Shepherdstown register. [volume] (Shepherdstown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1849-1955, 1919-02-06
PERSONAL NOTES.


vice in the army. He was in the hos
pital service at Fort Oglethorpe
Georgia. His discharge papers civ,
MN a good recommendation, as h,
had record Of excellent character
never absent from duty without per
mission, and not one mark apains
him. He will 60 to Baltimore thi.
week, where he gets a position in thu
postoffice. His wife will accompan,
him.
Mrs. e. w. Riesly, of Dayton, Ohio,
IS visiting her parents, Mr.. and MRS. Johr
M. Moore, at Potomac View, near Baker.
ton. She and her sister, Mrs. Floyd E
Davis, have recently been the guests o.
Lieutenant and Mrs. H. r. Mytinger. al
the McAlpin Hotel in New York CITY and
also visited Captain and Mrs. Carl Stolz
OF Richmond, Va.
Mr.. II. Frank Needy, from west VI
town, was caller at the Register of.
Ice last Saturday and arranged for the
advertising of his sale, which viii
take place on Friday, March 7th. H.
will sell some good dairy cows, heavy
work horses, fine lot OF farming I'm.
plements, etc.
Mr.. George Burweli, who has beer
engaged in engineering work in Mexi,
CO for number Of years, has been ir
Shepherdstown the past week visiting
his brother, DR.. Nathaniel Burwell
When the thermometer got down te
81 few days ago he was sure that /:
was zero.
Me were pleased to have a call yester
day from Mr.. Harry c. VanMetre, oil
Berkeley county, who was in Shep-
herdstown to advertise his sale, which
will take place February 10. He will sell
AL of his stock and farming implements,
including number Of excellent dairy
cows.
Miss Rachel Snyder, who spent the
past two months in Rochester. N. Y,
with her sister, Mrs. L. M. Lynch, is
home again. She was in Milford, Della
ware, for week or two, and Mrs. S. M.
D. Marshall. of that place, came home
with her for visit OF some weeks.
Mr.. ]. Frank VanMetre. OF Berkeley
county, was among our callers on Tues
day. He arranged for the advertising OF
his sale, which will be held on Tues
day. February 18th. He will sell
desirable lot OF live stock. including some
particularly good Durham cattle.
Mr.. ]. ]. Ambrose and his son, Mr..
Lawrence Ambrose, of Berkeley Springs,
were in Shepherdstown last Saturday
and called al the Register office. They
are thinking OF setting up here in the
plumbing business, with the younger
Mr. Ambrose as the proprietor.
Among our callers on Tuesday was
Mr.. G. w. Hoffman, Of Brunswick
Md, who was here to attend the fun.
eral of Mrs. Mary Hoffman. He sub
scribed for the Register, as he says
the family can't get along very well
without the home paper.
Mr.. Aeram Sisler, who makes his
home with his daughter. Mrs. J. L. Nc
Chan. in this place, was stricken with
paralysis last Saturday night, and has
since been in serious condition. he IS
one of our oldest residents and his I'M
provement is slow.
Mrs. Bette Henderson, formerly
of the Halltown neighborhood, left
last week for Waco, Texas, where she
will make her home. Her cousin, Mr..
John Aglionby, of Shenandoah juno.
ton, went with her on the lone
journey.
Rev. DrJChas. S. Trump, of Martins
burg. made pleasantNcall at the Regis
ter office yesterday, and we were pleas
ed TO have talk with him. He Is the
same vivaciouS, genial gentleman whose
friendship we have appreciated for many
years.
We were gratifed to have cal
last Monday from Mr.. Chas. A. John,
son, of Charles Town, the elhcien
and popular clerk OF the Jcnerso,
County Court, who was visiting hi
friends in Shepherdstown.
Among our subscribers from out OF
past week were Messrs Ebert Conard,
Chas. N Jones, Chas w. Fraley, ]. E.
Hammersla. M. L. Griffith, Jr., and Ohio
Shepherd.
Mr. and Mrs. William Goodrich and
their children, OF Baltimore, spent the
past week in Shepherdstown with the
family of Mr.. E. r. Hill.
Misses Ida and Agnes Hendricks, oil
the Junction neighborhood. are in Cum .
berland. Md, visiting their sister. Mrs.
Howard Hodges.
Mr.. S. p. Humrickhouse spent several
days the past week with his daughter
Mrs. L. E. Athey. at Rockville, Md.
Mrs. Walter H. Staley, of Baltimore
has been in Shepherdstown this week
visiting Mrs. Leslie Montgomery.
Mrs. L. r. Huyett, of this county
is in Pittsburg with her daughter