Shepherdstown register. [volume] (Shepherdstown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1849-1955, 1899-12-21
PERSONALS.
A Record Of the Coming and Going of the
People That You Know.

Among the callers at the REeIsTEl
Office Tuesday was Captain Jacob II
Engle, of the vicinity of Keller's, tbi
county. Captain Engle is the las
survivor in Jefferson county of tn
band of 'forty.niners who left her
fifty years ago to seek gold in Califor
MIA. There were eighty persons il
the company, nearly all Of whom ar
now dead. Most OF them were from
Jefferson, but included in thu party
were several from Washington county
Md, and Clarke county, Va. Captain
Engle says that of the Jefferson county
men who went to California he knows
of but two, beside himself, who are
now living-Fra ncis M. Duke, of Hi
nois. and Samuel Rissler of Missouri.
Mr.. Albert Chapline, of Washing
ton, D. c., former Shepherdstowr
boy, has received AL appointment az
paymaster's clerk, and has been OF.
dered to proceed at once to San Fran.
cisco, where he will axe passage Jan.
uary 10Th on the u S. ship Scindia
for Manila. He will return via the
Suez Canal and the Mediterranean.
DR.. w. ]. Melvin, of Dufields, who
has been a prscticing physician in
that neighborhood for some years, has
moved to Hagerstown, where he will
follow bis profession. The people Of
Hagerstown will find in Dr. Melvin
cultured gentleman and physician
of experience, and we hope that he
may receive his share of practice.
Miss Sallie ]. NJ. Markell has re-
turned to her home in Shepherdstown
after a most charming visit to the
hospitabls home of her cousin, Mr.. j.
B. Morgan, editor of the Geraras-
town Times.
Mr.. Daniel Ray and family are
moving from Martinsburg to Shep-
herdstown, and will occupy their
former home on Mill street. Their
friends here welcome them back tc
this place.
We were glad to have call yester.
terday from our friend Mr.. Thos. j.
Link, of the Duffields neighborhood
Mr.. Link has been a staunch friend
of the REGISTER for great many
years.
Mr.. ]. Will Taylor was a caller at
our office on Saturday. He will be-
gin an active canvass for the Dem
oclatic nomination for assessor OF this
district in the near future.
Mr., Harry NJ. Turner, who is in
the United States service as Immigrant
inspector at st. John. New Brunswick
is home on a two weeks leave Of alb,
sence.
Messrs. George NJ. Beltzhoover
David Lemen and w. Gregory Marten
are home from the West Virginia
University for the holidays.
Mrs. John Griffin and her son Har'
ry, of Big Spring, Pa, are visiting
Mrs. John Entler at Bridgeport, op'
posite Shspherdstown.
Mr.. and Mrs. D G. Moler and Mr.
and Mrs. Fonrose Osbourn visited
friends in Williamsport and Hagers'
town the past week.
Mrs. Harrison, wife of Mayor B. F
Harrison, has been very i'll this week
Her friends hope that she may soon
become better.
Mrs. Burt Long, of Washington
spent a couple Of days here the past
week with her parents, Mr.. and Mis-
j. w. Grant.
Miss Amanda w. Titus, who has
been in Philadelphia the past month
or two, returns to Shepherdstown to-
morrow.
Messrs. John F. Shaull, Geo. NJ
Duke and G. G. Moler were callers
at the REGISTER Office on Saturday.
Messrs. J. NJ. Hendricks and NJ, NJ
| Skinner. of the Moler's neighborhood
were among our callers yesterday.
Mr.. Richard K. Bragonier is home
from the University Of Virginia te
spend the Christmas holidays.
Miss Katherine Lemen, Of Wood
side" is visiting Miss Maggie Lemer
at Hedgesvllle.
Mr.. Warren Ely, Of the Halltowr
nsighborhood, made us pleasant cal
Tuesday,
Mr.. George Vanmeter has been ex,
tremely i'll this week with typhoid