Shepherdstown register. [volume] (Shepherdstown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1849-1955, 1901-07-11
PERSONALS.
A Record Of the Coming and Going of the
People That You Know.

Feopie mat You Know.
Among the callers at the REGISTER
Office this week was a native-born
Boer, a granddaughter of Dom Paul
Kruger himself. His name was P. G.
Byrne, and he was the travelling rep
resentative of a well-known patent
medicine firm. Mr.. Byrne is an in
telligent and clever gentleman, and
he can tell some interesting stories Of
experiences in the Transvaal in his
early days. His sympathies are with
the Beers in their struggle for freedom
and it wouldn't take much to make
him set sail and go over to Africa and
lend them a helping hand.
Messrs. Logic and Jacob Foulk,
two former Jefferson county boys now
residing in Columbus, Ohio, have
been visiting their friends and rela-
tives in this section, and last Friday
called at our Office. They are appre-
ciative readers of the REGISTER, and
say that they could not get along
without it.
Mr.. Matthew Page Andrews, of Shep-
herdstown, who made his A. B. degree
this session at Washington and Lee
University, has been appointed an
assistant in the Latin and English de-
partments Of that great institution.
Mre. VIM. H. Byers has returned
from visit to Berryville, and Miss
Nellie Marks, of that place, is now
visiting at "Rose Knoll" Mrs. Anna
Maloy, Of Winchester, has also been
visiting the family of Mr.. Byers.
Mrs. James H. Shepherd and her
daughter, Miss Sallie Shepherd, and
Mrs. J. S. Bragonier and her son Ar
thur left this morning for Atlantic
City. where they will spend several
weeks.
Mr.. R. L. Magruder, of Washington,
is in Shepherdstown, his old home, to
spend some time with his sisters. His
daughter, Miss Augusta Magruder, is
also here.
Mr.. Lawrence R. Lee and his charm
ing young wife, of Pittsburg, were
guests of DR.. Nelson at the Episcopal
rectory for several days the past week.
Miss Harbaugh, of Washington,
Mrs. Smith, of Atlanta, Ga, and Miss
Bergman, of Harrisburg, Pa, are guests
at the Virginia House in this place.
Mrs. Susie Knott, of Washington,
who has been quite sick recently, is
at the home of DR.. S. 7. Knott, near
Moler's, for stay Of some weeks.
Miss Bette Byers, Of Grafton, is at
her old home in this place, having
been called here by the serious illness
of her father, Mr.. Joseph Byers.
Mr.. Newton Vanmeter has rented
the dwelling-house of the late j. R.
Keyes, on Duke street, and will move
into it within a few weeks.
Mr.. Leslie L. Viewer has returned
to his home in Lexington, Va, after a
months visit to Mr.. and Mrs. Chas. S.
Miller, near town.
Miss Leila Reinhart, who has been
in Waynesboro, Pa, for some months,
is again at her home near Shepherds
town.
Among the guests at sudley Place
this week are Miss Frederick Muller
and Miss Jane Haggerty, of Baltimore.
Mr.. H. L. Rice, of the Uvilla
neighborhood, called and enrolled
himself as a subscriber last Saturday.
We had pleasant call last Friday
from Mr.. NJ. B. Myers, one of our sub
scribers from the Zoar neighborhood.
Miss Sadie Hartzell, of Huntington,
this State, is IN ShepherdstoWn VISIT
ing the family Of Mr.. Benz. Hartzell.
Mrs. Owen Leblanc, OF Allegheny,
Pa, is visiting her parents, Mr.. and
Mrs. Mason Marshall, near town.
We are sorry to learn that Mr.. ].
Frank Legge has again been quite i'll
at his home in Washington.
Miss Maria Richard has returned
from Baltimore, where she went to
have her eyes treated.
Miss Alice Billmyer, of this place,
is in Baltimore visiting her cousin,
Mrs. B. F. Mccoy.
Mr.. C. Getzendanner, of Charles
Town, spent last Thursday in Shep-
herdstown.
Mrs. Heiskell Argenbright, of Staun.
ton, Va, spent several days here the
past week.
New Bids Called For.