Shepherdstown register. [volume] (Shepherdstown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1849-1955, 1902-09-18
PERSONALS.
A Record of the Coming and Going of the
People That You Know.

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People That You Know.
Three Shepherdstown boys left Tues
day for Morgantown to enter the w es
Virginia University-W. Gilmore
Neill, who has in view the study o.
law; Eugene H. Barnhart, who will
take up civil engineering; and Dwight
E. McQuilkin, who attended the Uni
versity last year. Walter N. Duke
and B. F. Sperow have also returned
to the same institution. These are
all graduates of Shepherd College, snd
we shall expect them to dignity their
alma mater by making good records.
Rev. Charles Ghiselin returned home
Monday night after pleasant visit Of
two weeks at Ro,kbridge Baths and
Lexington, Va. He is attending the
meeting of Winchester Presbytery at
Smithfeld this week, but will meet
his appointments at home Sunday as
usual. The remaining two weeks of
his vacation will be taken in October.
Col. and Mrs. S. A. Day, of Wash
ington, who are making a trip through
the Valley of Virginia in a carriage,
stopped in Shepherdstown yesterday
on their way from Antietam. Mrs. Day
is a writer of note, and is sister of Mrs.
Pickett, widow of the famous Confed-
crate general. Col. Day is an officer of
the United States Army.
The Messrs. Fair, from Taneytown,
Md, Baltimore, and York, Pa, broth
ers of Mrs. Lentz, were here last week,
having come because Of the death of
Rev. H. Max Lentz. Mr., Jacob
Lentz, of Stony Point, N. c., father Of
Rev. Mr.. Lentz, also arrived here in
time to attend the funeral.
Mr.. and Mrs. holland and their
son-in-law, Mr.. Ward, and his wife
and child, have moved into the Byers
house on New street. Messrs. holland
and Ward are stone masons and ex-
pect to work on the new railroad.
Jacob K eller, who worked at Bill
myers Mill for several years, left on
Monday for Columbus, Ohio, near
which city he has secured place on
stock farm. Jake is an industrious
boy and We wish him success.
Rev. DIR. VIM. H. Nelson and Miss
Katie Butler Nelson are in town this
week for few days. DR.. Nelson is
having his household effects shipped
to Plainfeld, N. j., where he has To-
Gated permanently.
Mr.. D. T. Williamson, of the Swan
Pond nelgbborhood, called to see us
on Tuesday. He has been a subscri-
Der to the REGISTER for 20 years and
is one of its most appreciative readers
We were pleased TO have call last
Saturday from Mr.. John P. Smith, OF
Sharpsburg, and Mr.. NJ, L. Robbins,
OF Boston, who were here looking up
matters of historical interest.
Miss McCune, of Chambersburg, Pa,
who has been sick at Mrs. Criswell 8 for
couple of weeks, was i'll the first OF
the week, but we are glad to learn
that she is now improving.
Miss Nina Hill left on Tuesday for
Mechanicsburg, Pa, where she will
enter Irving College, of which Prof.
E. E. Campbell, formerly of Shep-
herdstown, is president.
Carol Engle and Hampton Triplett,
former students of Shepherd College,
have gone to Washington and Lee
University to continue their studies.
Mr.. and Mrs. Dallas Chopper and
Miss Hattie Boswell, of Waynesboro
Pa, visited the family of Mr.. Ashton
Boswell in this place the past week.
Mr.. Joseph F. Westerman, of Phil
adelphia, is here to spend week or
two with the family Of the editor Of
the REGISTER.
Our venerable friend, Mr.. Thos. H.
Byers, of Berkeley county, called to
see US on Tuesday and renewed his
subscription.
Captain G. G. Hedges, of Cumber-
land, is spending this week with Mr..
and Mrs. Newton Vanmeter in Shop
herdstown.
Mr.. E. W. Myers, one of our shen-
andoah Junction subscribers, called
at the REGISTER Office yesterday.
We were pleased to have call last
Saturday from our friend Nh. Thomas
Files, Of Berkeley county.
State Senator William Campbell
was in town last Saturday and fav-
ored US with a call.
Mrs. Azemia Shepherd and Mr.. A,
NJ. Shepherd have gone to New York
for few days.
Mrs. Frank VanMetre and son Her
man visited relatives in Winchester
the past week.
Mr.. ]. NJ. Brady, one of orr Mid
| dleway subscribers, called to see US on
Saturday last.
Miss Lorraine Turner is spending