Shepherdstown register. [volume] (Shepherdstown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1849-1955, 1916-08-03
SHARPSBURG NEWS.

ID. II. Hill aud his son, Samuel Hill, OF
Raleigh, N. C., and 0. l.. Clark, OF Clark
ton, n. c., were visitors 10 the battle
field Thursday. Mr.. Hill is son OF
General d. H. Hill, commanding Hills
division OF General James Longstree's
corps at the battle oil Aniietam, engaged
around East Woods aud Bloody Lane,
Mr. Hill was getting data Tor the writing
up of a history of the troops OF his State,
and was in company with Reilly, the
guide, and with his large maps showing
the positions OF both armies at ID 10 20
minute intervals. His special aim was 10
get the position OF their State troops.
During the reading OF atablet il mentioned
the name of General John Gibbon, and
Mr.. Hill said that General Gibbon was
bosom friend OF his fathers before the
war and a college ClaSSmate, and when
his father was married he rode 300 miles
10 be his best man. Then 10 think on
this field they were trying TO kill each
other. Today this country is so beautiful,
peaceful and quiet one can hardly ealize
that such great battle was fought here.
Mr. Hill said since he left home they had
visited ten other battlefieldS, but this
was the day of his life. They were en-
tertained over night by Mrs. George IA:
Snavely, and were highly pleased and
hope they may be able 10 come to Antie-
tam again. Samuel, the son, found two
bullets in the Piper cornfield at Bloody
Lane that he highly priced. They went
from Antietam TO Gettysburg. Gen. Hill
died in 1899. Mr.. Hill spoke OF visit
made 10 his fathers home by General
lanes LongStreet. General Hill had
remarked that he would not speak TO
Longstreet again, owing TO political dill
ferenceS, but when they faced each other
their old friendship rekindled. General
Longstreet, after the close OF the war, be-
came a Republican. Mr.. Hill said he
was only boy and lay on the couch un-
Ill one O'Clock that night before they re-
tired, and he would give any price il he
could have gotten the words that passed
between them that night, Tor they never
were put in print.
Leo Smith, OF Bluefield, W. Va, has
returned TO spend his vacation at his home
near Burnside Bridge.
Major Scherer, OF Washington, who
has charge of all the Eastern national
cemeteries, and his wife were guests OF
Mr.. and Mrs. 0hn L. Cook at the Nation
al Cemetery yesterday. The captain
went over the battlefield in their car with
them.
Miss Lois Wilson, OF KeedySville,
spent week here with her grandmother,
Mrs ]. c. Wilson.
Miss Jessie Cook will teach the school
at Burnside, and her sister, Miss Mabel,
will teach the Antetam Iron Works
school. They taught these schools last
year.
Hezekiah Poffenberger, OF Freeport,
Illinois, and Joseph Pofferberger, OF Ok
lahoma, and Mrs. VIM. Staley and son,
OF Washington, d. c., spent several weeks
with Mr.. and Mrs. A. ID. Crow.
10y Johnson and two children, OF Ro-
anoke, and Frank Johnson, wife and chill
dren, OF HagerStown, are here visiting
Dahlen JohnSon'S family.
Mr.. and Mrs Daniel Duble and family,
OF Hagerstown, are spending week at
the Snyder Landing IN camp during Mr..
Dulles vacation.
Another of the battlefield landmarks
has been torn doWn-the old house in the
East Woods on the Samuel Poffenberger
place, known on the government maps
as the Simon Morrison building. Bud
Smith bought il and is tearing it down
and returning il TO his home.
Miss Katie Suman, of Hagerstown,
spent week with her aunt, Mrs. Elias
Snively.
Mrs. Walter Lee and two children, and
her sister, Miss Tenna Moore, all OF Bal
timore, are spending month with their
parents, Mr.. an Mrs. Frank Moore.
The festival held by the ladies OF the
Reformed Sunday School was quite a
success. They realized about $35, the
proceeds to be used for the school.
Misses Mary and ldela Snyder, OF this
place, and Mrs. Ohio Kaylor, OF Porters-
town, went on the excursion TO Atlantic
City for week or two.