Shepherdstown register. [volume] (Shepherdstown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1849-1955, 1919-09-04
sHARpsBURG NEWS.

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Albert Provost, Of Alexandria, Va, wers
married there August 10th. Miss Julia
has been employed in Washington for
a number of years. They both have
the best wishes of the writer and their
friends in this place.
Mr.. and Mrs. Robert Graves and son,
of Steelton, Pa, were here this week
visiting Mrs. Graves father, William
Marker, and others of his family.
Harry Thomas, his wife and two
children, Of Harrisburg, Pa, were visit
ors this week with Mr.. and Mrs. Da-
Wis Hess and other relatives in this
vicinity.
Ridgeley Brashears of Steelton, Pa,
is here wi Observation-Disclosures
is here with his sisters on weeks
visit He comes down often TO his
old home.
Mrs. Franklin Marker and little
daughter, of Hagerstown, spent week
with her aunt and uncle, Mr.. and Mrs.
H. M. Johnson. Mrs. Johnson return
ed with them to HagerStown for a few
days visit
Harvey Dorsey on the Otto farm
near Burnside Bridge, plowed out a
long shell last week and William Reilly
plowed out one on the Joseph Snavely
farm near Lees headquarters. Chas.
Knode found a small dirk knife near
where General Lees headquarters tents
were during the battle.
Rev. and Mrs. Santee, Of Philadel-
phia, spent a week at Mrs. Santee's
old home on the Roulette farm al
Bloody Lane with Mrs. B. F. Rou-
lette.
Thomas R. Blackford, who had been
spending a week here, has returned TO
his home in Washington. Mr.. Black
ford has been in the service Of Uncle
Sam and not in the merchandising bus
mess any more.
Mr.. and Mrs. Ivan Bowers, of Ha-
gerstown, spent Sunday here with rel
atives and drove over the battlefield.
Mr.. Mitchell, of Washington, was
here last week making inquiry OF Mr.
Stouffer about having 1000 yards Of
stone crushed, as he expected to gel
the contract for the building of two
miles of the state road from Boons-
boro to Keedysville. We understand
he has gotten the contract and will be-
gin work as soon as they can arrange
for it. 1t is to be made Of concrete.
Uncle Dan Souders died sud-
denly at his home here last week aged
70 years. He had many friends. He
leaves a wife and four sons and two
daughter to mourn his death. He was
member of the K. of P. Lodge and
was the level walker on the canal fol
a number Of years, walking about q
miles every day. Interment was made
in Mountain View Cemetery.
Quite a number Of apple barrels
have been hauled to orchards around
here by the Virginia barrel company
S. S. Stouffer will have about one
fourth of crop this season, about 80C
barrels.
Mr.. and Mrs. A. D. Grove have de.
cided 10 rent their farm to Poodle Poi
fenberger They will have sale anc
move to Shepherdstown in the spring
Mrs. Lola Culberson, of Washington
is spending a week with her aunt Mrs
Kate Gross and other relatives. Hel
husband will join her the last Of thi:
| week
Mrs. H. M. Johnson and little Crane
daughter spent couple Of days witt
relatives in Hagerstown this week.
The Hagerstown post office club a
the Snyder landing has their house
full this week. Every week there i:
different party there. 1t is quite /:
gathering place for bathers and fisher
| men.
Eugene Wilhelm, ianitor at the pub
lie school, has been giving everything
a good cleaning up for the opening o.
school next week The iron fence
around the yards has also been paint
ed.
The contract to furnish the memoir.
ial to the worlds war soldier boys oil
district No. has been awarded TO J
C. Forbes Granite Company Of Cham,
bersburg, Pa, at $1,000, and will be
erected next spring.
Orbie Bender, one of our soldier boys
who had been detained in France, has
now landed at Camp Dix, New Jersey
and is expected home most any day.