Shepherdstown register. [volume] (Shepherdstown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1849-1955, 1922-03-09
LITTLE LOCALS.

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the voters at the last moment.
The Woman's Club will meet Fri
day, March 10Th, at 3 p. m, in their
comfortable new home in the market
house building. All the members are
urged to come, accompanied by n
| chair.
A new real estate and insurance firm
IS announced for Shepherdstown, tho
Montgomery-Potts Company, composed
Of Mrs. John Montgomery and Miss
Eleanor s. Potts. They will be pleas
ed to have share of the public pat
ronage.
A committee composed Of E. II. Rein
mart, Samuel ]. Hodges, ]. S. Reinhart
and A. s. cambridge has been named to
receive contributions for the Woodrow
Wilson Foundation. Gifts may also be
LETT with the Shepherdstown Register.
which will forward them TO head
quarters.
Paylowa and her great Russian ballet
VIII appear in the Maryland Theatre In
Hagerstown next Wednesday evening,
march 18th, under the auspices Of the
Woman's Club of Hagerstown. This
will be a most attractive performance
and will doubtless draw a very large
audience. Tickets range in price from
Sl.lO to S2.75, which may be obtained
at the box Office of the Maryland The
atre.
The Shepherdstown Fire Department,
is being greatly encouraged in its cf-
forts to add TO the comforts and con-
vniences of the community building.
The exchange managed by the ladies
brought nearly $4,000. Instead of re-.
pairing the old kitchen stove, the Are.
men are talking now OF putting in
fine new range that will serve a useful
purpose.
Miss Edith Staley, OF Selma, Cali
fornia, daughter Of the late Vim. S.
Staley, in renewing her subscription.
writes us: "Please continue sending
the Register for another year. NV
aunt, Mrs. Whitson, and | enjoy read
ing the news Of dear old Shepherds
town very much, and would miss, the.
Register II II did not come regularly
each week, as IL has done for so many
years past. We have had a very cold
winter in California, but not the heavy
SHOWS that you have had In the East,
although we do have snow all around
us within Atty miles"
The Hagerstown and Frederick Rail-
way Company last week closed q con-
tract with the Security Cement and
Lime Company to furnish that plant
with all OF Its power. II was the lare-
est single contract ever closed by the
Hagerstown and Frederick Railway
Company or any Of its subsidiaries and
was engineered by Mr.. Leathan, COM
mercial engineer for that company.
With the signing Of the contract with
the Security Company, the Hagers-
town and Frederick Railway Company
takes Its place as the largest electric
power company between Baltimore and
Pittsburg from point OF load carried
by 1t.
Mr.. and Mrs. c. w. Hoffman, OF
Shepherdstown, were the recipients Of
very delightful surprise party last
Thursday evening. They we're sitting
quietly In their home when the prem
ises were invaded by some twenty OF
their friends from the Kearneysville
neighborhood and half dozen or so
from martinsburg, who took possession
OF the house. The guests had brought
with them an abundant supply Of pro-
visions, and at the proper time these
were served-cakes, sandwiches and
ofher refreshments. II was an alto
gether delightful affair and all who
were present enjoyed il thoroughly, es-
pecially Mr.. and Mrs. Hoffman. II is
said that Joe Trout was the principal
plotter.
Beginning yesterday, the Western
Maryland Railroad put all OF its main-
tenance OF way work under contract
to the Dickson Construction and Re-
pair Company, Of Youngstown, Ohio.
The 5000 trackmen and other labor
ers employed by the railroad no long
er have any connection with tho West
ern Maryland, but become EMPLOYEES
OF the construction company. Their
wages have been cut from 39L cents
an hour to Is cents and they will work
ten hours day instead Of eight. In
cidentally, the men lose their railroad
privileges, such as free passes, etc. II /
Is expected that the railroad COM
pany will soon put its shops on the |
same system. IL Is expected that hun
dreds Of thousands OF dollars will be |
saved annually by the railroad under
the new arrangement.
A report to the circuit court for
Washington county was fled at Ha-
gerstown by trustees for the Ches-
apeake and Ohio Canal Company, Of
the operations for the year ended De-
cember 81, 1921, The canal company
has control Of the waterway and the |
operation Is In the hands OF the canal
transportation company. According to
the report Of the trustees, the gross |
earnings for the year were S63,924.S3, |
made up OF tolls, rents for houses, wat. !
erway and land and fines, and the |