Shepherdstown register. [volume] (Shepherdstown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1849-1955, 1919-06-19
sHARpsBURG NEWS.

Mr.. Vernon Heck, son of Mr.. and
Mrs. John Heck, near townsville, and
Miss Roberta Marker, daughter of Mr..
William Marker, of this place, were
married last Sunday night by and at
the residence of Rev. A. A. Kerlin.
They are two of our best young peo-
pie, and have the best wishes of the
writer and their many other friends OF
this place and vicinity. The groom is
employed on the farm with his father.
Bentley Benner, who has been serv-
ing Uncle Sam in France and who saw
much service, returned home from
Camp Meade, where he was discharged
Tuesday evening of this week. He is
in the best Of health and more than
glad to get back to good old Sharps-
burg. This family had three sons and
one son-in-law in the service. The
son-in-law, Reno Wyand, died in
France of pneumonia.
Mrs. Della Snyder Reinhart, OF Roa-
noke, Va, is spending week or so
with her father, James Snyder.
Miss Martha Reilly spent several
DAYS with Mr.. and Mrs. Silas Shipley
near Shepherdstown.
Arthur Dorsey returned home last
Wednesday night from Camp Meade.
He landed at New York, remaining
there over week. He belonged to
the 526th Infantry, SD Division, and
saw quite bit of service. He was one
of the first to leave here, being gone
81 months. During his service in
France he visited number of places.
Harry Remsburg on his farm and
James Griffith, tenant on the McGraw
farm, are the first farmers to begin the
harvesting of wheat on Wednesday OF
this week on the river hills.
Mr.. and Mrs. Mumma, who left
here number of years ago and went to
California, where they remained for
some years, then going to Canada, have
returned to Sharpsburg to stay, being
guests now at the Nicodemus board
ing house. Mrs. Mumma before mar
riage was Miss Laura Grove.
Cleveland Delaney, who is en-
ployed at the Security cement works
and rides his motorcycle up and back
every day, was forced from the road
by an auto driver and thrown from the
causing him to use cane and dis
aiding him from work His young son
was on the wheel with him, but did not
get hurt, only badly frightened.
Bud Baker, of Yolo, California, who
has been stationed at Annapolis for
the past Is months, spent day and
night with his aunt and uncle, Mr.. and
Mrs. o. T. Reilly. He left for Cali
fornia on Monday and will be dis
charged from service there.
Mrs. Brent Smith Manahan, who re-
Gently lived in Baltimore until the
death of her husband, is stopping for a
week with her cousin, Victor Smith, at
Burnside school-house.
Houston Carnahan has had con-
crete floor put in his garage, which
makes it first-class place to store
cars and do repair work. He also has
the foundation down for bay window.
Joseph Donaldson, of the postoffice
in Baltimore, son of Walter A. Donald
son, former superintendent Of Antie-
tam National Cemetery, was a visitor
to our town last Friday. He had not
been here for about IL years.
Mr.. and Mrs. Charles Cole, OF
Augusta, Maine, were visitors to the
battlefield last Friday. Mrs. Coles
ancestors were the Orndorffs' who at
one time owned the Mumma farm and
the old Myers or Orndorff mill. Some
of the name, are buried in the Dunkard
Church burial ground. They were on
their way to Los Angeles. CAL, to visit
their dauphter