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

Mrs. @. D. Wysong and Miss Alice
Blllmyer left on Tuesday for trip
North. Mrs. Wysong will go to Bos-
ton, where she will be the guest of
Miss Blanche Corbin. and later Miss
Corbin will return with her to West
Virginia. Miss Billmyer will spend
several weeks in New York, observing
teaching methods at Columbia Univer-
sity, and will visit in Philadelphia
and Baltimore before shs returns home.
General Frank P. Sargent and his
charming wife, of Washington, spent
several days in Shepherdstown the
past week as guests of the editor of the
REGISTER. General Sargent is COM
missioner-g general in charge of the I'm.
migration Bureau Of the government,
and is a most genial gentleman. He
and his family will spend the month
of July in Shepherdstown, having en-.
gagged board at Sudley Place.
State Superintendent Thos. G. Mil
Ter, Secretary M. O. Tough and Mr..
H. P. McGregor, of the Board of Re-
gents, have been here this week at
tending the Shepherd College COM
mencemsnt. Genial Colonel Bob Carr
was not here, much to the disappoint-
ment of his many friends.
Mr.. Thomas Reinhart, who has
been with the big drug firm of Sharpe
& Dohme, Baltimore. for the past year,
has given up his place there and re-
turned to Shepherdstown, where he
will learn something of the retail drug
business in Remnants Pharmacy.
Mr.. A. j. Shaner, of Washington,
and Mrs. Henry Crowl, of Sharps.
burg, are visiting Mr.. and Mrs. NJ. P.
Crowl in this place. Mr.. John Crowl
and his family, of Charles Town, also
spent Sunday at the parental home.
DR.. Charles F. Russell, Of Herndon,
Va, spent couple of days in Shep.
herdstown the past week, and served
as commandant of veterans on memor.
ial day. His old friends and com.
rades were glad to greet him again.
Mrs. John n. Kessecker left the
first of the week for visit Of month
or two to her daughters in Toledo,
Ohio. She was joined at Wheeling by
her granddaughter, Miss Helen Link,
who went with her to Toledo.
Mr.. Robert G. Miller is in Wheel
ing this week attending the annual
meeting of the Supreme Lodge of the
Independent Order Shield of Honor of
West Virginia. He represents Cliff
City Lodge, of this place.
Rev. DR.. II. G. Haithcox attended
the commencement exercises of Sus-
quehanna University at Selins Grove,
Pa, this week. He read poem at
the fftieth anniversary jubilee of the
college last night.
Mrs. ]. Phineas Rush, who has
been in Warrenton, Va, tor several
months, has returned to her home,
in Shepherdstown. Miss Ethel Hout
returned with her and will spend
some time here.
Miss Louise Anna Snyder, who last
week graduated from the Woman's
College of Baltimore, is home again.
Miss Louise Neil and Miss Martha
Greasy, two of her school friends, are
with her.
Miss Eliza Johnson, one Of the pop
ular graduates of Shepherd College,
class of 1907, who has been teaching
school the past year at Evenwood,
W. Va, was here to attend commence
ment.
Miss Alice Banks left last Monday
for an extended western trip. She
will go as far as California, where shs
will visit relatives She will be away
a couple of months.
Mr.. F. F. Clendenning, who is now
in the United States railway mail SER
vice, has been in Shepherdstown
this week attending the commence.
ment exercises.
Mr.. and Mrs. James Il. Cofinber-
ger, who live south of town, are tax
ing trip through the West, visiting
relatives in Ohio and other States.
DR.. D.B. Purinton, president of the
West Virginia University at Morgan.
town, was the guest of DR.. D. W. Dor.
der at Kearneysville last week.
Miss Bessie Llcklider has been in
Washington this week, where on Tues
day she was one of the bridesmaids at
Miss Grace Byers's wedding.
Miss Halle Hutchinson, of Rock.
bridge Baths, Va, is here to spend
few weeks at the Presbyterian manse
with DR.. and Mrs. Ghiselin.
Mr.. A. J. Wilkinson, of Grafton,
W. Va, has been in Shepherdstown
this week attending the closing exer-
cises Of Shepherd College.
Mrs. NJ. W. Whistler, who has re.
Gently been living in New York, is in
Shepherdstown visiting the family Of
Mr.. VIM. R. Miller.
State Senator Fred Blue, of Phil.
ippi, W. Va, was in Shepherdstown
on Monday and favored the REGISTER
with call.
Mr.. Walter II. Show and her two
children, of Kimball, W. Va, are in
Shephsrdstown for visit of a few
weeks.