Shepherdstown register. [volume] (Shepherdstown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1849-1955, 1920-05-20
Personal MENTION

trict Mr.. Henshaw is an energetic
and capable young business man who
is well qualified for the Office he seeks.
He served Berkeley county as mem
Der of the House Of Delegates in 1917
and 1918, and made a thoroughly ex-
cellent record, so he is not without leg
islative experience, He asks the sup
port Of the people of Jefferson county
at the primary next Tuesday and prom
ises to give his best service to his par
ty and the State. We call atten-
ton to his announcement in another
column.
Mr.. and Mrs W. B. Sheppard. of
Cleveland, Ohio. formerly of Shep-
herdStown, have been enjoying a very
pleasant honeymoon anniversary trip
through this section. They were mar
rlcd twenty-five years ago, and they
celebrated the event by taking a month
OH, which they are spending with their
relatives in Jefferson county and in
Loudoun county, Va. They were in
ShepherdStOwn last week for a few
days, stopping with Mr.. and Mrs
Daniel Demory. Mr.. Sheppard called
at the Register Office and renewed his
subscription. He says that the whole
family enjoy the weekly visits of the
Register
Rev Asa b. Bush and his daughter,
Miss Catherine Bush, Of Ironton, Mis-
souri,, spent yesterday and today in
Shcpherdstown, guests of Mrs. Bette
Rentch and Miss Annie Licklider. Mr..
Bush was at one time principal OF
Shepherd College, but left here % years
ago, and has since been an active min
lister of the Baptist Church Last
night Mr.. and Mrs. Geo. M. Knott
rendered an informal reception to him
and his daughter, which was attended
by number of his friends and former
pupils.
Mr.. William NJ. Rightstinc, formerly
a wcll-knOwn ShephcrdStown man, but
who has lived at RivcAon, Va, for
many years past, was at his old home
here the past week, having been called
to his native place by the death of his
brother, James S. Rightstinc. He
had not been here for a number Of
years, and found many improvements
in the old town where his youthful
days were spent.
We were pleased to have a call on
Monday from Rev DR.. F. r. Wagner
and Mr. John II. Lcmcn, of Martins
burg. DR.. Wagner is the pastor of St.
Johns Lutheran Church of Martins
burg, having recently come from
| Huntington, Pa, to take charge of the
! work here. He is already recognized
as an able preacher and acceptable
minister, and his influence is being
felt in our neighboring city.
Mr.. James f. Barnhart has gone to
Roanoke, Va, for visit to his son.
MIR s. Henry Barnhart, and his broth
or, Mr.. Samuel ID. Barnhart. He ia
/ getting to be a regular gadabout, for il
has only been seven or eight wears
since he visited Roanoke, and now he's
gone again He expects to be awav
about two wcckS-if he can hold out
that long.
Mr.. J. Walter Barnes, recently ap-
! pointed member of the State Board of
! Control, was in ShenherdStown ycstcr-
day, looking after matters connected
| with Shepherd College and the Rum
Seyan Society. Mr.. Barnes formerly
lived in Shepherdstown and is still in,
! tcrcSt"i in our affairs.
I Mr.. Alex ID. Grove and Mr.. Care ncIt
! /. II lgan, two well-known rceidcnts
of SharpSburg, were callers at the Reg
iS'cr Office on Monday last. They arr
m mbcrS ~ :he committee that is ar
ranging for the exercises at Antietan
National Cemetery on Monday. Ma
SlSt.
Mrs ChaS. A. Pearson and her thrc,
little boys, of Bluefield, W. Va, ar.
mere Tor visit to her parents Mr.. an |
Mrs. B. s. Pendlcton Mrs. Pearson
Is here to rest and rccupcratc- the bows
mad only the whOOping cough the past
winter while she took care of them.
Rev. DR.. S. L. Flickingcr has gone
TO Reading. Pa, with Rev A. NJ.
Gluck, of Martinsburg, as delegates
from the Virginia Chassis to the Cen.
eral Synod Of the Reformed Church
now in session in that city.
Mr.. and Mrs. r. L. Arthur and their
two children and Mr. and Mrs. lack
Kirby, of Camden, N. J., drove from
that city to ShepherdStown last week
ana spent day or two here at Mr..
Arthur'S old home.
Rev. John c. Siler, of Dufields the
faithful minister of the Elk Branch
presbyterian parish, was a caller At
the Register Office this morning.
Mr.. and Mrs William Wysong are in
Baltimore this week, where Mr. wv
song, who has not been we'll, is taking
medical treatment.
Rev. II. l.. Hout, of fredericksburg
Va, spent day or two in Shepherds
town this week with his sister, Miss
Lotte Hout.
Mr.. J. II. Fisher and Mr.. D. F,
Evans, of MartinSburg. made a pleas
ant call at the Register office on Tues
day.
Mr.. Banc Brown. of the Bardanc
ncighhorhood, candidate for county as
SCISSOR VAS among our callers on Tues