Shepherdstown register. [volume] (Shepherdstown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1849-1955, 1898-09-15
PERSONALS.
a Record Of the Coming and Going of the
People That You Know.

from Camp Meade this morning on
nine-days' furlough, and though he
says he has been well and has little to
complain Of, he doesn't look overly
fat. John reports that the Shepherds
town boys are getting along very well,
except Lawrence McChan, who he says
is really quite sick. He thinks Law
renee will get his discharge in week
or two. The Second Regiment expects
to be sent to Porto Rico before very
long,
DR.. John P. Hale, of Charleston,
who was in Shepherdstown last week,
gathered material while he was here
for a paper he will prepare for the
West Virginia Historical Society, Of
which he is president. He found
some new incidents concerning the
first settlers in this part of what is now
West Virginia, and will follow up the
new channels into which his researches
led him. He says ShepherdstOwn is
rich in historical and chronological ma
terial.
Will Myers ("Cleveland') arrived
at his home near town yesterday from
Camp Meade, reaching here by canal
boat from Washington. He was not
wearing a uniform, and says that he
has not had any, having been sort
of man-of-all-work about the camp.
He thinks his furlough will run until
he gets tired Of loafng about home.
Mr.. c. J. Knott, of Moler's, who
had expected to teach school in
Berkeley county, has accepted the po-
.ition of teacher of the public school
near Pipertown, east of the Shenan-
doah river, in this county.
Miss Mary Higgins, of Harper's
Ferry, Miss Gussie Mccormick, of
Brunswick, Nd, and Miss Mamie Kali
denback, of Washington, D. c., visited
Mrs. Thomas B. Walsh at Bakerton
the past week.
Miss Mamie Kaldenback, Of Wash
ington, D. c., who has been visiting
her cousin, Mrs. Nora Moore, at Ba-
kertOn, the past three weeks, has re-
turned to her home.
Mrs. Heiskell Argenbright and her
fine baby boy, Hugh Colston Argen-
bright, of Staunton, Va, are visiting
her mother, Mrs. Susie G. Knott, be-
low town.
Mrs. Earnest Samuel, of Bluefeld,
W. Va, daughter of Mr.. VIM. R. Deck,
Of Shepherdstown, is extremely i'll at
her home in the former place.
Col. F. W. Brown, Capt. George
Baylor and Mr.. B. D. Gibson, Of
Charlestown, were in ShspherdstOwn
yesterday on business.
DR.. c. B. Knerr, a wsll-known
homeopathic physician of Philadel-
phia, is the guest Of the family of the
editor this week.
DR.. VIM. T. Henshaw, surgeon in
the Second West Virginia Regiment,
is at his home in Maltinsburg sick with
malarial fever.
Mr.. Frank 0. Lucas, who holds
government position in Washington,
has been visiting his old home near
Dutfelds.
We were pleased to have call last
Saturday from our friend Mr.. Thos.
NJ. Shaull, of the southern part OF the
county.
Rev. James B. Craighill, Of Forest
vile, Nd, visited his sister, Mrs. c. I.
V. S. Butler, in this place the past
week.
Mr.. John Byers is here from Louis
vile, KY, stopping with his brother
at Valley Rest, near town.
Mrs. E. T. Line has gone to Con-
nellsville, Pa, to spend a couple OF
weeks at her old home.
Mrs. Lansdale, of Washington, has
been visiting at Mr.. W. E. osborne's,
on Sandy Ridge.
Mr.. James W. McGarry, of Shen-
andoah Junction, was among our call
ers yesterday.
Mr.. Harvey Pendleton has been
sick in bed this week with an attack
of the asthma.
Mrs. G. W. McCardell, Of Williams
port, Nd, visited friends here the
past week.
Mr.. H. L. Wintermoyer has been
confined to his home by sickness this
week.
Major H. ". Blunt, of Washington,
was in town yesterday on business.