Shepherdstown register. [volume] (Shepherdstown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1849-1955, 1919-06-12
SHARPSBURG NEWS.

Milton Kauffman's four horse team
frightened at the Farley jItney bus ana
ran away, knocking young Charles
Chopper down and injuring him badly
They ran up the road from the bridge
where Jacob Domer lives, breaking the
gate down, and this stopped them. Not
much damage was done. They had
household goods on, OF Mr.. Grithtn,
who was moving to HagerStown from
the old stone house nearby
Albert Jackson, who resides near
Mercersville, had his house damaged
y lightning during the Sunday after
noon storm.
Harry Jackson, of Roanoke, formerly
of this town, is making trip on Jer-
ONE Moses boat from Georgetown TO
Cumberland. The old long boat looks
familiar to Harry, as his father was
captain of a canal boat for many years.
The Red Mems hail was full last
Saturday night to attend the COM
mencement and, graduating exercises
of the high school graduates, Miss
PRIV, Miss Mann and Mr.. Remsburg.
The hall was nicely decorated with
plants and flowers and very entertain
ing.
The wheat all through this section
never looked better. 1t is higher than
the fences and we'll headed. The corn
is looking good everywhere and favor
able for a big crop.
Ohio Poffenberger and Mrs. A. ID.
Grove have returned from their
western trip, much pleased with il.
Mayor VIM. F. Blackford has been
suffering very much with rheumatism
for a couple of months, some days
hardly able to get around, but IS much
better now.
The collectors for. the memorial for
the worlds war heroes, Charles Long,
VIM. o. Cox, Walter Stouffer, John
W. Eavey, Mrs. DR.. Gardner and Miss
Ella Hess, with Charles Long as treas
urer, have been doing well, collecting
over 5000. Patriotic home reader
lend helping hand.
Charles Pry, of Washington, came
I'D TO attend the high school COM
mencement exercises and the gradual
ing of his daughter, Miss Louise, VINO
was one of the graduates.
Samuel S. Stouffer has moved his
stone crusher from near the East
Woods, on the battlefield, where he had
been crushing stone for the govern
ment for avenues, to the K. r. De,
Launey stone quarrieS near town, ano
will do more crushing for the town and
the Hagerstown Turnpike Company.
The prospects for large yleid OF
early potatoes is looking good IN TINS
vicinity. The recent rains and very
few bugs to injure them, big yield IS
expected.
Master Mack McGraw is spending
some weeks with his uncle, SiIas
Shipley, near Shepherdstown and as
sisting with the farm work.
Miss Carrie Mumma, who is employ
cd in Roanoke, Va, is spending a week
or so with her father, Mr. Samuel Mum
ma, and her sisters.
Some of our boatmen are getting
very much dissatisfied with the way
they are delayed both at Cumberland
and at Georgetown. Some have al
ready quit and gotten other employ
ment.
John Swan mas gone 10 SteSltolI, d.
to visit his son Rodney, who resides
there.
Colonel Beckwith, one of the New
York State Monument commission, has
been here looking after the putting in
of the foundation for the monument.
They arc also putting in the driveway
for the entrance, George Pofen-
berger is doing the work.
Mrs. Charles Smith, residing near
town, visited relatives in Frederick
county. Md, this week.
Mrs. Rhodes and daughter, OF Da-
kota, have been visiting Mrs. Bette
Roulette, her niece, living near the
Bloody Lane.
James Jamison, who was working
with Samuel Stouffer's stone cruSher
and got one of his hands badly bruised
by getting it in the cogs, is getting
. along very well, but won't be able to do
any work for some weeks.
During Sunday midnihfs storm and
lightning the Lutheran Church spire
was struck, doing considerable damage
to it that will be very troublesome
to get repaired.