Shepherdstown register. [volume] (Shepherdstown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1849-1955, 1909-07-15
PERSONAL NOTES.

Mrs. Mary Newton Butler Moore, OF
Cover, Missouri, former resident OF
this county, is here visiting her sister,
Mrs. Mamie Taylor, and will spend some
time with other relatives in this section.
Mrs. Moore left here twenty-three years
ago, and this is her first visit home since
that time. Her old friends are very glad
to meet her again, though so many OF
those she knew In the long ago have
passed away she feels that she is a stranger
in strange land.
Mr.. George B. Folk, principal OF the
high school at Kingwood, w. Va, has
been promoted to be superintendent OF
the Kingwood schools. He is spending a
few days at his home at Swan Pond and
expects TO leave next week to take a
course along the line OF supervision al
Columbia University. Mr.. Folk is
graduate OF Shepherd College, and is one OF
the brightest and most worthy young men
OF this section.
Mrs. A. B. Smith and her three daugh-
tiers, Mrs. Ruark and two children, Miss
Smith and Miss Louise Smith, OF Wash
ington, are at Mrs. J. W. GARDENERS,
near town, for the month OF July. Lieu
tenant Briscoe, H.. S. Army, and Miss
Minnie Briscoe, of Westminster, Md,
formerly of this county, were guests OF
MIR. and Mrs. Gardiner last week.
Mr.. John Elmer Rentch, an old Shep-
herdstown boy, is here to spend some
time with his father and other relatives
and renew acquaintance with the friends
Of his youth. Mr.. Rentch was in the
United States Army for thirty years, but
retired from active service couple OF
years ago. He has been stationed at San
Francisco for number OF years.
Prof. J. 6. Knutti, principal OF Shep-
herd College, whose illness in Morgan
town was referred TO last week, has de-
veloped case OF typhoid fever. Advices
received here are to the effect that the
attack is not a severe one, and il is hoped
that the fever may be controlled. His
friends here hope that he may soon be on
the road TO recovery.
Mr.. and Mrs. Robert Gibson have rent
ed the house on west Main street belong
ing to the Entler estate, formerly occu-
pied by the late Prof Nc Murran, and
which has recently been remodeled.
They will move into it in a few days and
will occupy it until Mr. Gibson has been
fully restored TO health.
Mr.. S. B. Morrison Ghiselin, who has
been in Havana, Cuba, for the past six
months, where he was director ofathletcS
in the Y. M. c. A., has returned TO Shep-
herdstown, where he will spend some
time with his parents, Rev. and Mrs.
Charles GhiSein.
Mr.. Homer Mcdonald, who has been
in the service of the Western Maryland
Railroad as telegraph operator at New
Windsor, Md, has been transferred to
WilliamSport. He is son OF our towns
man, Mr.. Charles B. Mcdonald"
Mr.. Charles S. Schley, OF PittSburg, is
in ShepherdStown TO spend this week
with his relatives and friends. He will
90 to Atlantic City in few days, where
his wife and her parents are located for
part of the summer.
Miss Louise Weshans has gone with
her friends, Mr., and Mrs. Sherrard, OF
WellSburg, w. Va, on an extended trip
North and East, visiting New York, BoS-
ton, Norfolk, Baltimore, Washington and
other places.
Rev. DR.. L. L. Smith, pastor of ST..
Pauls Lutheran Church, of Strasburg,
Va, has been appointed superintendent
of education for Shenandoah county, Va.
DR.. Smith is former resident of Shop
herdStown.
Mr.. Lucien Reinhart, manager OF Rein
harris Pharmacy, is taking aWeek'S vaca-
ton. He is travelling, mostly by carriage,
through West Virginia with his brother,
Mr.. Edward L. Reinhart.
Lieutenant Butler Briscoe, U. S. Army,
and his sister, Miss Minnie Briscoe, Wis
tied Mrs. S. J. Hodges in this place the
past week. Lieutenant Briscoe has just
graduated from West Point.
Miss Edith Wirgman left this morning
for Detroit, Mich, where she will spend
month or two at the splendid country
home of her uncle, Mr.. George q. Booth,
near that city.
Mr.. and Mrs. Frank Barrick and their
little daughter, of. Hagerstown, spent
Tuesday with the family OF Postmaster
Mundey in Shepherdstown.
Mrs. c. H. Moffett and her daughters,
Miss Edith and Miss Mamie, have gone
for visit of some weeks to Roanoke and
Buena Vista, Va.
Mr.. Frank Krantz and Mr.. Leroy Wentz,
of Batimore, were guests ofMiSSes Susie
and Rosa VanMetre, near VancleveSville,
last Sunday.
We were glad to have call on Tues
day from Misses Mary and Susie VAN
Metre, friends of the Register from Berke-
lev county.
Miss Agnes Myers, who graduated from
Shepherd College in June, has been ap-
pointed teacher of the public school at
Scrabble.
Mr.. Gus McGary, who has lived here
the past year, and who was good player
on Our baseball team, has gone to New
York.
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