Shepherdstown register. [volume] (Shepherdstown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1849-1955, 1907-05-23
sHARpsBURG NEWS.

Mrs. Laughtie Irwin and her little
daughter, Annie, have returned from a
winters visit with friends in Pennsyl-
wanna and Ohio.
Joseph Hines, of Roanoke. Va. is
here visiting his mother. Mrs, Martin
Hines.
Miss Emma Hammond, who is living
in Washington, spent several days with
her parents, Mr.. and Mrs. John Ham
mond. at the Myers mill toll gate.
Mr.. and Mrs. Val Smith, OF Waynes-
boro, Pa, who were guests at the Grove
boarding house last simmer. visited the
battlefield in their automobile Sunday,
Bids are being received for the re-
painting of the tablets on the AntIetam
battlefield and the entrance TO the Ma
tional Cemetery. The lettering is 10
be done with aluminium and the gates
a part bronze.
About 1000 persons gathered at the
site of the old United Brethren church
near Keedysviile and reminded one OF
the old-dme Whitsontides ofyears gone
by. The occasion was the dedication
of the granite shaft erected in the old
burial ground to the memory OF the
old bishops. This was the first United
Brethren church built in this county.
It was built Of logs and afterward re-
placed by stone structure, but now
both are gone. A number of bishops
and ministers of the church were pres
ent-some from the far west. John Z.
Smith, of our town, the well-known
poet and composer. read lengthy poem
fitted for the occasi IN. Mr.. Smith was
highly complimented on it and quite a
lumber will be printed fol distribu-
ton The money to pay for the monu-
ment was raised by private subscrip-
ton 1t cost several hundred dollars.
This burial ground was for time the
only one in Keedysville neighborhood
The church was built about Us years
ago.
Mrs. Samuel Show has been very i'll
for the past week. Mrs. Jennie Boiling
or, her daughter, OF Hagerstown, was
down to see her Sunday.
About twenty persons, Elks and their
friends, of Hagerstown, spent Sunday
at their clubhouse along the Potomac
near Miller's saw mill.
Messrs. Slime aud Son, Of Trego, have
put up their merry-go-round at the east
end of town and will remain for couple
of weeks.
The members of the X. of P Lodge
are having acetylene gas fixtures put in
their hall, above and below, and will
use that instead of oil in the future.
Samuel Mumma, onr postmaster, was
on the sick list several days this week,
suffering with a bad cold.
The special excursion train over the
B. & 0. Railroad Sunday last, the first
of the season from Baltimore, brought
few persons for this place and few
battlefield visitors.
Messrs. Jacob Wyand and David G.
Otto have about completed their new
stables.
Mrs. Maud Jones, of Keedysville,
spent several days at her home here last
week.
)John Farley says he dug and ate new
potatoes from his garden Sunday last.
Who can beat this
Another heavy frost on Tuesday morn
ing again. o. T. Reilly's potatoes have
been frosted four different times since
they came up. They were planted in
March.
Lloyd s. Grove spent several days with
his mother and sister here last week.
Henry Schamel and Frank Pry are
both seriously i'll. They were par4lyzsd
some time back.
o. Z. Reilly, finance committee of
the decoration day arrangements for
May Both at Antietam National Gene
terry, has sent out 100 large advertising
bills and will send 500 program mes later.
Mr.. Caleb Michael died at his home
here Tuesday night after lingering
IL 'ness. His wife died several years
ago. He was n years of age and leaves
one daughter, Miss Daisy, at home.
Messrs. Martin p. Green and ]. s.
Barbour Dangerfeld, of Alexandria, Va,
and Rev. Father John F. Quirk, presi-
dent Of Loyola College, Baltimore, were
guests of Captain J. " Davis at the Ma
tiono1 Gam On Sunday