Shepherdstown register. [volume] (Shepherdstown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1849-1955, 1911-09-21
sHAppsBURd NEWS.

The sad news was received here on
Tuesday morning of the death OF Mr.
Fred WAND, of Keedysyille, after an
illness of four or five weeks OF typnoi9l
fever He was aged about % years, and
was son of Grant Wyand, a prominent
merchant of that place. and assisted IN
his father's store. He married Miss Nellie
Delaney, of this place, daughter OF
X. F. Delaney, OF the Antletam f1o'el.
Every effort was made to save MN rom
an early death, no expense or care was
spared, but to no avail. lnterment was
made in Fairview Cemetery at that place
Wednesday afternoon. Rev. HarfZei con,
Quoted the funeral services. Mr.; Wyaho
was a member OF his church and also
member of the Odd Fellows order.
By specia! request the Lutheran NE
mortal Church bell was tolled Az times
and all of the church bells were rung TOT
several minutes at IL O'Clock on Sunday
in our town in observance of the 49th an
niyersarv of the battle Of Antetam.
Quite a number of old veterans ana d
great many other visitors spent the Gay
on the battlefield, Sunday was an ioedi
day and an excursion from Washington
TO Hagerstown brought number OF our
former townspeople and others here Tor
the day.
a movement is now on foot to make
the 9th of July, 1912, homecoming
week, it being the l5Oth anniversary Vi
the birth of our town. 1t Should DC ar
ranged to have big gathering OF our for,
mef townspeople who are now Scattereo
in all parts of the United States.
Miss Ruth Lumm, of Belinda Springs
farm. who has been in Coshocton, ONO,
for several months, has returned nome.
Her uncle, VIM Lumm, after an absence
of twenty wears, came back with her on
a visit to his former home. ,
A watermelon party was gwen by Mr..
and Mrs. Harry Myers atthelr home near
Sharpsburg last Saturday evening IN non
or OF their niece, Miss Myrtle SWAN:
Quite a number of melons were consumed
and the evening was spent in games, etc.
Parker Ahl, Of MELVILLE, Pa, was in
Our town last week. Mr.. Ali at one time
assisted in the management OF the Antle-
tam Iron Works for his father and UNCLE:
Miss Lille Stephens and Mr. DIXIE
Walker, the noted ball pitcher with the
Nationals, of Washington, and Mr.. John
ME Hurley, Jr., and Miss Helen Hunter,
came up on the Sunday excursion and
spent the day with o. T. Reilly's family.
The farmers are now busy cutting their
corn. They had thought, as it had stood
I'D so nicely, it would be an easy JOB, but
the heavy rains caused great deal OF II
to fall almost flat.
Miss Martha Storm Stouffer LETT last
Thursday for Scranton, Pa, where she
will teach in the Scranton Oral School.
Several days before leaving she gave a
most enjoyable morning bridge party, in
honor of Miss Pryor, Miss Elliott and
Miss Wareham, OF HagerStown. Miss
Elliott and Mrs. Harry ]. E. Thomas won
the prizes given for the highest scores.
George Pry, of KeedySville, had sew,
eral 2-horSe loads of WatermelonS and
cantelopeS in town this week. They
have thousands OF them on their noun
tain farm.
|. ID. Wilkinson, an old CiviliWar vet
eran, and his son, OF Downingtown, Pa,
have been making annual visits here: He
is the man that treats all Of the children
in town. He spent four days at Mrs. y.
T. Reilly's, and gave all OF the children
a watermelon treat on Tuesday evening.
They have become well-known here
among the little folks as well as the older
ones.
Miss Katherine Adams was the guest
of Mrs. Walter Hartman at DutfeldS, w.
Va, for day or two last week. Allen
Hartman returned with her, and both were
of the party to Harper's Ferry last Mon
day evening.
Mr.. Edwin Keedy, of Chicago, now a
member OF the faculty OF Northwestern
University, was calling on old friends
Tuesday afternoon in this place.
Mrs. Mack Moore, who has been at
the home of her parents here Tor some
time, has returned to Brunswick, Md.
Her brother, Howell Fisher, who has
been very ill, is getting better.
u. S. Myers, who had been in rather
delicate health, has improved very much.
Edgar Hammond, while cutting corn
for John Heck, accidentally cut his leg,