Shepherdstown register. [volume] (Shepherdstown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1849-1955, 1922-05-18
LITTLE LOCALS.

p''"e'hs IL 10 Is ce1tS pound, though
some farmers sold last winter rs low
as 10 cents.
The date Of the big picnic OF the
Berkeley County Farm Bureau has
been changed TO Friday, June 9th, in
stead OF Thursday, June Sth, as hereto
fore announced. IL will be held as
usual on |. ID. VanMeter's farm on
June 9th.
Dogs have raided the flock Of sheep
on A. s. Dandridge's place near town
twice the past week, killing three and
iniurying a number of others. One OF
the dogs was caught in the act and was
killed by a well-directed shot. but an
other escaped.
J. L. Kalbaugh, of PENNSYLVANIA, has
bought the timber on the Aglionby
home place, four miles north Of Charles
Town, and will clear il of this sum
mer This farm has IS acres in tim.
Der. greater acreage than any in that
part OF the county.
a. L. Boswell advertised liberallv in
the Register last week concerning his
sale OF aluminium ware on Saturday
The customers began TO arrive early
IN the morning and he was sold out
by little after O'Clock. IL PAYS TO
advertise in the Register.
Saturday, June Sd, will be observed
cd as Confederate memorial day In
Shepherdstown. The address will be
delivered by Hon. II. M. Calhoun, OF
franklin, Pendleton county, w. Va.
ihe usual interesting program will be
observed
The graduating exercises OF the
Shepherdstown Public School will be
held on Thursday, June LIST, when an
interesting programme will be render
| ed. The examinations in the Tunior
High School will begin on Monday,
! May 22d, ut 9 o'clock a. m.
The fine showers of rain the pas,
week have greatly improved the grow
ing wheat, and il is now coming along
nicely. The May report of the United
States Bureau Of Markets and Crop
Estimates issued on Monday estimates
a 80 per cent wheat crop, with an
acreage of 247,OOO acres, or 5000 acres
less than last year.
The Woman's Club will hold an exhi-
bition of antiques, relics and various
curiositics Saturday Of this week frem
O'Clock in the afternoon until nine
O'Clock in the evening. II Is expected
that many interesting articles will BE-
shown, including ancient documents
pictures, china, etc. An admission fec
OF 25 cents will be charged. Every.
body welcome.
Now that the town authorities and
private individuals are uniting in the
good work OF improving our streets
and cleaning and oiling them and rid
ding them OF dust and dirt, we are ask
ed to urge the people generally to keen
them in good order. Merchants and
householders are especially urged not
to throw refuse in the street or leave
burned piles Of trash on the thorough
| fares. This is against our town ordi-
nances and it ought to be discontinued!
Let everybody take pride in keeping
our town clean and tidy and comfort
able.
Dennis McChan, a colored man OF
Shepherdstown who works at the quar-
ries at Blairton, Berkeley county, had
one Of his feet badly hurt Monday. A
truck ran over the foot, tearing the
flesh from the bones, breaking a couple
of his toes and mutilating the member
so badly that the bones protrudcd. He
was rushed to the Kings Daughters
| Hospital in Martinsburg and given sur
| gical attention, but he will be disabled
for long time. An Italian who was
working in the quarries was also quite
badly hurt, one Of his legs being
broken.
Geo. n. Bowers, who for the past
couple Of months conducted a repair
shop on Main street, has left town-it
is said he has located in Chambers
burg, Pa. The place he occupied, the
Snyder building, has been rented by the
Shepherdstown Garage, OF which
Messrs. Strider and Myers are the
proprietors, and they will occupy it as
sales and show room and will also
maintain the gasoline station there.
Oscar l.. Sperow is running the bust
ness for them. This is a very desir-
able location, and we hope that the
new lessees will do we'll.
There seems to be no prospect what
ever OF resumption Of business on
the Chesapeake & Ohio canal, and the
boats are lying high and dry in the
summer sun, with their seams opening
more and more. Grass and weeds are
growing in the bed of the canal, and
conditions generally are such as to
bode i'll for the old waterway. Many
OF the boatmen have given up hope Of
a resumption Of navigation this season
and have gotten other work. The man.
agement says that the cause Of inac-
tion is the strike Of coal miners, but
il is suspected that there is also lack
Of contracts for the hauling Of coal by
this route.
DR.. G. r. Beddow, the new dentist,
has fitted UP his Offices in the Reg
lister building and now has them in
order, except for one or two finishing
touches delayed by the lack of certain
material. He is at work, however, and