Shepherdstown register. [volume] (Shepherdstown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1849-1955, 1922-06-22
SHARPSBURG NEWS.

Episcopal Church will hold an ice
cream festival Saturday evening, June
oath, on the church lawn. Attractive
musical numbers in costume will be-
rendered at different periods during
the evening. Everybody most cordial
ly invited.
Miss Pauline Lieper and brother and
Isaac Preston, OF Williamsport, were
visitors Sunday with Frank Hull's
family. Mr.. and Mrs. Lester Otto and
son liner and Harry Shackleford were
down from Hagerstown and spent
Sunday with their friends here.
Bentley Benner went to Washington,
D. c., to get an artificial eye, he los
ing one some time back.
Mr.. and Mrs. James Brashears and
son Joe went to Washington Sunday
to visit their daughter, who resides
in that city.
Clipp & Beachley have put their men
at work putting the Gapland buildings
in shape for Mr.. Reed, who recently
bought them and the land. They will
make a fine summer resort and near
the railroad.
VIM Delaney and Allen McGraw
painted MI and Mrs. Edward Moses
dwelling house.
Mr.. Ruth and daughter, Of Athol Pa,
and Miss Ruth's gentleman friend were
visitors with their friends Mr.. and
Mrs. Geo. M. Snaveley and went over
the battlefield.
The New York excursion party that
came over from Gettysburg last Wed
nesday by auto to visit the battlefield
numbered nearly $50. They lunched
at the Dunkard Church and visited
their State monument. Some of the
old veterans looked as active as they
did several years ago.
We are anxious to find out if the
Boonsboro flood washed that big stone
away from in front of the Hutzel cav
ems and drowned the interior out.
Some fine large bass were caught
in the Potomac river last week by
some Of our fishermen.
From conversation heard by your
correspondent on the observation tower
recently, it looks like the colored peo-
pie Of Storer College at Harper's
Ferry have an idea of taking up the
rebuilding OF the Dunkard Church as
memorial to Abraham Lincoln for
great work done for the colored peo-
pie after the battle Of Antietam. They
rebuilt the old John Brown engine
house near their college, and we would
+ glad to have some one to take the
matter up and not leave the ruins lie
and rot up.
Walter Stouffer has his crusher and
men at work crushing stone for the
matchmaking of the road from the
Hagerstown pike to Harvey Poffen-
berger's farm buildings.
Nicholas Choppert was overcome by
the heat while working on the Flana-
gan contract work. After a rest he
returned to work again.
Mr. and Mrs. James Spahr, of Ha-
gerStown, were down Sunday visiting
Mrs. Spahr's parents, Mr.. and Mrs.
John Hammond
About a dozen Of contractor Flana-
gan'S men worked Sunday putting
braces under the Myers mill road
bridge for the heavy trucks that will
b. used in hauling over it shortly.
Or. Wilson, wife and family, who
have been visiting here, have return
cd to their home at Davis, w. Va.
Noah Cronice returned with them for
a short visit.
The union picnic committee of this
place have set August the 18th as the
date 70 hold their annual picnic in
the George Pofenberger Woods near
the Dunkard Church.
John Hine, who is employed by p. |
L. Kretzer on the building of Charles
Keedy, near Keedysville, accidentally
cut himself with his hatchet while at
work. DR.. Brown, of Keedysville, had
to put number Of stitches in to close