Shepherdstown register. [volume] (Shepherdstown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1849-1955, 1916-04-13

best wishes OF their many Hlthus.
Allen McGraw has rented part OF the
house occupied by his mother and started
housekeeping. His mother, now MIS-.
Nm. Fisher, who is canal boat captain,
has gone with her husband, having quit
the confectioner and icecream business.
A little twelve pound son was born 10
MIR. and Mrs. Harry Hoover, living at the
west end OF town.
VIM. Bowers, former canal boat cap
tain, who had his boat taken rom MN
several wears back, has been relnStateo
and is at the old business again.
Mrs. Eliza Butterbaugh. OF Baltimore,
was here visiting her parents, Mr.. ana
Mrs. 8. F. Otto, and sister, Mrs. Houston
Carnahan.
George Beeler is erecting large corn
crIb and hogpen on the K. r. Delaney
properly. occupied by Clum Haines.
Mrs. Edward Carter and son Howard
spent several days with her sister, Mrs.
Charles Nichols, al Brunswick.
Morris Pashen, OF Hagerstown, was
here last week buying some fine horses.
Iohn Gouff was off duty for three days
last week. They say he was seeing MS
best girl, and some seem to think ne was
married.
Miss Fannie Pashen was in Baltimore
last week buying her fathers spring stock
OF goods.
Whitfield GraySou, who was conducting
A grocery store in the KuhE building, has
moved from there back up 10 one OF his
mothers houses and is selling out his
stock of goods al cost.
lanes Maddern, OF BoonSboro, gave
motion picture show in the Red Mems
hail last Wednesday night Jimmie was
a week too late. as about 100 or more OF
our town people LEFT on the canal boat
ing, but he had tair house.
Mrs B. + Roulette'S sons sold through
Howard Bros Hagerstown. 10 tons OF as
fine timothy hay as has gone through our
town for some time. II was shipped TO
Washington.
There has been but very little ploughing
done by the farmers in this Vicinity, oW-
ing to the wet weather.
Postmaster Otto has papered the post
Office and made number OF minor I'M
provements that add very much to us
appearance.
Talk about gardening-one can look
everywhere and see them digging ano
planting onions and cabbage. The flne
weather OF the past week has hustled
them up.
s. 5. Stouifer had his stone crusher at
work crushing stone for John D. RemS-
burg for concrete and building purposes.
Miss Armenia Snavely spent several
DAYS in Baltimore city last week with
friends.
Charles Fisher and sister, OF Cumber-
land. spent several days and Mrs. Char
lotte Carter and Earl Rowe. from near
ShepherdStown. spent Sunday with MI
and Mrs. William Rowe al the Snyder
landing place.
Iohn Hine captured three young red
foxes and killed one. He sold several OF
them to be made pets OF.
Frank Thomas, who had been clerking
IN the CARROT drug store, has quit his
position and the drug store will be closed
until disposed OF by the doctor.
Henry Poffenberger, who has been
here during the winter, left last week Tor
his home in Goldfeld. Nevada, where he
IS interested in gold mining.
John Benner, our blacksmith, put shoes
on all OF the canal toWage Company'S
mules before they started for Cumberland.
Mrs. John Strine, living at Porterstown,
was given a handkerchief shower on her
73d birthday. She has them to burn
now-so many were given her.
lanes Fisher, who went West about
. years ago, is on his way East to spend
some time with relatives and friends.
Ohio Kaylor, Hood Fisher, Ohio Burt
uer and George Church have planted poles
for a telephone line from Porterstown to
their farms, and the c. & p. Telephone
Company will erect the wires and put IN
phones. This will be quite convenience
TO these men
o. T. Rohrer bought OF Charles Smith
the house and Is acres OF land. 10 OF II
cleared mountain land and 10 in young
growth, for $500. Mr.. Rohrer resides at
this place.
Mrs. Annie K. Reilly and daughter,
Miss Anna, spent several days in keedys-
vile assisting Mrs. Homer Jones with
their moving into the Raleigh Domer Ho-
tel building.
Jacob Snyder and son Frank, residing
in Keedysvllle, were getting load OF
wood in The mountain near Trego, when
they came across all OF the parts OF two
guns except the WOOD work, cartridge and
cap boxes and parts ofthe rusted canteenS,
some cartridges and caps and other ar
tiCles for the gun, also number OF but
tons from uniforms that had been hidden
there during the Civil War.
Jacob STRIDE has been assisting Charles
LaNn in his harness shop. Mr.. Lakln
has been very busy making and repairing
harness for the c. & D. Canal Company.
Raleigh Sherman, OF Washington, d.
c., is here tor months stay with his
aunt, Mrs. Ella Smith, who returned from
a visit with Mr.. Sherman and his mother
in Washington.
About l4O mules were brought here
IRON their winter quarters. The 0oatmen
will start an squads OF eight or ten this
week. This is very muliSh town for
short while before they leave for Cum
berland on the canal.
George Kretzer, who has been living
for number OF years at Antietam Iron
Works, has moved to the horse shoe
bend farm now owned by Samuel ).
Stouifer. Mr.. Kretzer is well-known
among fishermen, being their guide at that
place.
Alex. Crow found very large copper
coin on his farm last week, dated 1877.
Ii is we'll preserved.
Mrs. Philip Grove returned home after
a months visit with Mrs. CIV. Reichard,
OF Springfield, OHIO.
Some OF the canal boat captains had TO
leave FOR Cumberland short-handed-
several had only the wife and husband,
owing to scarcity of hands.
Mrs. Beckenbaugh and the sons OF Rev.
Mr.. Cotton were visiting Mr.. and Mrs.
VIM. F. Blackiord's family on Cemetery
Hill. The boys have Just returned IRON
their winter home in Maine,