Shepherdstown register. [volume] (Shepherdstown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1849-1955, 1918-07-25
PERSONAL NOTES.

OF Mr.. GoldSborough'S relatives having
gathered from far and nearAto help him
celebrate birthday. Among the guests
who have been entertained at Iceland
were Mrs. Nettie Goldsborough and
Miss Dende Goldsborough, Of Leesburg,
Va, Mr. and Mrs. Edwin Goldsborough
and their daughter Winifred, of Kan
sas City, Mo-; Mr.. and Mrs. Harry
Goldsborough, of Pittsburg; Mr.. and
Mrs. Charles H. Goldsborough and
their son Carter, of Culpeper, Va; Mrs.
l.. w. McVeigh, of Richmond, Va; and
Mrs. o. w. Tyler, of Luray, Va.
Hon. VIM. E. Chiffon, Of Charleston,
w. Va, who formerly represented West
Virginia in the United States Senate
and who is again seeking the Demo-
cratic nomination for this honor, was
in Shepherdstown on Tuesday circula-
ting among the voters. He expressed
himself as being confident of carrying
| Jefferson county; but though he has
some warm friends in this section of
| the State and has in his past campaigns
been a popular political leader, there
is strong feeling here for Colonel c.
w. Watson, his opponent from Fair
mont, and the result, in our opinion, is
in considerable doubt.
DR.. w. w. Brown, of Shenandoah
| Junction, was a caller at the Register
Office yesterday. DR.. Brown is can
didate for the House of Delegates from
Jefferson county, subject to the primary
election on August 9th. He is a DEMO-
crat of the old school and We believe
him to be eminently sAnd on local,
State and national questions. II elect
| ed he would represent the voters hon.
estly and intelligently.
Mr.. and Mrs. Homer c. Malone and
their daughter, Miss Yolande, of Wash
ington, are here to spend few weeks
with the families of Mr.. Lewis ]. Nc
Donald and Mr.. Wm T. McQuilkin.
They are among the most popular of
our summer visitors, and their friends
here are always glad to greet them.
Miss Florence Lancaster, a popular
young lady of Shenandoah Junction,
where she has been teacher in the
public school for some years, has gotten
a position in the National Museum in
Washington She began her work there
last week Miss Lancaster will be
missed from the Junction.
Miss Eleanor Blanche Barnes, of
Fairmont, w. Va, is in Shepherdstown
to spend some time with Mr.. and Mrs.
Chas. D. Wysong at Sudley Place. Miss
Barnes was formerly music teacher at
Shepherd College, and her friends here
are glad to see her again.
Little Elizabeth Billmyer, daughter
of Mr.. and Mrs. Harry Billmyer, was
taken to the hospital in Charles Town
on Tuesday, where she submitted to
minor surgical operation. Her aunt,
Mrs. Chas. F. Freeman, of Hamburg,
Pa, is with her.
Our friend Mr.. E. Miller, of Berke
ley county, was caller at the Register
office Monday evening. He was suf
ferng a good deal from a mangled
finger, the end of which had just been
torn off in hayfork, but he was cheer
full nevertheless.
We were pleased to receive call on
Monday from Mr.. and Mrs. Jesse A.
Engle, of Uyilla, who left with us sub
scriptions for two of the soldier boys
Kenneth Engle, in Texas, and Lester
Hendricks, in France.
Mr.. Rowland C. Ringgold has been at
Bellevue, his home near town, the past
week. He is nursing broken arm,
having fractured a bone in his right
weeks ago.
Mr.. and Mrs. Dudley D. Pendleton
and Master Dudley Pendleton, Jr., OF
Pittsburg, spent the past week with Mr.
and Mrs, C. D. Scully at their country
home north of town.
Mr.. John Myers and his little daugh-
ter, of Arlington, Va, spent few days
at the home of Mr.. and Mrs. H. IA. Shell.
Master King Keedy is now visiting at
Mrs. Shells.
Mr.. Dwight E. McQuilkin and his
family, of Roanoke, Va, stopped of in
Shepherdstown for several days the past
week, on their way home from Grafton,
this State.
Mr.. M. F. Miller, of Kearneysville,
has gone to Baltimore, where he has Sc
cured employment in one Of the big
establishments working on government
contracts.
Mrs. John Showers and her daughter
Elizabeth and her son Robert, OF
Moundsville, w. Va, are visiting the
family of Mr.. VIM. H. Johnson, north
of town.
Mrs. Sallie Horn and her daughter,
Miss Mary, of Berkeley Springs, spent
a couple of days in town this week rs
the guests of Mrs. Virginia Harrison.
Mr.. !. Allen Hendricks, from west of
town, made pleasant call at our office
last Saturday. He has long been good
friend to the Register.
Messrs. Geo. w. Gross, R. Kearney
Cross and Robert Mcdonald, from west
of town, spent the weekend in wash
ngton.
Mrs. Harry M. Moler and her son
John, of Baltimore, are visiting Mr.. and
Mrs. Albert T. Moler, near Bakerton.
Lieutenant Henry Shepherd and his
bride came up from Washington to
spend the weekend at Bellevue.
Mr.. andMrs. P. C. Myers, of Berkeley
county, spent few days this week with
his brother, Mr.. w. G. Myers.
Mrs. R. Kearney Cross, from west
of town, was among the callers at the
Register office last Saturday.
Mr.. and Mrs. A. C. Morgan, Jr..
| spent the weekend at Mrs. Morgan's
old home in Romney, W, Va.
Mr.. Craig Huff, of Philadelphia, spent
the weekend in Shepherdstcwn at the
| home of Mr.. H. M. Turner.
Rev. William Rogers is spending this
week in Atlantic City. His daughter,
Miss Elsie, is with him.
| Miss Louise Moore, of Charles Town
district, was a caller at the Register
Office last Friday.
Miss Elsie Sutton has been visiting
friends in Harper's Ferry the past
week.
Wedding Bells