Shepherdstown register. [volume] (Shepherdstown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1849-1955, 1907-08-15
sHARrsBuRG NEWS.

Capt. j. V. DAVIS, Oh the Ndtiondi
Cemetery, had been on the sick list for
a week, but is all right again.
| G. w. Adams has been complaining
somewhat the past week. not being
able to be around much.
An excursion will be run from Phil
adelphia on the 18th Of September, the
45th anniversary of the battle. The
Philadelphia Brigade Survivors will
come down to visit their park and in
spect their new gates at the main en-
| trance.
John Marshall died at his home here
last Sunday, Of fever, aged l9 years.
He leaves a father, mother, brother
and sister. IDterment at Shepherds
town.
Samuel s. Stouffer has crushed the
stone to be used for the 5lst New York
monument foundation at Burnside
Bridge.
Miss Louise Middlekauff is spending
a week with her aunt, Mrs. Lottie If
win, In this place.
Miss Amy Wilson, who had been
spending some time with her sister.
| Mrs. Victor Smith, on the e. Rush Tur-
ner farm.-near Shepherdstown, has re.
turned to her home in this place.
Miss Minnie SwartZbaugh, Miss Amy
Swartzbaugh and Miss Grace Hahn, all
OF Hanover, Pa, are spending week
with Mr. and Mrs. Mack Glass.
VIM. Cook, who lives near Antietam,
lost by death last week fine young
horse valued at $50. Mr.. Cook saws
the horse was poisoned by some person
or persons. 1t had been poisoned some
time back, but got over it.
In a conversation with VIM. Bra
shears, the oldest resident OF town, he
informed us that the Burnside Bridge
was started after harvest of the summer
Of 1886 and finished during the sum-
mer Of 1887, by John Weaver, and the
contract price for building the same
was $4,000. Before the war it was
called the Rohrback bridge.
Miss Myrtle Brashears, Of Highspire,
| Pa, is visiting her uncle, James Early,
near town.
Hall Wilson has gone to Philadelphia,
where he he has secured employment
with street car company.
George Poffinberger has cleaned up
the Philadelphia Brigade Park, and the
trance. 1t now looks fine.
Johnnie Benner, our village black.
smith, is on the sick list with typhoid
fever. His shop has been closed for
| two weeks.
Edwin Wilson, who has been with
J. w. Myers & Co., Hagerstown, for
several months, has resigned his school
teaching and will remain with Myers
& Co.
Mrs. Susie Thomas, the wife of Frank
lin Thomas, merchant at Antietam, died
at her home, of consumption, after a
lingering illness Of several years, Thurs
day last, aged 80 years. Mrs. Thomas
was daugh ter of VIM. Baker, deceased.
She leaves a husband and one child,
her mother, two sisters and one broth
er. Funeral Saturday afternoon, SER
vices in the Lutheran Church by Rev.
Kerlir, interment in Mt. View Gem
etery. This was one of the largest fun
erals in this vicinity for some time.
Mrs. Rodney Swain, of Cum berland,
has been visiting Mrs. Edna Hiberger
in this place.
benjamin Jackson Of Washington,
came up last Saturday and spent this
week with his family.
Sammie Delaney, the ten ear-old
son of Charles Delaney, was brought
hone sick and died several days after
ward. His case was pronounced diph'
iberia. This was sad death to the
ather and grandparents. Some years
ago the mother was burned by coal Oil,
while kindling fire, causing her death.
c. w. Adams, superintendent OF the
battlefield, has number of men at
work cleaning up the avenues and get
ting them insshape for the 18th OF Sep
TENDER, when quite number OF the
survivors and friends will visit the bat
tlefeld.
Mrs. Cora Snavely and her little
daughter. Hester, are spending several
weeks with Mr.. and Mrs. r. s. Suman,
in Cum berland.
About 500 persons at the camp
FIRE of-the G. A. r. Post Of this place
last Sunday at Burnside Bridge. 1t
will continue until next Sunday.