Shepherdstown register. [volume] (Shepherdstown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1849-1955, 1914-10-29
sHARPsBURG NEWS.

Charles Leatherman made his first
shipment of popcorn on Tuesday OF TINS
week, amounting to 1900 pounds. he
has several tons OF II ~ ship.
Miss Mary Pry, Miss Julia Miller, MIS-.
John lanes and lady friend, hIss Lee
blackboard, Robert Benner. Hall Wilson,
Frank Staub, Miss Dorothy Bldckferd,
several friends OF Mr.. and Mrs. VIM. A:
Smith. Mrs. Dulin and others, all Of
Washington, came up on the Sunday ex-
cursion and spent the day here.
Philip Grove is having back building
erected 10 his residence, for kitchen and
bathroom.
RF. Delaney. Web McGrIw and
wife and Mrs. May Davis spent several
DAYS at the Frederick tair.
Houston Carnahan's children were
playing at their home last Thursday,
when they upset large lighted lamp,
setting fire TO the interior Of the room
and causing loss Of about $40. Mrs.
Carnahan was just entering the room
with a bucket OF water and saved the
children from probable death.
Mrs Raymond Dixon and little daugh-
fer, of Brunswick. spent last week with
her sister, Mrs. Victor Smith, near Burn
side school house. Mr. Dixon came up
and spent Sunday with them.
Clipp & Beachley have begun the erec-
ton OF George Poffenberger's new house,
near the site OF the Philadelphia Brigade
Park.
Miss Ruth Vickers, from near Bakers
vile, spent several days with her grand
father, William VlckerS, near Shepherds
town.
Joseph Wyand, who has been at the
county hospital, being operated on for
appendicitis, has returned to his home
again, looking good after his troubles.
Quite number of young folks went
TO the home of Mr.. and Mrs. Charles
Bussard, near Antietam Iron Works, to
attend a pound party given by Misses
Naomi and Ruth BusSard.
Clinton Swain has erected a fine hog
pen of concrete blocks, concrete floor
and iron railing around it, Ben Painter,
a retired stone mason, made the concrete
blocks.
Mrs. ] Lester Otto and son Infer are
spending two weeks at the home OF her
parents, Mr.; and Mrs. J. o. Butterbaugh,
near Smithsburg.
The sudden cold wave that struck us
on Monday evening made persons Shiver,
II was accompanied by snow squall
about eleven O'Clock at night Ii was
from summer to winter in mild form.
Tohn Hine has moved from the Mrs.
Moore property to the dwelling made va
cant on Main street by Mr.. and Mrs. VIM.
H. Reynolds.
The baling machines have been
busy baing hay in this section. Mrs.
Frank Roulette's sons have baled about
Is tons.
George Mongan, who bought the Mrs.
Wade property, is making more improve
ments TO the place by putting down con-
crete walks, walls, etc. George has
made number OF Improvements TO the
place since he bought it.
Edward Grim, OF Roanoke, came up on
Tuesday night TO spend vacation with
friends and relatives here.
Sheridan Drenner, tenant on the VIM.
o. Cox farm, raised about $50 bushels Of
Irish POTATOES, some weighing one and a.
half pounds. Jacob Wyand raised quite
a number OF bushels, one weighing IA
pounds.
Miss Jennie Rentch, of Hagerstown,
is visiting Mr.. and Mrs. VIM. F. Black
ford on Cemetery Hill.
The body OF Mr.. Ira Graves, who died
near McKeesport Pa, was brought here
Wednesday morning and inferred in
Mountain View Cemetery. Mr.. Graves
lived near Shenandoah Junction, before
going to Pennsylvania. He was a son
OF Mr.. and Mrs. Lum Graves, and was
aged about 40 years.
Mr.. and Mrs. Homer Jones and son
Maxwell Reilly Jones, OF Keedysville,
spent Sunday with Mrs. Jones'S father,
o. T. Reilly.