Shepherdstown register. [volume] (Shepherdstown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1849-1955, 1914-10-01
sHARpsBURG NEWS.

MISS Margaret Giffin, OF Samples
MINOR. has been spending some Time
with her sister, Mrs. James Blaine Ken
ner, in this place.
The farmers are making poor progress
cutting OF their corn, OWING 10 inc laiP
storms, which broke il down badly.
Samuel Pennell, who has been lock
tender at Lock No. 80 at the head OF The
one mile Level, has resigned and VIII
move back 10 this place, with his Son-irl
law, George Morgan. Nicholas Zlm-
norman, OF Mountain Lock, will take
charge OF the lock vacated by Mr.. Pen
nell.
A small cyclone struck a narrow sec
ton near town last Thursday evening,
twisting OFT large trees and tearing some
out by tie roots. In some corntieloS
nearly all of the corn shocks were blown
over.
Mr.. and Mrs. Hays Cronice and family,
of Philadelphia, are here visiting their
relatives and friends.
The Sunday excursion up from wash
ington last Sunday brought number OF
persons to our town TO spend the day.
Among them were Joe Emory Stauo and
his brand-new wife, Robert Benner and
wife, Johnnie Murphy, /. K. Blackfofd
and number Of Others.
Twenty-Five persons came down rom
HdgerStown last Saturday evening III a
large auto truck and took supper at the
City Hotel, which is conducted by Mrs.
Hattie high0arger and her daughter, MISS
Maud.
Mr.. and Mrs. Willard Keefauver, OF
Baltimore, have been spending some
lime with their uncle, d. ii. Keelauver.
at the mcclellan headquarters. farm. MIS-.
Maggie Russell and daughter. Dallas, OF
Charles Town, Lester KeeiauVer ana
wife, OF Washington, Harry MoSer, ms
wife and children, OF Hagerstown, spent
Sunday at Mr.. Keefauver'S place.
It's rumored that the Washington Coun--
ty Historical Society will purchase The old
Kennedy iarm dwelling aud make II an
historical mark. This house was the
headquarters of old John Brown, the IN
surrectionlSt at HaIpeT'S Ferry IN 1898
So. Brown moved there win a Small
party from Kansas, and represented them
selves as prospecting tor minerals, SNUG
Cling his spears and guns IN as tools Tor
prospecting.
Miss Armenia Snavely, OF Cumberland,
who has been critically i'll at the hoSpllai,
is in our town with her sister, MIS-. u.
b. McGraW for month or so.
Joseph Wyand, who was taken 10 the
Washington County Hospital by DR.. E.
NJ. CARROT, ana who was operated on
for appendicitis, is getting along nicely.
Mss Anna HulSiander, OF Brooklyn,
N. Y, is spending week or so with
Mrs. Clara Benner in this place.
u. S. Myers has been having auction
at his store, selling off some accumulated
goods.
Houston Canadian has arranged to haul
ten men from this place in his auto truck
TO Mr.. WySong's apple orchard, near
ShepherdStown, to pick apples. he VIII
haul them over IN the morning and bring
them back in the evening.
Miss Martha Reilly is spending some
time in Philadelphia with trencS.
Martin Cramer has moved from the
Mrs. Jane Miller house to the west end,
in with his son-in- law, Whitfield GraySon.
From " hat we can learn, II Will be Tor
the court 10 decide the ownership OF the
old Dunkard Church. Ii has always been
Sdlu mat NIlSn iHS DunkdIuS lSdSSN W
hold services IN this church ii would go
back 10 The Mumma heirs.
Harry Line, of the Line Hotel, KeedyS-
vile, Charles Thomas, OF Porterstown,
Web and Robert McGrdW, OF this place,
went to Cumberland on Edward Moses
boat and will return via the railroad.
Web McGraw has had one side CT his
dwelling rooted with patent tin shingles.
Harry Cook and helpers did the work.
John Grey will have sale OF a portion
OF his househ Id goods and move TO
GoldSboro, below Baltimore, where he
will conduct farm.
James Seaman and Benjamin Jackson
have returned 10 Washington, after spend
ing some time here.
Frank Moore, who has been residing
here for several years, has moved back
to Knoxville, Md. He IS employed as
yard brakeman for the B. & o. Railroad.
The brewery at Fairmont, w. Va, has
been converted into an iCeCream factory.