Shepherdstown register. [volume] (Shepherdstown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1849-1955, 1915-05-06
PER SONAL NOTES.

| idhuS, ID dt AidlHeuld, Tue nOmt OF J..
Allnutt Engle, on a visit TO his people
and TO renew old acquaintance. Mr..
Moler, with his two older brothers, Robert
and William, left here between 1870 and
1880 for the far west in pursuit of fortune,
and all have made good. William, the
oldest, has large interest in mining
company in Nevada. Robert is head
overseer and Harry is head carpenter for
the Mcbride Sugar Company, whose cap
italization is $3,5OO,OOO. This company
produced l6, 3l8 tons of sugar last year,
| all of which is sold in New York City.
Mr.. Moler, in the capacity OF head car
penter, superv:Ses the work of many
hands and is in the saddle nearly all the
time. He brings with him many curios
from the islands, both artistic and beau
tifu. He says the Panama Exposition is
wonderful and that the Hawaiian Islands
are truly the "Gem of the Pacific" He
will be delighted TO have his old acquaint-
ances call and see him.
George n VanMetre was taken 10 the
hospital in Charles Town on Tuesday by
his physician, DR.. q. w. Banks, and yes
terday was operated upon for appendicitis.
Mr.. Van Metre has had chronic appen-
dicitls for year or more, and has SUI
fered so much that he finally yielded to
the inevitable and had the offending
organ removed. He got through the
operation as we'll as could be expected,
and we join with his friends in The hope
that he may soon be entirely well again.
Mr.. Wade H. Skinner, ofthe Solicitors
Office, Department Of Labor, Washing
ton, formerly of this vicinity, left Tor an
extended western trip last. Saturday on
official business for the department. His
business will take him to Chicago, Omaha,
Denver, Salt Lake City and San Fran
cisco, and he will visit the exposition in
the latter city. He will return by the
southern route, stopping off at Los An
geles, Ell PaSo, Kansas City, Buffalo and
New York.
Messrs. J. L. Welshans, F. L. Weltz-
heimer and Hugh Miller, OF this place,
and Walter Wilt, q. w. Hoffman and F.
o. Trump, of Kearneysville, attended
great meeting of Knights Templar held in
Cumberland Tuesday and Wednesday.
The occasion was the 45th annual con-
clave OF the Grand Commandery of Mary
land, and nearly thousand Knights Tenn
plar were in the parade on Tuesday.
Rev. DR.. Charles Ghiselin went to
Princeton University the first OF the week,
TO be present al the graduation of his son,
Rev. Charles GhSelin, Jr., from the theo-
logical seminary of this institution. The
latter is very promising young minister
who will follow in the footsteps of his
father and serve in the ministry OF the
Presbyterian Church.
w. w. Waddy, the new agent for the
Norfolk & Western Railway at Shepherds
town, has moved here from his old place
at Island Ford, Va, and has rented B. F.
HartzelPs place along the KearneYSvile
pike, just south OF town. We hope that
Mr.. Waddy and his family may find
congenial home in Shepherdstown.
Mr.. M. Bowman has moved with his
family TO Shepherdstown from ShippenS-
burg. Pa. and they are occupying J. R.
Shows house on High street. Mr.. Bow
man, who is an expert marble cutter, will
engage in the tombstone business. He
conducted marble yard here some years
ago.
Mrs. Frank T. Carter, of Shepherdstown,
who has not been well for some time,
was taken 10 the hospital in Charles
Town last week by her physician, DR..
Meyers, ard on Thursday was operated
upon. She is getting along very well.
We are sorry TO learn that Hammond
Staley, son OF MIR. and Mrs. Allen A. Sta
ley, east OF town, is very sick. He has
not been well for some time, and is now
said to be threatened with typhoid fever.
Mrs. Florence Shepherd, who spent the
past winter in Washington, has returned
to her home in Shepherdstown for the
summer. Her friends will be glad TO
know that she is in excellent health.
Rev. Charles F. Freeman, OF Hamburg,
Pa, spent part OF the past week in Shop
herdStown, and Sunday morning preach
ed in the Reformed Church, OF which he
was formerly pastor.
Mrs. Mary Domer, OF this place, was
operated upon at the hospital in Charles
Town few days ago. The operation
was serious one, but it is thought that
she will recover.
Messrs. E. H. Reinhan and Baylor
Reinhart, Miss Julia Reinhart and Mr..
Wilmer Miller motored to Cumberland
this week 10 take in the Knights Templar
celebration.
Mr.. and Mrs. Geo. M. Beltzhoover, Jr.,
and their little daughter, OF Charles Town,
spent couple OF days here the past week
with Mr.. and Mrs. q. M. Beltzhoover.
Mr.. and Mrs. Charles A. Pearson and
their infant son, of Bluefield, W. Va, are
in Shepherdstown TO spend few weeks
with Mr.. and Mrs. B. S. Pendleton.
Mr.. and Mrs. Robert Plush and their
two children, OF Brunswick, Md, have
been visiting Mrs. Sallie Licklider in
Shepherdstown this week.
Mr.. John Ed. Schley, OF Philadelphia,
and Mr.. Harrison Hunter. OF Washington,
Pa. were in Shepherdstown a day or two
the past week.
Mrs Lawrence M. Lynch and her little
daughter, Ida Baldwin, of New York, are