Shepherdstown register. [volume] (Shepherdstown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1849-1955, 1916-11-23
SHARPSBURG NEWS.

Harry LoWman, son OF August Low
man. tenant on one OF James Snyder's
farms, huSked 10 bushels OF corn from
o'clock in the morning TO $50 in the
evening. My informant says that the
corn was as clean as the average husker
does his work. Who can beat if?
Jacob Painter Bender, a canal boat cap
tain, was taken sick on his boat at Cum
berland and his son-in-law, Charles
Cramer, brought him home on the rail-
road.
Charles Leatherman has commenced
making broomS for the farmers. They
bring their own material and Mr.. Leather
man makes very good broom.
Mr.. and Mrs. Ernest Highbarger, OF
| HagerstoWn, came down and spent a
couple OF days with Mr.. Highbarger's
mother and sister.
Mrs. Stewart Grayson and her two
children and Mrs. Curtis, Of Vienna, Va,
were here visiting Mrs. Martha Pry and
daughter.
Harry Angle, who has the contract 10
dig number of holes for the c. & p.
Telephone Company between Boonsboro
and SharpSburg, has purchased from
David Marshall his house on wheels and
is quartered in il while at work.
Captain Monath has bought piece OF
ground from Charles Dorsey, adjoining
Canadian & Hoover'S garage, and will
erect on it storage building for the gov
eminent tools, etc.
Val Smith and family and Mrs. Went
worth, OF Waynesboro, Pa, spent day
last week at their new bungalo near their
club-hous along the river. Delaney
brothers just recently gave ii a painting
inside and outside.
George Poffenberger, living near the
Dunkard Church, lost by death driving
horse.
Your correspondent will soon have TO
commence some hoggiSh talk, for the
butchering season has about begun. You
know we are great people TO raise big
hogs over here and some OF our readers
look to see who has the largest.
Mr.. and Mrs. Lloyd S. Grove. OF Nor
folk, Va, are here with their aunt, Miss
Alice Mumma, for couple OF weeks stay.
Mrs. Maggie Hoiimaster is spending
several weeks with the family of c. l..
Main in HagerStown.
Victor Smith killed his large hog last
Thursday. 1t weighed 69l pound. One
other weighed 426pounds. They skinned
the large one as they would beef.
Joseph Hines, OF Roanoke, spent sew
eral days with William Yesterdays family
near town.
Miss Martha Delauder, of Paramount,
spent week with Mrs. Mary Otto in this
place.
Rev. Chas. E. Shaw, who has been
pastor of the Episcopal Church for the
paat four years, has accepted a call 10
Westminster, Md.
John Grayson took 10 Cumberland Sun
day his aunt Martha Pry and Miss Louise
Pry from this place and Mrs. Curtis and
Mrs. Stewart Grayson and two children,
OF Vienna, Va. John says he made two
trips 10 Frostburg, from there during the
day.
Charles McGraw and Carney Hoffmas-
ter have gone to HagerStown and secured
employment with the Logging factory.
Mrs. Flossie Weaver, from near
Keedysvlle, spent several days with her
cousin, Miss Mary Houser, at the toll
gate house at the Dunkard Church.
George Thomas, OF Alexandria, Va,
is here with his brother, Harry |. E.
Thomas, on hunting trip
Seymour fisher, of Roanoke, Va, who
has been at the Johns Hopkins Institute
in Baltimore for the past six weeks,
taking treatment for some internal troubles,
stopped off here 10 see his father, John
w. Fisher. Seymour says his condition
is greatly improved.