Shepherdstown register. [volume] (Shepherdstown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1849-1955, 1922-03-02
PERSONAL NOTES.

Mr.. Z. Z. Nixon, of Paw Paw, Nor.
gan county, and Mr.. A. L. Omphs OF
kearneysville, were in town last week
and called at the Register Office. Mr.
nixon, who is prominent merchant OF
raw Paw and a former postmaster. is j
candidate for the Democratic nomina.
ton for the State Senate from this
district to succeed Senator Burr, OF
Jefferson county. He and his friends
take the ground that Morgan county is
entitled TO the Senator this year, and
he viii make canvass of the four coun-
ties OF the district in the hope of win
ming the honor. Mr.. Nixon is a pleas
ant gentleman and an able business
man.
We were pleased to have a call yes
terday from Mr.. c. L. Engle, of Will
mington, Del, a former Jefferson coun-
~ boy, who has been in the b. & O.
service for many years. He has been
here the past week visiting his rela-
tives in the Engle neighborhood and
renewing old acquaintance. He has
been located in Wilmington for some
twenty years, where he is employed at
the passenger station. He subscribed
for the Register in order to keep post
ed on the affairs of his old home.
Mr.. and Mrs. Charles M. Levett, of
New York, who have rented Ferry Hill
Farm, across the river from Shepherds
town, have taken possession and are
now living in the mansion house
Capt. and Mrs. Jno. Kyd Beckenbaugh
have come to Shepherdstown for a
month or so and are boarding at Mrs
Virginia Harrison's.
Among our callers on Monday were
MeSsrs. John w. and Elmer Marshall
from east Of town. They have rented
the Harry Stafey farm, west of town,
and will move there the first of April.
Boyd c. Small, who now farms the
place, will move to Scrabble, where he
bought the Turner farm.
Mrs. ]. Strider Moler was quite sick
at her home in Shepherdstown the
past week with an attack of acute in
digestion, but is now much better.
Mayor Moler, who was sick for a cou-
pie of weeks, is able to be out again.
Mr.. R. Kearney Cross, of Rocky
Marsh, was caller at the Register Of
flee the past week. He will have sale
of personal property as administrator
Of his father. the late Geo. w. Cross,
on March 18th.
Mrs. Edwin S. Jarrett came down
from New York to spend the weekend
with Mr.. and Mrs. E. l.. Goldsborougli
at Iceland and to make brief visit
to Wild Goose Farm.
Mr.. Charles B. Mcdonald has been
quite sick at his home in this place the
past week with genuine case Of flu.
He is getting along as we'll as can be
expected.
Mr.. Kirk Hardesty, the well-known
stock buyer, has been sick the past sew
eral weeks at the home Of his son-in-
law, Mr., Edward Myers, in Berkeley
county.
Miss Rachel Snyder has gone for a
months visit to friends in Madison,
New Jersey, and her sister, Mrs. L. NJ.
Lynch, in Garden City, New York.
Mr.. E. Hugh Mckee, Of Berkeley
county, called at the Register Office on
Tuesday and renewed his subscription
for another year.
Mr.. w. R. Louthan, from north Of
town, was among our callers on Tues
day and renewed his subscription to
the Register.
Mr.. Vim. R. Kline, of Martinsburg,
spent few days in Shepherdstown
this week with the family of Mrs.
Jos. L. Cookus.
Mr.. w. Manning Lemen has been
very i'll at his home on Rocky Marsh,
west of Shepherdstown, the past couple
Of weeks.
Mrs. Henry Shepherd has returned
from visit OF ten days with friends in
Richmond, Norfolk and other points In
Virginia. )
Rev. John w. Link and his little
daughter, of New Market, Va, visited
their relatives in this section the past
week.
Among our callers the past week was
Mr.. w. z. VanMetre, of Berkeley coun-
ty, long a subscriber to the Register
Mr.. and Mrs. ]. c. Lamar, OF Adams
town, Md, spent the weekend with
their relatives in this neighborhood.
Mr.. Luther Griffith, who lives on the
Banks farm, south Of town, was among
our callers the past week.
Mrs. J. L. Sheetz has been quite sick
the past week or two with a severe
case Of the grip.
Mr.. H. T, Skinner, from east OF town,
was among our callers the past week.
Mr. Hoffman 0perafad IInnn