tran for
him, and the other morning had the
satisfaction of finding the thief firm
~ caught by the tail in the teeth of
the steel trap. II was a big, fat pos
sum, which had been living high on
eggs fresh and otherwise. The pos
sum had an unusually heavy coat of
fur-another sign of long, cold win
ter.
Among the patients in DR.. Beddow's
dental Office last Saturday was the ven
cradle VIM. II. Martin, from north OF
town, who called to have a tooth filled
Mr.. Martin is in his 92nd year, but he
has nearly all of his teeth and the,
are in excellent condition In his Nd
per Jaws every tooth is perfect, mons
OF them having filling in them and
all being sound and healthy. DR.. Bed
dow says he has never seen such a re-
markable case. Incidentally, Saturday
was old folks day, for Miss Jennie Hill,
who is in her S2nd year, had couple
of teeth extracted
Workmen have been engaged the
past month in painting the railroad
bridge at this place and giving the
ties a coating Of preservative. One Of
the men while so employed accidental
ly dropped his gold watch, a valuable
timepiece, and it fell into the water
hundred feet or more beneath. The
water at this point is six or seven feet
deep, and il is no easy matter TO To-
cate the watch. A liberal reward was
offered for its recovery, and some of
the boys and men Of the community
have been diving for it, but so far
without result. The water is so cold
that it is not safe to remain in il very
long, and the amateur divers are
bit shy. II il were July or August
some of our local water rats would
certainly have found the watch.
Farmers are sowing wheat this
week, the operation being a little later
than usual and yet possibly a bit too
soon after all, considering the warm
weather and the dryness of the seed
bed. The ground is well prepared,
and there ought to be fine crop next
year if the old saying holds out: "Sow
in the dust, reap you must" Seed
ing has been delayed few days be-
cause OF fear Of the fly, which at
tacks the wheat that comes up before
the frosts, and which has caused
good deal Of loss in the past few years.
In another column OF the Register may
be found statement concerning the
weevil, VII ch our farmers will do well
to read. Mr. Hodges, our local grain
says that the weevil is al
ready getting in its work in this years
yield, and he urges the farmers to give
the matter their attention If they
would r"0i' -e-iaus loss.
Mrs. John /. Ruhl State president
Of tn. &C." cf Women Voters, call
ed conference on September 18th,
outlining the activities and ambitions
of the league, and Mrs. z. y. Colds
borough was elected temporary chair
man. At a meeting held Tuesday after
noon a League of Women Voters was
organized in Shepherdetown with Mrs.
H. A. Downs, president; Mrs. E. L.
Goldsborough, secretary; and Miss
Jessie Trotter treasurer. The women
of tn. .--------. arn inNiind 10 inin