Shepherdstown register. [volume] (Shepherdstown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1849-1955, 1922-04-06
PERSONAL NOTES.

".ST sun wilson spent the weekend
with Mr.. and Mrs. w. ]. Knott, south
OF town, and this week have been Wis
iting other friends in this neighbor-
mood. Rev. Mr.. Stephens was pastor
OF the Southern Methodist Church of
this place some years ago, and has
many friends in this locality. He has
lived in Lewisburg, w. Va, for the past
twelve years, having been presiding
elder of LewiSburg district eight wears,
AT Conference in Washington last week
ne was assigned TO the pastorate of
Central M. E. Church South in Cum
oerland, and he and Mrs. Stephens are
on their way to their new home and
stopped of here to renew acquaint-
ance. Rev. MIR. Stephens preached in
the Southern Methodist Church last
Sunday night
Rev. and Mrs. II. L. Hout stopped of
in Shepherdstown this week to spend
few days at Mr.. Hout's old home with
his sister, Miss Lottie Hout. They
were on their way TO their new home
at Covington, Va. Rev. Mr.. Hout has
Just closed very successful ministry
OF four years at Fredericksburg, Va.
and leaves his congregation there with
much regret. The esteem of the peo-
pie OF Fredericksburg was shown by
the fact that they gave him a number
OF valuable presents when he left. His
new charge at Covngton is a very
desirable one, the congregation being
a large and influential one in that COM
munity.
ID. Frank Hill, one of Shepherdstowns
highly regarded residents, was strick-
en- with paralysis last Friday night, and
has since been very i'll. His left side
is seriously affected and he is practi-
cally helpless, not even being able to
speak since he was stricken. At times
he has deemed to show some slight
improvement, but his condition is re-
garded as critical.
Mr.. and Mrs. Edwin S. Jarrett and
the children came down from New
York last Friday and opened UP Wild
Goose Farm for the summer. The
boys are spending this week at home
and will return to school for the
spring term, but Mrs. Jarrett will re-
main here and Mr.. Jarrett will be
down fer the week ends.
Prof. ]. Walter Barnes, of Charles
ton, made an official visit to Shepherds
town this week as a member of the
State Board of Control. He conferred
with President White in regard to Shep-
herd College matters and also inspect
ed the Rumsey monument grounds,
with which he was much pleased.
Mr. and Mrs. VIM. D. Hines have
moved from Martinsburg to Shepherds
town, and have rooms in Mrs. Zittle's
house on Main street. Mr.. Hines,
who Is engaged in the life insurance
business, will make Shepherdstown his
headquarters.
Mr.. Charles Cookus, of Berkeley
county, former Shepherdstown boy,
was a caller at the Register Office on
Thursday. Mr.. Cookus has taken up
the business of auctioneering, and made
quite success in this line the past
season.
Mr.. and Mrs. w. P. Licklider went
to Baltimore last week. Mr.. LicklideJ
has returned home, but she will remain
in Baltimore for some time, her father,
Mr.. Osborne. being extremely i'll as tho
result OF stroke of paralysis,
Mr.. B. A. Poland, of the Union Sales
Company, Martinsburg, was caller at
the Register Office on Monday. His
company sells Dodge cars, and he re-
ports that the demand for these pop
ulsr automobiles is increasing.
Mrs. E. L. Goldsborough drove to
Pittsburg last Saturday, taking E. L.
Goldsborough, Jr., back to school. Miss
Ruth Scanlon accompanied them for
little visit to her home folks in Pitts
burgh.
Miss Charlotte Kilmon, of Gathers
burg, Md, student at Goucher Col
lege, Baltimore, spent the past week
in Shepherdstown with Prof. and Mrs.
w. H, S. White.
Mr.. James Wright, Of Cumberland,
a resident Of Shepherdstown many
years ago, spent the past week in Shep-
herdstown with the family of Mr.. Will
liam Crowl.
Mrs. M. L. Bell, who has been in
Cumberland since last fall with heg
son, Cecil, has returned to Shepherds
town and reopened her home on Main
street.
Rev. DR.. John T. Huddle, OF Wash,
ington, came up from Washington last
Monday to spend the day with Mr..
J. w. Snyder.
Mr.. and Mrs. j. F. Wilson, of Mar
tinsburg, visited Mr.. and Mrs. Walter
Winters in Shepherdstown the past
week.
Mr.. E. w. Bowen, of Washington,
spent few days with Mr.. and Mrs. ].
w. Hopper at Kearneysville recently.
Prof Samuel E. Osbourn, of Phila-
delphia, spent several days at his old