Shepherdstown register. [volume] (Shepherdstown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1849-1955, 1920-01-22
SHARPSBURG NEWS.


William Jacobs, of Hagerstown. and
Mrs. Mary Summers, of this place
wldower and widow, were married a,
the residence of Mr.. and Mrs. Harrv
Lowman by Rev. Mosser last Satur.
day night. After the wedding thev
went to the brides home, wnere thev
will reside. Never too old to love
Each are 65 years old. We wish them
well in their new start in life.
Grace Strlne and Mary Domer
spent week with Grace's brother
Adam in Washington.
jacob Domer, residing in the Harry
CliPp farm tenant-house, will move
20 the farm that Ohio Burtner bought
from Jacob and Joseph Wyand this
spring. One of Mr.. BURNERS sons
Will farm the pace.
Harry Lumm, from near Grimes
Station, son of Mr.. and Mrs. M
Lumm, is disabled from work with
lnhammatory rheumatism and has
Den tor several months.
Harry Knodle, of Illinois. who &c
visiting in the East, spent a couple of
days with his cousin, Mr.. George M.
Snaveley.
Wanted, self-closing spigot for
ciSterns, so that when the watering
trough gets full it will close, so that a
mans cistern doesn't run empty.
Mr. and Mrs. r. S. Suman and Miss
Mary Suman and Miss Martha Nc
Graw, all of Hagerstown, were visit
ors to Mr.. and Mrs. VIM. Fisher Sun
day and partook of sumptuous dinner
IN honor OF Mr.. Suman's 51st birth
day.
Ray Colbert, of Hagerstown, was in
our town on his way to visit his sis
ter, Mrs. Roy Poffenberger. Raw saws
since he quit the railroad he has been
engaged in the meat and grocery bust
ness in that city.
Joseph Pofenberger, or Poodle, as
TIC IS known by that name, met with
an accident on tile HagerStown pike
oy inc oVerturning of his car while
passing another car, causing him tn
Greak his crippled arm in two places,
DR.. S. H. Gardner made an examina-
ton and it may have to be amputated
The ball held by committee of Red
men IN their hall last Thursday night
was well attended and passed off very
nicely. Another ball will be held by
them In their hall on the night of the
Eod OF February. Free to ali we'll dis
posed persons.
oliver Grove, of this place, who is
employed at the Bakerton lime quar-
RES, Will move his family there this
spring to reside.
The ponds that farmers used to
water their stock from are nearly all
frozen solid
Dock Champion, of Buffalo. N. Y.
IS here visiting his brother, lack
Champion.
Jacob Domer's COW slipped down
the bank near the iron bridge at the
Myers mill place into the Antietam
creek with ice on both Sides She
had TO be drawn out with ropes.
Miss Annie Hines, who is en-
ployed in Hagerstown, spent a vaca-
ton at her sisters, Mrs. VIM. Coin.
M. +. Lumm and Sheridan Dre,ner
VINO has been very ill, are now improv-
ing and are able 20 be about
marley Walper, one Of our itney
BUS drivers, was employed at Mr..
HulPs garage during the tie-up. We
are surely glad that the busses have
started up again, for we were lost
without them.
MRS. James Dorsey has been on the
SICK list with the old-time ouinsv.
DR.. Gardner is attending her.
Inc Church OF God members intend
to start revival meeting at their
Gnurch in this place in a week or so.
lneV have been holding regular meet
lngs at the Union Marker Chapel at
Antletam iron works.
Miss Katherine Adams intends
making ner home with her aunt, Miss
CARROT also will move from the C. w
Adams home 10 his farm in the sDrinp
Thomas Burgan froze several of
his fingers during a recent cold snap
while hauling fodder.
Inc artesian well on John D. Rems-
6urg's new home place has been
finished at depth of 200 feet with a
good force of water.
Miss Mamie Mumma. who has been
spending some time at her home here.
has returned to Washington, where
she is employed by the government
Charles Lcatherman, who recentlv
buried his wife, is wing very i'll at the
home of his daughter, Mrs. Pevton,
near Burnside. school-house.
william Houfor has started to tear
down The oil home D'ace on Cemetery
Hin; This is one &C the old buildings
OF ms place OF carly history.
walter Sny4er's house cat got lost,
ana waller after several DAYS of in
quiry. started to hunt him and found
nm in neighbor's yard with a tin
can over his heal and nearly dead.
Af,er some nursing he has gotten all
r'0ht again.
Samuel Knode had threshed on the
Edward Line farm IA bushels of small
T'9Ec7 seed. This is worth now S35
N"sr bushcl, the highest price known
a very progressive farmer of this
vicinity set a day With his auctioneer
to have his sale, and when he was
ready to have his sale bills printed