Shepherdstown register. [volume] (Shepherdstown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1849-1955, 1907-01-24
sHARPsBURG NEWS.

Miss Nellie Delaney has returned
home from an extended visit to rela-
tives and friends in Washington.
Mrs. Samuel Hoffman and her son
Alvey left on Tuesday of this week for
their home near Woodland. Cal. They
were visiting relatives and friends here,
their former home, for the past two
months.
Miss Blanche Poffenbergsr was visit
ing her aunt, Mrs. Samuel Thomas,
near Keedysville, for couple Of days.
Jesse Cook. OF Bskerton. was visiting
here last Sunday.
Mr.. Fultz, a county tax clerk, was at
the McGraw Hotel one day last week
collecting back taxes for the year 1905.
Samuel Potfenberger, near the Dunk.
ard Church. is on the sick list, threat
ened with pneumonia fever.
Mrs. Edgar Liddell and son, who
have been visiting her sister, Mrs. s.
Howell Gardner. have returned TO their
home at Dubuque, Iowa, after two
months visit here.
Arion Orchestra rendered program
at the home OF Jacob Friend at st.
James. The faculty OF ST. James Col.
leRe and the students attended by spec
ial invitation.
Our rural route men say the bottom
has fallen out Of some OF the roads they
have to drive over. c. L. Mongan says
one OF his horses got in hole and the
tongue of the wagon got on top OF it.
At the City Hotel banquet en- Tues
day night of last week 1877 meals were
served to Mr.. Highbarger's friends, in
stead Of go, as reported last week.
Master Earl Colbert. who ran away
from his home several months ago, re-
turned to his home at Pcrterstown last
Friday night. He had been working at
Brunswick.
The engine, threshing machine and
hay b4ler that stuck in one of Mr..
BURNERS fields east of Burnside bridge
was gotten out by Elmer Wysnd, engi-
neer, and Houston Carnahan on Mon
day OF this week. 1t belonged to Pry
Brothers, Of Keedysville.
Robert Marker has gone to Hagers-
town and has secured a position in Err
nest Miller's store as clerk.
The minerals, etc., sent by the Smith
sonian Institute to John P. Smith TO be
put in the public school library, were
opened up and placed on exhibition last
Saturday.
We are glad to learn that the Pan
Handle State is making move through
the Legislature to have erected TO her
soldiers who fought in the Antietam
battle monument to their memory.
We understand number Of the States
are making move OF this kind.
Bruce Iellers, of Breathedsville, has
bought the unfinished double house in
Keedysville Of Jacob Eavey for 500.
This house was partly built By the late
@. NJ. Keedy, about 10 years ago, and
was willed to his daughter, Mrs Jacob
Eavey, at his death. Mr.. Zeflers is
having it plastered and will occupy one
half and rent the other.
Mrs. John II. Lighter, who had been
seriously i'll at her home in Keedysville
and who was given up by her physician
to die, is now able to sit up and is on a
fair way to recovery.
Samuel Brashears, who had been Sc
riously i'll and had improved so that he
was able TO be out, is now housed up
again with rheumatism.
Wennis Nihiser of Keedysville, has
gone TO Spokane, Washington, TO spend
sometime with government surveying
corps.
Miss Myrtle Johnson is visiting friends
at Brunswick.
Dan ell Dreamer. well-known citizen
OF Williamsport, and former resident
OF our town, received shock Of paralY.
sis At his home in that place. Mr..
Dreamer was member Of the Potomac
Home Brigade.
NJ. K. Snavely, who had been housed
up for short time, is back to his post
of duty again, looking better than be-
fore he was stricken.
Victor Mumma, who has been living
in the Elias Spong house for the past
year, will move into Miss Grace Hills
house, and VIM Grim will start to
housekeeping in the house vacated by
Mr.. Mumma.
Robert Graves, OF Steelton. Pa, was
here on a'business trip the arst part OF
the week.
Hundreds OF citizens OF Boonsboro,
Keedysville and Sharpsburg signed pc
titions to Judge Keedy asking fora re-
lease OF the charge Of hanging a jury IN
Herman Thompson and Maxwell case
brought to this court from Cumberland,
against Hezekiah SnavelY.