Shepherdstown register. [volume] (Shepherdstown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1849-1955, 1922-03-16
LITTLE LOCALS.

paper will he sent to any address one
ysa- for Si.S0, six months Tor T.
cents or four months COR 50 cents.
The Martinsburg Fruit Exchango
will establish a branch Office in Shep-
herdstown, which will be in charge oil
| W. W. Winters. IL will be located in
the Sheetz building on Main street.
The exchange will also have an Office
in Charles Town.
Milk has at last come down in price.
One OF the leading dairymen supply
ing customers here announces a rcduc-
ton from ten cents TO eight cents a
quart, and It is supposed that other
dealers will do the same. His reduc-
ton dates from yesterday.
The bids for the erection Of the new
postofice building at Charles Town
were opened in the Office Of the Super
viSing Architect Of the Treasurer last
week. The lowest bid was about fiva
thousand dollars over the appropriation
OF seventy-hve thousand dollars, and
so no award was made.
A meeting OF the Shepherdstown
Chamber OF Commerce will be held ir
the council room next Monday night
at 3 o'clock, at which the directors,
members and other persons interest
ed are urged to be present. A matter
OF considerable interest, concerning the
establishment Of new industry here.
will be present. Let everybody attend.
Under the decree recently entered
in the circuit court at Clarksburg, w.
Va, all Of the real estate OF the late
John T. McCraw is to be sold. This
includes "Casilis," a fine farm a mile
south OF Charles Town, that Mr. Nc
Oraw purchased number OF years
ago. The place contains 200 acres and
has a handsome mansion upon ii.
]. p. Rush, of Shepherdstown, has
brought suit in the Jefferson Circuit
Court for divorce from his wife, Mrs.
Ellen Turner Rush. and for custody Of
their two daughters, aged respectively
fourteen and three years. Mrs. Rush
has been in Nevada the past year,
where she is seeking divorce from heI
husband for custody Of the children.
Caledonia Lodge OF Odd Fellows Is
arranging for an open meeting in their
hall on wednesday evening next, March
1Id. Among the guests on this oc-
casion will be Grand Master Thomas
II. Neal and his wife, Of Cameron, w.
Va. A pleasing programme OF music,
recitations, etc, will be rendered. All
members, their wives and friends arc
urged to be present.
On another page Of the Register this
week will be found an interesting article
by DR.. Charles Scanlon, on az Were
Twenty One" Wonder II some OF our
readers would not like to express their
views upon the same subject? II there
are, we will be pleased to print In the
Register what they have to say. There
Is opportunity here for some very in.
teresting suggestions.
| There's one thing to be thankful for
the influence OF the grounding ends
today. The grounding has made good
on his weather predictions, as he usual
ly does. There have been but few few
bright days the past six weeks--cloudy
or rainy days have been the rule, with
snow and cold thrown in for good
measure. Spring begins next Tues,
day, according to the almanac.
We politely declined the offer TO
be appointed postmaster, to accept the
recordership OF Shepherdstown. But
since the election on Monday we have
come to the conclusion to continue ir,
business for while yet, and would
thank you to read our ad in this issue,
and in the future as in the past call to
see us at the Cash-and- Garry instead
OF at the city hall. ]. d. Billmyer..
The entertainment given in the COM
nunity building last Saturday night
by the Bedington Dramatic Company
was very we'll rendered. The ladies'
and gentlemen who took part performed
excellently and some OF them showed
real talent. The husking bee and tho
Virginia reel were especially good
features. "A large audience enjoyed
the play and the singing between acts.
The same company will play here again
in April.
The last number OF the Lyceum
course, of the National Alliance Com
pany, Of Cincinnati, Ohio, was brought
to close last night in the college audi
torium, with a number Of delightful
readings by Miss Nanah Rense. This
was the fifth OF series Of interesting
and educational lectures made possible
by the Y. W. c. A. and the Y. M. c. A.
Of Shepherd College this winter. Tho
entertainments were greatly enjoyed by,
Shepherdstown and community and the
college organizations are to be compli-
mented on the successful program Just
closed.
A pathetic story comes from Clarke
county. Va. John William Wilson, q
farmer sixty years old, went to his
barn last Thursday morning and hang
ed himself to a beam. Some time
afterward his ten-year-old daughter
Sallie vent to the barn and saw tho
body OF her father dangling at the
end Of rope. Though she was con-
yulsed with grief. she acted like a real