Shepherdstown register. [volume] (Shepherdstown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1849-1955, 1907-03-28
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Mrs. Sarah Breeding, Of this place,
died at the home of her daughter, Mrs.
Ora Hicks, near State Line, Pa. Her
remains were brought here and inferred
in Mountain View Cemetery last week.
She was aged about rs years. She leaves
one other daughter, Mrs. James Marker,
in West Virginia.
Mrs. Carrie Suman and her two
daughters, Of Cumberland, are here
spending some time with her parents,
Mr.. and Mrs. NJ. Z. Snavely.
Mrs. Minnie Donaldson, OF Philadel-
phia, is spending few days with Mrs.
Thos. F. Mongan here this week.
Keedysville district has one unrented
lfarm-the farm of John Miller, who
was murdered several years back.
Raleigh Sherman. of Washington, ID.
c., came up for short stay, looking af-
ter his farm interests.
Constable VIM. Reynolds searched a
number of houses last Saturday, trying
ITO locate number of pieces OF meat re-
Gently stolen from Lewis Rohrer, near
Porterstown.
Miss Myrtle Johnson, who has been
spending some time at Brunswick, Nd,
has returned to her home here.
Chicken thieves stole from Peter
Remsburg last week five large hens.
Their heads were cut off at the coop
HMr. Remsburg says four OF them had
bad cases of roup, and he had penned
them from the other fowls.
Samuel Stride has bought four fine
JERSEY cows and will run milk wagon
| 10 this place soon.
Wilmer Mumma, Of Washington, spent
several days at the home OF his father
and sisters.
The Maryland day exercises were well
attended on Monday at the public school
in this place. Prof. Glenn II. Worthing-
ton, of the State Board of Education,
was greatly surprised at the high stand
ing and cleanliness of the pupils and
the rooms and the excellence of the ar
rangements. All wore the Maryland
colors, and the rooms were tastily dec
Grated with them. The part taken In
the exercises by Prof. Guintere's or
chestra was much appreciated. Prof.
Worthington delivered an address to the
schools.
Mrs. Nancy Mccoy, widow of Timothy
Mccoy, died from the stroke Of paraly-
sis she received about ten days before
her death. She did not regain conscious
ness. Her age was 90 years. Aunt
Nancy" as she was better known, had
many friends who mourn her death and
will be greatly missed by her close
friends. Although she had no children
of her own, she had raised number of
others.
James R. O'Brien died at his home
in Washington last Friday night, and
his body was brought here on Tuesday
OF this week. The remains Of his daugh-
ter Gertrude, who died three or four
years ago, were brought with it, and
both were buried in Mountain View
Cemetery.
Charles Snyder, who had just COM
menced farming on his place near Burn
side Bridge, was driving his team the
other day when young horse frighten-
ed, throwing Mr.. Snyder into the wagon,
and when they struck a gate-post the
wagon upset, throwing him out and cut
ting hole in his head, also injurlng
one leg.
Easter exercises will be held in the
different churches next Sunday, and
some fine programmes have been ar
ranged.
Harry Lumm, of Belinda Springs,
and Miss Maud Vickers, from near
Mondell's, were married in Boonsboro
last week.
Chas. S. Wade is having tin roof
put on part of the dwelling recently
bought of Eugene Marker. Mr. Wade
is the only undertaken in our town now.
The will of "Aunt" Nancy Mccoy
was read on Monday Of this week. The
home property where she resides was
willed to Mary Ellen James, the stone
house TO Harry Gray and Cleveland De-
Launey, and the vacant lot to Carrie
Delaney. After the death of Mary
Ellen James her property is to go equal
ly TO her three children.
John r. McGraw is making a number
of improvements to his hotel property,
Samuel s. Stouffer has one OF his
stone crushers at work crushing stone
for the government avenues.