Shepherdstown register. [volume] (Shepherdstown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1849-1955, 1913-07-17
sHARpsBURd NEWS.

Judge Walter Clark of the Supreme
Court of North Carolina. who was an OIL
ficer in the 18th N. G.. Infantry and fought
with Iackson's Corps, Walkers DIVISION
Ransom's Brigade, visited the battleilelo
last week. In conversation with Kelly,
the guide. he told of an occurrence IN the
West or Dunkard Church woods. Gen
eral Jackson was near by. and wanted to
learn the strength OF the Union army on
that part of the field, so he ordered Gen-
eral Hood to send a Climber up tree 10
see. When he got up some distance ne
was asked how many there was, and Inc
answer was, oceans Of them" Gen.
Iackson's reply was, Count the battle
flags" and when the climber counted 81
Gen. Jackson said, "come down, we
will leave here" He felt that there were
TOO MANY for them TO tackle, and fell back
behind the woods. The Judge while 60
ing over the lower part OF the field was
told by the guide that Gen. A. p. Hill
came by Blackford's Ford, and the Judge
said, mo, by the Maryland side" The
| guide said nothing more about it until he
came on TO the Harper's Ferry road and
drove to the three brigade markers, each
of which said they crossed at B'ackford's
Ford. So the Judge said after so years
he would have to give Judgment N favor
of Reilly, the guide, but said he has been
in the wrong for over so years and didn't
know it. He was only l6yearS old when
in the battle here.
William Vickers has gone to Morgan
town, w. Va. where his uncle has Sc
cured a position for him.
u,-khorrar &c cnnrHInn
part OF his vacation with his brother, DR..
VIM. Highbarger. at Maysvilie, W. Va:
Joseph Staub, quit-rent collector tor
the Chapline heirs, is around collecting
SO cents on every quarter acre OF ground:
Benjamin Jackson and several old
Union veterans came up from Washing
ton and spent a couple OF days at Mrs.
| Jackson's home here and went over the
battlefield.
II has been announced by the B. & o..
r. r. officials that they will not run any
excursions during the month OF July to
Baltimore or Washington on Sundays.
Ruck Domer was driving horse hitched
to buggy near the Burnside Bridge one
| day last week, when he met an auto.
His horse started to run away and did
| considerable damage to the buggy and
harness. Mr.. Domer was slightly injured,
but is getting all right now.
The ladies' guild OF St. Paul's Episco-
pal Church will hold festival on the
church lawn Saturday evening, July 18th,
for the benefit Of the church.
Mrs. Catherine Healey and her grand
daughter, Miss Catherine McCauley, OF
Hagerstown, are visiting the Misses
Mumma.
Miss Carrie Mumma, of cambridge,
Ga, is spending her vacation at the home
OF her father and sisters.
Mr.. and Mrs. George Thomas, OF
Alexandra, Va, spent several days with
his brother, Harry J. E. Thomas.
Richard Spohn and Miss Louise Miller,
of Shepherdstown, spent an evening with
the Misses Highbarger.
The wheat threshers say the wheat is
turning out very poor-lotS OF straw but
not so much wheat.
Day laborers just now are very scarce.
You can see women in many of the fields
assisting with the hay.
About a dozen men who are erecting
poles and stringing telephone wires are
boarding with Mrs. Hattie Hlghbarger
| dt TIC Olu hlltCldlII llOlSi, HO" SoliSN
the City Hotel. Ii is owned by R.F. De-
Launey and is very nicely remodeled.
The government will make some great
changes to the avenue at the Burnside
Bridge, leading to the Mckinley monu-
ment.
Charles Delaney, who has been in
Providence Hospital for 81 days, return
ed home the latter part of last week.
Samuel S. Stouffer has received the
contract to furnish 500 yards OF McAdam
to resurface Branch Avenue from the
Burnside Bridge road to the Harper's
Ferry road. They will use about 80
barrels of tarvia 10 hold it down.
Mrs. Minnie Otto is having her resi-
dence, occupied by her son Lester, re-
painted. Delaney Bros. are doing the
| work.
Blackberries are ripening across the
river at Snyder's Landing, and bushels
are being gathered every day and brought
TO this town. They are very plentiful.
Thomas Staub is getting ready to put
down a concrete sidewalk in front OF his
residence.
The Twentieth New York Regimental
Association has placed nice bronze
railing around their monument in the
New York State ground, near the
Dunkard Church.