Shepherdstown register. [volume] (Shepherdstown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1849-1955, 1913-05-01
Personal NOTES.

| MI. w. UregOry Mdrten, OF Cnlcdgo,
and Miss Lille Marten, of Pittsburg, came
to Shepherdstown yesterday for brief
visit to their parents, Mr.. and Mrs. Hen
ry c. Marten. This morning they left for
Chicago, accompanied by Miss Alice
Marten, and the two ladies will spend a
couple of months in that city. Miss Lii
lie Marten, who has been head nurse in
hospital in Pittsburg, has resigned her
position and will take good rest.
Mr.. Bowman VanMetre, who has been
living in Brunswick, Md, tor the past
five or six years, has returned with his
family to Shepherdstown, having rented
the living rooms in the Chapline building,
just east of the Register building. Mr..
VanMetre has been very i'll from pneu-
monia. and is still far from being well,
though he hopes to recover more rapid
ly in the pure, sweet air of the valley.
Mrs. Kate w. Reynolds went TO Wash
ington Yesterday to spend few days and
to say goodbye to her daughter, Mrs.
Nellie Legge, who will leave that city on
Saturday with Mrs. Frances Fayman for
California. Mrs. Legge and Mrs. Fay
man will 60 to Los Angeles, and will
spend several months in that section of
California.
Mr.. William Daniels, former Shep-
herdstown boy, now petty officer in
the United States Navy, has been intown
this week visiting his relatives and friends.
William has been on the battleship San
Francisco, and left the vessel at Hampton
Roads few days ago. He will reioin it
in few days at Portsmouth, New Hamp-
shire.
DR.. and Mrs. o. p. Chitwood, Of Nor
gantown, will spend the summer in Eu-
rope, sailing from Boston to Naples on
the S. S. Cretic, on the 18th OF May.
Mrs. Chitwood, who was formerly Miss
Agnes Cady, of this place, will spend a
few days visiting in New York City be-
fore sailing.
Mr.. and Mrs. S. E. Ost ourn spent the
last weeks end with their home folks
near Duffields. Miss Alice Osbourn re-
turned with them on Monday for visit
to their home at the Tome School. Port
Deposit, Md.
Mr.. Frank L. Johnson has been very
sick the past week at his home in this
place. He has been threatened with ap-
pendictis, it is said. We are glad to
know that he is now much better.
Mrs. B. Ruth Jones, formerly OF Phila-
delphia, has accepted position as trained
nurse in the City Hospital in Martinsburg.
Mrs. Jones is sister of Mrs. Charles w.
Fraley, of Duffelds.
Mr.. and Mrs. q. r. Hubbard, of Rice
Depot, Va, are here to spend some time
with Mrs. Hubbard's parents, Mr.. and
Mrs. Mason Marshall, near town.
Misses Emma and Lille Cannon, of
Brunswick, Md, spent several days the
past week in Shepherdstown with their
aunt, Mr.. Charles E. Walters.
Mr.. Charles B. VanMetre was in Phil
adelphia this week, where he attended
an exhibition of the Maxwell automobiles,
for which he is local agent.
Miss May Mcdonald has returned from
Virginia, where she has been teaching
school since last fall, and is again at her
home in this pla.e.
Mr.. and Mrs. |. w. Maxheimer, of
Wanenton, Va, are in ShepherdStown
for visit of week or two with MIR. and
Mrs. PhineaS Rush.
Miss Alice McCulvey, OF South Caro-
lima, was in Shepherdstown few days
this week visiting Miss Louise RightStne.
Miss Martha Welshans, one of our
Berkeley county subscribers, was caller
at the Register office on Monday.
Miss Mary E. Rogers, of Martinsburg,
visited the family of Mr.. Theodore Rogers
in Shepherdstown this week.
Miss Lille Kerney, of Philadelphia,
formerly of this place, is here visiting her
sister, Mrs. John c. Hoffman.
Miss Bernice Fairall, of Baltimore, for
merIy of Shepherdstown, is visiting Miss
Alice Smooth in this place.
Mrs. Robert Plush, OF Brunswick, Md,
visited her mother, Mrs. Sallie Licklider,
the first of the week.
Mrs. VIM. L. Arthur and Miss Dallas
Arthur spent several days in Hagerstown
the past week.
Mr.. ]. w. Snyder, of Washington, was
in Shepherdstown couple of days the
past week.
Mr.. Charles A. Licklider, of Baltimore,
was in town couple OF days the past
week
Mr.. Lee Osbourn, of the LeetoWn neigh
borhood, was among our callers on Mon