Shepherdstown register. [volume] (Shepherdstown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1849-1955, 1918-08-15
SHARPSBURG NEWS.

!. C.. Forbes and son, of the Forbes
Granite Co., of Chambersburg, were
down on Monday, and with o. 7. Reilly,
who will do the excavating and have
the foundation work done, staked of
the ground for the Francis Lynde
Stetson memorial near the Dunkard
Church. This memorial is to Mr.. Stet-
sons brother, of the seth New York,
who was killed nearby and buried there
September 18th, 1862. The memorial
will be about two feet thick, four feet
high and ten feet long. The grounds
will be enclosed with a very neat iron
fence resting on granite bases. The
back ground fence will be OF concrete
posts and iron piping, rails like the
New York State ground fence. The
contract called for the completion Of
this memorial by the 10th of Septem-
Der, but owing to some delay il may
not be completed for several weeks la
ter. Mr.. Forbes also has the contract
for the making and erecting Of the
General Duryea monument, to be
placed in the Antietam National Gene
terry some time later. The General
died in Los Angeles, Cal, some time
back.
Mrs. Vessa Twigg, of Cumberland,
who has been visiting the family of
Aaron Knode, received message Mon
day night to come home at once, that
her son James was taken sick.
Walter Rohrer and daughter, Of Col
umbus, Ohio, are spending couple of
weeks with their uncle and aunt, MI.
and Mrs. Joseph Rohrer, of this place.
Mr.. and Mrs. C. M. Piper, Of Altoona,
Pa, and Master Jack Piper, Of Cleve-
land, Ohio, are spending this month
with Mrs. Lottie Irwin.
If S. II. Neikirk, supervisor of the
Burnside Bridge road, continues with
the renewing part of it we will have a
very nice and a good road when COM
pleted, and it is badly needed. But
that unsightly Mckinley Avenue! II
only something would be done to have
the handsome monument removed to
where visitors could see and get to it.
Mrs. David Soudes celebrated her
10th birthday August 9th. Quite a
number of her family and relatives were
there last Tuesday evening, and fine
supper was served to all.
Miss Mary E. Halter and Miss Mil
dred Stride have been appointed teach
erS for the 4th and 9th grades in the
public school of this place.
The union picnic was we'll attended
last Saturday, although the very well
come showers may have kept some
away.
Miss Charlotte Marker, of Washing
ton, is visiting her cousins, daughters
of James Snyder.
tenant on the Mrs. Walter Snyder farm,
has rented the Edward Line farm near
Smoketown.
Ohio Churchey, tenant on the Web
McGraw farm, has rented the Kennedy
farm, adjoining the Roulette farm
Mr.. McGraw expects to move on his
farm himself.
Miss Helen Highbarger, who has
been teacher in the public school at
Sharpsburg for the past ten years, has
resigned.
Lawrence Costello, son of Rev. H.
c. Costello, former minister of the
Episcopal Church, was here on a short
visit with some of his friends. He is
now located in New York and Phila-
delphia.
Calvin Wilson of Baltimore, and some
friends from that city are spending this
week here.
The Lutheran Sunday school of this
place went to Braddock Heights on
Wednesday and spent the day on pic
mic. They all went in automobiles.
Raleigh Sherman and his mother
Mrs. Lizzie Dye, of Washington, have
gone to Atlantic City to spend three
weeks.
Mrs. S. w. Kratz, of Baltimore, has
been spending couple of weeks with
her parents, Mr.. and Mrs. Frank Moore
Her husband came up and spent q
couple of days with them and took his
wife back to Baltimore with him.