Shepherdstown register. [volume] (Shepherdstown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1849-1955, 1920-04-29
Personal MENTION

Mr. W. &. Mckown, of Martinsburp.
was IN ShephcrdStown last Saturday
seeking To interest our people i'm his
candidacy for the Democratic nomina.
ton for the State Senate from the dis
trlct composed OF the counies of
Jefferson, Berkeley. Morgan and
Hampshire. He made a very favor.
able impression upon our people. and
he Will get big vote in this section
Mr.. Mckown is one of the leading
farmers and orchardiStS of Berkeley
county, and is recognized as a pro-
GrcSSiVc business man whose integrity
and ability are unqucStioncd. He has
not heretofore sought public Office, and
he is allied with no faction of pol-
ltcianS who dare assume to control
him or give him directions. Alert and
energetic and able, in touch with the
conditions of our section and in full
sympathy with the desires of our pco-
pie, VIC regard him as in every way
worthy the confidence and support of
the voters OF this district.
Our folks who have been away from
Shcphcrdstown since last fan are
coming back home, and We are glad
TO welcome them back to our COM
munity again. MIR and Mrs. Edwin
5. Jarrett and Olivia and Mrs. Hardy
have returned from New York and
opened up Wild Goose Farm for the
summer, and the boys will be here as
soon as the school term is over. Mrs
J. =. Pierce, who was in Philadelphia
most of the winter, is again at Ayrlic.
Mr.. Raymond +. Baby was down from
New York last week, preparatory to
opening up Lazyland for the summer
Mr.. r. ID. Shepherd was among the
visitors To ShcphcrdStown recently,
having come UP from Washington with
Mr. W. ]. Shepherd for a brief visit
10 Mr.. and Mrs. Henry Shepherd. Mr
and Mrs X. -. Shepherd are now liv-
ing in Los Angeles, California, where
they expect To make their permanent
residence. He is a moving picture
actor, and stated when he was here
that he had a good part i'll what will
prove To be one of the popular photo
plays of this season MIR. Shepherd
has disposed of practically all of his
real estate in the East
Mrs. Harry Rollngs. formerly Miss
Kitty Crowl, of Shcphcrdstown, who
has been AZ the State tuberculosis
Sanitarium at Terra Alta since last
fall, has left the hospital there and
gone To Mr.. Rollings' home at Lost
City, this State. We are sorry to
learn that her health failed to i'm
prove at the sanitarium, but it is hoped
that with the comforts of home AMI
! other favorable conditions she may
soon be on the mend. Her friends
here will pray for her recovery.
We were pleased to meet in town
I fhiS old ne
friend, Mr.. Alva B. Moore, who was
/ formerly a well-known newspaper man
from New Martinsvillc. Mr.. Moore
/ is a candidate for the Republican
| nomination for State Auditor. He is
thoroughly well qualified for this
place, having served as chief clerk in
this Office under Auditor J. s. Darst
! We hope our Republican friends in
this section may support Mr.. Moore.
Among our callers this morning was
Mr.. Nelson 7. Snyder, who is a candi-
! date for county CONN sS;oncr from
Shcpherdstown district Mr.. Snyder
has the rccommcn ation that he has
'"l this Office heretofore with ability
and fidelity, and if the voters honor hin
again he will do his duty faithfully.
Mr.. and Mrs G. d. Sculy. of Pitts
| burg, were in Shcphcrdstown for a
few days the past week. They expect
TO move TO their summer home north
! OF town by the first of June. Mr.
| Scully has had a number of improve
ments made to his place since last sum-
mer.
Miss Katie Arthur, chief Of our local
telephone exchange, left this morning
\ 1Gtt ng
| Pittsburg She returned with her sis
ter, Mrs. Geo. T. Hodges, who has
been visiting her old home in Shcp-
herdstown for several weeks past.
Mr. William Rush, who has been
employed in Akron, Ohio, is at his
home in Shepherdstown TO spend a
month or so. He has Just gotten over
a spell of sickness and has come home
to recuperate.
Miss Rachel Snyder left this morn
ing. for Morgantown, w. Va, where she
viii spend several days with her
brother, H. L. Snyder, Jr., and attend
the junior prom of the students OF the
University
Mrs. Thomas Carp and Mrs. John
Petty, of Lebanon, Pa, drove to Shep-
i'~' NSAD"lI III tllNll Ndl ldSl OdluTudN
and spent the week-enl with Mr.. and
Mrs. Harry Goldsborough.
Mr.. H. L. SNYDER, the editor Of the
Register, has been in Philadelphia this
week Attending a meeting Of one Of
the committees of the United Lutheran
Church.
Mr.. Lawrence Miller and his sister,
Of Woodland, California, are visiting
their grandfather, Mr.. Francis nj
Miller, near Vanclevesville.
Mr.. J w. Hopper, one Of the Reg
ister's Kearneysvillc friends, was
among the recent callers at this of
fee