Shepherdstown register. [volume] (Shepherdstown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1849-1955, 1904-07-21
PERSONALS.

Prof. VIM. A. Eckels and his wife,
OF Oxford, Ohio, spent couple of days
in Shepherdstown the past week with
Mr.. and Mrs. Geo. NJ. Beltzhoover.
Prof. Eckels was a teacher in Shep-
herd College some eighteen years ago,
and is now professor of Greek in Mi
ami University at Oxford. He was
married June Oath, his bride being
Miss Anna L. Williams, daughter Of
Rev. Mark Williams, missionary to
China, in which country she was born.
The friends of Prof. Eckels were glad
to see him again.
Miss Mary E. Allen, a former
greatly loved teacher of Shepherd COL
lege. but for some years a resident of
California, is spending the summer
with her mother in Moore6eld, this
State. Her sister, Mrs. Barr, died in
California, in June Of last year, and
Miss Mary has brought the children
East to visit their grandmother. She
still retains the warmest interest in
Shepherdstown and its people and
asks to be remembered to her old
friends here.
President D. B. Purinton, of the
West Virginia University, spent last
Saturday in Shepherdstown with Prof.
j. G. Knutti. He went through Shop
herd College and was greatly pleased
at the beauty and utility Of the new
building, which he regards as perhaps
the handsomest and most tasteful in
West Virginia. Prof. Purinton was
the guest of DR.. D. W. Border at
Kearneysville Saturday evening.
Mrs. Sallie Miller, of Brunswick,
Nd, and Mrs. Hayslett and her two
sons, of Mississippi, have been in
Shepherdstown the past week visiting
Mrs. Margaret Miller. The two
Hayslett boys are just recovering
from burns caused by a powder ex-
plosion, by which they were very
badly injured and another child lost
his life.
Mr.. John Reynolds has returned
from Nevada, where be spent some
time investigating the gold and silver
mines in the Tonopah and Goldfeld
regions. He has become interested in
some very promising mining proper.
ties, and is selling stock in several
mines which he has personally inves-
tigated.
Miss Mamie Rider, of the Halltown
neighborhood, and Miss Carrie Schil-
ling, of Bolivar, spent last week at
Mountain View, the home of Mr.. ia
cob Kephart, near Duftields.
Mr.. Lawrence T. Hout, of Warren
ton, Va, has been here the past week
to see his parents. His daughter,
Miss Ethel, is visiting Miss Ellen
Turner.
Mr.. and Mrs Armstrong Jones. of
Waynesboro, Pa, recently visited
their parents in this vicinity. Miss
Ella Rose Marshall returned with
them.
Mrs. S. D. Bateman and her sister,
Miss Helen Johnston. Of Baltimore,
are visiting at Mrs. Mary McAnley g,
in Shepherdstown.
Mrs. Lewis E. Slower and children,
of Chambersburg, Pa, have been Wis
iting her parents, Mr.. and Mrs. II. B.
Sigler, near town.
Mr.. Martin Greene and Miss Mary
Greene, of Alexandria, Va, are visit
ing the family of Mr.. NJ. Brown, be-
low town.
Mrs. James H. Shepherd spent the
frs! Of the week in Charles Town
with her daughter, Mrs. A. M. S.
Morgan.
Mrs. Lafevre, formerly Miss Grace
Towner, of Baltimore, is visiting the
family of Mr. F. W. Muzzey, near
town.
Mr.. E. Hayward Bowly has gone to
Charleston, South Carolina, where he
will be with his mother for time.
Mrs. Mamie Daniels and son Frank,
of this place, are enjoying the sea
breeze5 at Atlantic City this week.
We were pleased to have call on
Tuesday from Miss BERTHE A. Clipp,
of the Keller neighbOrhood.
Miss Agnes Gibson is spen ding the
week with friends in Harper's Ferry
and on Maryland Heights.
Mrs. Leila Conner and son Kings
ley are visiting the family of Mr. Rob-
ert Elkins, &C Ashburn, Va.
Mr.. and Mrs. VIM. L. Brotherton,
of Washington, are here for visit to
Mr.. Brotherton's old home.
Mrs. Kendall, of Washington, spent
several days here this week with her
sister, Mrs. A. S. Reynolds.
Miss Nellie Griffith, of Berryville,
Va, spent last week in Shepherdstown
with Mrs. G. W. Banks.
Mrs. C. T. Hutton and her chill
dren. of Waynesboro, Pa, are here for
visit to her old home.
Mr.. Samuel Keefer, of East Orange,