Shepherdstown register. [volume] (Shepherdstown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1849-1955, 1909-07-01
Personal NOTES.

II was real pleasure to us TO have a
call yesterday from Our old friend Mr.. s.
p. Smith, publisher of the Record at
West Union, w. Va. Mr.. Smith is visit
ing relatives in Hagerstown, and yeSter-
day drove over TO have his first look at
Shepherdstown, together with his wife
and boys and niece and nephew. Mr..
Smith is one OF the most respected news
paper men in the State, and we were
very glad to have renewal of friend
ship of many years standing.
We were glad to have call yesterday
from Mr.. Benjamin E. Greenwood, OF
Portsmouth, Va, who is here to spend
few days. Mr.. Greenwood is an ola
Shepherdstown boy who left here many
years ago, and his friends will be glad to
know that he has made good and is do
lug well. He is general foreman OF the
Seaboard Air Line Railway shops at
Portsmouth, responsible position that
he is filling to the satisfaction OF the
company.
Mr.. Frank Dobbins, who was one OF
the men employed in building the new
railroad bridge here, left last Monday
night for New York, where he will take
another job. He will be greatly missed
by the baseball enthusiasts, as he was a
particularly good pitcher and fine all
round player. He was quiet, compan-
ionable young, man, and made many
friends during his residence in Shepherds
town.
We were pleased to have call Monday
from our friend Mr. Charles B.VanMetre, of
the Middleway neighborhood. Although
he has been making strenusus exertionS,
he has not yet succeeded in getting wife,
and is thinking of sending to Sears &
Roebuck for one. He heSitateS, how
ever, as he has heard that they don't al
ways send out first-claSS goods.
Mrs. w. B. Tenant and her three chill
dren, of McKeesport, Pa, are in Shep-
herdstown TO spend the summer. They
are occupying the Miller house on Mill
street. Mrs. D.. M. Entler, of McKeeS-
port, is now visiting Mrs. Tenant.
Rev. Mr.. Shaeffer, pastor of the Re-
formed Church at Boonsboro, Md, &C
companed by Drs. Wade and Edwards,
made all auto trip TO ShepherdStown on
Tuesday, and were callers at the Lutheran
parsonage.
Robert Gardiner, Shepherd College
student, has been appointed to place
with the U. S. Fish Commission, and has
been sent to the hatchery at White Sui
phur Springs, w. Va, for the summer.
Mr.. Edwin L. Drummond, assistant
chief clerk of the Baltimore division OF
the U. S. railway mail service, spent
couple of days the past week with the
family of the editor OF the Register.
Mrs. Neil McGroarty, who spent the
past spring here at the home her father,
Postmaster Fl. E. Mundey, has returned
with her little daughter to her home in
Denver, Col.
Mrs. b. E. Greenwood and her son
Raymond and Miss Madge Lambert, OF
Portsmouth, Va, are in ShepherdStown
visiting Mrs. r. q. Miller.
Mrs. A. NJ. S. Morgan, of Charles
Town, has been here this week with her
two children visiting her mother, Mrs.
Florence Shepherd.
Mr. Harry Walper, city mail carrier OF
Charles Town, spent his vacation at his
home, Poplar Cliff" north OF town, the
past week.
Miss Virginia Schley, who taught at
Morgantown, W. Va, the past year, is at
Rockand to spend some time with her
relatives.
Mr.. and Mrs. Jacques, of Hedgesville,
visited their daughter, Mr.. w. M. Duke,
in Shepherdstownthe past week.
Mr.. and Mrs. q. w. c. Hollida, OF
Washington have been visiting their old
home at Scrabble the past week.
Mr.. Harold Henderson, OF Bloomsbury,
Pa, is in Shepherdstown visiting the FAM
lily of the editor of the Register.
Miss Mary NORM, of Half Way, Md,
is visiting Mr. and Mrs. John L. Rowland
at Bridgeport, opposite town.
Mrs. Alice Adams, of Roanoke, Va,
formerly of ShepherdStown, is here Wis
ting her sister, Mrs. Terrell.
Mr.. and Mrs. w. L. Knode, of Bruins
wick, are visiting the family of Mr.. Alfred
Knode on Ferry Hill farm.
Mrs. J. H. Bender, of Buena VISTA Va,
is in Shepherdstown visiting her parents,
Mr.. and Mrs. Geo. c. Link.
DR.. S. Fl. Gardner, a popular physician
of Sharpsburg, Md, made us pleasant
call last Monday.
Mr.. r. c. Criswel, of Chicago, is in
Shepherdstown TO spend few weeks
with his family.
Mr.. Jacob S. Osbourn, ofthe KearneyS-
vile neighborhood, was among our callers
on Monday.
Mrs. Hall, of Baltimore, is in Shep-
herdstown visiting her daughter, Mrs. S.
J. Hodges.
Mrs. John Moore, of Bakerton, made a
pleasant call at the Register office yeSter-
day.
Mr.. Walter Humrickhouse, OF Pittsburg,
is home this week.
The Saloons Are Closed.
The three saloons in Shepherds
town closed their doors last night. their