Shepherdstown register. [volume] (Shepherdstown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1849-1955, 1911-04-06
sHARpsBURG NEWS.

Denton Hoover died Sunday night at
the home of his son John, near town,
after lingering illness OF catarrtl OF the
stomach and other ailments, aged 6S years.
Mr.. Hoover was retired farmer, and
was a:frederick county man before NOV
ing into this vicinity. lnterment at the
Grossnickle Church, near Myersville, last
"Wednesday. He leaves these children /:
John. near town; Silas and Frank, at Ha-
gerstown; and Mrs. Samuel NORM, Fair
Play.
in Washington with her sisters. Mrs. Dye
and Mrs. Miller, has returned home. Mr..
Raleigh Sherman came up with her and
spent weekilooking after his farm inter
eStS.
Peter Grice lost by death from lingering
lockjaw a. fine driving mare, valued at
$3.50.
Miss Fannie PaShen has just returned
from New York with full line OF spring
and summer readymade clothing for her
fathers store.
Morris Pashen's wife and two children
arrivedhere from Russia. Iheir-l2-year-
old daughter remained in that country,
but will come over in a few months.
Morris has been in this country for the
past four years ard recently sent for his
| family and will reside with his brother
| Abraham.
August 26, 1911, has been set for the
holding of the union picnic in the George
Poffenberger woods near the Dunkard
Church. Committees have been appoint
ed for speakers, privileges, music, etc.
Miss Helen Hunter, who has been Wis
iting Miss Martha Reilly, has returned to
| Washington.
George Davis, OF Northumberland,
Pa, spent several days at the McGraw
hotel with his wife.
Jacob Renner, canal boat captain,
received stroke OF paralysis while ly-
ing at Cumberland. His son Irwin went
I'D to help bring the boat down. MI.
| Renner came home on the train alone.
Norman Smith has gone to Washington
on a short visit to friends.
Miss Emily Henderson, who makes
her home with Mrs. Saline GraySon,
spent week in Washington, and returned
home accompanied by E. Lee GraySon,
who will spend few days at his home
here.
The annual meeting OF the BoonSboro
and SharpSburg Turnpike Company was
held last week and made b per cent
divident.
MIR. and Mrs. Charles Craner, who
were recently married, have moved their
household goods to Cumberland, where
Mr.. Cramer has employment, and will go
to housekeeping there.
| Mrs. Iohn Snavely and son Layman, OF
HagerStown, spent Sunday with Mrs. M.
E. SnavelyS family here.
Oscar Minor, wife and family have
moved to PlttSburg, where he has en-
ployment.
G. W. Adams has men and teams haul
| ing dirt and sod and grading different
places on the government avenues.
VIM. H. Lantz, a Well-knoWn resident
OF Keedysville, sold his house and house
hold goods and will visit his children in
various States.
Harry Thomas and John Pry received
| two carloads OF crushed stone. A por-
ton of il will be used TO make a mac
adam road to their coal yard, and the bal
ance they will sell.
Our distant readers last week will have
to lay the blame of no letter from this
place on the correspondent, as he got
mixed up in the day and forgot TO send
the letter, but wlltry and do better here
after.
Victor Smith, who had been living in
West Virginia for the past four years, has
moved to the Wade farm near Burnside
Bridge. We are glad TO get him back
with us again.
w. H. Boyer was on crutcheS for a
couple of weeks, caused by rheumatism,
but is better now and has taken charge OF
his canal boat.
Frank Bussard, who had moved into
Frank Reefs house, removed into the old
Antietam Hotel building, the other being
too small.