Shepherdstown register. [volume] (Shepherdstown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1849-1955, 1911-07-13
sHARPSBURG NEWS.

The shingles for the new barn on the
DIR. Gaines farm, tenanted by VIM. Star
liner. were saturated with oil and set on
fire by some person or persons one night
last week, and of the $1,000 about 2O,OOO
were burned before ii was discovered oy
Mr.. Starliper. This is the third lire they
have had there.
During the thunder storm last Friday
evening lightning struck one OF the line
large maple trees in the circle at the Ma
tionaI Cemetery, damaging i badly.
Iohn, the eldest son OF Mr.. and Mrs.
Charles Cramer, died at their home IN
Roanoke, Va, aged II years, OF convul-
sions, caused by eating canned tomatoes
about a month ago. lnterment was made
at Roanoke. Mr.. and Mrs. Cramer for
merly lived at this place.
The town council has posted notices
that after July IA, 1911, all dogs must be
muZzled or kept off the streets.
The Guild OF the Episcopal Church will
hold lawn festival at the home OF Miss
Katherine Adams on Saturday evening,
Iuly 18th, for the benefit OF the society.
Master Howell Grim, who is clerking
for u. s. Myers, fell down while hurry
ing home from the store with nails, and
fen penny nail ran nearly through his
hand, causing very painful and danger
Gus wound. =,
George Davis, who is railway mail
clerk between Northumberland and
Scranton, Pa, spent several days with
his wife and son at the McGraw Hotel in
this place.
Mr.. and Mrs. Garfield Church, from
near Pittsburg, are visiting Mr.. Church'S
father and brother on the Kennedy and
Neikirk farms.
Miss Marmaduke and the Misses
Hemphill, of Hagerstown, were here the
past week with their grandmother.
c. w. Adams, superintendent OF the
battlefield, has force OF men at work
making the new process road: Mltcnel
Gore, overSeer, is here from washington
assisting Mr.. Adams. Last Friday while
heating barrel of tar it took fire and
burned up. II made dense smoke while
burning and persons who saw it thought
a barn was afire.
Miss Martha Reilly returned from Wash
ington, where she had been visiting her
sister, Mrs. Paul c. Dulin, who returned
with her TO spend week or so at her
home here.
Misses Alta and Belle NORM, of Free
port, ILL.,, are visiting the family OF Mr..
u. S. Myers in this place.
Mrs. Edith Hess and her daughter,
Miss Ella, spent couple OF weeks with
friends in Washington.
Mr.. Adam Gift died at his home near
Antietam Iron Works, from the intirmities
of old age, aged 70 years. His wife died
about year ago. He leaves six children.
The funeral services were held in the
Antietam Church by Rev. Hazel, inter
ment in Mountain View Cemetery.
Oliver Grice, who had been working
in Washington, is home on short vaca-
| ton. He will work elsewhere.
VIM. Boyer, who is employed by the
B. & o. Railroad at Brunswick, is home
for a week or so, with lame back from
a strain.
Miss Adele Donaldson, OF Philadelphia,
spent last week with Miss Gladys Mon
gan.
Paul c. Dulin, OF Washington, came
up and spent Sunday with his wife at her
former home here.
Ralph Line, of KeedySville, took in his
severn passenger automobile TO GettyS-
burg last Sunday Mr.. and Mrs. y. S.
Myers, of this place, Mr.. and Mrs. H. {.
NORM, of Fairplay and the Misses MORN,
of Freeport, Illinois. They report having
a fine trip and no stoppage during the
days run.
Mrs. Frank Pry, who had been visiting
her daughter, Mrs. ChaS. Goetz, in Bal
timare, has returned home.