Shepherdstown register. [volume] (Shepherdstown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1849-1955, 1912-10-17
SHARPSBURG NEWS.

Charles Fry, who is day laborer at the
National Cemetery, IS now acting super
inteadent during Captain Cooks vacation.
He has lust received from the War De-
partment a hand leaf-cart, something very
useful in getting the many leaves from
the cemetery.
Miss Nellie Delaney has gone on a
visit to relatives in Ohio for the next
couple OF months.
Mr. Vim. Men. Thomas, from near
MIler's sawmill, and Miss Cora King, OF
Frederick City, were married at Freder-
lex. They will reside at that place, where
the groom has employment. They have
the best wishes OF their friends here.
Miss Rose Knode, OF Washington, was
here visiting friends for several days.
Mir. and Mrs. Isaac Hall Wilson and
baby, OF Washington, are spending a
week with Mrs. Jennie Wilson, Mr.. VIII
sons mother. Or. y. Mex. Wilson and
his wife, son and daughter, OF DAVIS, w.
Va, will spend week here with them.
Noah Cronice, OF HagerStown, J. Calvin
Wilson and lady friend, OF Baltimore.
and Mrs. Edwin Wilson and children, OF
Keedysvile, all spent Sunday with them
here.
Several families each day now that
have hogs that have escaped the hog dis
ease have been butcherlng.
Albert Leaf, who moved 10 Williams
port 10 engage in the undertaking bust
ness, has Just notified his friends in this
town and vicinity that he will continue TO
serve the people here by notifying George
Snayely. John Drenner will take charge
until his arrival. We wish him success
in this move.
William Gloss, who has been boat
man for the past 80 years, has quit the
canal and secured a position in a paper
mill in Washington. Charles Bowers
has been given the canal boat that MI.
Gloss had been running.
Charles Show has quit boating and
handed his boat over TO Edward Renner.
Mr.. and Mrs. Mack Moore, OF Bruins
wick, spent several days al Mrs. Moore S
home here with her parents, Mr.. and
Mrs. Vim. Fisher.
MIR. and Mrs. Roy SnavelY and daugh-
ter, OF Davis, w. Va, spent several days
here with relatives.
Hicks Remsburg has had his new barn
painted which he recently built on the
NickodemuS place. II looks like big
canary bird.
The brick work on the Red Mems Hal
is about completed now. It will be
handsome building when completed.
H. NJ. Johnson is suffering with felor
on one OF his fingers.
The lumber for the rebuilding OF new
barn on the Charles Lyme farm has ar
rived, and the carpenters, Beachley s
Clipp, are at work.
Edward Line, living near Smoketown
will ship about 1000 barrels OF apples
Augustus Valentine, of Keedysville
bought them. They are OF the Black
Twig and Ben Davis varieties.
Superintendent Graham, OF the Ante
tam Battlefield, is having the Richardson
avenue and a part OF the Bloody Lane
avenue resurfaced with tarvia.
The B. & o. Railroad station that re-
Gently burned at Keedysville has beer
replaced with a box car fitted up anC
located at the end OF the Line Hotel
where the platform adjoinS the hotel.
o. T. Reilly butchered his three hogs
last Saturday They weighed 900 pounds
He feared they would get sick. Uncle
Elias Snavely helped butcher them, anc
he looked dandy with big white apron
over his black cloth suit His help Wa:
appreciated very much, being short Of
help.
John Champion, better known as Jack,
and his son Oliver each earned nearly So
cutting corn. They cut for nearly
month.
Cyrus Munson, residing al the Dunkard
Church, has three small hogs out OF sew
enteen staggering around. All the otheI
large ones died.
James Snyder & Sons hayeIbeen pay
ing 81 90 for wheat this week.