Shepherdstown register. [volume] (Shepherdstown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1849-1955, 1916-10-05
PERSONAL NOTES.


the past week, having met his sister
Mrs. Green, in Cincinnati, and accom-
panied her to Charles Town. Mr.. Show
has been living in the wild and woolly
county of Mcdowell for a number ofyears
but he has retained his old-time Jefier-
Sonian Democracy and is still enthusiastic
in his political beliefs. He says that there
is going to be gre at change in Nc
Dowell county this fall, for hundreds oil
men who have been Republicans are 60
ing to vote for Woodrow Wilson and the
whole Democratic State ticket. He says
that there is revolt against Judge Rob-
inSon and that the laboring men are moi
going to support Mr.. Hughes. He de-
clares that the Democrats of that section
OF the State have never been as hopeful
as they are now.
We were pleased TO have a call on
Tuesday from Hon. Ira. E. Robinson,
Republican candidate for Governor, who
was in Shepherdstown in company with
Mr.. Ferguson, newspaper man oil
Wheeling, and Hon. John 0. Henson, oil
Martinsburg. Judge Robinson was cir
culatlng among the voters in this section
and delivered speech in Charles Town
Tuesday night He is sanguine of his
election and claims that he will carry the
State by 10000 plurality. Of this, how
ever, as much as we love him, 1--WE haze
our dootS."
Mrs. Myra Show Green, formerly oil
Angeles, California, for the past thirteen
years, has come East with her two
daughters, Misses Elizabeth and Dorothy
and they will spend the winter in Charles
Town with DR.. A. o. Albin. II is likely
that they will make their home in Charles
Town, as Mrs. Green has not been in
good health and will prefer to remain
among her kinfolk.
Messrs. John H. Lemen and Harmon
L. Couchman, OF Berkeley county, LEFT
last week for Crookston, Minnesota,
where il is expected that settlement will
be made of the estate OF the late Wynkoop
Lemen, brother and brother-in-la OF the
above named. Mr.. Lemen left consid-
cradle estate in Minnesota, and the at
torney who has been in charge in Crooks
ton is now ready, it is said, to make final
settlement.
Mrs. Kate Keesecker and Miss Bette
Keesecker and Mrs. Charles ]. Miller
leave on Friday for Toledo, Ohio, where
they will visit Mrs. c. w. Phelps and
Mrs. Chas. F. Kruger. Mrs. Miller will
remain about three weeks, but Mrs. Kee-
seeker and Miss Bette expect 10 spend
the winter there with their relatives. We
hope that they may all have safe and
pleasant journey.
We were pleased to have call last
Monday from Mr.. George w. Summers
the well-known West Virginia newspa-
paper correspondent in Washington, who
was making an automobile trip from thai
city to Charleston. Mr.. Summers was
delighted with his trip through this Sec
ton OF the State, where our great apple
orchards are now so beautiful in their rich
fruition.
Mrs. Mollie Folk and Miss Sarah Folk
left the first of the week for Huntington
where they have been attending the
meeting OF the State convention OF the
United Daughters Of the Contederacy
Mrs. Folk is the representative OF the
ShepherdStown chapter.
Mr.. Geo. M. Beltzhoover has beer
confined 10 his home IN this place the
past week by an infected loot, which has
given him good deal of annoyance
The trouble seems to have started iron
something like an d-fashioned stone
bruise.
Mrs. Thomas F. Jones, of Blllmyer':
Mill. has been in WASHINGTON visiting heI
daughter, Mrs. A. E. Craig. DR.. ant
Mrs. Craig brought her home in thei
automobile last Saturday and spent the
weekend with Mr.. and Mrs. Jones.
Hon. George M. Bowers, OF Martins.
burg, Member OF Congress from this
district and candidate for reelection or
She Republican ticket, was in Shepherds
t0wn on Tuesday and favored the Register
odtice with call.
Mrs. Don "A. Carr, of Seattle, Wash,
maton. formerly Miss Agnes Reltzhoover
~ .Shepherdstown, is here visiting hel
parents, Mr.. and Mrs. Geo. M. Beltz-
noover. Her friends here are glad to see
her again.
Mrs. George Licklider has arrived here
from Mountain Lake Park, where she
spent the latter part of the summer, anc
is with the family of Mr.. VIM. c. Link
near town.
Mrs. Ella Billmyer has gone TO Ham
burg, Pa, where she expects TO spend
the winter with her son-in-laW and
daughter, Rev. and Mrs. Chas. F. Free
man.
Mr.. and Mrs. John w. James, of Wash
ington, and Miss Louise Show, OF Baltl-
more, visited Mrs. Fannie Show in Shep-
herdstown the past week.
Mr.. and Mrs. Jas. S. Phillips have closed
their house west of town and have moved
to the Hotel Rumsey, where they expect
10 remain for some time.
Miss Eleanor Crowl, night telephone
operator at the Shepherdstown exchange
has been quite sick the past week at hei
home on Main street.
Mr.. and Mrs. G. Franklin Lyme lef1
Yesterday for visit of couple otweeks
with friends and relatives in Carlisle and
York, Pa.
Mrs. A. w. Finly. who has been in
Shepherdstown for several months at f1er
old home, leaves tomorrow tor her home
in Detroit.
Miss Corinne Rogers has gone to Hin
ton, w. Va, where she will spend some
weeks visiting Mrs. Walter Fredeking.
Mrs. r. L. Wysong, who has been Wis
iting in Washington for some time past,
has returned to her home at Duffields.
Mr.. Vaughan Bowly, of Hartford,
Conn, formerly of Shepherdstown, spent
a day or two here the past week.
Miss May Triggs, of Berkeley county,
was among the callers at the Register Of
flee on Monday last.
Mrs. Henry c. Marten has been on the
sick list the past week.
Whiskey Destroys Mother and Son.
A very distressing tragedy occurred last
Saturday night at Point OF Rocks, Mary
land, and again fearful indictment is
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