Shepherdstown register. [volume] (Shepherdstown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1849-1955, 1918-06-27
sHARPsBuRG NEWS.

F. bacon, of Jersey City, N. j., was
visitor to Antietam and South NOUN
tain battlefields. Mr.. Bacon's father,
who belonged to the Sd N. ]. Infantry,
of the 9th Corps, under Gen. VIM. b:
Franklin, was killed at the battle OF
! South Mountain on the Jacob Walden
farm and buried there, from letters
written home after the battle by COM
rades, and Mr.. Bacon took Reilly, the
Guide, with him. After quite search
they succeeded in locating, this farm
and the old oak tree where he was
buried with other comrades, who no
doubt were taken up and removed to
Antietam National Cemetery and In
TERED among the unknown. Mr. Bacon
was less than three years old and re-
members nothing, only by letters writ
ten home and hearsay.
Miss Mary Hine has returned home
| from Hagerstown, where she has been
for some time.
Miss Grace Kinmead, of Harrisburg,
Pa, is visiting Miss Ella Hess for a
couple of weeks.
Sharpsburg can boast Of hero. A
gentleman from this town was at the
canal when he heard someone scream
ing for help. A lady who was visiting
near by was in bathing and went into
deep water, and from fright was not
able to swim. The gentleman hurried
" threw off a portion of his clothing
and went to her aid just as she was 60
ing down the third time. The Andrew
Carnegie hero medal rewarder will have
| TO look him I'D. but he doesn't want his
name given.
Mrs. Maude Jones, who has been in
the hospital at Hagerstown for a
month, was brought to the home OF her
mother, where she will remain until she
| is able to 20 to her home in Keedysville.
Mr.. and Mrs. VIM. Reynolds are both
confined to their beds, being very i'll.
VIM. Cook, colored, who has been
away from his home for seven years, no
one knowing where he was, and finally
located him in the u. S. Army in France,
is at his home here on furlough. He
is not to report until called. The entire
command he belonged to has returned
to the United States.
VIM. Grim, of Washington, came up
to spend a couple of weeks. He has
just gotten over very hard spell OF
| sickness.
Miss Julia Miller, who has just got
ten out of the hospital from having an
operation performed, came UP from
| Washington to spend some time with
her mother, Mrs. Morgan Miller.
Some of the farmers have finished
hauling in their crops of wheat already
and are ready to finish up hay-making.
Samuel Nail Bowen, who had been
working with the Western Maryland
Railroad, has quit and is now running
a canal-boat.
Vim. Hines and son, of Roanoke, are
spending several weeks with Mr.. and
Mrs. Vim. yesterday near town.
Rev. Mr.. Dice, his wife and two lady
friends, of CORTLAND, N. Y, were in this
place on Monday calling on some
friends and visiting the battlefield.
Rev. Mr.. Dice was former minister of
the Methodist Church in this place and
Shepherdstown.
Miss Roberta Marker is assisting in
the postoffice again. She had been out
for some time.
John and Leroy Nose and Leroy's
wife spent several days here at the old
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the army.
Mrs. Alice Bender and her two chill
dren are spending some time with her
husband Lester Bender, who is en-
ployed in Washington.
VIM Ward has rugged up another
truck for hauling crushed stone on the
pixies and roads.
The fisher-women go out TO the river
and some days make good catches, and
other days do not get bite.
Raleigh Sherman is up for few
days again during harvest and little
| fishing with it.
Johnnie Murphy, Sammie Painter,
DR.. Gardner, Tucker, Lester and Le-
roy Nose, white, and George Herbert,
colored, left on Monday for Hagers-
town to report for duty for army SER
vice.
Will Hen Boyer has been on the
sick list for the past week, but is now
able to be about again.
Charles Kearney, of Washington, is
spending a couple of weeks with his
Wife's parents. Mr.. and Mrs. John Ham,