Shepherdstown register. [volume] (Shepherdstown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1849-1955, 1912-06-27
sHARpsBURd NEWS.

MIR. and Mrs. Clyde Taylor, of Dayton,
Ohio: who are visiting his old home IN
KeedysviIle, and Mr.. and Mrs. Roy bavey,
nj KeedysyilIe, and several children spent
last Friday picnlcing at Snyder's Landing
ON the Potomac. They had line day OF
il.
Misses Agnes Fox, OF Glenside, "a,
Eula Hickman, of Moorefleld, w: va,
spent several days with their friend Miss
Annie RemSburg.
Mr.. and Mrs. John Bowers, OF Harris
burg, Pa, spent several days with Mr.
and Mrs. los. Wyand. Mr.. Bowers Tor
merly lived here. -.
Mr.. Spence the government property
iuspector on Antietam Battlefield, went
over the field Sunday looking after the
recent Improvements made by Foreman
Hebb. The COW question seems TO be
the main thing they are after now. They
have Waterman employed. They are
going TO build impoundlng pens.
Mrs. Albert Leaf and daughter, jennie,
spent last week in Williamsport, Md,
her former home.
Mr.. James Seaman, who spent several
weeks in Washington with his daughter,
has returned to our town again.
Quite number OF members OF the 1Oth
New York Turner rifle will be at Antietam,
September 18th. Also number OF the
9th New York Hawkins Zouave Regiment
survivors will be here.
About dozen persons spent last week
at the Wayne-Mar club house from Way
nesboro.
Mr.. Emory Eavey, of Auburn, Neoras-
ka. is here TO sell his mothers house
hold goods and take his mother, Mrs.
Samuel Eavey, and his sister, Miss Bessie,
back with him to Auburn, where they
will make their future home. They Now
reside at Porterstown.
Mr.. Harry Shackelford is painting Mrs.
Houts new bay window she recently had
built.
Kate Souders, OF Hagerstown, spent
several days at the home OF her husband
here, Daniel Souders.
Miss Agatha James and lady friend, OF
Washington, spent Sunday with her friend
Mrs. Cora Snavely.
Miss Julia Miller, Miss Maud Jackson,
Mrs. Mamie Biggs. Isaac Wright and
wife, John Grayson and friend, and others,
came up on the excursion Sunday.
Mrs. Myrtle Hall. of Baltimore, is Wis
iting at the home OF her parents, Mr.. and
Mrs. H. w. Johnson.
The farmers are all busy harvesting
this week and by Sunday the bulk OF the
wheat crop will be on the shocks. The
wheat is we'll filled and stands up nicely
so far.
r. c. Thomson, of Riverton. Va, IS
acting as agent at the Norfolk q Western
Railroad office during Mr.. Groves yaca-
ton.
Master Edgar Champion, the ll-year-
old son of AlbertuS Champion, was at the
home of his grandparents Mr.. and Mrs.
John Champion, on Tuesday forenoon.
A shot gun sat beside the safe and picking
il up he asked his grandmother if il was
loaded and she told him no, and then
asked permission to play with il and
when pointed direct toward Mrs. Cramp-
ton he snapped it and the greater part OF
the charge hit her on the left side from
the rear. She was standing near the
stove. She fell TO the floor. The alarm
was quickly given and the doctors sent
for, DR.. Gardner arriving first, DR.. Gar
rot later, the wound was examined and
quite number Of the shot were probed
for and taken out. Ii was thought at first
that her condition was critical but the
doctors think by careful treatment she
will get over it.
David q. Otto received nervous at
tack or a slight stroke OF paralysis on
Tuesday while at his stable. He was
carried in his house and the doctor called
in.
Robert Grim, OF Samples Manner, was
buried on Tuesday. He was a member
OF the K. of P. Lodge of this place. A
number OF them went down and attended
the funeral.
Miss Nellie r. Moore and sister, Of
Charles Town, spent week with Dr..
and Mrs. Gardner in this place.