Shepherdstown register. [volume] (Shepherdstown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1849-1955, 1919-04-03
PERSONAL NOTES.

Or. Horace Mem. Banks, who hac
expected to settle in Shepherdstown
has definitely decided to locate ir
Charles Town for the practice Of his
profession, and he will succeed DR.
A. 0. Albin, who recently moved to
Portsmouth, Ohio. DR.. Banks is a
talented young physician and man OF
the highest character, and his friends
here will wish for him the fullest
measure of success. DR.. Albin, who
has practiced medicine in Charles
Town for the past dozen years, and
who married Miss Gertrude Show, of
Shepherdstown, will be chief medical
examiner for the Norfolk & Western
Railway at Portsmouth, where the
company has extensive railroad shops.
Mrs. ]. C. Cox formerly Miss Mag
gle MerrellS), who has been in charge
of the music department of Shepherd
College for several years past, has 1e-
signed this position and has gone TO
her home at Wolf Summit, w. Va. Her
husband, Lieutenant Cox, is expected
home from France in May. Mrs. Cox
has many friends in Shepherdstown
who regret TO have her leave our COM
munity, and their good wishes will fol-
low her. Miss Bertha ]. Smiley, Of
Franklin, Indiana, has been appointed
10 fill the vacancy, and is expected here
on Saturday. She comes very highly
recommended and has had successful
experience as teacher.
Mr.. H. L. Snyder leaves today for
Charleston, this State, TO attend meet
ing OF newspaper men from West Vir-
ginia, who nave been called to the
capital to confer with the county chair
men of the Liberty Loan and others
who are interested in floating the next
bond issue. Former Governor w. A.
MacCorkle, who is chairman of the
Central Liberty Loan Committee for
West Virginia, has arranged for the
meeting, and will present plans by
which il is hoped that our State will do
its full duty in making the Fifth Liberty
Loan a success.
Mrs. Bertha B. Carter, of New York,
is at Iceland to spend some time with
Mr.. and Mrs. E. L. Goldsborough.
Miss Helen Goldsborough is home
from the Burnham School at North
hampton, Mass, for the spring vaca-
ton, and Miss Serena Pendleton was
over from St. Hilda'S Hall at Charles
Town to spend part of the vacation
with her.
Mrs. Charles ]. Derr, of the Moler's
neighborhood, who recently submitted
to a serious surgical operation at the
hospital in Charles Town, was able to
get home last Saturday. Though she
IS very weak, she is improving salts
factorily, and her friends now hope that
she will soon be entirely well again.
Mr.. and Mrs. H. E. Mundey, who
have been living for many years in the
brick dwelling house on Main street,
recently sold TO w. H. Staley, have
moved temporarily into the Rumsey
Hotel.
Mr.. and Mrs. Charles Long and Mr..
and Mrs. Albert B. Cookus drove up
from Washington in Mr.. Longs car last
Sunday and spent the day here with the
family of Mr.. Jos. L. Cookus.
Mrs. Harry Rollings and her little
brother-in-law, Gordon Rollings, of
Lost City, w. Va, were in Shepherds
town this week visiting relatives.
Mrs. John A. Osbourn and Mrs.
Bette Myers, of the Kearneysville
neighborhood, were among our callers
this week.
Mrs. Craig Huff and Miss Emily
Huff, of Philadelphia, are here TO spend
the week with Mr.. and Mrs. H. M
Turner.
Miss Corinne Rogers is spending
this week with her sister in Washing
ton.
Mrs. Nj. P. Crowl was here from Bal
timore this week visiting her relatives.
Larue Waddy has been quite sick the
past week with pneumonia.