Shepherdstown register. [volume] (Shepherdstown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1849-1955, 1909-07-29
Personal NOTES.

place. They expect to remain mere LOT
month or two, visiting friends and rela-
tives in this section. Mr.. Martin is a ma
tive of this vicinity, having been born in
the dwelling on the farm OF Mrs. ID. L.
Rentch, Just west of town, on snowy
night in 1881. He went west in 1850, and
for the past fifty-five years has lived in
Illinois. Although he is Is years OF age,
he is active and vigorous and as spry as
men of fifty or sixty years, and bids talr
to reach a hundred. He still retains
fondness for the Valley Of Virginia, andis
now on on his eleventh trip East since he
left here more than a half century ago.
A considerable party of Shepherdstown
folks left this morning for Atlantic City
by way On the Pennsylvania Railroad,
among them being Mr.. and Mrs. Z. b.
Spedden, Miss Nellie Spedden, Miss FL
len Welshans, Mr.. D. s. Rentch, Mrs.
Eleanor Byers. Mrs. D. L. Rentch, Miss
Nellie Staley, and Strother Pendleton.
Misses Kathryne and Ruth Wickard,
two charming young ladies OF McKeeS-
port, Pa, spent several weeks at the
home of the Misses Stanley, OF the Kear-
neysvile neighborhood. The Misses
Wickard made many friends while here,
who regret that they must return home.
Congressman John Lamb, of Virginia,
and Mr.. w. H. Kearfott, of Washington,
spent last Sunday with Hon. John p.
Kearfott at .Kearneysville. Mrs. William
Kearfott and her son and daughter, OF
Montclair, N. J., are the guests OF Mr..
and Mrs. Kearfott this week.
Mr.. Harry Potts, son of Our townsman,
Mr.. Henry w. Potts, leaves today on
government forestry expedition to Mon
tana. He has been studying forestry at
Biltmore, N. c., for the past couple OF
years, and will now take up work in the
government service.
Mr.. ]. E. Wyatt, of Shenandoah juno
ton, and Mr.. w. b. Tunstall, Jr., OF Bal
timore, made call at the Register office
last Saturday. Mr.. Wyatt is Interested IN
the development company that will con-
struct number OF new dwellings at Shen-
andoah Junction.
Mr.. and Mrs. A. L. Anderson, OF Mid
dleway, Mr.. Michael Hoke and Mr..
James Hostehorn, OF Emmittsburg, Pa,
and Mrs. Henry Crowl, of SharpSburg,
visited the family Of Mr.. M. P. Crowl in
Shepherdstown the past week.
Mr.. Harvey Pendleton has gone to Pen
dleton county, this State, where he will
spend some weeks in the hope OF escap-
ing the hay fever, which has been both
ering him. His address will be Franklin,
w. Va.
DR.. and Mrs. F. S. Chambers, OF Phil
adelphia, are visiting the family OF Mr..
Frank w. Muzzey at Rockland, near
Shepherdstown. Mrs. Chambers was
formerly Miss Mamie Schley, ofthis place.
Mrs.A M. S. Morgan, of Charles Town,
is in Shepherdstown with her children to
spend a few weeks. She is occupying
her mothers house while Mrs. Shepherd
is at Atlantic City.
Miss Ethel Shackford, Of Richmond,
Va, and Miss Ethel Stump, OF Philippi,
w. Va, are visiting Miss Virginia John
son, at "Maple Shade" north OF Shep-
herdStown.
Mrs. VIM. A. Camden, her daughter,
Miss Eva Camden, and her grand-daugh-
ter, Ruby hickman, of Baltimore, are Wis
iting Mr.. and Mrs. c. w. Show in this
place.
Mr.. and Mrs. John H. James, of Wash
ington, have been in ShepherdStown for
couple of weeks, having been called
here by the illness of Mr.. J. c. Show.
Mrs. Henry w. Potts, Misses Eleanor
and Margaret Potts and Master Llewellyn
Potts have gone TO Orr's Island, Maine,
to spend the balance of the summer.
Mr.. M. B. Hendricks, one of the sub
stantial farmers of the Shenandoah juno
ton neighborhood, made pleasant call
at the Register office few days ago.
Mr.. Arthur Conradi and Mr.. Austin
Conrad, distinguished musicians OF Bal
timore, visited the family of the editor OF
the Register the first of the week.
Our youthful friend, Master Alexander
Cox, of Lancaster, Pa, is in Shepherds
town visiting his grandparents, Rev. and
Mrs. ]. David Miller.
Miss Louisa Myers, OF MartinSburg,
and Mr.. Chapman, of Washington, are
visiting Mrs. John L. Creamer at Shenan-
doah Junction.
Mr.. VIM. L. Brotherton, OF Washington,
| is in ShepherdStown TO spend a week at
his old home and enjoy vacation in the
country.
Mr.. George Brady and Miss Maggie
Linton, of Arden, W. Va, spent last
Thursday here, the guests of Mrs. Mollie
Folk.
Prof. J. B. Bowles and his wife and
daughter, OF Altoona, Pa, are visiting
the family of Mr.. Dyson Kemp at Scrab-
Bile.
Mrs. r. v. Mcdonald, west of town, is
/ visiting her brothers, Messrs. George and
| Thomas West, near Ripon, this county.
Mr.. Jacob Wintermoyer was quite sick
the first OF the week, but is now better
and able to be at his place of business.
Mr.. Kenneth Legge, of Washington,
who is page in the United States Senate,
was here for several days this week.
We were gratified TO have a call this
morning from Mr.. James H. Staley, one