Shepherdstown register. [volume] (Shepherdstown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1849-1955, 1922-07-20
LITTLE LOCALS.

tinSccrg rum runner who Was arreS &.
ed with cargo of liquor near Win
chester last week, plead guilty of trin-
porting liquor illegally, and was fined
$50 and sentenced to sixty DAYS j.,
the Winchester Jail. His automobile
was confiscated. Considering Frye's
record and his defiance of the officers
II is considered that he got of with z
light sentence.
Mrs. Jos. L. Cookus is having ex-
tensive Improvements made TO the
building adjoining her home on Mair
street, the lower floor of which is oc-
cupied by ]. W. Clark, the shoemaker.
Another story is being added TO the
structure, and this will be divided into
living apartments, including three
rooms and 4 bath. A connection will
be made with the residence of Mrs.
Cookus and her family. Maddox
Brothers are the constructors.
II has always been a problem how
TO keep down trespassing and vandal-
ism at Morgan's Grove fair grounds
at this time Of the year, but there's
no trouble this summer. A cross bull!
belonging to r. L. Emery, who rents
the grounds for pasture, is watchmarl
and policeman, and he keeps the
grounds free of trespassers, day and
night. He has had some exciting
chases over the place after persons
who didn't know he was on guard, AMI
il will be we'll for folks to avoid the
fair grounds while the bull is there.
A horse he was riding falling up
on him resulted in a broken leg for
Walter c. Riley, a well-known farm
er and stockman near Leetown, thii
county. Mr.. Riley met with the acct
dent near the Leetown road crossing Of
the Norfolk & Western Railroad while
he was on his way home from Charlie
Town. His horse frightened at a
passing freight train, and while being
held under control reared I'D and fe,'
backward, catching his riders leg I'M
der him. Mr.. Riley's limb was frac-
tured just above the knee
John Smeltzer, of Martinsburg, has
a broken jaw as a result of his effort
to prevent an assault upon Wade Sci
bert by Floyd VanMetre, a threshing-
machine operator. 1t is alleged that
VanMetre walked into a downtown
hardware store and started a fight
with Seibert. Smeltzer, clerk at
the store, tried to act as psacemaker.
and VanMetre hit him and broke his
jaw. George Myers, proprietor OF the
store, was also struck by VanMetre
when he attempted to stop the fight.
VanMetre was arretsed on a charge
of assaulting both Seibert and Smeltz
er.
Last Saturday afternoon two air
planes were observed passing over
Shepherdstown, flying at a tremendous
height They were on their way from
Washington to Cleveland. While
passing over Back Creek valley in
Berkeley county the crank shaft of one
of the engines broke while the plane
was high in the air and making a
speed of 100 miles an hour. The avi-
ator, however, managed to keep con-
troll and glided down on slant of
about five miles. He landed on the
farm Of Charles Beall and he and his
mechanic escaped with a few bruises
and a severe shaking up. The two
fliers made their way to Martinsbure
and took train for Washington, from
which place relief expedition was
sent to salvage the airplane.
The County Court completed the
work of revising the registration OF
voters on Tuesday, the registrars hav.
ing finished their work several dayS
before, and had returned their lists
to the county clerks Office A loss ir
the voting strength of the county il:
shown in the lists just submitted as
compared with that of two years age
lhis year, there are listed as qualified
voters, 5,136 men, and 4,7O9 women.
making a total of 9,845. Two yearl
ago the total was 1927. 1t is difficult
to account for the loss of 392 voters
in two years by death and removal
from the county. What did some of
the registrars do with voters who re-
fused to give their party afiliation ?
Were all of them registered or not p
Advocate.
A few days ago the members of the
BOARD Of health Of Shepherdstown Wis
Ited the stables of those persons who
nave permits to sell milk in this com,
munity. No notice had been given of
their visit-they wanted to see things
Just as they were. They found a most
gratifying condition. Without excep-
ton, the stables were clean and SAN
itary and all the surroundings indi-
Gated one hundred per cent compliance
with the town regulations The board
reports that no fear need be felt con.
corning the sanitary conditions sur
rounding our milk supply, and the wis
dom OF enforcing the proper regula.
tions Is plainly manifested, for the
onicers took a look into several pri-
waite stables not under their jurisdic-
ton and found a very different state
OF affairs. The milkmen are cheerful
ly complying with the law, but they are
complaining good deal about the
heavy loss they sustain in broken milk