Shepherdstown register. [volume] (Shepherdstown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1849-1955, 1918-03-28
SHARPSBURG NEWS.

The Church of God of this place has
been given a coat Of paint, which ADDS
very much to the appearance. A re-
vival service started up last Sunday
evening and has been we'll attended.
Mrs. Alice Bender spent couple OF
days with her husband in Washington.
Mr.. and Mrs. Isaiah Glass moved TO
Harper's Ferry this week, where they
will reside during the summer. Mr..
Glass is operating garage there.
Mrs. G. N. Nicodemus has returned
home from Waynesboro, Pa, where
she and her husband and children have
been for several months. The embargo
has been lifted from their held-up
goods and they will start up the factory
here.
lanes Tall, who is at Camp Gordon,
Georgia, is home with his mother, Mrs.
Harvey Myers, in this place, on a ten
days furlough. James has been made
a corporal. He is with artillery.
Miss Anna Irwin has returned from
Altoona, Pa, where she spent live
weeks visiting her uncle, Charles Piper:
The Ellen Stewart property was sold
by Auctioneer T. R. Swain on Saturday
last at public sale, Elmer Boyer being
the purchaser at S50O.This property is
lust opposite to Mr.. Boyer's home.
Charles McCraw has gone to near
Philadelphia, where his father resides,
and will work where his father is EN-
ployed.
Mrs. Harvey Marker, of Hagerstown,
spent a couple of days with her pa
rents, Mr.. and Mrs. Samuel Fry, in this
place.
James Snyder & Sons have bought
and shipped away by rail nearly 10000
bushels of corn in the past couple OF
weeks, paying S1.70 per bushel.
Herman Liskey, farmer near town,
lost By death a fine four-year-old work
horse. There has been number OF
horses sick with the distemper in this
vicinity.
Samuel S. Stouffer will crush num-
Der of yards of stone for the U. ,:
Government for turnpike repairing and
other purposes.
James Snyder, agent for the Frank
Swain heirs, had the Mary Swain prop
erty sold at public sale in Hagerstown
on Tuesday, Samuel Spong being the
dl tlIC pliSC VI ~'oi. A'Ai-
Spong will occupy it.
Miss Fannie Pashen spent the past
week in Baltimore, buying the spring
and summer stock of goods for her
fathers store.
A young farmer boy who is visitor
to our town frequently was late reach
ing home one night last week, and be-
ing very sleepy he was found at his
home sitting in his buggy. The hired
man found him and unhitched the
horse, pulled the buggy away from the
gate and hid the horse in another stable.
When he awoke he thought some one
had stolen his horse and was left under
that impression all day.
Mrs. Lesley Hollis and child, Of Mar
tinsburg, are spending a couple OF
weeks with Mrs. Harry Tucker at Ante
tam iron works.
Miss Mary Champion has returned
home from Brunswick, where she has
been for several weeks.
Peter Remsburg and family, Of Ha-
gerstown were the guests OF Mr.. and
Mrs. u. S. Myers and other relatives
here for a couple Of days.
Miss Martha Reilly has gone to Bal
timore to her sisters Mrs. Paul Dulin,
and will meet her cousin Jesse B.
Baker, Yolo. California. who is with a
naval hospital unit now stationed at
Annapolis.
Miss Margaret Mongan is spending a
couple of weeks with her sister, Mrs.
Edward Alderton. at Berkeley juno
ton.
Jacob Nose has returned home from
Hagerstown where he had been spend
ing the winter with his daughter, Mrs.
Harry Niemyer.