Shepherdstown register. [volume] (Shepherdstown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1849-1955, 1909-08-19
Personal NOTES.

49, JSh~iSon Souiity tcdCne1S INSTITUTE II
conjunction with Mr.. L. w. Burns. Mr..
Miller, as was announced last week, has
been appointed principal Of Shepherd
College In this place, succeeding the late
Prof. J. q. Knutti, and we are glad to say
has signified his intention ofaccepting the
position. This appointment is highly
gratifying to the people of our community
not only because we are to have so dis
tinguished an educator as the head of our
school, but also because we are glad to
welcome so good citizen to our commit
nifty. Mr.. Miller will take charge of the
work here at the beginning of the term in
September, but will not move his family
here until later. He and his family will
be heartily welcomed to Shepherdstown.
Prof. ]. d. Muldoon, who was elected
principal Of the Keyser Preparatory
School, left this morning for Keyser,
where he will assume the duties of his
new position and prepare for the opening
OF the session in September. He will
not take his family there for some time.
Prof. Muldoon'S friends here, while re-
GREETING to see him leave Shepherdstown,
hope that he may be very successful in
his new place.
Mrs. Eleanor Knutti, accompanied by
Mr.. Fred Knutti, of New York, and Miss
Edna Sprung spent last week in Shop
herdstown. Mrs. Knutti sold at public
sale such Of her personal property as she
did not care to remove to Morgantown,
and then left for the latter place, where
expects TO make her home permanently.
Our people, especially those interested
In educational affairs, were gratified to
have visit this week from Hon. Morris
p. Shawkey, State Superintendent OF
Free Schools, who was in Shepherdstown
attending the teachers institute.
Mr.. Jacob Wintermoyer, one OF our
oldest residents, who has been so serious
ly i'll for the past couple of weeks from a
stroke of paralysis. continues very low.
One side seems to be entirely lifeless and
he is unable to speak.
Mr.. and Mrs. David Lemen have moved
into the dwelling on Main street that Mr..
Lemen recently purchased from Mrs.
Legge. Miss Martha Rogers and Miss
Irene Boyer, of Martinsburg, have been
visiting them this week.
Miss Margaret Curan and Misses Mary
and Margaret Welsh, OF Washington, are
at Mr.. and Mrs. J. w. GARDENERS, near
town, for months stay. Their friends
here are glad to see them again.
Mr.. Frank Waddy, train dispatcher OF
the Norfolk & Western Railway, OF Roam
oke, is in Shepherdstown visiting Station
Agent c. H. Moffett and trying to catch
some Of our biggest bass.
Master William Rush spent the past
week with his cousin Master Walter Herr,
Jr., near Shenandoah Junction, and the
two are spending the present week TO-
gether in Shepherdstown.
Mrs. Edward Lea and her three chill
dren, OF Newark, N. J., are at Sudley
Place to spend month or two. Mrs.
Lea was formerly Miss JEANNE Wysong,
of this place.
Rev. DR.. H. c. Hathcox and MIR. May
berry Mckee are attending the Virginia
Synod of the Lutheran Church, In session
this week at Bethany Church, near Lex
ington, Va.
Misses Sadie, Olive and Catherine Sny-
der, of the Shenandoah Junction vicinity,
are at Colonial Beach, Va, and will visit
friends at Hyattsville, Md, before return
ing home.
Mr.. Henry S. Baker, of Washington,
formerly well-known resident of Shep-
herdstown, is here to spend week or
two among old friends.
Mrs. E. J. Hawn and her daughter,
Miss Eta, of Wheeling, are visiting the
family of Mr.. w. J. Foutz at Potomac
Bend, north of town.
We were pleased to have call few
days ago from Mr.. Ben Champion, Of
Ripon, this county, who is attending the
teachers institute.
Mrs. Emma Hutton and her two chill
dren, Welton and Laura, are in Washing
ton visiting her sister, Mrs. M. L. Eich-
elberger.
Mrs. Bette Butler and her two daugh-
tiers, Miss Bessie and Miss Eleanor, are
visiting relatives In Charles Town this
week.
Mr.. Wade H. Skinner and Mrs. Mar
garet Sartion, Of Washington, are visiting
the family OF Mr.. M. M. Skinner. east of
town.
Mr.. and Mrs. B. J. Beale, of Norfolk,
Va, spent several days in Shepherdstown
the past week with Miss Ella M. Kelsey.
Miss Mary Kercheval and Miss Daisy
Engle, Of Charles Town, are guests Of
Mr.. and Mrs. George c. Link this week.
Miss Nellie Timmell and Mr.. ]. c.
Scrett, Of Martinsburg, are visiting Mrs.
Wilbur Coffnberger, near town.
Miss Mary Gardiner, of Harper's Fer
ny, is spending this week with Miss
Rhoda Needy in Shepherdstown.
Miss Mabel Brazer, of Asbury Park,
N. J., is visiting Mrs. J. r. Wysong on
Washington street this week.
Mrs. S. H. Gardner, Of Sharpsburg, and
Miss Edith Gardner, of this place, left this
morning for Atlantic City.
Mrs. Spiers and her son, OF Chicago,
are visiting Miss Nellie Entler In Shep-
herdstown this week.
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