Shepherdstown register. [volume] (Shepherdstown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1849-1955, 1918-09-26
sHARpsBURG NEWS.

Captain Cook, superintendent OF the
Antietam National Cemetery, received
a letter from the War Department at
Washington saying that if any orchard
man had apples to pick and no help to
notify him and they would send couple
of truck loads Of soldiers to pick them
at fair wages.
Mr.. and Mrs. Charles Bender have
received letter from their son, Orbie,
who has landed safely over in france
He says he is enjoying the best OF
health and they were all received with
great applause and much hand-shaking
when they passed through the first town
in France. He did not get seasick
and did not realize there was so much
water in tbs world.
One of the old land marks of this
town that stood near the big spring was
torn down by John Frank Delaney last
week-the old brew-house built many
years ago.
Iohn Iowman, of Camp Meade, was
home Saturday night and Sunday on a
short furlough. He is looking well.
Mrs. Gertrude Waters, OF Hancock
was down at her home here with her
mother Sunday. She says they have
about 5000 barrels Of apples yet to pick
and no help but women, and they are
being paid $3.50 per day for picking.
She said number Of school boys were
sent there to pick, but they were no &C
count.
Mrs. and Mrs. Ellsworth Roulette, Of
Hagerstown, were visitors at Mr.
Roulette former home.
Lester Bender came up from Wash
ington and spent a couple of days with
his family, who reside here.
Mr.. and Mrs. Victor Delaney came
up from Washington and spent week
with Mrs. Lille Lakin and took theil
daughter along back.
Master Maxwell Reilly Jones, Of
Keedysville, spent a couple OF days
her with his grandparents.
Mrs. Edna Burgan has closed her
art store, moving her stock OF fancy
goods into her husbands store. They
will occupy the room to live in to con-
serve fuel
Washington Rohrer was here visit,
ing his daughter, Mrs. James Farley
last week.
r. F. Delaney, who has been on the
sick list and housed up for some time
is now able to be out and about.
Seymore Fisher was up from Roanoke:
Va, on short visit with his father and
sister.
Mrs. David Souders, remains serious
ly i'll. Her daughter, Miss Sadie, who
has been at Washington is here caring
for her.
John Gray, formerly of this place,
but living at Goldsboro, Md, for the
past four years, has bought a home and
4 acres of land located near the chapel
woods, three miles south of Hagerstown
and will move his household goods and
family there this fall. He purchased
it from S. L. V. Young.
George Pry, of Keedysville, who owns
farm and peach orchard at Porters-
town, has had erected large building
and will make cider and boil apple but
ter. He has his mill ready for start
on Wednesday Of this week. This
mill will be handy for the farmers in
this vicinity. -.
The ladies of the Church of God hello
festival in the Red mems nall last
Saturday night for the benefit OF the
church fund.
Ridgeley Moore, a former residen'
of this place, now Of Baltimore, is here
on a visit with his old friends and rel
atives.
Clarence Monroe, son of Thoma:
Monroe, left for Hagerstown on Tues
day to be assigned to some camp to
serve for Uncle Sam. This makes the
second son to go from Uncle Tom:
home, who is the tenant on the Petel
Remsburg farm near town.
M. L. Burgan has accepted position
with the Byproduct Coal Company OF
Malone, Fayette county, w. Va, and
will dispose Of his entire stock of goods
Of various kinds at cost and will leave
for that position the LIST Of November