Shepherdstown register. [volume] (Shepherdstown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1849-1955, 1918-04-25
PERSONAL NOTES.

Mrs. Edmund Beard, formerly Miss
Mary Ellen VanMetre, and Miss Lillian
VanMetre, of Berkeley county, recently
had a pleasant visit to Camp Lee, Vir-
ginia, the former to see her husband
and the latter to see her brother, Stew
art VanMetre. They report that oul
West Virginia men think that it will
not be long now until they will start for
France.
Max Williamson, who is with the B.
& o. Railroad at Cumberland, spent a
day in Shepherdstown the past week.
He has been trying to get in the army,
and though he made it as far as Col
umbus, Ohio, he was rejected there
because of trouble with one of his ears
He has hopes that he may yet be able
TO get into the service.
Miss katherine Alger. who WIS in ]et-
ferSO county last summer and t3ll in the
work OF the agricultural extension cepan
meRt OF The West Virginia Univt isty, has
returned 10 this section and will give US
par, Of her time in domestic science,
food conservation and other activities in
This line
Mrs. Phineas Rush and her daughter
Anita, who have been with Mr. Rush in
Wilmington, Del, for several months,
have returned to Shepherdstown. They
have the rooms in the Billmyer building
on Main street vacated by the family of
Geo. w. Billmyer.
Cecil Bell, one of Shepherdstown's
popular boys and a student at Shop
herd College, has gone to Baltimore,
where he has gotten a position in the
Offices of the Western Maryland Rail-
road under Mr.. w. T. Stringer.
Mrs. John w. Link and her two chill
dren, Of Strasburg, Va, are in Shep-
herdstown TO spend some time with her
parents, Mr.. and Mrs. Vim. C.. Link.
Her husband, Rev. John w. Link, is do
ing pastoral work in the Army.
Among the new students at Shep-
herd College for the spring term is
Mr.. George T. Heckert, of Preston coun-
ty, who was one of the popular young
men of the school last year.
Mr.. J. c. Fultz, who has been as
siStant postmaster at Harper's Ferry
for several years past, has resigned his
place there and returned to his home
in Shepherdstown.
Mrs. c. w. Murdaugh, ofPortsmouth,
Va, and Mrs. Lee Moler, of Hagers-
town, Md, were guests of Mr.. and Mrs.
E. T, Moler in Shepherdstown this
week.
Miss Blanche Flaherty, who has been
teaching the past winter at her home
near Natural Bridge, Va, is at Shepherd
College to remain for the spring term.
Mr.. Raymond Chapline, who is a
linguist in the postoffice at Hopewell,
Va, was at his old home in Shepherds
town recently for a visit.
Mr. ChaS. Z. Lucas, who is with big
steel m nulacturng company at Erie,
Pa. was al MS home al kedrneySville for
visit the past week.
Mrs. Harry Magruder and her daugh-
ter Jane, of Falling Waters, have been
visiting her sister, Mrs. Nelson E. Hill,
in HagerStown.
Mr.. Lee Osbourn, of the Leetown
neighborhood, called at the Register
Office few days ago and renewed his
subscription.
Mr. lanes Weaver, OF Middletown,
I'D Is here for vlSu 10 his sister, Mrs.
Winnie ZliIIc, on Main street.
Mr.. and Mrs. Robert Myers have
been here this week, stopping at the
nome of Mr.. Myers father.
Miss Eliza S. Undertake, of Charles
Town, is visiting Mrs. Edward L. Rein
mart in this place.
Mr. T. B. Line, the clothing merchant,
was in Baltimore the first of the week
on business.