Shepherdstown register. [volume] (Shepherdstown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1849-1955, 1916-10-26
Personal NOTES.

Potts, to st. Paul, where she will meet
Bishop Huntington and Bishop Graves,
and on November I'd will sail with them
on the ocean liner, Empress OF ASIA
for Yokohama, which she expects to
reach about November 18th. Miss Potts
will be absent about six months, spending
the time in Tokyo with her cousin, Mrs.
Otto Won Borcke, who was formerly Miss
isabelle Lands, OF Philadelphia. Miss
Lands, it will be recalled, married Lieu
tenant Won Burcke, OF the German army,
several years ago. When the great war
broke out he was with his regiment at
Using Tau, which the Japanese besieged
and finally captured, taking prisoner the
German defenders. For the past year
or more he has been prisoner OF war on
one OF the islands of Japan. His wife,
who has remained in Japan so as to be
as near him as possible, is in Tokyo with
her little son year and a-half old, and it
is at her solicitation that Miss Potts goes
on this long journey. Mrs. Won Borcke
will meet her in Yokohama, and is antici-
pating great deal OF pleasure in having
a near relative with her in that far-otf
foreign city. We hope that MISS Potts
may have safe and pleasant voyage.
Mrs. John Kyd Beckenbaugh and her
son Howard are with Mr.. and Mrs. Ed
ward L. Reinhart, where they expect to
remain until they open up the home at
Ferry Hill farm, opposite Shepherdstown.
They have but recently returned from FL
Paso, Texas, where they went to be near
Captain Beckenbaugh, who has been
there for some months with his company,
in response TO the call OF the President
for an army on the Mexican border. The
First Maryland Regiment, in which Cap
tain Beckenbaugh commands Company
B, OF Hagerstown, has been ordered
home, and after week or two in Balti-
more the members will be relieved from
duty. Captain Beckenbaugh will be home
probably next week or the week after.
We shall all be glad to see him again.
Lieutenant and Mrs. N. Butler BriScoe
and Misses Nellie and Mary Moore, oil
the Charles Town neighborhood, have
been guests this week OF Mr.. and Mrs.
]. w. Gardner, near Shepherdstown.
Lieutenant Briscoe Is an officer OF the
United States Army, and he and Mrs.
Briscoe have but recently returned from
the Philippine Islands, where he has been
on duty for some years past. They are
travelling in an automobile and are finding
much pleasure in renewing acquaintance
with their friends in this section. They
expect TO visit through Virginia and will
probably drive TO Cincinnati. Lieutenant
Briscoe is Jefferson county boy, and
his friends and relatives here are glad TO
greet him and his wife again.
Mr.. Charles Schley. of PitSburg, has
been in Shepherdsiown The past week
visiting his relatives and friends. Mr..
Schley has nc; been well the past year,
and after undergoing serious operation
in a hospital, has been recuperating in
the mountains near Chambersburg. His
many friends here are glad to know that
he is much better, and we join with them
in the hope that he may soon be entirely
well again.
Mrs. Arthur Conradi and her little son,
who have been here for several months
visiting Mr. and Mrs. 7. H. Davis, left
on Tuesday for their home in San Fran
cisco. They expect to reach their desti-
aaton Saturday night if all goes well.
MIS-. Conrad was formerly Miss Louise
Welshans.
Mrs. Elizabeth B. Boswell has been
appointed teacher of the Silver Grove
public school, near Harper's Ferry. She
succeeds Miss Bertha Baker, who will
get the place in the Harper's Ferry schoo
made vacant by the resignation OF Miss
Margaret Shugart.
Mrs. J. H. Coffin and Miss Ceile Har-
low, of Washington, are guests OF Mrs.
Samuel J. Hodges in Shepherdstown.
Mrs. Hodges gave very pleasant lunch
con and bridge party last Saturday as a
compliment to her visitors.
Mr.. ]. B. Osbourn, OF the Duffields
neighborhood, is in Lexington, Va, AT
tending the meeting OF the Virginia Synod
OF the Presbyterian Church. He isadele-
gate from Elk Branch Church.
Mrs. Harvey w. Harmer, OF Clarksburg,
w. Va :, is here for visit TO her parents,
Mr.. and Mrs. H. c. Marten. Mrs. Mar
ten, who has been sick for several weeks,
is now improving.
Mr.. John N. Shackleford, OF Shenan-
doah Junction, was among our callers
yesterday. He will have public sale OF
stock, farming implements, etc., on No
vember 9th.
Mrs. Anna Lindenkohl, OF Washington,
is at the home of her parents, Mr.. and
Mrs. A. c. Morgan, near Shepherdstown,
where she expects 10 spend some time.
Mrs. M. L. Hickey spent the past two
weeks with her niece, Mrs. w. P. Nico-
demus, in Brunswick, returning in time
for the Holliday-Miller wedding.
Mr.. and Mrs. Templin LickIider, OF
Norfolk, Va, were here for few days
the past week TO visit Mr.. Licklider's
father, MIR. c. A. Licklider.
MIR. and Mrs. Templin Licklider, oil
Norfolk. Va, have been in Shepherds
town the past week visiting Mr.. and Mrs.
c. A. Licklider.
Mr.. Roy Alder, who spent the sum-
mer with his uncle, Mr.. c. M. Lemen,
west OF town, has returned TO his home