Shepherdstown register. [volume] (Shepherdstown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1849-1955, 1922-08-10
LITTLE LOCALS.

"A Washington paper says: "Mrs.
IIiiton Grove and daughter, Miss Bet
ty, Will shortly sail for Italy, whero
they have taken a villa for the winter"
sundays Washington Post printed d
large picture of Miss Betty.
MIR. and Mrs. Harris Hiedwohl, of
hagerstown, formerly of Shepherds
town, motored last week TO winona
Lake, where they will spend several
weeks. MIR. Hiedwohl is taking n
special course in a school of photog-
raphy and art, in order 10 fit himself
Still better for his profession.
The Hartzell family of Shepherds
town with some of their friends held
their annual picnic up the river last
, Thursday. Among the visitors prcsen,
were Rev. Walter r. Hartzell, of
Walkersville, Md, and Prof. Allen r.
Hartzell, Of the ST. Lawrence Univer,
SHY, Lawrenceville, New York. A very
enjoyable day was spent.
Mrs. Henry G. Reynolds has sold TO
Mrs. Anna Harrison Hunter her com.
Portable little dwelling house on New
street for SS,50O Mrs. Hunter, who
mas been living in Washington, Pa,
for number of years, was formerly
resident Of Shepherdstown, and her
friends here will be glad to know that
She ultimately expects TO make this
place her home again.
/ Work on the new concrete road
through Bolivar and Harper's Ferry is
being pushed along rapidly by the n,
L. Brooks Company, which has tho
contract. The culverts through the
Bolivar end of the road were all finish
ed last week. The engineer in charge
says that only fifty working days will
be needed to do the necessary grading
and the laying of the concrete
Kenneth Waldeck, the eight-year-old
son OF Mr.. and Mrs. l. Lester Waldeck
| is recuperating from an operation for
appendicitis performed in the Kings
daughters Hospital in Martinsburg
The appendix had bursted by the time
the little boy was gotten to the hos
pital, and for a time his condition was
precarious. He is now getting along
very nicely, however, and he NAV be
able to get home next week.
Mr.. Paul r. Morrow, for the pas
three years head Of the department oil
education in Shepherd College Stat.
Normal School, will move with his
family to Fairmont the latter part O.
August. Mr.. Morrow is to take the DO
stion as head of the department o
extension teaching in farmont Stat,
Normal School. Farmont State Nor
mai is to become at once regua
teachers college, comforting degree
in education.
A good deal of excitement was ere
ated in Hedgesvile district of Berkele,
county last Friday, when a strange
negro attacked Mrs. Clifton Beard a
her home in the country. In fight.
ing the man Mrs. Beard was badl,
bruised and scratched, but made hei
escape before she was seriousl,
harmed. A party of several hundrct
men searched all day for the rascal
and bloodhounds were called in, bu
he seems to have gotten safely away
Here's news item floating arount
in the neighborhood papers: Barney
Hoffman, Jefferson county man. who is
touring the West and the Pacific Coas
States in his automobile, writes back
! mat Gray Silver, of Martinsburg, is
being boosted as the farmers Demo.
cratic candidate for President in 1924
! In many moving picture theaters in
the West Silver'S picture is beinl
! shown on the screen as "the farmers
best friend" Silver is Washington
! representative of the American Farm
I Bureau.
/ Every bit of equipment and the large
stock Of mems clothing and furnishing
goods of Thompson and THOMPSON is
being moved by the salvage department
OF the various insurance companies to
one of their salvage stations in Phil
/ adelphla. lr settling insurance for
/ damage caused by reason Of the big
| hrr, the companies took over the en-
tire stock and equipment, declaring il
| 10 be one of the best they ever acquir-
ed, both as to representation of cost
and the matter of high class goods
ordinarily a water damaged stock is
sold at "frc sale" but the Thomson
stock was above the average and tho
companies wouldn't think Of letting il
go at a sacrifice sale.-Martinsburg
Journal.
Oblivion has set its seal on the Palm
Hotel. one Of Charles Towns oldest
hoste'ries, and those who have known
1t as place OF entertainment will soon
know il no more. The Jefferson Bank
and Trust Company, the owner of the
property, and an occupant Of a part
OF it, this week leased the hotel por-
tion Of the building to Link & Jones,
| the clothiers, who have been in busi-
ness in the Jefferson Cnunty Teta
phone Company building, for term
OF years. 1t will be at once con-
veried 10 uses other than hotel pur-
poses. The lessecs will have the fft
ffoor so altered rs to convert il into
a store room. with an immense show
window twelve feet deep in front.