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"LTTABLISHED 1849.
H. L. SNYDER, Publisher
the koad question.
a great deal of interest is being maniZested
in Jefferson county, especially
in the Shepherdstown neighborhood,
over tne proposition to designate as
the Mate road between Charles Town
and Martinsburg the route by the way
0f Lee town, toward Kearneysvillc,
then.e through the pine hills by way of
Rilcv - ford bridge to Martinsburg.
Tina route was kindly selected for us
by our Berkeley county and Martinsburg
triends, who appear to have se<
3 neat little trap for Jefferson county
folk?, into which we came mighty
near tailing never dreaming that our
neighbors were anything else than j
the guileless and innocent parties that;
they assume to be. Their kindnes9
was al honey, for they not only pick
ed out a roau iui u?, uui unvivu iu
to Charleston and "work" the State
Koad Commission to get it through.
The mistake was that they tried tq
force upon Jefferson county a route
that we do not want and that thq
nigger in the wood pile showed his
head to soon.
It was stated in last week's Register
that the county courts of Jefferson and
Berkelc\ at a meeting in Charles Town
agreed upon the route, and that a
meeting of the two courts, together
vi'ith the Morgan court, would be held !
in Martinsburg on Friday. The
news was painful to a good many persons
i; both Jefferson and Berkeley,
vho ha ! somehow gotten the idea that
the roads to be constructed under tho |
new with the people's money were
to be for ti'c greatest good to the greatest
number instead of the advancement
of pr.. ite interests of practical politic,
n. Shcpherdstow n got busy at j
once, and some forty or fifty men and
wom-.n went to Martinsburg to protest
against the adoption of the pine hill?
toutc A meeting of the board of directors
of the Martinsburg Chamber of
Commerce was called, and Jefferson
countv tnen appeared and put before
the board their obpjections to the
rou-e named and insisting that the
road run to Martinsburg from Charlea
Townbv way of Shepherdstovn, using
the established main traveled road?
in Jefferson and Berkeley counties.
After considering the matter, the directors
of the Cahmber of Commerce
agreed with this proposition, and
adopted a resolution to this effect.
A meeting was then held in the
court-house, with the county commissioners
of Jefferson, Berkeley and
Morgan present, and with Secretary 1
Pfmi nf flic f.hamhcr nf Cnmmi'rcc 1
presiding. AW. Pfau seemed to be anadvocate
of the Leetown and pine
hills route, and disagreed with the action
of his directors. President Roberts
of the Jefferson court, presented the
official endorsement of the Leetown
route hv our court, but it was stated
that the commissioners had not underwood
that this action had been taken
There was considerable discussion
over the subject as to which ruuto
"s the most desirable, and the debate
having gotten somewhat personal and
acrimonious, a motion to adjourn was
made It was understood that a meeting
would be held in the near future
to have the sentiment of the people
expressed.
So far we can gather, there ate I
Comparatively few persons who favoti
the Leetown route. From Charles
Town to Leetown and Kearneysville
there are fairly good roads that are
traveled a great deal. Near Kearneyswile.
however, the route fs switche J
' ; !gh a by-road, narrow and hilly
a"d with manv objectionable curves,
places the read is but fourteen feet
the law requires tl;e right of
u 'v to be forty feet. The advocates
r'f nc route admit that a number of
c"stK curves would have to be eliminated.
In all probability a new
wouia nave to be constructed |
over the Opequon creek and a new I
ronJ made on higher ground?a trc-i
ttter.dously expensive undertaking I
Tk who traveled over this road |
'3st ! ' iav were practically unanim?'
th.eir opinion that it is an ,
Jf i! and objectionable route i
t; . main State road between tha
County its because of the enormous
cost sf construction and the com- !
Parr.tivclv limited number of person l
v o would be accommodated by it.
In < r opinion, and we believe this .
' sentiment of the people of
n of Jefferson county and ot
proportion of the people of
" ounty and of Martinshurg.
' and reasonable route?that
1 will accomodate the needs of
nur.ihcr of citizens of the
'i ' ties as well as the traveling
from Charles Town to Hallt"
Shephcrdstown to Martins"vcr
the main roads that have
"nlar for more than a b"-"!rei
, ' State road between Charles ;
Harper's Fcrrv is practically I
Iind work has been started to'!'e
Clarke county line. This
n'.cts at Harper's Ferry with
endid system of Maryland roads
directly to the county scat,
- ' ri 'k Citv, Md., while southward it
A t Berryville and Winchester,
j*o nore county seats, and connects'
W;,'i famous Valley turnpike.
As Ctatcd, the road is completed to
' n. If it shall be built from
lf r- nt to Shepherdstown it will ro
'V f>ld established hiRhwav, con-,
it Shepherdstown with the
"U road system and RivinR us a
route to Hapcrstown and North
f st. From Shepherdstown tho
U " nins straiRht to Martinsburp.
? lf could be converted into a State ,
, by way of Wincbrenner's
co f ntver's Mill without excessive
Sljcp
Shephe
natural and sensible one. It will servo
the greatest number of persons in the
two counties. It is a highway used for
more than a hundred years because
of the very fact that it does suit the
people. It is known to and approved
by the people who use the roads most.!
It can be changed to a State road at a
minimum of cost.
If the pine hills road suits the people
of the two counties, why is it that
it is not used by them as other roads ,
are? The fact that it is used so little
speaks for itself. Why try to force itj
upon unwilling people?
One reason why the road bond issue
was not popular in Jefferson county was
the fear that politicians would utilize
the project for their.own selfish pur-'
poses. It looks as if self-seeking interests
in Berkeley are on the scene
early with their schemes. They shall j
not be permitted to eet awav with it
The people will carry the fight to the
State Road Commission.
The Martinsburg Chamber of Com- j
merce, which is an influential and wide
awake body, should readily see the adi
vantage of the Hallto'wn-Shepherdstown
route to Martinsburg from a busincsn
standpoint. The Maryland people am
building the State road to Shepherdstown
right now. Its nearest point it
at Keedysville, six miles distant, and
the remainder of the distance to Shephedrstown
has been approved bv the
State Road Commission and will be
built in th'e near future. A good road
to Martinsburg will draw the trade to
that place from Jefferson county?a;
poor road to that city, with a fine highway
to Haperstown, will have exacth
the opposite effect. "We take it that
our Martinsburg neighbors want our
business. Do they?
President N. R. Roberts will call r !
meeting of the Jefferson Coun'y Court ]
in the near future, when the question i
of the most desirable route between !
Charles Town and Martinsburg will be;
publicly discussed. It is hoped that in |
the open forum thus provided there j
will be found a satisfactory adjust j
ment of the matters involved.
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iii/u i x i uwvi ?j iici r.
The State Board of Control last Sat
urday announced the purchase of the
old Entler Hotel property in Shepherastown
for the use of Shepherd College
State Normal School. The property,
which was sold by E. H. Reinhart and
the heirs of the late M. B. Baker, includes
the hotel building and the vacant
lot adjoining on the west, and the
price agreed upon is $10,500 cash.
The owners had held the building at
$8,500 and the lot at $2,0(X). The deal
was engineered at commencement time,
a couple of weeks ago, when J. Walte?
Barnes, of the Board of Control, and
J. Frank Marsh, secretary of the State
Board of Education, were here and examined
the property and concluded to
buy it, having the recommendation of
President W. H. S. White and other
persons interested. The State will get
possession the first of August, when it
will begin the work of improving the
property, which will be converted into
a dormitory for young men attending
Shepherd College. It is not expected
that extensive alterations will be made
at this time, but it is proposed to beautify
the place, clean it up and equip,
it for the accomodation of students
It is hoped to have it ready for occupancy
by the time school begins in
September.
There will be general satisfaction
?un f?/>? ?U.i? Vi r> Cto*n omntPAc
OVCr ll?c i<iv.i mat uiv jkuv mwvjub.wo
this property, which is locat ;d in the
same block with the two main co'lege
buildings. It will of course be well
cared for and made an attractive feature
of Main street, occupying, as it
does, one of the most prominent corners
in the town. The lack of a boys'
dormitory has been felt by the college
authorities for a long time, and now
that one is to be provided, it is believed
it will increase the attendance)
at this institution.
The Entlcr Hotel building is one of
the historic structures' of Shepherdstown.
Substantially built of brick, it
has been well known as a hotel fr p
much more than a hundred years. It
was in the Entlcr family for a cen ury
or more. Daniel Entlcr and after him
his son Jacob Entler conducted it as a
hostelry, and they made it a popular
stopping place for travelers. Some
years ago the western'section was destroyed
bv fire, though the main building
was damaged but little. Later the
property was sold by the heirs, being
purchased by E. H. Reinhart and M.
B. Baker. The new owners made extensive
repairs, putting in a steam heating
plant, bath room, electric lights
etc. Mrs. Fonrose Shipley conducted
the hotel for several years, changing
its name to the Rumsey Hotel She
gave if up a few years ago, and it has |
' J inirtmnt
since Deen occupivu - house
by various families. The rrico
is regarded as very reasonable ere
and the State is to be congratulated
upon a wise purchase.
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Open Air Services.
The union open-air services which j
have been so popular in Shepherds- i
town for several years past will be re- |
sumed Sunday evening at (5.30 o'clock !
in front of the old college building or
Main street. The several ministerof
the town will unite in conducting
these services and preaching the sermons.
The people of town and country ;
are cordially invited to attend and join
in the services. The meetings will j
be continued through July and Aug-i
ust.
o
Harvest is here. Will be glad to.
insure your wheat or farm produce1
for you. Large protection fop small I
cost. W. A. Daniel.
i)cri>s1
MONTANi SAMPER
rdstown, Jefferson County, We
PERSONAL NOTES.
Prof. J. D. Muldoon leaves Friday
for Morgantown. W. Vs.. and after a
few days in that city will proceed to
Charleston, where he will assume hi9
duties as State supervisor of rural
schools. Prof. Miodoon will be greatly
missed in ShepherJstow n. where
he has been active in public affairs generally,
and his departure is a loss to
our community. For a number of years
he has been a popular instructor in
Shepherd College, where he was recognized
as one of the best teachers in
that institution. We join with his
friends here in the- hope that he may
be entirely successful in his new position.
which is an important one in
our S'ate educational system.
Miss Jennie M. Hill, an aged lady
of this place, is having the time ol
her life. She went to Martinsburg
for a visit to friends and relatives, and
thev took her on an automobile trip to
Mnrrichnrn ...I *
a., ?ucre sue nas oeen
enjoying herself greatly. We have a
card from her, from which we gather
that she is cutting a dash in Harrisburg,
even if she is in her eighties.
Mrs. C. B. Dillc, who has been in
Shepherdstown the past month or two
returned to her home in Morgantown
on Monday. Her father, Geo. M. Belt/hoover.
F.sq., returned with her. They
made the trip in her car and had a
pleasant drive over the fine roads
through Maryland pnd Pennsylvania
Mr. Beltzhoover will be back home this
week.
Among the graduates of Shepherd
College who are attending the summer
school is I. Allen Hawkins, of 'he
class of 1920, of Wardensvillc. W. Va
Mr. Hawkins was principal of one of
the public schools of Grafton, this
State, the past year, and has mado
good in this position.
Lieutenant-Conjmander W. G. Neill.
of Shepherdstown, who has been on
duty at the U. S. Navy Fleet Supph
Base at Brooklyn, N. Y., for the past
several vears. has been transferred to
Vi'ashington City, where he will be connected
w ith the Bureau of Supplies and
accounts of the Navy Department.
Mr. and Mrs. S. Dean Caldwell and
their son Dean. Mrs. Jeannette Caldwell
and Miss Mattie Duck, all of
Washington, motored to Shepherdstown
and were week-end guests of Mrs>
Bettie Rentch and Miss Annie Licklider.
Mr. and Mrs. Robertson, of New
York, are occupying "Lazyland," thq
summer home of Mr. and Mrs. Raymond
Baby, east of town. Mr. and
Mrs. Baby have a cottage on the seashore
near New York this summer.
Miss Alice Osbourn. of the Duffields
neighborhood, is visiting her brother.
Prof. S. E. Osbourn, at Lord's Point,
Stonington, Connecticut. She has also
been attending the finals at Yalo
University this week.
Mrs. Bertha Thompson, daughter of
Mr. Thomas J. Creamer will return
home Monday, after a two months stay
at her father's near Vanclevesville. having
been called home on account of hep
mother's last illness.
Mr. H. E. Munday, who has a position
in the capitol at Washington, wan
in Shepherdstown the first of the week.
Mrs. Munday, who has been in Frederick
with her mother, was also here.
Rev. J. H. Haley was very sick a.
couple of days this week with obstruction
of the intestines. He is much bet ,
ter today and expects to be able to fill
his regular appointments on Sunday.
Mr. C. H. Tabb, who has been living
in South Dakota for the pas*
several years, has given up his work
there and will come back to his oL;
home near Leetown.
Mr. and Mrs. Boyd Randal ^nd their
little daughter are here from Salom
W. Va., to spend the summer vacation
Mr. Randal is principal of the high,
school at Salem.
Mrs. W. T. Wickard and her daughter,
Mrs. Ruth Rcineman, of McKeesport,
Pa., are visiting Mrs. I;mmi>
Stanley near Shenandoah Junction.
Miss Lillian Stump, formerly of
this place, who has been teaching in
j Kansas, is here to spend some time
| with Mr. and Mrs. J. W. Knadler.
i Miss Christine Thornhurg, of
Clarksburg. W. Va., visited Misses Besjsie
and Katherine McKee near Kear!
neysville the past week.
1 Mr. R. C. Criswell is here from
Chicago for his annual visit to family
j and friends in Shepherdstown and
I Martinsburg.
Mr. W. E. Osbourn, of Sandy Ridge,
has been at Berkeley Springs the pas?
week or two taking the waters for rheumatism.
Mr. Paul Morrow, of the Shcphera
College faculty, who was very sick
[ for several weeks, is able to be cu
again.
Mrs. Thomas Capp, of Lebanon, Pa.,
has been here this week visiting her
daughter, Mrs. Harry B. Goldsborough.
Mr. and Mrs. Wm. C. Link spent the
week-end in New Market, Va., with the
family of Rev. John W. Link.
Miss Elizabeth Lucas, of this viMini
tif So iiieitinn Bur undo M r> l-l
Osbourn, at Berkeley Springs.
Mrs. George W. Freeman and her son
Max are spending this week with relatives
at Mont Alto. Fa.
Miss Addie Ireland, who has not been
well for some time past, has been quite
ill the past week.
town
LIBFRI.
st Virginia, Thursday, June 23. 1
THE DEATH RECORD.
The community has been made sad
bv the death of Adam C. Moler, ot I tl
liakerton Mr. Moler was a son of tho tl
late Raleigh and Margaret Moler and I
was born October 16, 1845, departing f
this life June 16. 1921, aged 75 years
and 8 months. He enjoyed good ?
health until about a year ago. when ?
from which he sufficiently recovered j
to be up and around, until last Mon- n
da\, when he began to complain. On
Wednesday he suffered another attack
and grew gradually worse, pass- v
ing quietly away to his home beyond. s
Thursday night. He leaves a widow. 11
who was a Miss Daniels, and the fol- a
lowing children to mourn the loss of '
a good husband and father: Fonrose. ;C
of Adamstown, Md.; Carlton, of Kn
gle. W Vs.; Miller and Mrs. Maud S
Hendricks, of Bakerton, and Nanniq i<
and Mrs. Hugh Moler, at home; also n
nine grandchildren and two brothers, h
George P. and Frank M. Moler, near ti
Hflflf Pnn..?l :
?. ui.viai sci vacs were con- j tl
ducted on Saturday at his home by ' e
Rev. J. C. Silcr, pastor of Zlon Pres- j
bvterian Church, of which he was h t<
member, assisted by Rev. C. E. f
Brandt, of the M. E. Church South ja
His remains were laid to rest in Elm- C
wood cemetery. Mr. Moler was a good ja
Christian man, living a quiet life and n
spending most of his time in the home c
he loved, under the watchful cara
of his loved ones, who will miss j
greatly his quiet presence among' J"
them. M. "
Mrs. Rosa Creamer, beloved wife ofjf
Thomas J. Creamer, died on June 11th ! f
at her home at Vanclevesville, aged s
58 years, 8 months and 18 days. She y
had teen in failing health for the past e
several years, and her death w as not tin. o
expected. Her daughter. Mrs. Bertha tl
Thompson, of Ohio, had been w ith her g
for the past month or two, and all that
i loving care and medical aid could do for ; n
her w as done. Mrs. Creamer was a dc- c
voted wife and mother, a good neigh- fj
bor and a kind friend. She was esteem- s
cd by all who knew her, and she will n
be missed by many friends in the _
neighborhood where she had lived so | ,j
long. Besides her husband and daugh- ;
ter she is survived by a devoted son.
Claude Creamer, a brother living in.j,
i Ha vers tow n .met twr. cict?.ro "" ~
I ?-? 1*113. IflUj
ler and Mrs. Willinghani. of this county.
The deceased was a daughter of the lato t(
David Clipp, of Jefferson county. Af- o
ter funeral services at the home, con- h
ducted by Rev. J. C. Siler, the body was b
laid to rest in the cemetery in Charles i
Town. g
Major J. O^den Murray, formerly c
of Charles Town, died recently in *
Radford, Va., where he was visiting c
friends. His death, which was caused f
by heart trouble, was very sudden. x
He was 80 years of age. Major Ogden
was a Confederate veteran and was 1
widely known throughout the Shcnan- f
doah Valley and in Winchester, where s
he lived for some years. He was a ^
prolific writer, and one of his books, s
"The Immortal Six Hundred," was a r
most interesting story of his fellow t
'Confederates who were prisoners of c
war with him. He was an enthu-;,
jsiastic admirer of the South and his I j
j pen was ever ready in defense of j.
southern ideals. He married a Miss ^
Locke, of Charles Town, who died a s
few years ago, and since her death j.
he had been living in Roanoke. He is
survived by two sons, Wm. W. Murray,
of Boston, and Henry L. Murray, ^
of San Antonio, Texas.
Mrs. Margaret Homer, for the great- {
er part of her life a resident of Mid? |
Idleway, died recently at the County In- j
firmary, where she had been an inmate
for the past seven weeks. Beforo J
going to the infirmary she was a patient
in the Charles Town Hospital, j
having been taken there after being j
injured in a fall at her home in Mid- ,
, j|_ ii ?? no ? l J I ?
juicway. mrs. nomer was /o years uiu.|j.
Mrs. Catherine Ann Dorr, wife of W. i
T. Dorr, died at her horre in Martins- r
burg last week from paralysis, aged 81 c
years. The deceased, who was a na- r
tive of Morgan county, is survived by |
her husband, two sons and two daugh-> \
ters. 11
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Automobile Accident. ,.
Shepherdstown has been remark- I
ably free from automobile accidents of f
any sort, and it has been rarely that \
we have recorded even the slightest of I*
mishaps. The favorable spell was! >
1 broken last Friday evening, however.!"
; when Harry B. Goldsborough, who e
lives at the west edge of town, was *
shopping at Mr. Schoppert's store, and x
as a very threatening storm was ap- 1
proaching he was in a hurry to get *
home. He stepped from the store and j
was hastening across the street to his 1
car when he found himself in front of J
a Dodge car driven by Clive Myers, of
Shenandoah functon. He attempted to ! ?
spring back, when his foot slipped and
he fell immediately in front of the car.'
The front wheel of the car passed f
over him. hut Mr. Myers stopped the r
machine before the rear wheel reach- \
ed him. In falling, the bumper of the s
icar struck Mr. Goldsborough in the 1
face, causing very painful injuries, c
Eight of his teeth were knocked out, 1 s
his jaw was badly hurt and his face was c
cut and lacerated. He bled profusely, i
With the aid of persons who were soon f
on the scene he got into his car and c
.was taken to Dr. Burwell's office, o
where his injuries were attended to,1 o
and he was soon afterward able to go n
heme. While his injuries have been p
panful, his friends will be glad to t
know that he is row getting along very f
well and no serious result is anttci- f
patcd. No blame at all attaches lo Mr. t
Myers, who was driving slowly and d
carefully and who did not sec Mr. s
Goldsborough until the car was right r
on him. I i
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1921.
lJTTI.E LOCALS.
Arc vou a regular subscriber to
he Register? If >nu are not, consider
his an invitation to subscribe for it.
t will be sent to your address a year
or SI.50, or six months for 7.S cents.
Hr. W. E. Perrv. a well-known
hysician of Hnlltown for manv yearn
ast, has bought a home at Bolivar
leights, Harper's Ferry, and h..o
toved to that place with his family.
On another page of the Register this
reck may be found an interesting
tory concerning the harness scandal
nder investigation by the government,
nd which is of local interest because
he factory at Charles Town is eonerncd.
Persons who have to change cars at
henandoah function have been enDying
the delightful davs and pleasant
ights of the past week. They don't
ave to sit in the shack used for a staion
there, and arc thus enabled to avoid
he unsanitary bugs that have pre
pica mc nut.
A movement has been inaugurated
o organize a chamber of commerce
or Shepherdstow n, ; nd signatures
re being taken for this purpose at
libson's drug store. It is hoped that
n organization may be affected at a
ucctfng to be held In the council
hambcr Friday night.
Mr. Zeph Banc, one of the oldest
esidents of the county, making his
ome with his son-in-law and dnughcr,
Mr. and Mrs. Charles P. Brown,
our miles west of Charles Town is sufcring
with w hooping cough with all tho
ymptoms that would affect a child ten
cars of age when attacked by the disuse.
Mr. Banc, who will be HI years
Id in September next, is willing to bear
he whooping cough, just so he doesn't
et infantile paralysis.
The National Biscuit Company has
tadc a reduction in the price of its
akes amounting in some instances to
ftecn cents a pound. The bakers who
upply this community with bread have
iadc a reduction of about a cent a
ound, though everybody knows that
he greatly reduced price of Hour ought
a impel them to a real reduction. The
rice in Shepherdstown is 9 cents a
oaf, though one store sells it at H cents.
Mrs. Mary Dille Emory, of Morgan*
own, who has been visiting the family
f Mr. Geo. M. Beltzhoover in Shepicrdstown
for the past month or two,
las returned home. Mrs. Emory has
ust been appointed by Governor Mor;an
to be an inspector for the Bureau
>f Labor bv State Labor Commissioner
j. P. Daugherty. Her work will prininait..
K- 1 -
ina|ivkiiiMi wi niuiiuiiiLiurifi^
>lants and mercantile establishments
vhcre women are employed.
There was a series of sharp storms
ast Friday evening and night, with
lerce lightning and thunder and heavy
howers of rain. Feather beds are
joing out of fashion, and in such
dorms as these it is hard to find a safe
efugc from the lightning. One of
he bolts of lightning struck the top
if the water tank that supplies the
own with water and slightly damaged
t. There was a rumor that lightning
lad struck the big iron bridge of tho
Morfolk & Western Railway, hut infection
showed that no damage had
>een done.
Last Sundav'was an ideal June day,
>ut it looked like September Morn to
William Bell, a garage man of Hancock,
vho happened to get up early to attend
0 seme work. He saw a figure calm
y strolling about the street, and callng
Constable Barnhart and securing
1 blanket or two they took into custody
Wargaret Ranch, a seventeen-vcar-old
jirl. It appeared that .Margaret, who
ives about four miles from Hancock,
tad come to town without hav'ng
wrought any clothes along. Except for
>eing a trifle chilly, she wa3 entirely
inconccrncd, and it seemed to make
io difference to her whether r.hc -*crc
rlothcs or not. Her father was comnunicated
with and took her back home
ne saia sne was weaK-minaea.
In renewing his subscription to the
Register, Mr. H. A. Moler, a former
[cfferson county boy, writes us as folows
from Eleele, Kanai, Hawaiian
stands: Enclosed find money order
or renewal of Register, which I hope
vill continue to come regularly. I was
rery much interested in reading of
rour travels in Florida, but to sec
'God's own countries," come to Southern
California, then after due time coninuc
on to Hawaii, and I am sure you
vill have enough of interest to write
o cause the Florida trip to seem liko
toing to an adjoining county. My
irophecy one year ago as to conditions
tere seems not to materialize. Owing
o low price of sugar and scarcity of
ahor, it strains one's optimistic views
is to the future in these islands.
3est wishes for yourself and Register.
A C. Kinsell, one of Scrabble's
imminent residents, was in Sheplerdstown
on Monday, and in conversation
with a Register reporter
>aid that all was ouiet along the
'otomac. Scrabble, however, is withlut
mayor, magistrate or police force
it present. As is well known, the
ity lies partly in Berkeley and partly
n Jefferson counties, the town run
>eing the dividing line. The populace
annot agree on a division of the
iff'ices, each side of the line insisting
m having two of the three appointnents.
There has been talk of a comiromise,
allowing Jefferson to have
he mayor and Berkeley the police
oecr, abolishing the office of magisorce,
abolishing the office of mapisracy
naturally object to having their
lepartment dropped. The gorilla
care is about over in Scrabble, but
eports that a game warden is snoopng
around causes a bit of uneasiness.
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ster.
$1 50 A YEAR IN ADVANCE.
NEW VOL 56?No. 25.
IN THE CIRCUIT COURT.
From the Charles Town Advocate
of Saturday last we take the following
proceedings of the Jefferson Circuit
Court:
"We the jury Hnd the prisoner Henry
Johnson guilty of murder in the
first degree and recommend that he be
punished bv confinement in the penitentiary.'*
The foregoing is the language
of the verdict of a jury sworn to
tr\ Henry Johnson, db years old. for
the murder of Robert Mansfield on
the Portcrfield farm on Wednesday,
March M, in the Jefferson Circuit
Court late Wednesday afternoon.
Johnson's trial began Tuesday morning.
a jury for it being obtained with
very little delay. Two members on
the original panel showed themselves
legally disqualified for service on tho
case. One asserted he had already
made up his mind about it and could
not consider the evidence impartially,
while another one confessed that ho
I was conscientiously opposed to capital
punishment.
The entire day Tuesday and part of
Wednesday morning were employed
in the examination of witness for the
State, none of whom were eye-witness
es to the killing, most of them testifying
to circumstances leading up to
the tragedy.
Johnson was the only witness in hi?
behalf, and his side of the story w.ri
heard with interest by the large crowd
of spectators in attendance at court
both days. The accused maintained
that he shot Mansfield in defending
himself when he believed that his own
life was in danger.
Trouble had occurred between the
two men at Mansfield's house on Saturday
night, March 2t?. It was show n
that Mansfield put Johnson out of his
house after an altercation, and they
did not meet again till the following
Wednesday, when Mansfield was plowing
for corn in a field on the Porterfield
farm, and Johnson was hauling
logs through the Held to a saw mill
on the same farm. In his statement
before the jury, Johnson said when
lie on his log wagon team approached
Mansfield with the plow team, the lutter
threw a stone, which struck hint
in the face, causing him to fall front
the saddle. Almost before he could
regain his balance Mansfield was upon
him. kicking and knocking him. Then
Johnson drew drew a revolver from
his hip-pocket and fired at his assailant.
He did not know how many
times he fired his revolver, being too
much frightened and excited to tnkc
anv account of it.
The verdict against Johnson carries
with if a life term in the penitentiary.
A decree was entered authorizing
John F. Myers, administrator, and
others to pay to the Farmers and Merchants
Trust Company of Chambcrshurg.
Pa., all moneys due John E.
Alice H. and Margaret Clark, infants.
The trust company was empowered
to bring suit to collect any funds duo
said infants if such action was found
necessary.
Report of George M. Beltzhoovc:,
Jr., special commissioner in the casn
of A. Douglass Freeman and others vs
Julia Freeman Boll and others, waft
confirmed, the commissioner being allowed
to retain the shares of two
minors, parties jto the suit, pending
the qualification of a suitable guardian
1 for them.
Upon their petition, T. Shirley and
; Ella K. Eby were permitted to adopt
F.lr'c Nora Reynolds as their child,
: she to take the name of Elsie Nora
F.hv, and to succeed to all the rights
and privileges si c would have enjoyed
had she been their lawful child.
1 Report of sale of house and lot, sub|
ject of a suit in chancery wherein
'William O. Rau. guardian of Robt. G.
i George and Martha Stuart, were plaintiffs
and Minnie L. Stuart and others
.: defendants, was confirmed. Sale
the property was made to Lewis H.
; Rick.
1 A rule was issued against Earl R.
Coulter to show cause why he should
not he adjudged guilty of contempt it>
failing to supply an allowance for thq
| support of Nellie Coulter and children.
Coulter had been required by a prc1
j vious order of court to maintain the
i defendant. Nellie Coulter, and' her
minor children.
A divorce was granted Jesse. Carson
| Lawson from Fannie E. Lawson, and
it was ordered that the case be stricken
from the docket.
N. T. Snyder, administrator of Daniel
Byers, was authorized to sell tko
real estate of the decedent.
A case that caused a good deal of
I interest was a suit brought by Hugh
i Cooley, a garage man of Front Royal.
) Va., against S. Leonard Cooley, of
Shepherdstown. Mr. Cooley bought
! from Mr. Miller a second-hand Chandler
automobile for $600, the latter
guaranteeing the car to be in good or,
dcr. Mr. Cooley paid $200 cash on
(account and brought the car home, but
' '* t- #<*?i4h?p
was never able to get 11 mucn iu>
as it proved to be little more than
, junk. Machinists who examined it said
it was not worth repairing. Mr. Coolcv
said it was practically worthless, and
i refused to pay the balance of $400,
| whereupon Mr. Miller sued him for
this amount. The jury returned a verdict
in favor of Mr. Cooley.
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Finishing Up Clam A Road,
The shipment of oil for which Road
1 Engineer Hendricks has been wsitj
ing so long in order to complete the
Class A road between Halltown and
Harper's Ferry was received last week,
and it is now being applied. The road
over Allstadt's hill has be#n opened
and it will not be long now until the
^entire stretch will be ready for travel.