Shepherdstown register. [volume] (Shepherdstown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1849-1955, 1912-06-06
Personal Mention.

Prof. LOUIS X. koontZ, VINO Tor the
past three years has been president OF
Frederick College at Frederick, Nd, has
resigned his position, and will next fall
takeup workin Johns Hopkins University,
specializing in history, politics and eco
Monies. He has scholarship in this
institution. Prof. Koontz, who is son
of Mr.. and Mrs. D. F. Koontz, east Of
town, has been very successful in his ad-
ministration of Frederick College, and the
board of visitors Of the college have given
him the highest testimonials expressing
their appreciation OF his work. Hedoubled
the attendance OF the college in the three
years he was at its head.
Messrs. w. n. Lemen and NJ. B. Bak-
er went TO Washington yesterday to spend
afew days, and this morning David Lemen
received a message stating that his father
had been taken i'll in that city. He and
DR.. Burwell drove at once to Shenandoah
Junction, where they caught an early
train for Washington. Mr.. Lemen has
been indisposed for several months past,
but recently had been improving. His
numerous friends here hope that he may
soon be well again.
We were pleased to have call yester-
day from Mr.. Bart Moore, Of the Keller
neighborhood, for many years good
friend of the Register. Mr.. Moore is in
his SOth year, but is still hearty and Wig
orous, and we hope he may live TO see
hundred years. He keeps comfortable
here and well prepared for the hereafter
by always having his Register paid for a
long time in advance.
Mr.. R. c. Criswell, of Chicago, arrived
in ShepherdStown on Tuesday for stay
of some weeks, having made his annual
pilgrimage east little earlier than usual,
so as TO be present at the graduation OF
his son, Stuart CriSwell, next Tuesday
Mr.. Criswell will also attend the Demo-
cratic convention in Baltimore this month.
Miss Mary Morrow is visiting her
brother, Mr.. Ruthven Morrow, near
ShepherdStown. Miss Morrow, who
makes her home with her aunt in Me Xico,
has been attending Salem College at
Winston Salem, N. c., the past year.
She will spend the summer with her rel
atives in this county.
Our venerable friend, Mr.. James Bane,
was in town yesterday, for the first time
in some months. Although he is in his
CPD year, he is still able TO get about and
is in enjoyment Of his faculties, save that
his legs are a bit stiff and his eyeSight a
trifle dim.
Mrs. Thomas J. Link, Of the DuffieldS
vicinity, and Mrs. H. B. Maddox, OF
Shepherdstown, have gone TO Mechanics
burg, Ohio, TO visit their four brothers
and their families. They will be gone
for several weeks.
Mr.. E. L. GoldSborough has brought
his children from Washington to Iceland,
where they will spend the summer Miss
Henrietta Goldsborough, OF LeeSburg,
Va, is also at Iceland for few days.
Mr.. Leon S. Mcdaniel, graduate OF
Shepherd College in last years class, is
here to attend the commencement exer-
ciSeS. He taught the public school at
Masontown, w. Va, the past year.
Mr.. Wilbur Cunningham, graduate OF
Sheph I'd College, class OF 1911. was in
town day or two this week renewing
old acquaintance. He has been teaching
in Roane county the past year.
Mr.. Jacob Hagley, a respected citizen
of Shenandoah Junction, has been very
sick the past week at hospital in
Charles Town, where he had TO undergo
an operation.
Miss Fannie Paxton Marshall, who has
been attending school at Fort Loudoun
Seminary, Winchester, Va, is at her
home near Kearneysville for the summer
vacation.
Mr.. George B. Folk, who has been
principal OF the public school at Williams
town, w. Va, this year, has returned to
his home west Of town, the term having
closed.
Miss Anna Gardiner, "a graduate OF Shep-
herd College, who is taking course in a
hospital in Boston TO fit herselfas trained
nurse, is here to spend commencement
week.
Miss Minnie Stephens, Of Hinton, w.
Va, and Misses Julia Moore and Blanche
Wilt, of this county, are guests OF Miss
| Elizabeth Banks for commencement week.
DR.. c. c. Johnson, of NestoVille, W.
Va, is visiting the family of his father-in-
law, DR.. S. r. Knott, east OF town. Mrs.
Johnson has been here for some weeks.
Miss Stella Muse, OF Davis, W. Va,
who graduated from Shepherd College
last year, is here TO attend this year
commencement OF her alma mater.
Miss Anna Irwin, of Sharpsburg, and
Miss Emily Middlekauff, of Half Way,
Md, spent several days the past week
with Miss Helen Boswell.
DR.. Chambers, the Misses Chambers
and Miss Sisson, OF Baltimore, have been
guests of DR.. and Mrs. NJ. H. Crawford,
near town, the past week.
Miss Katherine Beltzhoover, who has
been attending Randolph-Macon Wom-
ans College at Lynchburg, Va, is home
for the summer.
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