Shepherdstown register. [volume] (Shepherdstown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1849-1955, 1907-07-25
PERSONAL NOTES.

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ward, Oklahoma, accompanied by his
wife, is here for visit of month OF
| two to his father, Mr.. james, Bsne,
and other relatives in this county.
This is his first visit to his old home
in fifteen years. Mr.. Bane thinks
Oklahoma is just all right, and has a
farm there that he says will grow al
most any sort of crop. He says that
that section of country is improving
very fast, and all the land is being
taken up by settlers. he has our
thanks for an addition to our museum
"a piece of glass from mountain OF
natural glass in his neigbborhood.
Mr.. Bane's old friends in this vicinit y
are glad to see him again.
| Mr.. George Alfred Townsend, the
famous newspaper correspondent and
author, spent several days the past
week in Shepherdstown as the guest
of Mr.. 81. L. Snyder, editor Of the
REGISTER. Over the pen name OF
Gath" Mr.. Townsend is perhaps the
most widely know newspaper writer
I in Americs, and is one of the most in
teresting of men. He is spending the
summer at his home at Gapland, on
the Blue Ridge mountain.
Mrs. @. E. Mayhem and daughters,
Misses Inez and Claudine, who have
been visiting friends and relatives in
Shepherdstoyn, Martinsburg and Bed.
ington the past week. have returned
| to their home in Roanoke, Va. Miss
Virginia Mayhem, Of Bedington, ac-
companied them.
Invitations are out for the wed ding
of Prof. ]. Walter Duke, of Jefferson
county, and Miss Florence Jacques,
daughter of Mr.. and Mrs. R. Ashman
Jacques, of Hedgesville. The cere.
mony will take piece next Thursday
evening in the Presbyterian Church
at Hedgesville.
Mrs. Arthur Lampe and her sister,
Miss Annie Copp, of Jamestown, Pa;
Mr.. Charles Copp and Miss Mary Sun
dit, of Frederick, Md, and Mrs. Will
lam Bowman and son visited Miss
Martha Flanagan near Bakerton the
past week.
Mrs. R. D. Shepherd leaves today
for St. Louis, where she will play
| months engagement at the handsome
salary of 5000 week. Mrs. Chas.
T. Butler accompanied her and will
remain with her until she returns.
Miss Margaret Grove, daughter of
DR.. R. @. Grove, has gone to Wash.
ington, where she has begun three
years course of work and study to
prepare herself as a trained nurse.
Misses Lorraine and Rachel Turner
and Misses Amy Werntz and Rose
Snyder spent the past week with Rev.
and Mrs. G. Fl Rockey- at Pen Mar,
where the latter have cottage.
Lieutenant Henry Bane. Of the
National Guard of the District of Col
umbia, spent last Sunday in Shep-
herdstown. He formerly lived here.
Miss Almira Martep is enjoying a
trip to Boston and other points in
New England, travelling part of the
time by bat and part by rail.
Mrs. B. E. Greenwood and her chill
dren, of Portsmouth, Va, spent sever
al days here the past week with her
sister, Mrs. R. G. Miller.
Mr.. and Mrs. J. W. Knadler have
gone to Mr.. George Bowerss, near
Leetown, where they expect to spend
several months.
Mr.. Neil McGroarty, of Washing
ton, has been here the past week Wis
iting his father-i n.law, Postmaster Il.
E. Mupdey.
Mr.. and Mrs. Roy Johnson, of
Brunswick, Md spent severa! days
here the past week with Mrs. Eliza
| Caster.
Mr.. James Hoffman of the Molers
neighborhood, called this morning to
pay for the REGISTER for another
year.
Mr.. Albert Chapline, of Washing
ton. spent several days here the past
week with his sister, Mrs. j. S. Phil.
lips.
Mrs. John B. Fleming and her chill
dren, of Williamsport, Md, have been
visiting her parents in Shepherdstown.
DR.. W. E. Byers, Of Baltimore, is
at his old home near town for va
cation from his professional duties.
Rev. DR.. Charles Ghiselin will
preach in the Presbyterian Church Of
Front Royal, Va, on Sunday.
Helen and Elizabeth Boswell have
| gone to Waynesboro, "a, to spend
several weeks with relatives.
Miss Louise Anna Snyder has gone
to Bloomsbury, Pa, to spend couple
of weeks with school friends.
Mr.. Albert B. Cookus, of Wash
ington. spent several days at his old
home here the past week.
Mr.. Charles B. Chase, of Kimball,
W. Va, haa been here the past week
visiting his old home
Mrs. Leila Conner and her little son
Kingsley have gone to Poolesvills, Nd,
to spend some weeks.
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