Shepherdstown register. [volume] (Shepherdstown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1849-1955, 1908-06-11
sHARpsBURG NEWS.


Mrs. Anna iSwaine, wife OF Henry
Swaine, received a stroke OF paralysis
Saturday morning on their canal boat
near Miller's saw-mill while she was
getting breakfast She was sitting on
chair when her husband found her un-
conscious about ar hour after. she was
brought to her home in this place, and
during the night received another stroke
which she did not survive many hours.
She had never been sick and was hard
working woman. She was aged % years,
and leaves husband and ten children,
the youngest about ten years old. The
funeral services were held in the Luth.
eran Church by Rev. A. A. Kerlin Tues
day evening at o'clock. Interment in
Noun tain View Cemetery. The family
have the sympathy Of many persons in
their sad bereavement.
VIM. Grim is home from Washington
on a two weeks vacation.
Harry Coffman, of Washington, is here
visiting his grandfather, Frank DeLau-
ney.
The Ladies' Guild" OF the st. Paul's
P. E. Church expects to hold festival
in the Red Mems hall, Saturday evening,
June 18th. All are cordially invited to
attend.
We had the heaviest rainfall on Tues
day evening that we have had for some
time. Cellars and gerdens were flooded.
Miss Mamie Swartsbaugh, of Hanover,
Pa, is spending several weeks with her
sister, Mrs. Mack Glass, in this place.
Malinda Nurse, the oldest co ored per-
IL, IF
paralysis one day last week.
k~Fhs town council at their last meet
ing made the levy for the next year at
rs cents on the hundred dollars.
The number Of persons who attended
the Red Men and Woodmen decoration
on Sunday evening exceeded any turn
out for some time, The town was full
of strangers and home people.
Samuel S. Stouffer spent short while
at home this week. He is building mod
ell roads in Pennsylvania, and has quite
a number of men from here and Ante
tam with him.
Mr.. Victor Mumma, who has been as
sistant postmaster for his father, but
who had quit and went to work on a
farm, thinking it would be better for
his health, could not stand the work,
and has now applied for the postoffice,
his father having resigned. He is get
ting signers now on petition.
DR.. Chas. f. Russell, OF Herndon, Va,
paid his sister, Mrs. Thos. R. Blackford,
short visit.
Jos. Rohrer, the Singersewing machine
agent, who has been on the sick list for
some time, is able to be out and around
again.
The street commissioners OF this town
are having the loose sto Les aI5 Iii rub
bish cleaned from the streets and alleys.
Frank Pry die. at his home in this
place after being paralyzed several times
the Irst time about II months ago. Mr..
Pry had been confined TO his bed for
some time, and required great deal OF
care. He was a retired farmer, and then
started grocery and feed store, which
was conducted by his son at the time Of
his death. He was 70 years old, and
leaves a wife and three sons, Charles,
John and Willie, and one daughter, Mrs.
Charles Goetz. Funeral services in the
Lutheran church Thursday at 2 O'Clock.
Interment in Mountain View cemetery.
The Red Men and Modern Woodmen
to the member of about 125, headed by
the Shepherdstown Band, marched to
the grave-yards and citizens cemetery
last Sunday and decorated graves OF
members of the order; they then went
to the Methodist Church and Rev. w.
A. Lyle preached very able sermon
to them. Quite a number OF persons
gathered in the town to see them turn
out. Sylvester V. Young, Of Hagers-
town, led the services OF the Woodmen.
~ Edward Thomas has his new house
under roof 1t is built Of logs and he
will westherboard it. George Beeler
and assistants are doing the work.
Mr.. Hutson, who has been making
his home at Cyrus Munson's for the
past six months, left for Washington
on Tuesday Of this week.
Mr.. and Mrs. VIM. Murray, who had
been for the past five months at the
home of Ben Jackson, have moved back
to Hancock.
Some Of the farmers have commenced
to make hay. Old hay is quite drug
on the market, there being but little
demand for it. The new crop will be
an abundant one.
John F. Schamel Is building new
house in Brunswick
Percie Kerlin, of Philadelphia, is here
on ten-days' visit to his parents, Rev.
and Mrs. A. A. Kerlln.
Delaney Bros. have finished paint
ing the Masons' hall and it looks fine
now.