Shepherdstown register. [volume] (Shepherdstown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1849-1955, 1915-04-22
SHARPSBURG NEWS.

Thieves stole from Mrs. John Hoover
one night last week thirteen line, large
Plymouth Rock hens. They pried one oi
the boards off of the rear OF the hen
house. Mrs. Hoover had weighed few
of the hens and some weighed 8 pounds.
Mrs. Benjamin Jackson is up from
Washington, stopping with her daughter.
Mrs. Chas. N. Hoffmaster.
Seymour Fisher came up from Roanoke
and spent few days with his relatives
here.
Douglas and Dudley Cotton, formerly
of Hagerstown, are spending week with
Mr.. and Mrs. VIM. F. Blackford'S family,
Cemetery Hill. The boys will 90 from
here TO Maine 10 join their mother.
The Misses Rebecca and Enola Miller,
living in the drug store building, are both
on the sick list.
David q. Otto, living on Cemetery
Hill, has had his clearinghouse painted.
DR.. Mack K. Wilson. OF Davis, w. Va,
was in Baltimore on business and stop
ped here for couple of days with his
mother and sister.
Harry Thomas was in Baltimore last
week on a business trip, arranging to
purchase oil for the oiling OF Main street,
or portion OF 1t.
The Masons are arranging to have con-
crete pavementS put down on ooth SIDES
OF their building.
A. D. Crow and Ellsworth Roulette were
delegates 10 the K. OF =. Grand Lodge
meeting in Baltimore last week.
Mrs. Edward Hebb is spending some
time with her son, WILDER Hebb. at the
Shepherdstown lock.
lanes Farley, his wife, his son Ralph
and their aunt, Mrs. VIM. Farley, are all
on the sick list at their home near town.
Business is booming with Robert Nc
Graw, who represents Cole Bros, a light
ning-rod company OF ST. Louis. He has
purchased new wagon from Henry
Zimmerman, OF Keedysville.
George Poffenberger put SIX young
calves in the Philadelphia Brigade park
or pasture on Thursday OF last week and
the next morning found all OF them dead
but one. They are supposed to have been
poisoned.
William Bowers has had erected in front
OF his home new porch the length OF
the house and concrete sidewalk put
down. The old house has been improved
so much one can hardly realize that it
ever looked like it was when Mr.. Bowers
purchased it. ,
Archie Williams, colored farm hand
working for William Lyme, was leading
a bull to KeedySvile one day last week
when il turned on him and used him up
so that he has hardly been able to get
around since.
Antietam Post No. IA, q. A. r., will
hold memorial services at the BakerSville
church Sunday, May Both. Memorial
day exercises will be held on Monday,
MAY 31st, at Antietam National Cemetery,
by order OF the War Department, as the
Both comes on Sunday.
Willard Cox has gone TO Hagerstown
with his father and has employment with
the Western Maryland Railroad.
Misses Anna and Martha Reilly have
returned to their home here after visiting
their sister, Mrs. Dulin, in Baltimore.
Miss Mary Margaret Mongan visited
Albert Leaf and family at Hall Way tor
several days.
Everett Rohrer, son Of Mr.. and Mrs.
Newton Rohrer, and Miss Mary Spong,
daughter OF Mr.. and Mrs. Samuel Spong,
were married in this place last Saturday
night by Rev. A. A. Kerlin at the Luth-
eran parsonage. The calithumpian band
serenaded them.
William Hines, who is attending school
at Morgantown, has been spending part
OF his vacation here with his uncle and
aunt, Mr.. and Mrs. VIM. Coin. Zim
Hines, OF Roanoke, has been here on a
visit for some weeks also.
Clipp & Beachley are making a number
OF Improvements to the residence OF Ohio
Burtner, living near the Burnside Bridge.
Charles Gross has been on the sick list
several days this week.
Mrs. Lulu Hemphill and son Paul and
his wife, all Of HagerStoWn, spent Sunday
with relatives here.
Andy Mills, of Antietam Iron Works,
has force of Hagerstown painters paint
ing his new dwelling house.
DR.. VIM. 7. High6arger and wife, OF
Moorefield, w. Va, are here visiting
Robert L. Highbarger and his sisters.
The doctor is looking well.
Mr.. Sands, the Dixie moving picture
man, is here this week. He has his tents
erected on K. F. DeLauney'S lot near the
Antietam Hotel and gives exhibitions
every night this week. He has every
thing up to date.