Shepherdstown register. [volume] (Shepherdstown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1849-1955, 1910-01-06

herdstown the past couple of weeks. He
has our thanks for number of specimens
OF minerals from Goldfield.
We were pleased TO have call on Sat-
urday from Mr. R. A. Kearney, Of Alex
andria, Va, who has been in this VII
cinity visiting his relatives. Mr.. Kearney
is son of the late Capt Henry w. Kear-
ney, a former highly esteemed resident Of
this section.
Mr.. and Mrs. R. D. Shepherd have
gone to Washington, where they expect
to remain several weeks, and they will
probably also spend some time in New
York and possibly 60 South before they
return to Wild Goose Farm.
Mr.. E. B. Spedden has been in Roam
oke the past week attending a meeting
of the Order of Railway Telegraphers, Of
which he is chairman for the Shenandoah
Valley Division. Relief Agent Burkes is
filling Mr.. Spedden's place.
Mr.. A. B. Smith, of Washington, who
is in the United States postal service,
where he has charge of the work OF es-
tablishing rural routes, was in Shepherds
town TO spend part of the holidays with
his wife and daughters.
Mr.. Strother PendIeton left the first Of
the week for Pittsburg, where he has Sc
cured a position in the great establish
ment of the Westinghouse Electrical Com
pany. He expects TO learn the business
from the ground up.
Miss Mary Snyder. who teaches the
public school at Middleway, spent the
holidays at her home near Shenandoah
Junction. Mr.. Frank Simpson, ofAshby
Va, was also guest of Mr.. Nelson Sny-
der, Jr.
Mr.. Homer @. Mcdonald, who is agent
and telegraph operator for the West Viz
ginia Central Railroad at Beverly, w. Va,
was home to spend Christmas with his
parents, Mr.. and Mrs. Chas. B. McDon-
aid.
Mr.. and Mrs. Lester Athey have re-
turned from Princeton, w. Va, where
Mr.. Athey has been running a moving
picture show. Mr.. Athey has given up
his picture show there, as ii was not pay
ing.
Miss Ysabel Lands, of Philadelphia,
spent part of the holidays in Shepherds
townwith the Misses Potts. Mr.. and Mrs
Potts and Llewellyn Potts wentto Phila-
delphia with her this week.
Mr.. Maurice E. Miller, Of Fairmont
w. Va. spent Christmas at his old home If
Shepherdstown. Mr.. Miller is now
managing editor OF the Fairmont Free
Press.
Mr.. J. w. Snyder, Mr.. A. B. Cookus
and Mr.. M. K. Rightstine, all OF th'
Washington Star, spent Christmas witt
their home folks in Shepherdstown.
Mrs. r. c. Ringgold left on Tuesday
for Baltimore, where she expects TO spenc
some weeks. She will probably be ava!
from home most OF the winter.
Mrs. ]. c. Groves and her children
Hilda and Bernard, of Winchester, Va.
are visiting the family of Mr.. c. E. Wal
tiers in Shepherdstown.
Mrs. Kate Samuels and her two daugh
tiers. of Bluefield, w. Va, spent the holi.
days in Shepherdstown with MIR. anc
Mrs. D. NJ. Schoppert.
Miss Elizabeth Spohn, who is a trainet
nurse in the Nursery and Child's Hospita
in Baltimore, was here TO spend Christ
mas with her parents.
Prof. F. A. Byerly, principal OF the
public school at Wardensville, w. Va.
spent the holiday vacation with his fami
ly in Shepherdsto wn.
Mr.. Horace Banks, who is student a
Washington and Lee University. Lex
ington, Va, was home FOR the holida,
vacation
Mr.. Thos. c. Greenwood and hi
daughter, Miss Laura, of Roanoke, spen
few days with friends in Shepherdstowl
last week.
Mrs. c. NJ. Lemen recently made ;
pleasant visit of couple Of weeks will
her sister, Mrs. q. A. Stewart, in Carne
gle, Pa.
Hon. B. D. Gibson, Of Charles Town
spent Tuesday with his friends in Shep
herdstown, and favored the Register wit
a call.
Miss Alice Billmyer spent part of tht
holidays in Danville, Pa, with Rev. anC
Mrs. Joseph E. Guy, formerly of thi
place.
Mr.. George Harris, a well-known res
ident OF Shenandoah Junction, has moves
TO Hagerstown, where he will make hi
home.
Mrs. Charles F. Byers and her son, MI
William Byers, OF this vicinity, have bee
visiting friends in Baltimore the pas
week.
Mr.. George Walters has been visitin
the family Of MIR. w. H. Merchant i
Roanoke, Va, for several weeks past.
Mr.. and Mrs. ]. s. Sheetz, of Hagers
town, spent several days with relative
| in Shepherdstown during the holidays.
Mrs. Azemia Shepherd has gone I
Washington, where she expects TO renal
for considerable part of the winter.
Prof. Henry T. Wirgman and his so
Stuart, of Shenandoah Junction, visite
friends here during the holidays.
Messrs. Hampton and Joseph Triple
were home from New York to spend III
holidays under the parental roof.
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