Shepherdstown register. [volume] (Shepherdstown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1849-1955, 1913-12-25
ERSONAL NOTES.

Hon. James S. Lakin, member of the
State Board of Control, was in Shep-
herdstown last Thursday and spent the
afternoon with Principal Thos. c. Miller.
consulting over Shepherd College affairs.
Mr.. Lakin says that there are no available
funds IN the State treasury with which to
construct the new dormitory for Shepherd
Coliege, but that this school will gets its
building just as soon as any of the others.
Mrs. Kate Samuels and her two daugh-
tiers, Misses Elsie and Katherine Samuels,
OF Bluefield, w. Va. are here to spend
some time with their relatives. Mrs.
Samuels' mother, Mrs. VIM. R. Deck,
has been very i'll the past couple OF weeks,
and her other daughter, Mrs. John w.
Ecton, Of Steelton. Pa, is also with her.
II is the first time in twenty-five years
that the sisters have met.
Among our subscribers from out of
town who have called to renew their
subscriptions the past week were Messrs.
Chas. c. Henkle. OF the Uyilla neighbour
hood; Milton Miller and Jacob S. Os-
bourn. of the vicinity of Kearneysville
A. c. Kinsell, of Scrabble; A. L. Knode,
from South Of flown; Walter L. Herr, OF
Sandy Ridge.
Mrs. Eleanor Byers, who has been in
ShepherdStown since last spring, has re-
turned to her home in ClaIksville. Tenn.
Mrs. Byers has many friends here who
are sorry to have her leave.
Mr.. John M. Perks, who is teaching in
the public school at Beckley, w. Va. is
home for the holidays. Mr.. John w.
Perks, who is employed in Hagerstown,
is also home tor Christmas.
Misses Lucie and Katherine Beltz-
hoover are home from Morgantown for
the holiday vacation. Miss Annie Entler
is also here to spend Christmas with Mr.
and Mrs. BeltZhoover.
Mrs. Lawrence M. Lynch and her little
daughter and Miss Rachel Snyder are
home from New York to spend the holi-
days at the home of their father, Mr.. H.
L. Snyder.
Mr.. Homer q. Mcdonald, who is in the
ElkinS, w. Va, is at his home in Shep-
herdstown to spend Christmas with his
parents.
DR.. and Mrs. r. M. Marshall, we'll
known residents OF Shenandoah Junction,
expect to spend the ensuing winter in
Washington, where their two sons now
reside.
Mr. William Kearfott OF Kearneysville,
and Mr. Carroll Billmyer, of this place. are
home from the Virginia Polytechnic lnStl-
tute at BlackSourg for the Christmas va
cation.
Miss Mabel Hill, who has been attend
ing the West Virginia University at Nor
gantown, is at her home near this place
for the holiday vacation.
Miss Alice Marten, who has been
teaching at Clay Court House, w. Va,
is home to spend the holiday vacation
under the parental roof.
We were pleased TO have call yester-
day from Mrs. Susan IA. BillmYer, OF
Berkeley county, for many years good
friend OF the Register.
Mr.. Adam S. Link, of Duffields, was
among the callers at the Register office
last Saturday and renewed his SubScrip-
ton to 1915
DR.. Albert H. LickIder, of Dartmouth
College, Hanover, N H has been here
this week visiting his relatives and
friends.
Mr.. George B. Folk, of Western Re-
his home west OF town 10 spend the hol-
idayS.
Messrs. !. w. Snyder and Albert B.
Cookus, OF the Washington Star, are
here to enjoy Christmas with their home
folks.
Miss Virginia Schley, who has been
teaching in MorgantOwn, this State, has
been here this week visiting her relA-
tlveS.
Mr.. George w. Walters, of Roanoke,
a former ShepherdStown boy, is here to
spend Christmas week at his old home.
Miss Louise SigIer will spend her
Christmas vacation with her tGIend, MISS
Alice Jones, in Charlottesville, Va.
Mr.. Horace Banks, who IS studying
medicine at Johns Hopkins University,
Baltimore, is rome for Christmas.
ssMr. Robert Keplinger, OF Farmont, w.
Va. is in Shepherdstown to spend part
of the holidays with his parents.
Miss Mary Belle Moles, OF Berkeley
Springs, has been here this week, stop
ping with Mrs. Emma Hutton.
Master Wilbourn Miller has gone to
Buena Vista and Lexington, Va, to spend
the holidays with relatives.
Mr.. William D. Hines is here from
BIuefeld, w. Va, where he has been
teaching the past session.
Mr.. and Mrs. Charles Swain, of Rich
mond, Va, are in Shepherdstown visit
ing Mr. SWANS parents.
Mr.. Morrison Ghiselin, who is attend
ing Columbia University, New York, is
home for the holidays.
Miss Florence Lickllder, who teaches
at ElkinS, this State, is al her home near
town for the holidays.
ev. and Mrs. ]. w. Ware have all OF
their children with them al the rectory
for Christmas week.
Mr.. w. Guy Donley, teacher in the
public school at StraSburg, Va, is home
IOl tlS
Mr.. Taylor Bragonier is home from the
West Virginia University for the holiday
vacation.
Mr.. Welton Hutton is home from Ram
dolph- Macon Academy for the holiday
vacation.
Walter H. Show, of Kimball, w. Va,
was in Shepherdstown a few days last
week.
Col. |. V. Johnson has been confined
to his bed by sickness for several weeks
past.
Mr.. Robert Mckee is home from Nc
Keesport, Pa, for the holidays.
Bought Fine Horse.
A company of farmers and stock ralsers
OF this section of Jefferson county have
bought from ]. w. Dodd, OF Martinsburg,
the imported registered stallion Jouter,