Shepherdstown register. [volume] (Shepherdstown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1849-1955, 1911-12-14
sHARPsBURG NEWS.

MIR. William Farley died at his home in
this place on last Sunday morning aoout
3 O'Clock, from second stroke OF paral-
ysis, aged &c years, IL months and 10 days.
He was a lifelong resident OF this place,
and was member OF the Lutheran Church
and a carpenter by trade. He is survived
by wife and son Charles and daughter,
Mrs. John Drenner, and brothers John
and James, of this place. Services were
held at his home by Rev. kerlln, TUESDAY
at | O'Clock, interment in Mountain view
Cemetery.
Edward c. Wilson, now of Hagers-
town, formerly of this place, has been re-
moved from his home to the Washington
County Hospital for treatment Tor typhoid
fever.
Miss Armenia Snavely, who was oper-
ated upon for the removal OF a tuner at
the Allegheny Hospital in Cumberland,
has so improved as to be able to be re-
moved to the home of her sister, Mrs. *.
s. Suman, in that city.
Iohn Hammond, living at the Myers
mill toll-gate, butchered on last Saturday,
and he SAYS il has rained every butcher
ing day for him in five years until lhlS
last one.
Edward Hebb bought the Thomas Mar
ker-Wm. Hill property, sold at puolic
sale last Saturday, for his daughter, Mrs
Web Bender. Price 5000.
VIM. Fry and his lady friend lett on
last Thursday for Chicago to spend some
time with friends.
Lester Bender, who has been at Roch-
ester. N. Y, has returned home and will
90 back to the Antietam Hotel as clerk,
where he had been before going to New
York.
Delaney Bros. are at work decorat-.
ing the interior wood work and ceiling OF
the Methodist Church.
Davis Billmyer bought privately the
Rowe farm of Mr.. Steck, over 200 acres,
for $500. He will cut and saw the TIM
Der.
Miss Bette Wilson, who has been at
Camden, N. j., in the millinery business,
is home on her vacation:
MIR. Phillips, the Red Mems hall con-
tractor, was in our town on Sunday. he
found his work as the masonS left IL
several months past. No one knows
when he will finish his contract. -.
The Sons of Veterans now number 90
to be mustered in this coming Saturday
night. The band will arrive here about
3 o'clock. About 25 members from Baltl-
more, Washington and HagerStown camps
will come down on the evening train, and
the late train after midnight Sunday morn
ing will take them back to Hagerstown.
Joseph StaubS, an old veteran, took an
active part and helped to make it a sue
cess and deserves great deal OF credit.
Big hogs-Joseph Marrow two, 395
and ATT; David Hess three, ,334 pounds
Bentley Benner two, SOP and 5O3; Clln-
ton Swain three, ,346 pounds.
This is about all OF the big hogs in this
one that weighed SAT l-2 pounds: >,
About IS boats are tied up at Snyder
landing, making string hall mile long
Tommy HouSer left home on MONDAY,
telling NO one where he was going, and
it is supposed he went to Washington,
where he had been.
Iohn Corbett has threshed over hun
dred bushels OF Hungarian seed at his
farm near Antietam Station.
Philip Groves relief agent, while ne IS
away on his vacation, is VIM. Gentry, Of
Winston Salem.
John D. Remsburg seeded his corn
strips in his field on Monday ofthis week,
December 18th.
Mr.. and Mrs. James Marrow have gone
to Brunswick to spend some time with
their daughter, Mrs. Kirby Moore.
Miss Beckie Miller has been confined
TO her bed with sickness for several weeks
under the care OF DR.. E. M. CARROT.
Miss Margaret CARROT, the eldest child
of DR.. Carrot, is sick with typhoid lever.
Little Max Miller is sick with the scar
let fever.
Charles Pry, of Washington, is at home
here, his wife being on the sick list.