Shepherdstown register. [volume] (Shepherdstown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1849-1955, 1916-12-14
SHARPSBURG NEWS.

Representatives of Chamberlain's Viz
ginia Battery have applied to the super
intendent Of the Antietam Battlefield FOL
site at the west end of the Piper farm
lane 10 erect suitable marker TO this or
ganization, which took an active part in
the battle on the afternoon OF September
II, 1862. The Battlefield Commission
made special provisions on Stark and
Cornfield avenues, the Union forces &c
erect monuments or markers on the north
side and the Southern forces on the south
side OF these wide avenues, without hav-
ing to buy ground. We hope there will
be many more TO follow OF the Southern
veterans.
John D Remsburg disposed OF two
four horse loads OF fat hogs last week,
and among them were some very large
ones.
George NJ Snavely, our auto and horse
liveryman, is suffering with very sore
foot, caused by an ingrown toe-nail.
DR.. E M. CARROT has disposed OF his
soda fountain and icecream outfit TO
Robert Shipley of Shepherdstown.
James Kidwell, OF Baltimore, spent a
week with his daughter. Mrs. Eugene
Wilhelm He comes uD every fall to as
sist with butchering and take rabbit
hunt
Oliver Thomas, OF Allentown, Pa,
spent last week with his mother, Mrs
Jasper N. Thomas, at Porterstown. Mr..
Thomas is silk weaver.
Quite number of the farmers OF this
vicinity took advantage OF the fine weather
last week and did considerable ploughing
for corn next spring.
Mrs. Myrtle Delaney and children
were visiting Mrs VIM. Starliper near
BakerSvllle.
Guy Lewis and Misses Charlotte Ell
chelberger and Edna Munday. OF Ha-
gerstown, spent several days with the
families OF Jerome Lewis and John Ell
chelberger near Mountain Lock.
Jacob Painter and his son-in-law, Wal
ter Weaver, butchered six hogs last week
that weighed 1855 pounds, the heaviest
one weighing 4S7. Nearly one and a-half
tons of pork ]. c. Liskey, near Sharps-
burg, butchered some fine porkers-four
OF them weighing 1912 Their weights
were respectively, 523. 500, 463 and 456
pounds. Eugene Wilhelm killed three
hogs that weighed nearly l,400 pounds
and Edward Nose three that weighed
1900 pounds.
David Hess spent week with his rela-
tiveS al Harrisburg, Pa, his former home
Elias Spong was taken very i'll last Fri
day morning, being belfast for several
Gays; but we are glad 10 say he is able to
be about again.
The Sunday school scholars and teach
ers are practicing in the different church.
eS for their Christmas exercises.
S. L. Walker, relief agent OF the N. &
w Railway. is at Antietam Station dur
ing Philip Groves illness, he having
been confined to his bed for week or
so. He is better now.
Leonard Highbarger has secured EN-
ployment with EYerly's store in Hagers-
town.
Mrs. Repass, of Roanoke, Va, is here
visiting Mr. and Mrs. Sheridan Benner
and other friends.
The pupils of the freshman and sopho-
more classes of the Sharpsburg High
School have arranged TO have published
a school magazine OF about four issues
each year Those wishing to subscribe
for the magazine will address the princi-
pal OF the public school. The magazine
will be composed OF short stories, poems,
essays and jokes, also many business
advertisements, etc.
Mrs, ] c. Wilson and her daughter,
Miss Alice, have on exhibition their annual
display OF fancy articles for the Xmas
holidays, consisting OF fancy handmade
silks, satins, linens, all suitable for pres
ents for both old and young.
Miss Mary Wilson has returned home
on her Christmas vacation.
A dance will be held in the Red Mems
hall in this place on the night of Friday,
Daremhar 9th