Shepherdstown register. [volume] (Shepherdstown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1849-1955, 1913-10-09
.sHAppsBuRd NEWS.

Members of the Red Mems order have
the concrete sidewalk about completed
in front Of their new hall. This is a big
showing for the hall. also 10 our public
square.
While in the electric building by the
side of the Lutheran graveyard one night
last week with some other men Whit
field Grayson was struck by a live wire
in one of his hands. burning il badly.
Harry Clipp had 10 run up on the hill and
turn off the power. He made a narrow
escape.
George w. Gilbert and son, of Boons-
boro. were in our town one day last
week on business Mr.. Gilbert is now
retired from active business. Many years
ago he was stager between Boonsboro
and Kearneysvile, w. Va, carrying mail
and passengers before the N. & w. or
w. M. roads were built.
John Hoover, from near Town, heard
from Stanley Weddel, who has been
working at Detroit, Mich, that he was
run down by trolley and had one arm
cut off below the elbow and one eye torn
out. He is now in hospital.
Clifton Eniler and Edward Williams,
of Hagerstown, were in our town last
Friday night visiting their lady friends in
an auto, and when they left for home just
short distance from this place they were
going around buggy and horse when
the horse, they say, reared into the front
part OF their car. breaking the lamps and
The iront part of the car. No one was
hurt. They brought the car to town the
next morning before leaving for home.
Mrs. Lizzie Grove has gone TO Co
lumbus, Ohio, to visit her sister, Mrs.
Cora Reichard. She will spend some
weeks visiting in the West.
Mr.. and Mrs. Charles Kearney, Of
Washington, are spending months va
cation with Mrs. Kearney's parents, Mr..
and Mrs. John Hammond, at the Myers
mill toll-gate. Cd
|. Lester Otto is confined to his bed,
threatened with typhoid fever.
Mr.. and Mrs. Charles HuYett, who have
been boating on the canal, were brought
home from Snyder'S landing in wagon
the latter part of last week, sick with ty-
phoid fever. They are at the home OF
Mr.. Huyeit's parents, who are nursing
them.
Mr.. and Mrs. Garfield Jackson and
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several days here with Mr.. Jackson'S
parents.
Elmer Boyer, who is clerk in U. s.
Myers store, has been hunting squirrels
seven times this fall and has shot 49,.
Mrs. Urilla Hout and her daughter,
Miss Susie, are spending few days in
West Virginia.
Jacob Kidwiler and Harry Cook are
building a wagon shed and carriage house
for Station Grim.
We surely would feel sorry to hear OF
any one of Our fair young married or
single ladies burning up from the careless
use OF the deadly coaloil can, as we have
| learned of several who use them to klndle
their fires with. Take warning.
George w. Graham was in Our town
on Tuesday. He came to register so he
could vote here.
Mr.. and Mrs. Edward KiSSinger and
Mrs. Margaret Donaldson, OF Philadel-
phia, are here spending some time with
Mrs. T. F. Morgan, Mrs. Kissinger's
mother.
Sunday was a fine day and brought
many visitors TO the battlefield. The
view from the top OF the tower was the
| finest this seaSon-one could see tor 70
miles.
lack Champion and Harry Cronice con-
tracted for and cut about 50 acres of corn
this season.
Wilmer Miller, who had been sick with
typhoid fever, is able to be out and ex-
poets to return TO business next week.
IA. F. Smith, of Hagerstown, spent
Sunday with his daughter, Mrs, J. Wesley
Eavey, in this place.
Mrs. Charles Piper OF Altoona, Pa, is
here visiting Mrs. Lottie Irwin. Mr..
Piper will spend couple OF weeks on
his vacation here.