Shepherdstown register. [volume] (Shepherdstown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1849-1955, 1914-06-18
Personal NOTES.


Shepherd College, left last Saturday for
Fairmont. and this week have been in
Morgantown attending the commence
ment of the West Virginia University.
They will attend the International Sunday
School Convention at Chicago next week,
and July 4th to 9Th will be present at the
sessions ofthe National Educational Asso-
citation. Prof. Miller will do some insti-
tute work in West Virginia later in the
summer.
Mr.. and Mrs. R. D. Shepherd spent a
day or two in town the first OF the week
with Mrs. Azemia Shepherd. They have
leased "The Pines handsome home
in Berkeley Springs, for the summer, and
will spend the heated term there. Mr..
and Mrs. Shepherd have received some
very flattering offers from theatrical man.
ayers for the coming year, but have made
no engagements yet.
Josiah w. Gain, OF Berkeley county,
who graduated from Shepherd College in
1903, had conferred upon him last week
by Johns Hopkins University the degree
of Doctor of Philosophy. DR.. Gain has
been app inted a member of the faculty
of Washington and Jefferson College at
Washington, Pa, and will be instructor
in mathematics.
Mrs. R. c. Ringgold, who has been
much indisposed for some weeks at her
home near Shepherdstown. became so
il! last week that it was necessary to take
her to the hospital in Winchester, where
she is now under treatment by DR.. Ma
guire. We are glad to note that she is
reported to be improving this week.
Mr. Taylor Bragonier has been at his
home in Shepherdstown this week, hav-
ing finished the years work at the West
Virginia University. He will spend the
summer in Mcdowell county, this State,
where he has been engaged to help in
building new roads in that section.
Mr.. Cleon S. Osbourn, who has been
a student at Yale University the past
year, is at his home near Duffields for a
few weeks. Mr.. and Mrs. Samuel Os-
bourn and their little daughter, Of Port
Deposit, Md, were also home for a few
days last week.
Mr.. E. Hayward Bowly, ST., was in
Shepherdstown on Monday circulating
among his old friends. Mr.. Bowly is
now located in Harper's Ferry, having
brought his mother TO that place from
Charleston, S. c., where they spent the
past winter.
Miss Myrtle Byers, OF Washington,
formerly OF Shepherdstown, is slowly
improving after being operated upon for
appendicitis at SibIey Hospital, in the
former place. Her sister, Mrs Power,
was operated upon for the same trouble
| ST summer.
Mr.. Martin D. Welsh came up from
Baltimore last Sunday TO spend the day
with his parents, Mr.. and Mrs. Thos. B.
Welsh, al Bakerton. Mr.. Welsh is en-
ployed as general clerk for the Crown
Cork and Seal Company Of Baltimore.
Mrs. Eleanor Byers and her daughter
In-law, Mrs. Newton Byers, of Clarks-
vile, Tenn, are in Shepherdstown, the
former TO spend the balance of the sum-
mer at Sudley Place, and the latter TO re-
main for few days.
Mr.. and Mrs. ]. M. Curan, OF Wash
ington, D. c., formerly OF Shepherdstown,
spent several days here the past week
with their friends and attended the re-
opening Of st. Agnes Catholic Church
on Sunday.
Mr.. B. S. Pendleton, Jr., is home from
PttSburg for tew weeks. because OF a
great strike among the workmen OF the
Westinghouse electrical works where he
is employed.
Among the Registers subscribers who
have called at Our office during the past
week were Messrs. Harry F. Byers, 10y
Hanger, Vaughn Link, Miles W. Starr and
H. F. Cook.
Mr.. and Mrs. Edward L. Remnant and
their children motored TO Winchester last
Sunday, where they spent the day with
Mr.. and Mrs. Holmes Berry.
Mrs. Daniel Link, OF Uvilla neighbour
hood, is enjoying visit of some weeks
with relatives in Pittsburg. She may 90
to Ohio refore she returns.
J. Ernest Hill, of New York, former
Shepherdstown boy, received the degree
OF Bachelor of Laws at the New York
University last week.
Miss Lucretia Moler and Miss Eva
Engle, from near Engle's Station, are
visiting Mr.. and Mrs. Lester E. Staley,
near town.
Mr.. H. M. Turner, of the U. S. Immi-
grafton Service at Yarmouth, Nova SEQ
tia, is here TO spend few weeks with
his family.
MIR. Stuart Criswel, who has been
studying law in New York the past year,
is at his home in Shepherdstown for the
summer.
Mrs. B. S. Pendleton left on Tuesday
for a visit of several weeks TO her daugh-
ter, Mrs. c. A. Pearson, in Bluefield, w.
Va.
Mrs. Geo. c. Ricamore has been call
ed to Page county, Va, by the serious
illness OF her brother, Mr.. p. R. Pulliam.
Mrs. Samuel J. Hodges and her little
daughter, Sarah Briscoe, are spending
this week with relatives in Baltimore.
| Mre Waller Stehl of Baltimore