Shepherdstown register. [volume] (Shepherdstown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1849-1955, 1912-12-05
Personal NOTES.

Ing In Arkansas TOT tnt past year, dIiiVeu
here this morning and will spend some
time among his acquaintance in this
section. He reports that his parents and
other members of the family, who moved
there last March, are very well pleased
with their new home, though they were
bit discouraged when the flood came
in the spring and drove them out. Al
though their farm was covered with water
for five weeks, they managed TO get their
corn planted in time to raise agood crop.
They have put up new buildings on their
place, and are now very comfortably fix
ed, and expect to make Arkansas their
home permanently.
Among the visitors to town this week
was Mr.. John L. Livers, of Charlottesville,
Va, president of the Shepherdstown
Electric Light and Power Company. Mr..
LiverS is at the head OF a company in
Charlottesville that controls the trolley line
and electric power and light plant, and
which is becoming one OF the most i'm
portant enterprises in Virginia. Its bus
mess is being greatly enlarged, and Mr..
Livers has to hustle directing it growth.
C. L. Carter, formerly of this place, is
superintendent of the company's plant.
Prof. and Mrs. A. c. Kimler, of Way
nesboro, Va, spent Tuesday in Shop
herdstown. stopping off here on their
way home after attending the funeral OF
his mother in Smithsburg, Md. Prof.
Kimler was formerly principal OF Shep-
herd College, in this place, and he and
his wife have many friends here who
were glad TO greet them again. Prof.
Kimler is engaged in school work in
Waynesboro.
Douglas Frazier, son of Mr.. and Mrs.
c. c. Frazier, of this place, who is in the
United States Navy, is home on tell
DAYS leave OF absence. He is yeoman
in the Navy, and is at present stationed
at Norfolk, Va, on the receiving ship
Franklin. Douglas likes the Navy first
rate, he says.
Mr.. and Mrs. Nj. Reynolds Moler and
their little daughter had a pleasant visit
the past week with friends in Hampshire
county. Mr.. Moler was hunting big
game. but the deer were shy and he
didn't get shot at one. They oagged
wild turkey and number OF rabbits,
however.
Mr.. E. L. Magruder, of Kearneysville,
leaves tomorrow for Valparaiso, Indiana,
where he will spend the winter at Val
paraiSo University, reviewing in law
studies and perhaps engaging in practice.
He expects TO return here and locate IN
this section in about year.
The family OF Mr.. w. S. Sheppard,
who have been living in Shepherdstown
for the past couple of years, have return
ed to Washington, where they resided
before coming here. Miss Fannie Shep-
pard remains here, TO finish the term at
Shepherd College.
Mr.. and Mrs. Arthur C. Pierce, OF
Philadelphia, spent thanksgiving with
Mrs. Eugenia Pierce at Ayrlie, near town.
Mr.. Raymond Baby was also home for
thanksgiving, and had as his guest Mr..
Courtney Riley, OF Clarke county, Va.
Among Our subscribers from out OF
town who called at the Register office the
past week were Mr.. q. w. Hoffman
and Mr.. J. |. Feltner, OF the Kearneys-
vile neighborhood, and Mr.. o. J. Black
ford, of Shenandoah Junction.
Mrs. Joseph Tenant, OF Gettysburg,
Pa, formerly ofShepherdStown, has been
very ilf for some weeks past, and it is
likely that she will be sent to hospital
in Baltimore for treatment. She has
Brights disease.
Miss Lily Byers, of Hagerstown, spent
thanksgiving with the family OF Mr.. JOS
eph E. Byers, near town. Mrs. Rebecca
Byers, of Washington, has also been
guest of Mr.. and Mrs. ByerS the past
week.
Mrs. Lawrence M. Lynch and her little
daughter, OF New York, are here TO spend
several weeks with her father, Mr.. H. L.
Snyder. Mr.. Lynch was here for thanks
giving and the following weekend.
Mrs. c. w. Brown and her little son,
OF Bethlehem, Pa, and Mr.. and Mrs. +.
r. Darby, OF HagerStown, have been
visitors at the home of Mr.. and Mrs. H.
c. Marten the past week.
Mrs. Nettie Show and Miss Minnie
Show, OF Hagerstown, formerly OF this
place, spent thanksgiving with friends and
relatives in ShepherdStown.
Mr.. Carroll BilmYer and Mr.. William
Kearfott were home from the Virginia
Polytechnic Institute at BlackSburg for
the thanksgiving vacation.
MIR. C. S. Wenger, OF Lancaster, Pa,
was III town this week on business. He
is secretary of The electric light and pow
er company OF this place.
Mr.. Robert Gibson, the efficient helper
in Owens & Mlller's drug store, has been
very sick this week. He has been threat
ened with pneumonia.
Mrs. c. c. Frazier and her daughter,
Miss Virginia Frazier, have returned from
Brunswick, Md, where they spent the
past couple OF months.
Paymaster w. 6. Neill, of the U. s.
Navy, now stationed in Washington, was
here TO spend thanksgiving day with his
mother and aunt.
DR.. w. E. Dittmyer, OF Harper'S Ferry,
and Mr.. F. o. Trump, of Kearneysville,
were among the callers at the Register