Shepherdstown register. [volume] (Shepherdstown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1849-1955, 1913-02-06
SHARPSBURG NEWS.

Iohn D. Remsburg. supervisor OF the
county road from Sharpsburg to Snyder's
Landing, is grading and macsdamlzln1g
the road from Mr.. Remsburg's home to
the canal. The county is paying part
and Mr.. Remsburg part OF the expense.
This has been very bad road for years
and persons using it can feel thankful
that il is being rebuilt.
o. o. Moser lost by death one OF his
fine large horses, one Of the six he drove
in his lumber team at their lumber camp
on the Stanton Grim farm.
LLOYD S. Fisher had very disagreed
BILE day for his sale. 1t rained nearly all
day. but the stock brought big prices.
Cherokee Tribe No. q, of this place,
will hold ball in their new hall on Fri
day night, February 2lst. All Well-dis-
posed dancers are invited.
Charles Nose bought from Mrs. Lizzie
Grove an acre OF land adjoinlngthe rear OF
Mrs. Saline GraySon's property, and Will
build small barn. He has received the
lumber for it.
Abraham Pashen has received his stock
OF spring and summer goods from the
cities.
Mrs. o. T. Reilly furnished the dinner
for the relatives and friends at the burial
of the late James Stowe. Rev. B. R. Car
nahan, former pastor of the Reformed
church here, officiated at the grave.
Henry Rohrer and wife have moved
into Sharpsburg, into part of the home
OF their daughter, Mrs. Harry Clipp.
Miss Bette Wilson visited her sister,
in-law Mrs. Edwin c. Wilson, in KeedyS-
vile.
Walter Snyder has workmen getting the
stone out for foundation for new barn
on the Caleb Michael farm, tenanted by
Hiram Clipp.
The M. p. Moller Company placed a
Behr piano in the K. of P. Hall for the
benefit of the entertainment given by
talent OF this town.
B. F. Hoffmaster, rural mail carrier be-
tween here and townsville, says that the
road he has to travel over IS almost i'm
pasSable from heavy teams hauling over
It.
Johnnie Drenner, the little barber, is
on the sick list, threatened with pneumo-
MIA fever.
The entertainment held in the K. of P.
Hall by Miss Lucy Grayson and helpers
for the benefit OF the organ fund for the
Cox school house on last Saturday night
was quite a success in every way. A
nice sum was realized.
B. F. Delaney, Jr.. has been suffer-
ing very much with a very sore eye,
caused by getting something in it. He
had to 90 to a specialist to have it exam
ined, beside the treatment the doctor
here gave it.
William Delaney went out to visit
Mrs. Roulette'S sons last Sun'ay, and
the boys were showing him their circular
saw. William didn't realize it was going
so fast, and he got his hand too close and
had several fingers nearly sawed off.
DR.. Gardner dressed il for him. Ii will
disable him from work for some time.
August Lownan is having new stable
bull on the property he bought in this
place, occupied by his son Lloyd.
The remains OF Mrs. Reuben Rohrer,
formerly of Rohrersville, who died at
Hagerstown, were brought here Monday
and inferred beside her husband in Noun
tian View Cemetery. Mrs. Rohrer was a
sister OF Mrs. Hiram o. Clipp, OF this vi
cinity,>
Mrs. Charles D. Albert, sister of your
correspondent, formerly OF keedySvllle,
but for the past q years a resident OF
Toms Brook, Va, with her husband and
family have moved to Brunswick, Nd,
where several of the sons have been en-
ployed by the B. & o. Railroad. Mr..
ano Mrs. VIM. Rittenour, also of Toms
Brook. moved with them. Mrs. Ritten-
our is the eldest daughter of Mr. and Mrs.
Albert. The men have all secured en-
ployment at Brunswick.
Mr.. and Mrs. Elmer Boyer have had
piano placed in their house on trial.
Lloyd S. Fisher is moving his farming
utensils and household goods TO the farm
they recently bought. They have been
making improvements TO the property.
Colonel Graham, superintendent of the
battlefield, has been on the sick list for
the past week, but is able to be about
again.
There will be as usual a great many
changes made by moving of families this
spring. Our postmaster, Victor Munnla.
will move into Harry Knode's house on
Main street.