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Born to Mr.. and Mrs Harry Aibaugh
in Philadelphia daughter.


Born to Mr.. and Mrs Harry Aibaugh
in Philadelphia daughter.
A representative of one of the fore
ign countries will be in Charles Town
next Friday. June 11th until noon.
buying horses to use in the European
war.
The Fourth Series Of the Jefferson
Permanent Building Association, with
Mr.. F. A. Brown as Secretary, started
of Mondsy, with about 1000 shares.
Quite good showing.
Last Saturday was Confederate Memo
rial Day in Shepherdstown. and quite
a1arge crowd gathered to hear the he
roes who wore the gray.
Married at the Baptist parsonage Sum
day. June 9th, 1913. Mr.. Mcdonald Corn
we'll and Miss, Ella Mae Wilmington, of
Summit Point,
Mrs. Charles G. Moler, who mas been
quite ill at her home at Uvilla for several
weeks was brought to the hospital for
treatment on Monday.
Miss Elsie Thompson, of Kabletown
and Mr.. Woodland Hill of near Fair
mont School house were married in
Charles Town June and, at the Metho-
dist parsonage by Rev. F. A. Tyler.
The Ladies' Aid Society of the Saint
Johns Church. Rippon. will have an Ice
Cream Festival on the lawn adjoining
the Rippon Hall, on the evening of Sat-
urday. June IL. Public cornlally invited.
The Phillips Lumber and Manufacture
ing Company are erecting an Office build
ing on the Getzendanner lot on East Lib
erty Street. They are moving out Of the
old Mcknight Factory Building this week
In publishing the names of those who
furnished teams and labor helping grade
the horse show track the following
names were Inadvertently left out,
Messrs John Briscoe. Perry Snyder and
w. A. Daniel.
James Leroy Summers. of Noun
tain Lock, employed at the Bakerton
quarries. fell into the c. & O. canal
while fishing and was drowned. He
was stricken with epilepsy and was ut1-
able to help himself.
Despite the rainy weather last week
the Confederate Reunion at Richmond
was quite success. Thousands gathered
there from all over the Southland. The
Reunion will be held next year at Biz.
mlngham, Alaba ma.
A lawn party will be held on the
lawn of Mrs. Ellen Ran1ey or the
Charles Town and Middleway pike or
Friday night. June II. 1915. Proceeds
for benefit of repairing the NJ. E. Church.
South. at Middleway. Public emosl
cordially invited.
The 4oth Annual Session of the Sun
day School Convention of the Baltimore
SOuLCICuCCs Es SuuAS03 COueuS war
be held in Shepherdstown. June IS. 18.
An interesting program has been pre-
pared, and can be seen in the Baltimore
Methodist,
Roy Staley. aged about 81 years, was
drowned about mile below Shepherds
town. IN the Potomac River. last Thurs.
day. He was in boat catching some
chickens that were in some trees out in
the river which was very high. when ht
was thrown out. His body was not re.
covered until Saturday.
Charles Roger fell under car and had
both oil. his legs cut off Sunday afternoon
whilst tr wing to jump freight train a
Riverton. He was brou ght to the Hos
pital here on the I, go train Sunday even,
ing and died at 2.30 Monday morning.
His body was taken to Riverton on Mon
day for burial.
The Board of Education of Kabletown
District Monday contracted with Mr..
R. H. Phillips, Owner of the Phillips
Lumber & Manufacturing Company, TO,
the erection OF uew joint school house
for Kabletown and Myerstown. The
building will be 26x66 feet. of brick, with
slate roof, and vestibuIe entrance I2x26,
aud will be located about half way be.
tween the two places.
Prof. Samuel E. Osbourn, son of Mr..
and Mrs. j. B. Osbourn, of Duf6elds,
this county. who is at present an iustruc-
tor 10 the Tome Institute at Port Deposit.
Nd. has been chosen as Head Master Of
the Germantown Academy, Philadelphia
an advance in his chosen profession that
his friends here are proud to note. The
Germantown Academy is an old and i'm
portant school, having been founded in
100, and has continued uninterrapedly
ever since. 1The retirement of the present
head master. who held the place for "a
years, made Mr.. Osbourn's selection pos
sible. He will assume the duties of his
new position in September. 1915,
The Letter Social in the Baptist Church
Friday night by Class No. 9 was most
enjoyable occasion. A large number OF
young people gathered with the class and
and an interesting program in which
Mrs. Frank Walker and her little daugh-
ter pleased the gathering with aking rec
itations. A quartet was well rendered
by Mrs. Ware. Miss Smallwoed, Messrs.
FUR and Barr. Solos by the Pastor.
The teacher of The class pleasinglY re-
ferredto the splendid growth Of the class
and Of his regard for each member. Mr..
Lewis Albin, the President. presided with
grace. After the taking but brief pro,