Shepherdstown register. [volume] (Shepherdstown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1849-1955, 1917-08-09
sHARPsBURG NEWS.

The speakers for the union Dicnic near
the Dunkard Church have been arranged
for. The Funkstown band will furnish
the music for the occasion. Congress
man ZiIlman of Cumberland will be the
principal speaker. A merry go-round
and many others amusements will be on
hand TO enliven the occasion. Come and
spend the day at the picnic on the battle
field. Everybody is welcome. A game
OF ball will be playet.
Mrs. Oliver Thomas, OF Allentown, Pa,
is spending some time al the old home
place at PorterstoWn with Mrs. Jasper N.
Thomas.
Mrs. Frank Stevenson and children, OF
Baltimore, are here spending a week with
her parents, Mr.. and Mrs. Frank Moore.
Mrs. p. c. Dulin and little daughters.
Marjorie and Lois, of Baltimore, are
spending month with Mrs. Dulin's pa
rents. Mr.. and Mrs. o. T. Reilly.
Miss Mary Morrison Keck, of Morgan
town, w. Va, is visiting Mrs. Lucy
Grayson Ditto.
Robert Graves, of Steelton, Pa, came
down and spent couple OF days and
took his wife and children back with him.
Mr.. and Mrs. Lloyd S. Grove, OF Nor
folk, Va, are here visiting at Mr.. Groves
| former home with their aunt, Miss Alice
Mumma. They will remain for couple
OF weeks.
Mrs. Hattie Highbarger and two chill
| dren are visiting with relatives near Huy-
ett's Cross Roads for week or so.
Delaney Bros. are painting Captain
Monath's residence on Cemetery Hill.
Mr.. and Mrs. VIM. Nichols, OF Cham
bersburg, are spending week or so with
Captain and Mrs. Monath on Cemetery
Hill.
During the thunder storm of Tuesday
evening lightning struck and killed for
Mr.. Jacques, on the Pry peach orchard
farm, five out of six fine mules The
lightning also struck the Methodist Church
| in this place, doing some damage.
Tiny, the little pet dog OF the Misses
| Mongan, was run over by an automobile
Tuesday evening and killed. Tiny was
a handsome little dog, and was as one Of
the family. The sad and sudden death
caused many tears to be shed by the
Young mistresses. II had been in the
family for some time.
Mr.. and Mrs. lisa Glass and some
friends came up in an automobile from
Norfolk, Va, and spent week with
Mrs. GLASS; mother, Mrs Fannie Bowers.
These boys from this place are encamp-
ed in four or five tents at Snyder's Land
ing along the Potomac river: Robert
and Theodore Delaney, Ralph Souders,
Rudolph Eavey, Edgar Champion. FL
more Marrow, Stewart and James Bush
ong and Frederick Nose. Rev. Mckinley,
of the Episcopal Church, has charge OF
them. They will remain for week.
EMrs. Samuel Nail Bowers, OF Hagers-
town, is at the home OF her mother, Mrs.
VIM. Colbert. in this place, for a couple
OF weeks.
Mrs. Della Lee and two children, OF
Baltimore, are spending month with
Mrs. Lees parents, Mr.. and Mrs. Frank
Moore.
George Beeler and his workmen, who
put down Charles Dorsey, concrete walk,
were obliged to quit work last Tuesday
owing TO the heat the thermometer reg
istering 100 in the shade and the work.
men had the sun boiling down on them.
Miss Freda PaShen, OF HagerStoWn, is
visiting her uncle, Abraham PaShen, in
this place
Iohn Ward has returned home from
SteeltoG,, Pa, where he has been during
the summer.
Earl Gross, who is employed at Cum
berland by the B. & o. Express Com
pany, is at his home here 10 answer the
draft call.
William Houser, OF Washington, came
I'D TO his home near the Dunkard Church,
bringing with him some friends. They
spent over a week here, and returned
Monday, accompanied by Miss Mary
Houser and Miss Pearl MunSon.