Shepherdstown register. [volume] (Shepherdstown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1849-1955, 1916-09-14
sHARpsBURG NEWS.

The public schools opened last week
with very large attendance, with these
teachers: Prof John W. Eavey, pnnci-
pal; Allen Poffenberger, assistant prlnci-
pal; Misses Annie Rhode, Berthe Num-
ma. Bertha Myers and Helen Highbarger.
The total enrolment is about 200. Miss
Bertha Mumma has over 10 in her room.
MISS Julia CuShwa, OF Hagerstown,
spent a couple OF days with DIR. Bushong S
family here.
Fred Long and sister. Miss Ruth, who
have been with their grandparents IN
RohrersvilIe, are spending some time
with their parents here, Mr.. and Mrs.
Ezra Long.
Kerfoot and Ward. who purchased the
Kerlin property near the big spring, are
building an S0-foot addition TO the build
ing. Cook and HaineS are doing the
work.
Harry Lakin Seaman and his son Harry,
OF Norfolk, Va, are spending couple OF
weeks with their uncle and aunt, Mr..
and Mrs. John Farley.
Mrs. Benjamin Stride is seriously Ill al
their home in this place. She IS almost
blind and helpless.
Houston Canadian and Whitfield Gray
son were running cab lines during the
Morgan's Grove fair.
DR.. and Mrs. J. r. Jack, Mr.. and Mrs.
K. Nc. Bridgeorge and James H. Gallagher,
OF New Alexandra, Pa, were visitors TO
the battlefield last Saturday, and by the
guides request made run TO Shepherds
Town. Mr.. Galagher'S father was a MEM
Der of the nth Pennsylvania Reserve
Regiment, OF Meade's division. They
were highly pleased with their visit here
and especially the trip across the river 10
ShepherdStown, and remarked that the
national cemetery was much nicer than
Gettysburg'S. They took dinner at the
Nicodemus House and said they had a
splendid dinner and better than they got
at So house at Gettysburg during their
visit there.
Seymore Fisher, of Roanoke, Va, was
visiting his father and sister here last
week.
|. Lester Otto, who has recently been
connected with the Monitor Stove and
Range Company, OF Cincinnati. spent last
Friday at Hotel Emerson, Baltimore, with
L. d. Woodrough, vice-president and
general manager OF that company, on I'M
pOIldIll DuoluCSo.
Antietam Battlefield Sons OF Veterans
Camp, No. II, Division OF Mary land, will
hold camp fire at the edge OF town on
the lawn by the side OF the Hagerstown
pike on Friday and Saturday evenings OF
this week. Bean soup. hard tack, ice
cream, confectionerieS. ETC., will be Serv-
ed. All are welcome.
Thomas Houser and his niece, Miss
Boyer, of Washington, spent a week with
Mr.. and Mrs. VIM. HouSer, near the
Dunkard Church.
Miss Lottie Houser is teaching at the
Cox school-house and Mrs. Lucy Gray
son Ditto at Mt. Briar, near Trego.
Miss Lola Gross and her brother George,
OF Washington, are visiting their aunt,
Mrs. Kate Gross.
E. d. Kenner and wife, OF Huntington,
Ind, are spending few days here visit
ing relatives. Mr.. Kenner'S grandfather
and his father, who was then only seven
years old, went west in 1857. Mr.. Ken
ner and wife are now sightseeing also
through this section.
Charles Myers, living near Mountain
Lock, is sick with typhoid fever. K. W.
Grove has been nursing him.
Cleveland Delaney, who had been
conducting a lunch room and confection-
cry, has quit the business. This leaves
Uncle Jim and Henry to serve the public
with soup, sandwiches, etc.