Shepherdstown register. [volume] (Shepherdstown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1849-1955, 1921-04-14
PERSONAL NOTES.

Kew. ]. W. Ware, who has been rec
tor OF Trinity Episcopal Church in
Snepherostown since August 1912
and who recently resigned because OF
impaired health, left on Tuesday for
the old home place, Durham" in
Clarke county, Virginia where he will
reside Tor the present. Mrs. Ware viii
ION him in a couple of weeks, after
Sne has closed the rectory here. II l.
with real regret that we note the de-
parture of Mr.. Ware. He is n mar,
whose piety and consistent Christian
lie has gained for him the fullest re.
spect OF the people of this community
and we can i'll afford TO lose so good
man and so interesting a family. Mr.
ware has ALWAYS had a fine apprccia-
ton OF his duties as a minister of thu
Gospel and as citizen of the com
munitv in which he lived. and with
courage and zeal he has stood for his
Ideals and uoheld the principles in which
he believed. He has been not onl,,
a good man in personal life. but a
genuinely good citizen in that he has
faithfully do.c his duty as a member
OF our community. We ioin with his
friends in the hone that his health
NAV be fully restored and that he MAJ.
nave yet manv wears of comfort in
which 10 cniov his weli-earned rest.
and we hone that he NAV not forge,
this ancient town where he has IivcI
Tor the past eipht or nine wears and
where he has many real ties of pen
uine friendship.
DR.. Hopkins Gibson. one of Shep-
herdstown's most popular residents
and who has been practicing dentistry
here for the past twenty years, has
closed his Offices here and on Tuesday
-lett for Baltimore where he expects
70 reside in the future. This Thurs
d9y afternoon at 4 O'Clock he will be
married in that CITY 10 Mrs. Virpina
Rouse lee. who is n daughter OF the
late Charles Broadway Rouss. Of New
YORK and Virginia There is much re-
gret at the departure of DR.. Gibson
from our communitv. not onIv because
we lose a ski'lful dentist whose ability
and consideration and high regard for
the ethics OF his profession made him
so acceptable to his patients but we are
derived OF the fellowship Of eenia'
and courteous gentleman who has been
unfailinRly considerate and kind-heart
ed in his association with our people
DR. Gibson has lived in Shepherdstown
since his childhood. and he will he
greatly missed in this community. We
oniv hope that his heart may turn back
to the old familiar scenes and that he
and his wife NAV conclude to come
back and make their permanent home
in one OF the delightful spots in o.
about Shepherdstown. We will
promise them hearty welcome IL thew
will do so.
Miss Edith Grose, tho fourteen-year-
old daughter of Rev. and Mrs. John A
Grose. was taken i'll last Sunday, anc
her physician, DR.. Burwell. diagnosed
ner case as an attack Of appendicitis.
AS her condition grew more serious
she was taken to the hospital in Charles
iown where she was operated upon
by DR.. Phillips Monday afternoon. Thr
operation was entirely successful, and
the patient is getting along very wei
at this writing. Rev. Mr.. Crosse was
away from home when his daughter
was taken Ill, being in attendance UPON
the meeting Of the Methodist Confer
ence in Baltimore, but he reached
Charles Town Monday afternoon.
Miss Mary Nininger. of waynes-
boro, Va. has been visiting at the
home of Mr.. and Mrs. Nelson T. SNYDER
near Shenandoah Junction. Miss
Ninineer is granddaughter OF Rev
Mr.. Scott. who many years ago was
nastor OF Elk Branch PRESBYTERIAN
Church at Dufields.
Mr.. Ed. H. Allen. Of Newington. Va.
a resident OF Shepherds.own many
years ago, was in town last Saturday
HE came to this county to see his
uncle, Mr. E. C.. Watson. who is SER
iously i'll at his home at Leetown.
Mr.. and Mrs. C. w Hoffman arc
enjoying an extended automobile trip TO
Washinpton. Richmond. Newport
News. Norfolk and other points in Vir-
ginia, and are now in Baltimore on their
wav back home.
Mrs M. E. Spohn has been confined
to her home this week with a COM
blnation OF afflictions-a severe attack
OF quinsy and boil on her foot.
Miss Fannie Trump a student OF
the West Virginia University at Nor.
gantown, was at her home at Kear-
neysville for weekend visit.
Mr.. Robert Gibson went to Baltimore
this morning to attend the wedding of
his brother, DR.. Hopkins Gibson, anG'
Mrs. Virginia Rouss Lee.
Mrs. Daniel HeHebower, of Rippon
and Miss Chrissie Russell, of Charles
Town visited Mrs. Jos. L. Cookus in
epherdstown this week.
We were pleased to have a call this
morning from Mr.. Frank r. McOuiikin.
one of our most enterprisng farmers,
from west Of town.
Miss Lula Wysong, who is in Park
ersburg with her niece, Mrs. Mark
Wetzel. has been quite sick the pas,
couple OF weeks.