Shepherdstown register. [volume] (Shepherdstown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1849-1955, 1922-06-08
SHARPSBURG NEWS.

We had downpour Of rain on Sum
day evening, but il done more good
than it did damage. Washed some
OF the cornfelds at places, but il is
making the corn grow fine.
Jacob Kidwiler and Wesley Church
ey are making sanitary stables for the
keeping OF cows on the r. D. Fisher
farm
Houston Carnahan took Dick Stewart
and wife and Dicks brother and his
wife to Baltimore on Sunday in Hous-
toms big car.
Mrs. Ivan Renner and child and
Charles McGraw, OF Philadelphia, are
at their homes here on visits.
Miss Louise Pony, who has been in
New York with her sister, Mrs. Mary
Hoffman, for some months, is at her
home here on two-weeks visit. She
will return next week. Mack McGraw
has been driving Mrs. Pry's car for
her.
About 40 members OF the X. OF p
order Of this place went in autos TO
Williamsport Sunday to attend memoir
ial exercises at that place.
Harvey Swain and family, Of Cum
berland were here over Sunday Wis
iting his father, Tohn Swain, and his
sister, Mrs. Frank Hibarger.
Frank Staub, of Washington, was up
to see his father, Thomas Staub, who
is blind
Mrs John Smith and two grand
nicces spent two weeks visiting friends
and relatives in Ohio.
Ridgeley Brashears and son, of
Steelton, Pa, were here visiting his
sisters. Uncle Ridge missed being here
for decoration this year, as is his Gus
tom.
Harvey Jackson, Of Roanoke, came
up and spent Sunday with his mother.
Mr.. Jackson has been in the employ
Of the N & w. Railroad for twenty
years.
Roy Bussard, OF Antietam Iron
Works, and Miss Mary Kretzer, OF the
same place, were married Nav 29th
at the parsonage by Rev. A. A. Kerlin.
David Hess has contractor II. Clipp
and his workmen doing a lot OF con-
crete work on his farm near Porters-
town. Mr.. Hess will soon have every
thing new about the place.
Some of opr townspeople are eating
new home grown potatoes. Old ones
are selling at $3.50 per bushel.
Lloyd S. Grove, who now resides in
Norfolk, Va,-wrote to his friend Geo
M. Snaveiey to go up on Cemetery Hill
on decoration day and buy some Of
Fris Staub's big ginger cakes, but as
FRS is out Of the business he got his
sister, Mrs. Bessie McGraw Fisher, to
hunt up Uncle Sam Shows big boss
cake tins and she baked some big boss
ginger cakes and sent them. They are
about as big as small towpath mule.
Lloyd spent his boyhood days here
and every kid wanted big boss cake
then.
Miss Helen Grams, Of Baltimore.
spent about ten days with her uncle
and aunt, Mr.. and Mrs. Franklin
Grams.
Miss Nettie Hemphill has gone 70
Williamsport to spend some time with
relatives.
Harry Remsburg has bought for his
cattle business a large truck, with high
sides.
Superintendent Charles Snyder Of
the National Cemetery is having the
old paint burned off the cemetery en-
trance gates, getting it in shape for
repainting them.
Mrs Luther Jackson and little daugh-
ter have gone to Washington to visit
Mrs. Jackson's daughter.
The Edward Lewis case of shooting
Otto Lapsle has been settled. Mr.
Lewis was found guilty but petitions
were gotten out by his many friends
interesting in his behalf and the en-.
tire community signed them, so the
Judge has paroled him.