Shepherdstown register. [volume] (Shepherdstown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1849-1955, 1911-08-24
sHARPsBURG NEWS.

The Waynesboro fishing club had
bought the Red Mems hall and had paid
S25 down on il, but in looking over It
they said that the material would not sun
for their building, so the members OF me
order commenced on Monday morning OF
This week to tear it down and viii dis
pose of if privately.
Samuel S. Stouffer has his road-oulld-
ing outfit and some men at work building
Short section of road near Beaver Creek
and he expects to soon put a force OF men
at work on a five-mile section on the OLD
national highway near Boonsboro Tor the
State Road Commissioner.
The peach crop in this section will be
a very Short one this year-almost COM
nlete failure-bu there will be big crop
of apples if nothing happens to them.
Carl Smith, who is employed in a gen.
eral merchandise store as bookkeeper in
Washington, is at his home here on atWo
weeks vacation.
Mrs. !. Tildem Schamel and son and
her sister, of Philadelphia, are spending
some time at the home OF Mr.. SceamePS
parents in our town.
OF. Reilly bought the large flag and
curb stones of the Lutheran Church coun-
Gil. and took up the pavement and curb
in front of his residence and with the best
stone of each relaid and raised it about
five or six inches, and now has pave,
ment almost equal to concrete one, ana
not so easily overlooked now as before.
This is another big improvement TO his
property and to the street.
Carney Hoffmaster is learning telegra-
ply with Philip Grove at Antletam sta
ton.
A new concrete pavement has been
laid by members and friends d the Luth--
eran Church. The old pavement and
both street and entrance steps have been
made of concrete. Most all the labor,
except the concrete work, was done graf
is. II is decidedly big improvement to
the church and both streets.
A party of young people came over
from ShepherdstoWn Friday evening and
gave Mildred and Leo Smith surprise
party. A very enjoyable evening was
spent.
Mrs. Mollie KiSSinger, OF Philadelphia,
is here spending some time with her
mother, Mrs. ThoS. F. Mongan.
Miss Katherine McGraw and brother,
of Halfway, are visiting their grand
parents, Mr.. and Mrs. Jacob McGraw.
Iohn p Smith intends improving his
pavement by relaying the stones with
concrete.
Melvin Moore, OF New York, is here
on visit to his mother, sisters and chill
dren.
Mrs. James JamiSon, residing at An
tetam, sometime back broke her knee
cap, and just recently she broke 1t again.
Trouble never comes Singly-her hllS-
band had two 360-pound hogs to die for
him from some unknown cause.
Miss Bette Wilson has returned to
Camden, N. J., and Miss Mary Wilson
returned to WaycroSs, Ga, where she
had been in the millinery business.
c. W. Adams has force OF men at
work on the government avenues clean
ing the cutters of weeds and grass.
Calvin Wilson, who is employed IN
Baltimore, came up to his home here to
spend his two weeks vacation.
Arrangements have been made between
the baseball club of this place and BoonS-
boro fora game to be played Saturday,
August 10Th, the day OF the union picnic,
on the picnic grounds, near the Dunkard
church. This promises to be a very in
tereSting game.
| p. E. Kretzer & Son, carpenters, Of
Keedysville, put in new floors in two OF
the school rooms and repaired the board
walk.
Delaney Bros. have arranged with
the church council of Scrabble, w. Va,
to fresco the interior walls and paint all
of the woodwork this fall. They will
also fresco the interior of the Methodist
church OF this place sometime during the
fall.
The public schools of this county open
Tuesday, September 9Th. The same
teachers will be employed in the schools
of this place, with J. W. Eavey, principal.
Charles SnavelY, his wife and son,
from near Baltimore, were in town visit
ing his brothers.
Miss Mamie Swain, who has been
spending the past year with her sister at
Jamestown, Pa, has returnedto her home
here.
Ohio Piper, his wife and children and
friend, Of Altoona, Pa, spent nearly a
week with Mrs. Lottie Irwin and daugh-
ter, Miss Annie.
Delaney Bros. are giving Dr. E. M.
CARROTS residence a new coat OF paint.