Shepherdstown register. [volume] (Shepherdstown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1849-1955, 1922-04-20
LITTLE LOCALS.

and gardens have been despoiled Of
their spring blossoms.
The Martinsburg Fruit Exchange is
having built at Shenandoah Junction
an apple assembling plant and ware
mouse that is expected TO handle fifty
car-loaas OF fruit the coming season
"A warehouse, it is said, will also b1
punt at Shepherdstown in the near
iu'rre and another at Charles Town.
The Supreme Court Of Appeals, OF
west Virginia has refused a writ OF
error IN the case Of Southard's adminis-
traitor against the Baltimore and Ohio
Eaiiroad Company from the Jefferson
Circuit Court Mrs. Southard with sew
eraI small children went to the station
at Dumeids over year ago and was
killed The jury that tried the case gave
verdict for $4,000 with costs.
representative of the Ku Klux Khan
was in Shepherdstown for the purpose
OF organizing lodge in this place. We
nave not learned whether or not this
was done. He told the Register that
Klans had been organized in Charles
Town and Harper's Ferry, and inti-
mated that spectacular stunt will
shortly be pulled off in this county. He
said that the order is spreading ali over
the country.
The weather has been cool and
Snowery this week, and while the rains
have caused vegetation to freshen I'D,
the GOODNESS has retarded growth con-
siderably. There hasn't been very
much garden-making, but folks are
Just rarin' to get at it. There was a
slight frost Sunday morning, but not
enough to do any harm. Last night
a strong gale from the west blew the
clouds away, and this morning is uni
seasonably cold, with brisk wind.
Word has been received here of the
serious illness Of Mrs. G. A. Randolph
in Richmond, Va. Mrs. Randolph, who
is daughter of Mr.. and Mrs. Fonrose
Shipley of Shepherdstown, and who was
married to Mr.. Randolph a few months
ago, has been i'll for several days, and
her condition became so serious that
she was taken to hospital in that city,
where she is now critically i'll. Her
mother, Mrs. Shipley, her daughter,
Kathleen Wilmington, and her brother,
Silas Shipley, have been summoned to
Richmond.
Arnold B. Magruder, son Of Mr.. and
Mrs. D. Lynn Magruder, of the Kear-
neysville neignborhood, was taken to
the State Hospital at Weston the frstI
of the week. His mind has been az
fected for some weeks past, and Satur-
day and Sunday he became unruly, |
nit some act of violence while mental |
ly disturbed, as he had threatened to |
do bodily harm to persons about him. |
After an examination by lunacy COM |
mission it was thought best to send |
him to Weston for treatment II is
hoped that he may be restored to
mental health again.
"Cassillis," the farm a half mile |
south Of Chares Town that was own
ed for number of years by the late |
John T. McGraw, was sold at public |
sale last Monday by Special Commits
sioners E. D. Talbot and E. H. Morton. |
The farm, which contains 241 acres,
was bought by John l.. Burns at his |
bid Of S32,OO0-or about S132.77 per |
acre. A considerable number of per-
sons were anxious to buy this place |
and bidding was spirited. "Cassilis"
is a beautifully located farm, fertile
and productive, and is one Of the his |
toric places OF Jefferson county.
While on visit to Shepherdstown
some months ago our friend Hon. Har-
vey w. Harmer, of Clarksburg, w. Va,
was so impressed with the large and |
Snowy sale bills printed at the Register |
Office that he took a sample back home |
with him as a curiosity. The other |
day he sent us typical sale bill from
Harrison county, about one e-thirtieth |
the size Of the Registers bills. Mr.. |
Harmer attended sale of registered |
Hereford cattle last week, when forty
one head were sold, prices ranging |
from Sll0 to S2,050, the latter being
the price paid for four-year-old COW,
Cattle are cattle in Harrison county.
Easter Monday afternoon the people
of Charles Town were given a delight
full treat when the dramatic depart
ment of the Shepherdstown Woman's
Club gave the well known play, "Billet-
ed" at the opera house. This is
very attractive and amusing comedy,
and each part was so we'll rendered,
and the whole was so full Of "pep" and
spontaneous enthusiasm, that every
one felt that their tickets had not half
paid for the good time they had had,
and a vote Of thanks is due to our
Shepherdstown neighbors. The pre-
ceeds are to be divided between the
Shepherdstown Woman's Club and the
Charles Town General Hospital
Charles Town Spirit.
Mrs. S. L. Dodd, OF Little George
town, Berkeley county. had a narrow
escape from death last Sunday morn
ing when she was attacked by vicious
bull. Mrs. Dodd had gone to the |
barn to milk COW, and as she was
leaving the barn she was attacked by
the bull, which knocked her down and |
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