Shepherdstown register. [volume] (Shepherdstown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1849-1955, 1909-09-23
personal NOTES.

| Mr.. Cleon S. Osbourn, of the Duffields
neighborhood, has returned to the Wash
ington and Lee University, Lexington
Va. where he is serving as secretary o
the Y. M. c. A. organization. Miss Alice
Link Osbourn has returned to her studies
at Mary Baldwin Seminary, StauntonI
Va.
Mr.. and Mrs. VIM. H. Johnson, OF Nc
| Mechen, w. Va, are here to spend a
couple of weeks with friends. Mr.. and
Mrs. H. E. Grove and their son Eugene,
OF Pittsburg, were also here for a few
days the past week. Mrs. Grove is a
daughter of Mr.. and Mrs. Johnson.
Mr.. George Alfred Townsend, the dis
tinguished author and newspaper CORE
spondent, spent several days the past
week with the family of the editor OF the
Register. Mr.. Townsend's friends on
this side of the river are always glad to
have him visit our community.
Miss Eva Chapline, graduate nurse OF
the Maryland University Hospital, FORM
erly of Shepherdstown, has been appoint
ed superintendent of nurses in the Kings
Daughters Hospital at Martinsburg.
Previous to this she was in charge OF a
hospital in Elkton, Nd.
Mr.. Morrison Ghiselin has received an
appointment as teacher in the Bingham
School at Mebane, N. c., and left several
days ago to take up the work. Bingham
School is an old and important institution,
having been in existence l6years.
Miss Elisabeth Spohn, who is gradu-
ate trained nurse, left this morning for
Baltimore, where she has been rendered
position in the Children'S Hospital.
She will be superintendent OF a depart
ment in that institution.
Mr.. Harry T. Licklider, who has been
salesman travelling in the Southern
States and Cuba for the past several
years, has been visiting his parents, Mr..
and Mrs. E. T. Licklider, near town,
this week.
Messrs. Hampton and Joseph ]. Trip
lett left yesterday for New York City,
where the former will teach mathematics
| in the Croft School and the latter will
study law in the University of New York.
Mr.. Charles ]. Miller left last Friday
| for an extended trip through the far West
He will visit Salt Lake City and several
places in California, and will also take in
the exposition at Seattle, Washington.
Mrs. John Thurman, of Winchester, and
her son, of Jacksonville, Fla, visited Mrs.
c. E. Walters in Shepherdstown last
week, and Miss Lille Walters returned
with them to Winchester.
Rev. and Mrs. Charles Ghiselin are
spending this week in Romney, w. Va.
Winchester Presbytery convened there on
Tuesday, and DR.. Ghiselin is attending
| its sessions.
Mrs, Mollie Line, an estimable lady OF
Sharpsburg district, has been very i'll the
past week. Mrs. Line has many friends
here who hope that she may soon re-
cover.
Mr.. Charles Mercein, of Milwaukee,
Wis, is in Shepherdstown to spend a few
weeks. Mr.. Mercein has many friends
here who are glad to see him again.
We are sorry to learn that Mr.. Garrett
VanMetre, well-known farmer of the
Vanclevesville neighborhood, is down
with an attack of typhoid fever.
Miss Lowe, OF Baltimore, an expert
milliner, has taken charge OF the rriilli-
merry department of J. L. Welshan's store
for the ensuing season.
Mrs. M. L. Harrington and Mrs. julia
Miller have gone to Fairmont, W. Va,
where they will spend some weeks with
Mr.. Maurice E. Miller.
Miss Frances Hopper, of Bakerton, and
Mrs. James w. Hopper and her little
daughter Alice, of this place, spent last
week in MartinSburg,
Col. |. V. Johnson went to Baltimore
the first OF the week, where he expects
to spend couple OF weeks under medic
al treatment.
Mr.. c. w. Keller, manager of the big
Keller orchards on the mountain near
Harper's Ferry, made us pleasant call a
few days ago.
Mr.. ]. L. Welshans has returned from
New York and other eastern cities, where
he bought a large stock of dry goods and
millinery.
Miss Virginia Butler, of this vicinity,
has gone to Washington, where she has
secured a position in the government ser
vice.
Mr.. B. s. Pendleton left yesterday for
the eastern cities TO buy big stock OF
toys and novelties for the approaching sea-
son.
Mrs. Handley and her little son George,
of Steelton, Pa, spent few days recently
with Mrs. Owens, at KearneySville.
Mrs. Tolly A. Bays, of Baltimore, is
here to spend few days with her grand
mother, Mrs. Kate w. Reynolds.
Mr.. Templin Licklider, of Norfolk, Va,
spent several days with his relatives in
Shepherdstown the past week.
We regret to hear of the serious illness
OF Mrs. Newton Buckles, of the vicinity
of Haltown, this county.
Mrs. Mamie Beckenbaugh, OF Hagers-
town, spent several days in Shepherds
town this week.
Mrs. William Adams, of Camden, N. J..