Shepherdstown register. [volume] (Shepherdstown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1849-1955, 1915-10-14
Personal NOTES.

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Rentch, ESQ.,, is among the visitors to tn,
Hagerstown fair this week. Despite hi.
"a years, Mr.. Rentch is still deeply in
terested in the fair, and as he is feeling
unusually spry this year he will attent
two days, though he says he scarcely ha.
the time to spare from business. Mr.
Rentch attended the first fair held in Ha.
gerstown and has been going regularl,
ever since-having been present at some
fifty-odd of these annual exhibitions
He refers with pride to the fact that hi
has never yet been buncoed, though hi
came very near getting in trouble once
during the war, when the Yankees acted
kind o'mean.
Mr.. John T. Porterfield, one of thu
prominent young lawyers of Charlie:
Town, was in Shepherdstown last Sat.
urday, on business and pleasure com.
bined. Mr.. Porterfield will be candi.
date for prosecuting attorney for Jefferson
county next year, and there is no doub
that he will make good run. He is {
capable and popular man. and would fill
the office very acceptabiy if he should BIT
elected. The people of this section o
the county lave warm spot in their hear
for Mr.. Porterfield.
Mrs. Thos. c. Miller, who spent tht
past summer at her old home in Tennes.
see, has returned to Shepherdstown
Prof. and Mrs. Miller are occupying tht
dwelling formerly owned by H
p. Schley, on the lot where the new dor
mitory is in course of construction. Prof
Miller is experimenting the erection o
the dormitory, and a good deal of his tim,
is required at that place.
Mr.. John II. Schoppert is in Morgan
town this week attending the sessions o
the Grand Lodge OF Independent OrdeI
of Odd Fellows of West Virginia. He i:
the representative OF Caledonia Lodge, o
Shepherdstown. Mr.. E. T. Licklider
who is an officer OF the Grand Lodge, i:
also in attendance.
Mrs. Robert Gibson has returned from
Atlantic City, where she has been TO
several weeks recuperating from recen
severe illness and operation. Although
she is still weak, Mrs. Gibson now seem!
to be on the way to complete recovery
and it is hoped that her health may speed
lily be restored.
Mrs. Charles E. Shaw, of Lappans
Md, is at her old home near town t
spend some time with her parents, Mr.
and Mrs. Robert M. Lucas. Mrs. Shaw
has not been in good health for somt
months, but we join with her friends herr
in the hope that she may soon be entirel!
we'll again.
Mr.. Edward T. Lickider was in Balti
more the past week TO see his brother
Mr.. Charles A. Licklder. The latter ha:
been quite sick for the past couple o
months. His friends here hope that hi
may soon be on the mend.
Mr.. Milton w. Wisler, who has beer
experimenting the erection OF bridge a
Butler, Pa, has returned TO Shepherds
town, having finished the work. He ex'
poets to spend most OF the winter here.
Mr.. Elias Kidwier, of Brunswick, Md.
but formerly of Shepherdstown and
student at Shepherd College, has beer
appointed TO position as teacher in the
public schools of Charleston, W. Va.
Mrs. H. M. Turner lett Yesterday fol-
Philadelphia for visit OF some week:
with her daughter, Mrs. Craig HUFF. Mrs
HUFF, who had been quite i'll, is abou
well again.
Mr.. o. H. Grubbs, assistant agent o
the Norfolk & Western Railway at this
place, has gone to his old home at Wal
nut Cove, N. c., for vacation.
Mr.. Norman Crowl, who has been en-
ployed in McKeesport, Pa, is at his home
in this place taking an enforced rest or
account of an infected foot.
Mr.. w. Gilmore Neill, of Washington
paymaster in the U. S. Navy, spent the
week end in Shepherdstown with hi:
mother, Mrs. Ida H. Neill.
Messrs. VIM. b. Snyder and Charlie:
R. Owens and Miss Rachel Snyder lef
yesterday morning in an automobile for
brief trip TO Baltimore.
MIR. A. M. Best, from the Keller neigh
borhood, and Mr.. w. J. Knott, from
south of town, were among our callers OF
Friday last.
Misses Lillian and Elizabeth Melestel
have gone TO Hagerstown 10 spend TIT
week with relatives and friends.
Miss Sallie Page Andrews leaves Frui
Hill Farm today, ard will 60 to Charles
Town TO spend some time.
Mrs. Charles Walper and her two chill
dren are visiting her sister, Mrs. L. e
Athey, at Waterbury, Md.
Miss Hortense Britner leaves today TO
Pittsburg, Pa, where she will spend tht
winter with her relatives.
Miss Mary Tenant, OF McKeesport
Pa, is in Shepherdstown visiting he
uncle, Mr.. @. w. Entler.
Mr.. S. ]. Hodges spenta couple OF day
in Baltimore on business this week.