Shepherdstown register. [volume] (Shepherdstown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1849-1955, 1922-01-19
LITTLE LOCALS.

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the Register, why not become one. We
Will be glad to a d your name to our
Ist Sent 10 any address a year for
S1.5O.
/ 10 ny is the anniversary of the birth
OF General Robert Z. Lee. He was
/ born anuary 49, 1907, at Stratford,
| Westmorelan5 county, Va, the home
of his father, Light Horse" Harry
Lee. He die October 18th, 1870, in
Lexington, Va.
! S. o Knott, OF Pasadena, California,
sends us book descriptive of the Turn
ament Of Roses in that city, which he
thinks beats Florida all hollow. Mr..
Knott saws that they have had lS inch
es Of rain there, and everything is
hourishing.
II. S. Pitzer, whose Deco light es-
tablishment was burned out last We'd
nesday night, has footed up his loss,
which amounts TO about SPOTS. His
insurance will not cover the loss fully.
All of his books and accounts were
burned, which is matter Of consider
able inconvenience to him.
w. Grove Banks has moved his bus
mess headquarters from the market
house building on Main street to tho
Hartzell building on Princess street
He will be glad to have his customers
call on him there and inspect the
vacuum cleaners, washing machines
and electrical supplies that he sells.
The annual report of Daniel WI ard.
president of the B. & o. Railroad,
shows that during the eleven years he
has been president of the company the
enormous sum of S2OO,OOO,OOO has been
spent for Improvements of various
sorts. OF this amount sos, 100000 has
gone ior new equipment and that
about Sl4.75 for improvements to the
station at Shenandoah Junk.
Howard Hunter, colored, 36 years
Old, of Kearneysville, was taken to the
asylum at Weston recently by county
officials after the County Lunacy Com
mission had ordered that he be COM
mitted. Hunter is suffering from
epilepsy, and is fairly rational part of
the time. Members Of his family be-
came afraid of him and had him sent
of.
The Register presents three new
advertisers in this issue: Browns
Smart Shop in Hagerstown, which
sci very attractive line of ladies'
wearing apparel, millinery, etc.
Grove Bros, the leading ctothiers and
mems furnishers of this section of the
country; and A. V. Polack, the popular
| jeweler, who has long enjoyed a good
patronage from this section, and who
CONS back to the columns of the Reg
lister after an absence of q couple of
years.
Don't forget the fact that the wide
circulation of the Register is guaran-
tee that sale advertisement will be
read by practically all of the people
of this section. Money put in Reg
ister sale advertising is we'll spent and
will bring returns Our bills are just
about the best that can be printed
and have long been noted for being
carefully and accurately gotten up. If
you intend to have sale, call to see us,
and We will do our best to give you
satisfactory service.
| DR.. M. II. Crawford, south of town,
was caller at the Register Office yes
terday AM arranged for the advertising
for his sale, which will be held Mon
day, March 18th. He will sell live
stock and an especially good line of
farming implements. DR.. Crawford
has rented his farm 10 Lafayette Van
Metre, who will take possession the
first of April. John Dcmer, who has
been on DR.. Crawiord's place for
some years, will move to his own prop
erty on Rocky Lane.
The Washington Building and Lime
Stone Company at Bakertpn, this coun-
ty, has devised new way of quarrying
stone to satisfy its enormous output |.
has gone as deep in its west quarry
as it cares to, and instead Of abandoning
it for new field, is quarrying straight
into the west side of the quarry. At
this writing the men have gone back
about forty feet, and are securing the
best Of rock for their plant This is
dangerous work, for every time blast
is set of the men have no hurry out of
the cave-like mine until the rocks have
fallen.
Thomas S. AL en-, the Bakerton COL
ored man who was sentenced to Jail
by Justice Miller, OF Shepherdstown. on
November 26th for violating the pro-
hibition laws, was released q few days
ago on habeaS corpus proceedings.
Ii was found that the justice sentenced
him to pay a fine Of S1OO or go 10 Jail.
There was no limit set to the Jail term,
and when the situation was presented
to Judge Woods by Aliens attorney.
the Judge ordered him released. John
Proctor, an accomplice OF Allen, was
given a definite sentence OF a fine Of
500 and 60 days in Jail. Proctor is
still in Jail.
James A. Stephens, OF Harper's Fer
ry, sentenced to jail for six months al
the September term Of the Jefferson
Circuit Court, on a confession for car
rying a concealed weapon, after HAVING