Shepherdstown register. [volume] (Shepherdstown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1849-1955, 1901-09-26
PERSONALS.
A Record of the Coming and Going of the
People That You Know.

Mr.. Albert B. Cookus, the REGIS.
TIERS efficient foreman, left yesterday
for Montgomery, this State, where he
has accepted a position with J. Touro
Shepherd, publisher of the Public
Opinion. Mr.. Cookus has been with
the REGISTER for ten years, and in
that long period of service has been
unswervingly loyal and faithful to its
interests. Competent, trustworthy and
industrious, it is fact to be noted
that in these ten years he has never
once failed in his duty to his employ
er, nor has he ever done a represen-
sible thing. Of the highest personal
character, he has always had the re-
spect and good will of the people Of
our community, and their best wishes
will follow him. While we are sorry
to lose him from our Office and from
the town, we can but desire for him
the success that his fidelity entities
him to, and we trust that prosperity
may be his. His place in the REGIS
TER Office will be taken by Nh. E. H.
Spohn, formerly of Shepherdstown
but recently of Richmond, Va.
Mrs. James S. Phillips and her
daughter, Miss Carrie, have return ned
East after long absence, and are now
spending some time with their rela-
tives in the vicinity of Shepherdstown.
Mrs. Phillips has recently been at
Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands, where
her husband, Paymaster Phillips, is
stationed, but she did not like that
tropical cline well enough to live there
for any considerable length of time
Her old friends here are glad to see
her again.
Mrs. James P. Staley, of this vicin-
ity, who has been in Maryland Uni
versity Hospital, Baltimore, where
she has recently undergone very
serious operation, is, we are glad to
state, on the road to recovery, and it
is hoped that she will soon be able to
return home. Her friends here will
sincerely rejoice to know that the crit
ical period of her trouble has been
safely passed.
Mrs. Charles Ghiselin and her chill
dren have gone to Rockbridge Baths,
Va, her old home, where they will
spend some weeks. DR.. Ghiselin is at
tending Presbytery in Hampshire
county this week.
Mrs. Dallie Longbrake and her son
Tom, of Brunswick, Nd, spent a
couple of days the past week in Shep-
herdstown, where they formerly lived.
She subscribed for the REGISTER be-
fore she left.
Mr.. and Mrs. NJ. V. A. Norris and
their son Clyde and Mr.. c. E. Lima
baugh, of Hagerstown, spent last Sun
day at Mr.. F. T. Osbourn's, at Elm
wood Farm, near town.
Mr.. Leonard T. Rogers is in Wheel
ing this week attending the encamp-
ment of the West Virginia National
Guard. He is a member Of the Mar
tinsburg company.
Mr.. J. H. Cook, one of the REGIS
TER's friends from the Shenandoah
Junction neighborhood, made us
pleasant call on Monday.
Miss Helen Chapline, our efficient
postmist1ess, went to Cumberland
Tuesday to attend the wedding of her
cousin, Miss Matthews.
Mr.. Joseph Painter, of Bristol, Ten
nessee, is visiting his brother-in-law,
Mr.. Jas H. Coffinberger, near Shop
herdstown.
Miss BERTHE Ronemous, daughter Of
Mrs. Sallie Bane Ronemous, is i'll with
typhoid fever at her home couple Of
miles from town.
Mrs. NJ. L. Harrington left this
morning for Baltimore, where she will
buy her fall stock of dry goods, MILL
merry and notions.
Miss NJ. E. Kaldenback, of Wash
ington, D. c., is the guest of Misses
Bertha and Laura Moore, near Ba-
kerton.
Master Harry Potts has gone to
Woodbury. Forest High School. in
Orange county, Va.
Miss Nellie Chapman of Darkesville,
Berkeley county, is visiting relatives
in Shepherdstown.
Mr.. O. E. Spohn is pretty sick with
an attack of what appears to be re-
mittent fever.
Mrs. ]. F. Legge, of Washington, was
in town for few days the past week.
Mr.. James E. Barnhart, our local ex-
press agent, has been sick this week.
Mrs. Robert Gibson, of Philadelphia,
has been in town this week.
Electric Light Rates.
At meeting of the town council
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