Shepherdstown register. [volume] (Shepherdstown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1849-1955, 1917-07-26
sHARPsBURd NEWS.

Col. Louis Stegman. the head man OF
the N. Y. State Monument Commission,
and his wife and daughter were visitors
10 the battlefield last week. The colonel
was looking after the monument grounds.
He informed the writer that during the
summer monument will be erected on
Cornfield Avenue to the l04th N. Y.
Regiment that fought there September
II. 1862. The survivors of this Regiment
will attend the dedication Of the General
Doubleday monument at Gettysburg about
the last of September and will come TO
Antietam and dedicate their monument
and also the States seyen-acre park at
the Dunkard Church, as they expect to
have all in readiness for the occasion.
Miss Della Hammond and sister,
daughters of Charles Hammond, of
Eakle's Cross Roads, visited their uncle
and aunt, Mr.. and Mrs. Joseph Hammond,
the past week.
Hiram Snowman, his wife, son and
daughter are spending 4 week or so with
Frisby Smiths family.
Miss Margaret Waddy, of Shepherds
town, and Miss Beula freshman, OF Blue
field, w. Va, spent couple of days with
VIM. F. Blackford's family on Cemetery
Hill.
M. T. Gross and daughter, Miss Maud,
OF Washington, are spending their vaca-
ton with Mr.. and Mrs Lester Bender.
Miss Maud will remain until September.
Miss Joe Waldman, of New York, has
been spending some time with Mr.. and
Mrs. Walter Gray on the Stouffer farm
near Antietam Iron Works.
Mr.. and Mrs. Lester Smith, OF Roanoke,
spent couple OF days with relatives in
this place.
Elias SnaveIey received from his son
living in California an onion as large as
a cocoanut.
The potato yield OF the six-weeks vari-
ETY. is yielding good by those who have
dug them. Many thousands OF bushels
will be dug in this vicinity, and late
planted ones are growing nicely.
Mrs. Ella Funkhouser and husband, OF
Roanoke, were up for few days visiting
Mrs. Funkhouser'S old home place, she
being Miss Ella Cox.
The Guild of St Paul's p. E. Church
will hold lawn fete on the lawn at the
church Saturday evening, July 18th.
Everybody invited.
David Marshall IS doing the repairing
of the Burnside Bridge where il was
washed out. II was part OF the wing
wall OF the bridge, not OF the road. and
large enough TO run an automobile
through The water came down Nc
Kinley Avenue and undermined il.
The young men OF our town and vicin-
ity who have been drafted are taking II
TO heart now, and some very sad girls,
too, whose friends have been drafted.
Whitfield Grayson, who had been sick,
has improved and is now able TO be
around and run his cab line.
The different club-houseS along the
river near town are all about filled now
for couple OF weeks stay for fishing.
Miss Mary Wilson spent several days
with relatives in Hagerstown last week.
Elias Spong received slight stroke OF
paralysis the latter part OF last week and
is confined TO his bed.
Mrs. Robert Graves, her daughter, Miss
Christine, and her son Richard, OF Steel
ton, Pa. were visitors with VIM. Mar
ker's family.
Miss Julia Eavey, of Hagerstown, is
visiting her sister, Mrs. Josie Wyand, in
this place.
Colonel Beckwith, of New York, who
came here to look after the N. Y. State
work, has been at his clearinghouse on
the sick list since his arrival. K. W.
Grove is looking after him.