Shepherdstown register. [volume] (Shepherdstown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1849-1955, 1906-06-21
PERSONALS.

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town the first of the week for a briel
visit to his mother, Mrs. Ida H. Neill
He has just returned from long and
thrilling voyage to Egypt, having beer
on the Potomac, one of the vessels that
helped convoy the great dry dock
from Baltimore to the Philippine Is.
lands. His vessel went as far as the
Suez Canal with the dry dock and
then returned to this country. He
says that there were many exciting
incidents on the trip out, especially
when the dock would break loose from
the vessels that were towing it. Mr.
Neill has been ordered to duty on the
Don Juan de Austria, which sails this
week for the West Indies and will
cruise in the neighborhood Of San
Domingo.
Mr.. Eugene II. Barnhart, who will
graduate from the West Virginia
University next week, where he has
taken the course in civil engineering
has been at his home in Shepherds
town this week to see his parents.
Immediately after his graduation Mr.
Barnhart will take position with
the Pennsylvania Railroad lines west
of Pittsburg. and will engage in con-
struction work in Indiana. The po-
sition that he gets is an excellent one
Mr.. and Mrs. G. W. Littler and
their baby and Miss Hortense Britner
aid Master Jack Britner, of Pittsburg,
are visiting Mr.. and Mrs. ]. H Show,
Shepherdstown. The little daugh-
ter of Mr.. and Mrs. Littler is the fifth
generation living, her great.great.
grandmother being MRS. Kanode, Of
this county.
Mr.. II. b. Beard and his family, Of
Hagerstown, have been enjoying a
weeks camp life at the clubhouse be-
low Shepherdstown. Mr.. Beard pick
ed out a week when the river was
good and muddy, his idea being to
catch lots of catfish.
DR.. R. w. Patterson and his little
daughters, Catherine and Virginia, Of
Clarksburg, W. Va, spent several days
of last week with Mr.. and Mrs. II. II,
Hartzell at Basic City, Va, and are
now visiting relatives in Charles Town.
Mr.. Samuel D. Barnhart, of Roam
oke, Va, has been in town this week
on his way to Baltimore, where he will
be located for some time inspecting
the building Of large number of cars
for the Norfolk & Western Railway.
Mr.. John W. Merchent, Mrs. James
H. Sperow and son Clyde, Of Mar
tinsburg and Mr.. W. S. Merchent and
Miss Julia Merchent, of Charles Town,
visited the family of Mr.. W. H.
Merchent on Saturday and Sunday.
Miss Alice Billmyer has gone to
Cumberland, Nd, to spend week OF
two with her aunt, Mrs. E. G. Draw
baugh, and from there will go to Nor
gantown and take summer course
at the West Virginia University.
Mr.. and Mrs. R. D. Shepherd ar
rived yesterday from Washington
where they completed an engagement
of several weeks, and will spend some
time at Wild Goose Farm resting and
recuperatlng.
Harry G. Link, of Dufields, who
has been working for the B. & 0.
Railroad at Rowlesburg, w. Va, has
accepted position with the Central
Railroad of Georgia, at Atlanta, Ga.
Miss Azilee Jones, who recently
graduated as trained nurse in Wash
ington, has been visiting her parents
at Billmyer's Mill, near town, the
past week.
Mrs. G. E. Voorhees, and her two
children, Clara and Holmes, of In
wood, spent the past week with hel
mother, Mrs. Sarah Cook, near town
Mrs. Eleanor Byers and her grand.
daughter, Miss Alice Beach, Of Nash
vile, Tenn, are here to spend the
summer at Mrs. Byers's old home.
Miss Alice Marten has gone tc
Clarksburg, W. Va, where she viii
spend most of the summer with hel
sister, Mrs. Harvey w. Harmer.
Miss Matte Stephens, who has
been in Kentucky, has come to hel
new home in Shepherdstown at the
Southern Methodist parsonage.
Miss Rebecca Baldwin, who hal
been with the family of the editor fol
some months, has returned to hel
home in Philadelphia.
Miss Elizabeth Morrison. of Rock
bridge Baths, Va, is visiting her sis
Ter, Ms. Charles Ghiselin, at thu
Presbyterian manse.
Mr.. Samuel ]. Hodges left on Mon
day for a vacation of a week or two
going to Baltimore, where he takes
boat for Boston.
Mr.. and Mrs. Warren Tyson anC
their little daughter, Of Frederick
Nd, are here visiting Mrs. F. I
Grove.
Mrs. A. S. Reynolds has returned
from a visit of several weeks to he
daughter, Mrs. T. A. Bays, in Balti
more.
Mr.. Albert Cookus was up from
UT.-l:.-4on Ibo G,s. of Tho vraaly 4,