Shepherdstown register. [volume] (Shepherdstown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1849-1955, 1922-06-22
From Register Readers.

In renewing his subscription to the
Register for another year our friend
Jacob l.. Hoffman, Of California, for
merly OF this vicinity, writes US: Bust
ness seems to be moving alsng fairly
well in this section. The grain crop
is good in spots, but little short in
most places on account Of not having
late rains. The fruit crop is generally
good, though some little damage has
been done to the Thompson seedless
raisin grapes by late frosts. There
/ is big acreage Of them, and ranchers
are still planting thousands OF acres
every year. Through the kindness of
friend, | took a ride Of about forty
miles southeast OF Fresno a short time
ago, and for a distance Of twenty miles
the land was nearly all set in vine
yards on both sides OF the road, with
only a few other fruits. I tell YOU il
looked fine. We passed through
Thousand acre fig orchard about
fourteen miles south OF MADEIRA.
think the automobiles would not aver
age more than a hundred feet apart on
the highway which passes about ESQ
feet from the front Of my house from
sun-up TO shutdown. | have never
seen the like of the travel The high
way is fine from Los Angeles to San
Francisco, besides laterals leading
from both sides We have had but
little hot weather yet this year have
seen the thermometer here stand at
ll6 and 10 in the shade. II is pleas
ant here when it gets no higher than
it does in the East We are having a
shower OF rain today, which is rather
unusual at this time Of the year, yet
we have rains occasionally any month
in the year except August. Give my
kindest regards to my friends in
Jefferson county
c. w. Hoffman, who with his wife
is on the way to California in his
automobile, writes us as follows from
Medicine Bow, Wyoming, under date
of June 18th: We are now spending
the night out on the plains in a little
village. We have been driving over
the plains all day. having left Cheyenne,
Wyoming, this morning The winds
over the plains today were awful at
times. We were afraid it might blow
the car over, and it was extremely cool.
We had TO stop in Laramie and put on
heavy sweaters. We passed through
the Granite Canon today and will pass
over some Of the Rockies tomorrow.
Mostly all we saw on the plains in
the way of houses, except in the viii
lagos, were just little shacks, but the
scenery was lovely. Rocks of all
shapes, sizes and colors, with the green
pines showing up all around. You
could see for miles ahead. We also
saw plenty of snow on the Rockies
They say they had snow here last year
as late as July. We hope it won't
snow while we are here. Yet, this
hotel is very comfortable, as il has
all the late Improvements, such as
electric lights, hot water heat and
baths. Please send the paper to Sac
rGmento IuTe 22d, as we are always
anxious 10 see the old Register. BY
the way. this hotels name is "The
Virginia"
! II. A. Molcr, formerly Of this county,
now resident of the Hawaiian Is
lands, writes us an interesting letter
in renewing his subscription to the
Register: "The main feature Of inter-
est in this country at resent is the
queer antics of the volcano Of 'Kil-
auea' on the island of Hawaii 1t has
been exceedingly active, in fact, with
in 20 feet Of the rim, when suddenly
/ the lava dropped to ABOUT SUI rect,
then subsidized entirely, to break out
in rev crater about ten miles away
So, all are wondering if Hawaii has
lost her volcano. Best wishes for
Yourself and the Register"
81 greatly enjoy the weekly messages
frCm the old home county."-Prof.
Samuel f. OSbourn, Germantown, Pa.
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