Shepherdstown register. [volume] (Shepherdstown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1849-1955, 1917-06-28
PER SONAL NOTES.

| Shepherdstown has welcome visitor:
this week in the persons OF Mr.. William
| S. Staley and his daughter, Miss Edith
Staley, who arrived here yesterday and
are stopping with Mr.. and Mrs. g. w
Hoffman on Main street. Mr.. Staley
who was son of the late Stephen Stacy
living about mile southeast of town
left here for California more than forty
years ago, and has resided most OF the
time since then at Selma, in Fresno
county. This is the first time that he
has been back to his old home, and he
anticipates good deal OF pleasure in re-
newing old acquaintance and in going
over the scenes OF his boyhood days
MIR. Staley has never lost his affection fol-
his old home, and during all these years
has kept in close touch with our town
and county affairs by regularly reading
the Register.
Among the visitors in town last evening
Prof. and Mrs. Herman T. Frueauff, al
The Frances Settler School, had the
pleasure of greeting Mrs. Bishop John
Taylor Hamilton, OF Herrnhut, Saxony,
and Miss Sally Morgan Markell. OF Shep-
herdstown. These ladies were class
mates and had not met for thirty years
till this summer, at their class reunion al
Linden Hall" Lititz, Pa. Miss Mar
kell'S home has been till now at Shep-
herdstown, on the Potomac, but she may
make her future home with her sister,
MISS Almira Markell, at 507 East 22d
street, NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. (Pa.)
Leader.
The family OF Mr.. c. D. Scully have
moved from Pittsburg to their new home
near Shepherdstown and are now To-
Gated here for the summer. Mr.. Scully,
who bought part OF the Fayman farm,
formerly one ofthe Shepherd places, about
three miles north OF town, along the river.
has had the dwelling house altered and
improved, and it will be very comfort
able and pleasant summer home. This
is a delightful place and has many natural
charms which we hope Mr.. Scully and
his family may enjoy 10 the full.
Secretary OF War Newton D. Baker and
his wife and little son and daughter drove
from Washington 10 Martinsburg in their
automobile last Saturday, and spent a
day with Mr.. and Mrs. g. B. Wiltshire in
the latter place. They stopped in Shep-
herdstown Saturday evening to greet Mr.
M. B. Baker, uncle TO the Secretary.
Mr.. Joseph |. Triplett, Jr., ard his
charming young wife, of Jacksonville,
Florida, are in Shepherdstown to spend
a part OF the summer. They are in the
family home on New street. Mrs. Trip
lett and Miss Mary Triplett are expected
here from New York next week.
Mr.. l.. b. Nottingham, of Eastville,
Va, has benin Shepherdstownthis week
visiting his mother at the Episcopal rec
tory. Mr.. Severn Nottingham came up
from Culpeper, Va few days ago, and
after brief visit at the rectory took his wife
and child back home with him.
Miss Margaret Potts, who has been in
Japan and China for the most OF the past
year, is expected home next week. Her
father, Mr.. Henry w. Potts, received a
telegram from her saying she had arrived
in Vancouver on Monday.
Mrs. James S. Phillips and her grand
son, Phillips Berkeley, have returned
from Charleston, S. c., where they spent
the past month. They were sick nearly
| all the time they were there, and con-
cluded to return home.
Our venerable townsman D. S. Rentch,
Esq, who had been indisposed for the
past couple OF months, has improved
sufficiently 10 be about again, and was
able to be at his office on Saturday for a
brief time.
DR.. E. H. Vickers and his son drove in
from Morgantown last week in his auto
mobile to spend few days with his
father, north OF town. MIR. Luther Wick.
ers went back with them for brief visit.
Mr.. Samuel q. Williamson left the first
OF the week for Salisbury, Md, where
he will be engaged in business for the
next few months. Miss Mary Williamson
has gone TO Lynchburg, Va, for visit.
Daniel ShipIey has been very sick the
past week at the Hotel Rumsey from
blood poisoning, caused by an abscess
at the root OF a tooth. He suffered great
ly for time, but is now better.
Mr.. Morris Moskovitz, OF Philadelphia,
and Mrs. Yette Cohen and her daughter,
of Medford, New Jersey, spent last week
with Mr.. and Mrs. William Luria in
Shepherdstown.
Mrs. Wilbur Nicodemus and Miss Win
fired Bond, OF Brunswick, Md, have
been visiting Mr.. and Mrs. c. c. Frazier
in Shepherdstown the past week or two.
MIR. and Mrs. Bernie Brooks and chill
dren, of Martinsburg, and Miss Helen
Wright, OF Cumberland. are visiting Mr..
and Mrs. Charles Stipp in this place.
Miss Agnes Wright, who has a place
in the Bureau of Engraving and Printing
in Washington, spent few days at her
home in this place the past week.
Mrs. w. b. Stehl and her four children,
of Baltimore, are in Shepherdstown TO
spend the summer. They are occupying
the Gibson house on New street.
Mr.. Maurice Guiraud. Of Pittsburgh,
spent day here this week with his Sis
ter, Miss Louise Guiraud, at Iceland. He
is on his way TO Nova Scotia.
Mr.. and Mrs. Arthur Emmons and their
two children, of Baltimore, are here Wis