Shepherdstown register. [volume] (Shepherdstown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1849-1955, 1911-10-12
sHARpsBURd NEWS.

Miss Mary Stouffer, OF West Farm, has
returned home after visit OF ten days III
Lancaster, Pa. While there she attended
the wedding OF a friend. one OF her class
mates at the Woman's College, Frederick.
Miss Katherine Lyme has been visiting
relatives in Martinsburg for the past week
or more.
While Delaney Bros. were frescoing
the interior OF the church at Scrabble, a
board fell on F. H. DeLauney's leg, and
bruised it badly, nearly breaking It.
Quite a number of persons OF this place
are spending a part of the week in Ha-
gerstown and attending the fair.
Mrs. leila Underdonk and son, OF Cum
berland, were here for nearly a week,
visiting friends.
Samuel Pennell, lock tender on the
canal near Sharpsburg, has picked from
his truck patches and sold over $50 worth
of green beans this season, and he says
they are still bearing.
Samuel Coffman, from near Phlladel-
phia, spent several days here with his
sisters, Mrs. los. Snavely and Mrs. Jos.
Rohr. Mr.. Coffman lived here many
years ago. a..
A number OF persons went cheStnutting
last Sunday and brought home bushels
of them. They are very plentiful and
are selling at some places at Sl.5O per
bushel.
Ira Hebb, who has been in Washington
at work for some time, spentseveral days
at his home here and attended the funer-
al of his former friend, Web Bender.
George Snavely is furnishing his house.
He bought of the other heirs the home
place and will 60 TO housekeeping before
the sale, October 18th.
Nearly $1,000 pieces of mail were
handled at the SharpSourg postotflce dur
ing the month OF September, a record De-
The Waynesboro fishing club have
their clubhouse near Miller's sawmill
on the Potomac nearly ready for the
painters.
About Is men are at work in Samuel
S. Stouffer's apple orchard picking and
packing apples. Twelve OF them are
from Stanley, Va.
John Jackson, a former resident of this
place, died at his home in Washington
very suddenly, aged 10 years. Miss An
eeline Jackson, his sister, went down to
the funeral William Jackson and Mrs
Agnes Mayo, of Roanoke, came up to
attend the funeral of Mr.. Jackson, moi
being aware of his burial in Washington
Mrs. Carrie Suman and her daughters,
Misses Eta and Mary, who have been
at their old home here for some time, bid
farewell to the old home, the sale being
on Saturday of all the household effects
etc.
Arthur Fry, from near ShepherdStown
and his brother in-law, Mr.. Butterbaugh
who have been working for DR.. Craw-
ford, have moved their families and
household goods to Baltimore, where
they have employment with a creamery.
Uncle Ellie Spong, as all call him here
came back TO our town from Woodland
CAL, week ahead of our report laSt
week, and greatly surprised his friends
He is looking we'll after spending two
years in California. He likes that State
but says old Maryland is good enough FOL
him.
Charles McGraw, who had been hous-
ed up for nearly month with typhoid
fever, is able to be about again.
lack Champion has made another move
now, into Miss Liza Moses house. He
had been for short time living in with
his son Oliver and then with Samue
Stride.
Thomas Marker will move his house
hold goods and family to HagerStowr
this week, where he is employed.
Jacob Wyand is having bay window
built to the front of his dwelling on MAR
street where he resides.