Shepherdstown register. [volume] (Shepherdstown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1849-1955, 1918-01-03
sHARPSBUR0 NEWS.

OF. Reilly bought from Hicks ReHls-
h.,so , niece OF around OF triangular shape
os,s me Dunfard Church Tor Francis
vrae Ststson. VI no will have erected at
his ovn expense mossmenl 10 me os SIN
New York Regimsst OF Infantry ano ms
brother. The latter was colonei IN coln-
mand Of the regiment aad was killed near
By while leading q charge September H.
Herbert Snayely, OF Pitisburg. spent the
HOLIDAYS with his brother George al inc
old home place. He hal been away for
seven years and is in the decorating BUS
mess. His sister, Mrs. Carrie Suman,
and her daughter Mary were here Tor
several days visiting MS. Bessie Fisher.
From an item in the Baltimore Sun II
,oots like the old Chesapeake & Ohio
Canal il going TO have a boom during the
coming summer. Ii stated that the gov
.rnment was going to take charge and put
on about 500 more coal boats. This would
MI, new lite in II again Many years back
there were over 100 boats in use on the
canal.
around handy man at Antietam Station.
He is second trick man and IS a young
man we'll fitted for the position.
John Hines while cutting wood IN Sam
mel Hebb's woods accidentally cut his
len leo badly af the knee, disabling him
from work.
Master Earl Delaney while coasting
on Main street was knocked down IND
had his nose broken and was oihef"ise
badly bruised.
William Reynolds went to assist Mr..
Gross to butcher, and he fell on the Ice,
knocking himself unconscious Tor flnle,
and is IN delicate condition yet
S. A. Patterson, OF the Census Bureau
Washington. a friend OF Jerome Nose.
spent part OF the holidays al the Nlco-
demus House.
Postmaster Allen Poffeuberger intends
moving the postotfice from its present
Mace into the CARROT drug store room
M L Burgsn will use the vacated room
for warehouse or storage room
Captain Thomas Butterfield, OF the U
6. Army. was a visitor for several days
with the family Of S. S. Stouf'er.
Guy Ditto fell on the ice at his home
one day last week and has been in a serl-
Gus condition since, but is improving.
The old custom OF building a so-called
railroad was gone through with on new
years eve. A string OF wagons and We
hicles OF all kinds was made tor about
two blocks in length. The church pens
were all rung at midnight. Very little
shooting was done and no firecrackers
Mr.. and Mrs. J Lester Otto and son
Inser, of Hagerstown, spent several days
at the parental home near Antietam Sta
ton.
Aaron Snowman has gone to Baltimore
TO spend some time with his brother Hi
ram.
Mrs. Iohn Marshall, who moved from
near the Miller saw mill place several
months back and had been in very deli
cate health since, die at their home in
this place on Monday night. She leaves
a hus ,and and a number OF sons and
daughters TO mourn her death. She was
4 member OF the Dunkard Church
Mr.. and Mrs. Frank Hebb and Ernest
Cramer, of Cumberland, spent the holi-
DAYS here. They formerly resided here.
Mrs. Ada Thomas, OF Washington,
spent the holidays with her son, Harry
I. E. Thomas, at their home here.
Mrs. Aggie Nicodemus and little daugh-
ter, OF the Nicodemus House, spent the
HOLIDAYS with David Coifman's family and
others in Washington.
Lester Smith brought the body OF his
infant from Roanoke and had II buried in
Mountain View Cemetery last Sunday.
Mrs. Smith, the mother, Is in the hospital
there
Prot VIM. McDermot and his wife and
child, OF Baltimore, spent the holidays
with Mrs. McDemofs mother, Mrs.
Willard Snavey.
Willie Pry, OF Baltimore, spent Christ
mas here with his mother, Mrs. Frank
PRIV,