Shepherdstown register. [volume] (Shepherdstown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1849-1955, 1915-02-25
Personal NOTES.
Miss Elizabeth Ward Lamon, Of Wash


ington, D. c., spent Sunday at Rock
Hill" with her brother, Mr.. A. A. Lamon,
who has been gravely i'll, but is much
improved at this writing. Miss Fannie
Eyer Miller has returned To- her home in
Washington after three weeks OF efficient
nursing OF her uncle, MIR. Lamon.
We were pleased to have a call this
morning from our friend Mr.. Nelson T..
Snyder, of the Shenandoah Junction
neigh5orhood. He is recuperating from
the recent operation he submitted to in
the Charles Town hospital.
MIR. and Mrs. Clarence B. Ollie return
ed from their honeymoon trip to the Ber-
mudas few days ago. Mr.. Ollie was
called to .Morgantown on business, but
Mrs. Ollie remained in ShepherdStown
for week or two.
Miss Lou D. Mann left on Monday for
Baltimore 10 buy her new stock OF spring
millinery and notions. She was accom-
panied by Miss Mabel Coffinbarger, who
expects 10 again secure a position as mil
liner.
Mr.. Lester w. Link, formerly OF Irving
ton, N. J., but who is with his relatives
in this county for time, was among our
callers on Friday last. He expects to
make his home in Springfield, Mass.
MIR. Russell Sanbower, who is motor
man on the Hagerstown electric railway,
was brought TO his home in Shepherds
town few days ago, suffering from a
very severe attack of rheumatism.
Miss M. c. Keplnger, who spent the
past couple OF months with her sister,
Mrs. Kate Orndorff, and other relatives
in Louisiana, has returned TO her home
near Shepherdstown.
Mr.. William E. Goodrich has moved
from Baltimore with his family and will
make his home in ShepherdStown. He
has rented house in the stone row on
New street.
Mr.. Frank Johnson, of Knott's mill, east
OF town, was a caller at the Register Of
flee this morning. He will have sale OF
household goods on March 9th.
Rev. Guy p. Bready preached last Sum
day in the Reformed Church at Boons-
boro, Md, and the first of the week visit
ed relatives in Adamstown, Nd.
Mrs. Dora A. Hout, Of Wanenton, Va,
spent a week visiting her sister, Mrs.
Bernia Billmyer, at her home, Wamsutta,
east OF town.
MIR. Wynkoop Lemen, formerly we'll
known resident of Scrabble, has been
very sick the past week at his home in
Martinsburg.
Little Bertha d. Manuel, daughter OF
MIR. and Mrs. Walter Manuel, has been
quite sick for few days at her home at
Bakerton.
Mr.. George SiSIer and his family, OF
Thayer, Missouri, formerly OF Shepherds
town, are visiting their relatives in this
section.
Mrs. Gotchall, of Huntington, w. Va,
spent a few days in ShepherdStown this
week with her daughter, Mrs. A. D. Ken
amond.
Mr.. and Mrs. Harrison Schley and their
little daughter, Mary Stockton, spent the
past week with relatives in Philadelphia.
Mr.. and Mrs. Walter M. Duke and
their little daughter spent Sunday and
Monday with relatives in HedgeSville.
Mr.. and Mrs. Homer Malone, ofWaSh-
ington, visited the family of Mr.. Walter
Mcdonald, near town, the past week.
Mr.. Max A. Niedentohl and Mr.. Hallet
d. Jones, both OF Waynesboro, Pa, have
been visiting Miss Helen Boswell
DR.. Howard Hodges and DR.. w. E.
Dntmeyer, of Harper'S Ferry, were in
Shepherdstown on Tuesday.
Miss Emily Huff, of Overlook, Pa, is
in ShepherdStown to spend week or two
with Miss Rachel Turner.
Mrs. c. H. Moore, of Charles Town,
spent last week with MIR. and Mrs. |. T.
Potteriield in this place.
Miss Mary Morris Mason, OF Charles
Town, is visiting Miss Margaret Potts at
Popodicon this week.
Mrs. Bessie Mccormick, of Benyville,
was a guestlast week at 1.-The Willows"
near Duifields.
Mrs. John Kiley, of Washington, is
visiting Mr.. and Mrs. J. w. Gardner,
near town.
Mr.. H. L. Wintermoyer has been sick
the past week with an attack OF erysip-
elias.
Mr.. Harris Hiedwohl has position in
a Photographic studio in Hagerstown.
Barn Burne d, Insane Man Arrested.
The large bank barn on the farm OF
John H. Swartz near Bunker Hill, Berke-
ley county, was destroyed by fire last
Saturday evening All IFS contents were
destroyed and fen cattle and six horses
were burned to death. The loss is placed
at S4 900, with insurance OF 81 800. Mr..
Swartz was away from home at the time.
{ Circumstances indicated that the barn had
been set aflre, and an investigation re-
suited in determination 10 arrest VIM.
c. Locke, who had small place in the
pine hills east OF Bunker Hill. Constable
NJ. L. Payne and John d. Payne arrested
Locke in a field at his home Monday al
ternoon, but only after severe struggle,
as the accused man fought terociously.
He was finally subdued and taken before
Magistrate Swimley. An examination by
Naoietrate Swimley and DR.. M. q. Hoff-