Shepherdstown register. [volume] (Shepherdstown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1849-1955, 1921-07-14
PERSONAL NOTES.

80 P'dNS On vacation, recuperating
from a spell of sickness He has been
on DUTY In the Mingo coal region, where
there has been war between the strik-
ing Goa! miners and the union leaders
on the one side and the operators and
the legal authorities on the other. The
laoor leaders have been trying hard for
years TO unionize the miners in that
section of the State, and the operators
are lust as determined that they will
not nave their business run hv the
unions. The result has been constant
warfare, in which many lives have been
lost MIR. Sigler has had some interest
ing experiences since he has been in
the service, and has been in one or two
real battles. There are about 100 State
troopers on the scene AT present, and
they usually have plenty to do. Des-
pite the dangers, Mr.. Sigler likes the
service and expects to remain in il. He
admits, however, that he will enjoy
1t more when they get ont of Mingo
county and are assigned to other duties.
Mr.. and Mrs. VIM. B. SNYDER and
their little daughter and Mr.. and Mrs,
Frank Lyme and their daughter Rose
mary left this morning in Mr. Lyne's
car for Webster Springs, w. Va,
where they will spend a couple of
weeks. They will drive as far as the
good roads last and will then take the
tram. They expect to get as far as
Clarksburg or Weston BY automobile.
Mr.. and Mrs. F. o. Martin. and Mr..
and Mrs. L. A. Harrison and Leonard.
lr., OF Chicago, are guests of Mr. and
Mrs. VIM. II. Martin at Maple Shade
Farm. north of town. There are four
generations Of Mr.. Martins family
there: Vim. II. Martin. his son, F. O.
Martin, his granddaughter, Mrs. Har-
rison. and his great-grandSon. Leonard
Harrison.
Mrs. Absalom Knox and her sons.
Rev. John Knox and James Knox, will
arrive here today to spend the balance
of the summer. Other members of the
family will come later. They have
taken Mrs. Katie Snyder's house, fur
niShed, on Rumsey avenue Mrs Sny-
der has gone to wilkes Barre, Pa, 10
spend couple Of months with rel
atNeS.
Mrs. II. H. Williams, of Philadelphia,
is here for weeks visit TO her parents,
Mr.. and Mrs. Henry w. Potts. Mrs.
o. G. Won Borcke, of Germany, is also
La guest at Popodicon. Mrs. Won
Borcke was formerly Miss Ysabel Lam
dis, of Philadelphia, a niece OF Mr.
Potts.
Miss Elsie Sutton, who has been
teaching in the Miller public school
at Fairmont, w. Va, is here for the
summer vacation, stopping with her
sister, Mrs. r. K. Cross. Miss Sutton
has been reappointed to the same posi-
ton for the ensuing year.
Mrs. Thomas H. Capp, Miss Virgie
Seidle and Miss Flora Killinger, of Leb-
anon, Pa, and Mrs. John Petty, of Ger
mantown, Pa, motored TO Shepherds
town the first Of the week and spent
couple of days with Mr.. and Mrs. II.
L. Goldsborough.
Mr.. and Mrs. S. M. Freese and theip
four children motored here from
Wheeling and spent the weekend in
Shepherdstown with Mr.. Freese's Sis
ter, Miss Katherine Freese, of the
Shepherd College music department.
Mr.. and Mrs. L. l.. Lewis, of Roa-
noke, and Mr.. John Lewis, of Charles
Town, have been visiting Mr. and Mrs.
S. E. Clipp, east of town. Mrs. Carolyn
Lewis is also with her daughter, Mrs.
Clipp, to spend some time.
Mrs. Dora Hout and her son How
| ard and Misses Dorothy ani Viz
ginja Strother have been here from
| Warrenton, Va. the past week or two
visiting their relatives and friends.
Mrs. Nellie Legge left yesterday for
Asbury Park, where she Will spend
some weeks. Mrs. Edith Berry, who
has been with her for couple OF
months, returned to Washington.
Mr. Edgar Starry has moved his
family from Shepherdstown to Bruins
| wick, Md, where he has secured en-
ployment. They had been living in
part of the Entler Hotel.
Miss Virginia Johnson, Of States
vile, N. c., formerly OF this place,
spent several days in Shepherdstown
this week with Mr.. and Mrs. w. r.
Licklider.
Mrs. L. B. Merritt and her little son
and Miss Ella Merritt, OF Mckees
Rock, Pa, are visiting the family OF
Mr.. w. F. Clabaugh near Engle, this
county.
DR.. Howard Hodges and his family,
of DAYTON, Ohio, are visiting Mrs. M.
B. Hendricks near Shenandoah juno
ton, and other relatives IN TINS Sec
ton.
Mr.. Charles Sperow left this morn
ing for Cumberland, where he has
gotten a position in the Kelly-Sprlng-
| field automobile tire works.
Mr.. and Mrs. J. Quigley Reinhart
have been here the past week from
Philadelphia visiting at Mr.. Reinhart
old home.
Miss Kate Evans, Of Edwardsville