Shepherdstown register. [volume] (Shepherdstown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1849-1955, 1913-01-16
sHARpsBURd NEWS.

Mrs. Laura St. Clair Stephens and her
three children, of JohnStoWn, Pa, nave
been visiting Mr.. and Mrs. James Wright:
Mrs. Stevens lived here number OF
years ago.
Mr.. and Mrs. Lloyd Thomas, OF Lanark,
Illinois, spent several days with Mr.. ana
Mrs. David Hess in this place. Mr.;
Thomas is a son of Emory Thomas, OF
Porterstown, and is on his wedding tour.
DR.. Mack Wilson, OF Davis, w: va,
was operated on the latter part OF last
week for appendicitis. AT first his case
seemed almost hopeless, but we have
been informed by his home people mere
that his case now seems very favoraole.
His many friends here hope tor his speedy
recovery. ,,,.ss
and Johnnie Drenner surveyed piece OF
ground that Mr.. Drenner purchased OF
Mr.. Dorsey. where the old barn stood al
the Junction the Hagerstown pike. Mr..
Drenner will build home there this
spring. .
shin Virginia, left Boston last week Tor
Panama. He will spend part OF the
winter at Panama and then go to CUBA.
John Hines, of this place has gone to
Cumberland to work for the western
Maryland Railroad.
The plastering OF the Red Mems ball
was completed this week and the carpen-
tiers now have to complete the interior:
Newton Drenner. OF this place, VINO
has peen a regular farm hand in this VI
cjnity. has secured work as brakeman on
A. r,,,,karlaud NalIau RIIlr0a6
BENJAMIN Colbert, who recently SOLD
his farm, will sell his stock and farming
utensils and move TO Red Hill and Work
for Emory E Line in his orchards.
Raleigh Griffith, who lives near Burn
sides Bridge, and who recently sold his
e. acre farm for 5000 to VIM. Eakle,
sold at public sale last Saturday his stock
and farming utensils. Mr.. Griffith bought
the place about years ago for 81 ,50O.
Miss Mary Wilson has returned nome
from Lacrosse, Ga, where she has been
in the millinery business.
Mrs. Yeakle, mother OF Mrs. Harry J.
E. Thomas, spent several days here re-
Gently.
Mrs. Iohn Delaney, who makes her
home with her daughter, Mrs. Annie
Bender, has been seriously Ill the past
week.
Quite number of good dogs have been
posoned in our town in the past week by
some one who doesn't think that child
is as apt to pick up one OF those buttons
and eat il as quick as dog.
CLYDE Grove was taken suddenly Ill
with cramps last Friday evening, and his
condition was very serious Tor some
hours.
VIM. Painter, who had moved his
household goods here from Hagerstown,
sold them at public sale last Thursday.
Elias Spong, who makes his nome
with his daughter, Mrs. o. /. Reilly, was
taken SUI denly i'll on last Sunday evening
with acute Indigestion, and DR.. 5. h.
Gardiner had 10 be called in. Mr.. Spong
is nearly 80 years OF age, and it was
hard attack on him. He is all right now.
Miss Lucy Grayson and number OF
her friends are practicing tor an enter
tainment to be held in the K. OF p. hall
for the benefit of the school Miss GraySon
is teaching near MondelS.
Mrs. K. F. Delaney and son John
Murray Gardner Delaney went to Bal
timore to spend some time.
Harry Mades, who has been in the west
for the past Is years, is at Keedysville
visiting his parents, Mr.. and Mrs. Josiah
MadeS.
Mrs. May Davis spent several weeks
at Northumberland, Pa, and HagerStoWn,
Md. :,
Robert Hebb, living at the west end OF
town, is improving his property by put
ting in a concrete sidewalk.
Iahh aOph 4 wears while
playing at the public school last Friday
was thrown down and bone in one OF
his legs was fractured.
Bertha SewelI, a colored woman who
visited here dnring the holidays. was
burned to death where she was working
at Harrisburg, Pa, on January 9Th.
Ernest Highbarger, who vas acting
policeman on the government avenues,
is now working for the Western Mary
land Railroad at HagerStoWn.