Shepherdstown register. [volume] (Shepherdstown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1849-1955, 1920-02-05
. SHARPSBURG NEWS.

Miss Pauline Blackford purchased
from the Houston Carnahan garage a
Maxwell car and George Beeler
Maxwell truck. Mr. Beeler has sold
his fine pair of dapple gray horses,
wagon, harness and farming nipple
ments to George Abbott, near Trego.
Peter Remsburg was down from Ha-
gerstown a part of this week arrang-
ing for the sale of his household gocis
at his former home here He his
quite lot of goods to be sold Satur-
day, the 7th Of February.
Mrs. George M Snaveley has gone
to Baltimore by request of the. hos
pital surgeon for an investigation as
to her condition. She had been at the
hospital some time back, threatened
with appendicitis, and has been treat
ed since, and CAD to say she feels that
she is all Q. K.
The poStoffice department has put
on the road, starting from Gettys-
burg, daily mail truck that will come
via Martinsburg. Shepherdstown,
and Sharpsburg, Keedysville to Boons-
boro and on to Baltimore and Wash
ington. Any persons living along the
route can stop the car and mail any
manner of mail-a postcard, letter.
live poultry, butter, eggs, apples, milk,
potatoes, and anything, the package
not exceeding 70 pounds or so inches
in circumference. 1t will be weighed
and the postage collected as at any
postoffice. 1t is due at this place
daily at l2.45 p. m.
Seibert Churchey had to kill one of
his fresh cows. She slipped on the
ice and broke leg.
Arthur Monger, of Elkton, Va, and
Miss Ethel Gray were married in Ha-
gerstown January Goth. Miss Gray is
a daughter of Mr.. and Mrs. Tohn
Gray, formerly of this place, now near
81. James. The groom recently
bought a farm at Elkton, where they
will reside.
Ridgeley Moore, a Civil War veteran.
member of the Potomac Home Bri-
gade, died at the home of his daugh-
ter, Mrs. Frank Schamel, Saturday.
aged 10 years. Mr.. Moore resided
here nearly all of his life, and was
one OF Sharpsburg's youngest soldiers.
having enlisted at the age of II years,
His body was brought here Monday
and lay in the Lutheran Church until
Wednesday, he being member of the
church. lnterment in Mountain View
cemetery by the side of his wife. He
was a member of Antietam Post, c..
A. r.
Melvin Boyer came home from Ha-
gerStown suffering with a mild case
of flu or grip.
Lester Bender, who is employed in
washington, came home on the sick
list last week.
Edgar Beachley was taken to the
washington County Hospital at Ha-
gerstown to be operated on for ap-
pendicltis last Thursday, but after
examination and treatment it was
postponed
MRS. Carrie Delaney Renner. was
taken to the hospital at Hagerstown
and operated on for inward Tupture
Jacob kidwiler slipped on the ice
and to keep from falling grabbed hold
or his buggy wheel, breaking a bone
IN his right hand. DR.. E. M. Garrett
dressed it for him.
Miss Mary Houser, who has been
me toll collector at the Dunkard
Church toll gate for a number OF
years, has gone to Martinsburg to get
employment, stopping with Mr.. and
MRS. Cyrus Munson, former neighbors
Mrs. Della Reinhart. of Roanoke.
va, is here spending a week with her
rather and sister, Mr.. James SNYDER
and Miss Mary Snyder.
X. w. Grove has gone to Funkstown
TO take charge of some personal prop
cry by order of the court until a sale
and distribution is made.
NJ. L. Burgan has been away for
me past week on business trip 10
baltimore and Washington.