Shepherdstown register. [volume] (Shepherdstown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1849-1955, 1907-05-16
SHARPSBURG NEWS.

Whitfield Grayson, who has. been at
the Garfield Hospital, Washington, to
have an operation performed on his
head, has returned home and is getting
along nicely.
VIM. H. Reynolds has been appoint
ed baliff and lamplighter for our town,
in place of Samuel Stride, resigned.
Arrangements are being made for
decoration day, May 30th. Several
prominent speakers have been invited
The Arion orchestra will furnish part
Of the music with the young girl sing
ers in charge of John P. Smith. Sever
al bands will be here, also Grand Army.
Sons OF Veterans, Cadets, Sunday
Schools, etc. will be invited to take
part in the exercises, and big gath
ering is expected.
Charles Show bought Of Hezie Thorn
as vacant half acre lot on private
terms last week, on the south size Of
town.
Ohio Domer, who has been living in
Hagerstown for some time, has rented
the vacant lot owned by r. d. Fisher
near the Dunkard Church and will
move there shortly.
Mrs. George Davis and son, Richard,
who have been spending some time in
Pennsylvania, returned to the home OF
her parents, Mr.. and Mrs John McGraw
Samuel S. Stouffer Is using refuse
stone from the Mckinley road to fill in
or raise the road running south from
the bridge. This will be great i'm
provement, as the bottom falls out in
the spring Of the year.
Kretzer Sons, OF Keedys|ille, have
put galvanized roof on the X. OF P.
Hall and one on Josiah Staub's house.
jacob Wyand has started the foun-
dation work for stable on his proper
ty recently bought of Mrs. Hout.
Fred Nose has just finished setting
out 10000 raspberry plants. He also
planted five acres of potatoes for Ed
ward Turner.
C.'L. Morgan will build a nice pore h
in front of his dwelling near the public
square.
DR.. Snively, of Keedysville, has been
in our town trying to rent suitable
room in which TO practice dentistry.
The town officials had to have several
hundred spoiled herring taken out OF
the run that flows from the big spring.
They were thrown in by person who
ought to be punished for polluting the
stream.
James Seaman has returned from
Washington, after spending couple Of
weeks with his daughter, Mrs. Aide v.
Marker.
A lecture will be given in the Re-
formed Church by Rev. Simon Friday
evening, and there will be a flag presen
tation by Capt. ]. V. Davis to the public
schools of this place.
Mrs. Edward Hebb has been lying Sc
riously i'll at her home for the past week.
Charles Wilson has contracted with
Mr. Wolf to do the lathing and plaster
ing of the annex to the Antietam Hotel.
Mr. Wolf expects to get the work COM
pelted by the goth OF May.
The order of colored Odd Fellows OF
this place and other invited ones turn
ed out on Sunday and marched through
the town and thence TO their church,
where sermon was preached TO them.
Mrs. Charles Lakin is seriously i'll
with ,catarrh Of the stomach.
Thomas Swain, auctioneer, sold at
public sale last week the Mrs. Sarah
Breeding property. Chas. Nose was
the purchaser.
( Mrs. VIM. Houser went to Washing,
ton, d. c., yesterday to visit her son
and daughter. Tommy, her l4-year' old
son, went a'ong and will remain there,
as he has secured position in a store.