Shepherdstown register. [volume] (Shepherdstown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1849-1955, 1912-01-11
sHARPsBURd NEWS.

Thomas Brashears died at his home
here on Tuesday after only weeks Ill
ness of pneumonia fever, aged 63 years.
Mr. Brashears was carpenter oy trade
and Woodworking man. He leaves
wife and sons George. James, Samuel,
and Richard; and daughters Mrs. Melvin
Reel, Mrs. Samuel Spong, Mrs. Moan
Church and Mrs. Harry Knode; brothers,
Ridpeley and William; and sisters, MIS-.
iohn Grove, Mrs. Emma Snyder, Mrs.
6ahlen Johnson, Mrs John F. Delaney
and Mrs. Frank Swalne. Interment in
Mountain View Cemetery, Thursday al
ternoon at 3 O'Clock. Services in the
Lutheran church by Rev. A. A. Kerlin.
Bud Smith has embarked into the
broom making business near the Dunk
ard Church.
There will be about six farm movings
in the Ohio Poffenberger family next
spring. Every one of the family will
make a move.
Seventeen members from the Elks' or
der from Hagerstown and Williamspori
spent Sunday at their club house al Mil
ler's saw mill along the Potomac:
Jacob Renner is on the sick list, MIS-
Houston Carnahan has the grip, and Mrs.
Henry Crowl is very sick.
Miss Mary Houser, who has been IN
Washington for several weeks, visiting
her brother and sister, has returned home.
Mrs. Thos. Malone. widow woman
of our town who lost nearly $40 several
weeks past, on the street, has received
no word from it. She has offered a re-
ward of S., but the money, We are sorry
TO say, must have fallen into a dishonest
person's hands, or if would have been
returned, regardless OF reward.
Elmer Bower has been suffering with a
carbuncle on his neck for the past week.
Mr.. and Mrs. Lester Otto are spending
some time at Mrs. Otto's parents near
Smithburg, Nd.
Guy Thomas, Charles Long and Law
renee yesterday are NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS.
with 5-inch ice.
R. D. Fisher will sell his farm imple-
ments and stock in February, and his son
LLOYD will farm the farm.
We are sorry to hear OF the drowning
of Val Smiths en-Year-old son in way
nesboro, Pa, as they were frequent Wis
itors TO our town and the Waynesooro
clubhouse near Miller'S saw mill. they
were summer boarders at Mrs. A. ID.
Groves near Antietam Station for sever
al seasons.
Sleighers made good use OF the five
inches OF snow and Sleet that fell on
Monday. The ice on the ponds was
about five inches, but little skating was
done, as the boys liked the warm stoves
better.
MIR. and Mrs. David Hess and daughter,
Miss Ella, spent some time with relatives
and friends at Harrisburg, Pa.
r. w. Grove has been at keedysville
for several months nursing Thomas Lynch,
an old veteran of the Civil War, who is
paralyzed. Mr.. Lynch has improved
very much.
Mrs. Web Bender moved into the house
she bought of Thomas Marker last Sat-
urday She has been living in with her
father since her husband was killed on
the railroad.
VIM. H. Reynolds has been appointed
by the town council as police, in place Of
Hezzie Thomas, removed. Mr.. Reynolds
comes out in a brand new blue uniform.
He was also appointed as district county
constable.
"Rags," The fourteen year-old pet dog
of the McGraw Hotel, had symptoms oil
going mad last Saturday, and they Chic
reformed her to end her troubles.