Shepherdstown register. [volume] (Shepherdstown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1849-1955, 1916-11-30
SHARPSBURG NEWS.

A man by the name OF Walter Wing
field, from Gore, Va, who has been
working around here tor some time, max
ing his home with Clarence Byrd part
OF niS time and working with the threSh-
ing QUILT and with Jacob Peterman, hired
ateam from lveryman George M. Snavely
Monday evening, saying he wanted 10
drive ABOUT three miles beyond Shep-
herdStown and he would be back by 10
O'Clock. He failed to return, and Mr..
Snavely waited until nearly noon Tues
day, when he started after him. He found
the team near Winchester, Va, where
the horse had been abandoned, but no
trace OF the man. Wingfield also forged
a check on Clarence Byrd and got Mr..
Ward 10 cash it.
o. I. Reilly, the Antetam Battlefield
guide, made his 10th trip with tourists
on Monday OF this week. This is proof
that the tourists are becoming more IN
tereSted every year. Last year was u.
A. K. Encampment year al Washington,
and he only made ITO trips, ne lrly all OF
them being in automobiles.
Charles Fry and the Workmen in An
tietam National Cemetery have completed
the raking and hauling out OF the leaves.
They hauled about 200 Wagon-loads this
fall The grass in the cemetery is look
ing fine.
Quite number of the boats on the
canal have tied up at the Snyder landing
tor this season. About ten Of the boats
will be held al Georgetown TO be unload
ed when needed.
Samuel s. Stouffer, who has about 125
acres OF corn on his three farms, has four
teen men at work huSking. He was held
back by the handling OF his heavy apple
crop.
Charles Nose was little in hurry last
week to get to the train and Whit Gray
sons car got the worst OF it, for Charlie
jumped in and said he could run it. He
came out OF the alley all right, but the
street, itSeemS, wasn'tquite wide enough,
for he ran the Car into the sidewalk and
up over wall, causing about $40 damages.
But he only laughed about it.
Miss Ruth Otto, residing her moth
er, Mrs. John Otto, has had a pipeleSs
furnace installed in their home.
K. d. Fisher has sold his old Metz au-
tomoblle and bought new one OF an
other make.
Some person entered Station Grim'S
residence while his wife and daughters
were engaged in another part OF the house
and stole about SIS in cash and some
other articles OF value. MIR. Grim was at
work on his farm and knew nothing OF
il until he came home at noon.
Ebert Delaney, his brother Fred and
Fred'S wife and child, OF Roanoke, Va,
were and some are yet visiting their pa
rents here, MIR. and Mrs. Thomas De-
Launey.
Nihiser Kipe and wife have moved from
near Mondell's Station to the Mrs. A. d.
Grove house at the west end OF Main
street in this town.
Robert Swain has quit working at the
Bakerton lime quarries and gone to Cum
oerland to get employment.
George Morgan, a representative from
the Masonic Lodge OF this place, attend
ed the Grand Lodge in Baltimore three
days and attended while there the labor
union meeting.
The q. A. K memorial committee will
hold an oyster and chicken supper in the
K. of =. Hall on Friday and Saturday
evenings OF this week. This is for a
good cause, and should be patroniZed by
sOOult uuIHOCi vi pSloOHo iOl tuS GA
penSeS on decoration day.
Miss Katherine Adams spent several
days with friends in Hagerstown last
week.
The remains OF VIM. Miller, son of
David r. Miller, were brought here by
his sister, Mrs. Nora Biggs, last week
and buried in their lot in Mountain View
Cemetery.
Mrs. Ella Drenner has been on the sick
list for a couple OF weeks also her hus-
band, John Drenner, the barber, is COM
planning again and not able to work.
Cornelius Boyer, near Eakle'S Cross
Roads, butchered two hogs on last Friday
that weighed SGT and 6l0 pounds. Some
hogs, they were. Talk about your big
slices OF haml
Miss Johnson has returned from a
months visit with her brother at Samples
Manor, and will spend the winter with
her niece, Mrs. Jacob Wyand, in this
place.
To the readers OF the Sharpsburg letter
in the Register: Dropa card to the editor
and tel him if you want the Sharpsburg
letter in his paper weekly or cut out, by
request Of the correspondent, who has
been writing for number OF years.