Shepherdstown register. [volume] (Shepherdstown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1849-1955, 1920-09-02
PERSONAL NOTES.

We were pleased 10 have a call Tues
day from our friend Mr.. Paul G. Allen,
OF Sherwood, North Dakota. He lived
in Shepherdstown a number Of wears
ago and graduated from Shepherd Col
lege in the class of 1894. He has been
living in North Dakota for the past
seventeen years and this is his frst
visit back 10 West Virginia in nine
years. His wife and two children are
visiting relatives in Hampshire county
while he came down to Shepherdstown
to spend few days with his old
friends. Mr.. Allen is a mail clerk on
the Great Northern Railway, having
held this position for the past fifteen
or sixteen years. His friends here are
glad to see him again.
Mr.. Paul Morrow, head OF the de-
partment of education at Shepherd
College, has returned 10 Shepherds
town after a vacation spent in Hunt
Inston with his family at the old home.
MRS. Morrow and the children will
come to Shepherdstown later. Mr..
Morrow worked for six weeks this sum-
mer as acting head Of the department
OF education of the Central Normal
School at Mount Pleasant, Michigan.
Hon. John w. Davis, Ambassador to
Great Britain, who arrived in this
country last week from London. and
his daughter, Miss Julia Davis, have
been spending part of the past week
with Mrs. Z. H. Mcdonald at Media
Farm, near Charles Town. This is the
first trip back home that MI Davis has
made since his appointment as Am
bassador nearly four years ago.
Mr.. w. H. Merchent, who learned
the printers art in the Register Office.
was in Shepherdstown couple of days
this week to renew acquaintance with
old friends. He is now a linotype
operator on the New York Evening
Globe. He has been all over the
United States, and during the war
was in Europe for fourteen months,
but he has now settled down in New
York.
Captain ]. P. Lucas, of the U. S.
Army, who has been visiting his home
folks in Jefferson county for several
weeks past, has with Mrs. Lucas gone
to Cape May for a week or two. He
has been assigned to Camp Grant in
Illinois, and at the eni of his leave
OF absence will assume his duties
there.
Mrs. Piquette Mitchell, of Detroit.
and Mrs. George Curtis Treadweil, OF
Albany, are in Shepherdstown for a
visit to their mother, Mrs. Robert Glib
son. They were formerly residents
of Shepherdstown and have many
friends here who give them welcome to
their old home.
Ma;o- CIarn,,,. wv Io.o =. L
from Washington to spend a week OF
two among his old friends. He is on
months sick leave from the army
operation at the Walter Reed Hospital
at Washington from which he is now
recuperating.
Mr.. Chas. H. Reinhart, who spent
the past summer at his home near
Shepherdstown, has returned to Roa-
noke, where he will resume his duties
as superintendent of one of the city
schools. Mrs. Reinhart, who is at her
old home in Sharpsburg, will 60 to
| Roanoke later.
Mrs. F. S. Chambers and her son
and daughter are here from Phila-
delphia for visit to their relatives,
Mrs. Chambers was formerly Miss
Mamie Schley, one of Shepherdstown's
prettiest and most popular girls, and
her friends here are glad to greet her
again.
Mrs. James Lake, of Pittsburg, who
has just spent month at Fishers
Island, New York, is now with her
daughter, Mrs. D. d. PendIeton, a;
their home west of town. Miss Emily
Reinhard, of Baltimore, is also spend
ing few days with Mrs. Pendleton.
Masters Gaylord Ouackenbush and
Orville Myers are here from Wash
ington to spend fair week with Leslie
Robinson. The boys rode from Wash
ington on their bicycles-a fairly long
trip for this method Of locomotion
They took whole day for the trip.
Mr.. p. P. Marshall one Of Jefferson
countys oldest residents, has been
very i'll this week at his home west o;
Shepherdstown. He is within a few
days of being 81 years old, and although
he is feeble in body, his mind is still
clear and acive.
Mrs. w. W. Clcggett ami her two
children, Of Lorton, Va, Mrs. w. r
Stringe-, Of Baltimore, and Mr.. MAY
berry Small, of Philadelphia, have beer
visitors at the home OF Mr.. AMI Mr.
Chas. b. Mcdonald this week.
Mrs. Fl. G. Getzendanner. of Charlie
Town, left last week for Oakland, Cal
fornia, where she will spend a coupl1
of months with her son-in-law, Nj
Geo. T. Williams. and his two lit.
twin boys.
Mr.. an Mrs. william C-cwl. Mr
Harry CrGvl and his Two children alt
Mr.. Stroller Moler, all OF pG'timo--
are in Shepherdstown to spend fa.i
week with their relatives and irien
Mr. J. E. Rentch, Of Bai;;more. q
former well-known resident Of Sher
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