Shepherdstown register. [volume] (Shepherdstown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1849-1955, 1916-11-16
shARPSBURG NEWS.

Houston Carnahan has purchased from
Charles Dorsey an acre of ground oppo-
site Mrs. Morgan Miller's residence, along
the Hagerstown pike, and will erect a
building IS feet long and 80 feet wide to
beIused as a garage. All other towns have
garages, and one will surely pay here,
and we wish him success in his under
taking.
Miss Daisy McGraw spent several days
with her brother, Aaron McGraw, in Ha-
gerstown.
Mrs. Sarah Stride, wife of Benjamin
Stride, died at their home in this place
on Monday, aged 60 years, s months and
2 days. She had been an invalid for some
years. She is survived by her husband,
but no children. The funeral was held
in the Lutheran Church Wednesday at |
O'Clock, services by Rev. kerlln. Inter-
ment in Mountain View Cemetery.
Mrs. Grace Butts and her husband and
Leonard Swain, of Hagerstown, spent
several days here with their father, Henry
Swain.
Mr.. and Mrs. David Hetzel and Mr..
and Mrs. Jesse Cook, of Bakerton, spent
Sunday with Mr.. and Mrs. Samuel Boyer.
F. H. DeLauneYsand 0. T. Reilly were
walking out the Hagerstown pike last
Sunday afternoon, when they saw a large
flock of partridges fly up. One missed
its bearings and hit a tree, killing itself.
Leonard Swain and some friends were
out hunting on Monday, when land
owner got after Leonard, who swan
across the canal in order to escape.
Mr.. and Mrs. Harry Wielman have
sold their home here, the Hout property,
and moved TO Westminster, Md, where
they will reside in the future. Miss Susie
has been a resident of this place for some
years. and her many friends will miss her.
DR.. !. L. Hitchcock, OF New York City,
formerly OF Hartford, Conn.,, was visitor
TO the old fighting ground OF the 10th
Connecticut Volunteers last Saturday.
The doctor, who was then very young
man, was assigned TO help care for the
wounded on the Otto farm, where his
regiment was engaged in wnat was then
the 40-acre cornfield of the Sherrick farm
He visited the new barn on the site OF the
old one and the spring-house and spring
where he carried water for the wounded.
An absolute divorce from Joseph ..
Butterbaugh. on statutory grounds, was
granted in Circuit Court No. 2, November
10th, to Mrs. LYDIA Butterbaugh, formerly
LYDIA Otto, of Sharpsburg, now living
with her sister, Mrs. Arthur Frey, in Bal
timore. Mrs Butterbaugh was granted
the custody OF her son, Ronald, 6 years
old. The couple was married August Is,
1909, and separated February Is, 1915.
Lester Bender, who has been working
at the Antietam Hotel, has quit and gone
to Washington to work on street car.
Mrs. VIM. Alexander, of Washington,
is spending some time with Mr.. and Mrs.
Harry !. E. Thomas in this place.
Joseph Hammond lost by death good
young driving horse. II had been sick
with lung fever and last Friday night
broke out OF his stable and died in the
alley at Samuel Boyer's stable.
Raleigh Sherman was summoned home
TO Washington Monday morning by the
sudden illness of his mother, Mrs. p. E.
Dye, who resides in that city.
Mrs. Lester Otto and son Ensor, after
an absence of two months with her pa
rents. Mr.. and Mrs. J. o. Butterbaugh, at
Paramount. Md, have returned TO their
home here.
Some person or persons stole from
Mrs. Frank Roulette, living near Bloody
Lane, five bushels of wheat one night last
week. II hasn't been so long since quite
a number of chickens were stolen from
them.
Miss Katherine Bailey, Of Charles Town,
w. Va, was visiting Miss Jane Bushong
last week for several days.
Hezzie Thomas, Benjamin Jackson and
Carl Smith, OF Washington, came up to
vote and remained for couple OF days.
Some person backed into the iron
fence entrance to the observation tower
last week. breaking one OF the posts oil.
Captain Monath had il repaired.