Local notes of sales births and community events
Numerous small items from Charles Town and vicinity include prices on butter eggs and fertilizer, a large live stock sale announced for next Wednesday, a birth of a daughter to Mr. and Mrs. George Kemp, a March Easter service at Episcopal Church, and plans for a county round table meeting in Martinsburg. Also mentions Red Cross donations and a surprise birthday party for Mr. Strider with about 100 guests.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
S. L. Cooley's
G. W. Billmyer
Netiake
H. S. Pitzer
Studebaker Wagons
Oliver Pro
Leklider
Village Improvement Society
Licksider Corporation
Potomac Valley Round Table
Martinsburg
Elsie Murphy
Coats Court
SIM
Jefferson County Red Cross
Main Street
S. K. Lemen
J. J. Cookus
Owens & Miller
National Highway Carage
Ford
Butler Bonemill
Albert G. Rice
C. D. Scully
Linklider Corporation
Lie Wah
Laundrymas
Masonite Huiding
Iote Coase
Princess Street
Red Cross
Shenandoah Junction
Shoal-House
Hodges
Flatrsom Schley
Sun Ben
Neves
Wens & Miller
Lip
Nathaniel Burwell
Baker House
Prospect Avenue
Charen Street
Messrs. Licklider
N.S. J Strider
Charles Town
Gieorge
K McKee
Shepherdstown
Camp le
McKee
Shepherds Fown
H. C. Getzendanner
Liberty Loan
Boy Scouts
Jeferson County
William Rogers
Baltimore
Methodist Episcopal Conference
Maggie Meyrelis
Mie
Shepherd College Music Department
Allightsville
W. Va
Walter W. Winters
Washington City
Kearneysville
George W. Waters
Roanoke
Chas. E. Walters
Sallie Morgan Hodges
Mary Reinhart
John Moore
Bakerton
Lee Goldsborough
Eaceveat High School
Alexandria
A. B. Conkus
Washington
Ghas. R. Owens
Goldie Miller
Anna Irwin
Sharpsburg
Helen Boswell
W. E. Byers
Agnes Wright
Ameter
M. Brown Hendricks
Ernest Hendricks
Hend
Hesdricks
Cayner
Hegers Town
Hendricks
Havin
Mc Hendricks
State Agricultural Reau
Margery Caroline Merchant
Herbert Shields Watts
W. H. Merchent
Jas. H. Balthis
Mary Merchent
Clarence Burnette
France
Edeth A. Wall
Rodger Wall
O. Franklin Hopkins
H M Edward
Grice Methodist Episcopal Church
Moerd Mies
Hopkins
Paul Eugene Winters
Ephel Willoughby Griffith
Harers Perry
J. S. Alfriend
Camp Lee
Virginia
Robert Oscar Myers
WS. Myers
Sallie Marie VanMetre
Allen VanMetre
Thomas W. Smith
Mis
Bessie Myrtie Gain
Berkeley County
L. W. Wright
Thomas R. Moreland
Bluemont
May S. Bell
Myerstown
Hamilton
Shepherdstown’s Longtime Subscriber Dies and Local News
The death of Mr D S Rentch ends an era as the Register loses its oldest subscriber after 63 years of regular reads. The item also notes letters from George Douglas in France and local efforts raising funds for Red Cross and Liberty Loan outreach, plus community notices about theater, upcoming parades, and street dust concerns.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
D. S. Rentch
Register
S. F. Lemon
George Douglas
France
Mr. Rentch
Independent Order of Odd Fellows
Caledonia Lodge
West Virginia
Longtime Shepherdstown resident Rentch dead after life of service
Daniel Baker of Baltimore visited nearby quarries at Kearneysville while Henry Sigler and many others are noted in Easter returns. The obituary for Daniel Rentch, a respected magistrate and longtime Reformed Church member, details his birth in 1821, Civil War hardships, Odd Fellows leadership, and his generous civic role. His funeral took place at the Reformed Church with interment in the family plot.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Daniel Baker
Baltimore
Standard Lime and Stone Company
Baker
Kearneysville
Register
Jefferson County
Henry Sigler
Berkeley County
Shepherdstown
John Knox
Randolph-Macon College
Ashland
M. E. Church South
Absalom Knox
G. A. Tyler
Charles Town
W. A. Lemen
Billmyer's Mill
Dennenteiser
Emma
May Dennentelser
H M. Shell
Renteh
Bakersville
Washington County
John
Catherine Shafer Rentch
Marshall College
Lancaster
Markell
Main Street
Cleveland
Reformed Theological Seminary
S. L. Flickinger
Reformed
H. L. Lyne
James P. Staley
Joseph L. Cookus
Lewis J. McDonald
Rentch
Fort McHenry
Edward Eutler
Stuart
Rentel
Army
Renich
Lapole
Entler
Mr. Renteh
Independent
Order of Odd Fellows
Death notices and local market report mix in 19th century page
Deaths include William E. Tabb near Bunker Hill aged 50 after long illness and Mrs Nellie Virginia Coaver in Martinsburg aged 31. Hiram W Ambrose 07 dies in Martinsburg City Hospital, leaves wife and three sons and a daughter. Abraham Beavers 83 dies at Center Missouri. brother B E Beavers of the county listed. Corn 3 dispatches. wheat 2 12. Republican U S Senate candidacy announced for West Virginia subject to party rules. For sale two work horses around 9 and 10 years, brood mare, dump cart and harness. Also ad for Dean's Ointment for eczema.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
William E. Tabb
Bunker Hill
Berkeley County
Nellie Virgina Coaver
Walter Q. Coover
King’s Daughters
Martinsburg
Sue
Hiram W. Ambrose
Abraham Beavers
Center
Missouri
B. E. Beavers
E. Welle
Engle
W. Va
Charles Town
Jefferson county fuel committee sets two dollar margin
A public meeting at Charles Town courthouse chaired by fuel administrator F E Cooke discussed coal dealers margins. Councils from several towns debated fair gross margins with different asks, then agreed the $2.00 per ton baseline for most Jefferson County points, add $0.25 for street-to-bin delivery, $0.10 for under half-ton orders, and a 30-cent reduction if the consumer hauls own coal, Harper's Ferry receiving $2.25. The decision aims for fairness to dealers and consumers. Also notes several spring weddings in Martinsburg and Charles Town area.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jefferson County Fuel Committee
Charles Town
F E. E. Cooke
Shepherdstown
Charleson
Harper's Summit Point
Ripon
Vane Ferry
Cooke
H. L. Snyder
Martinsburg
Jefferson County
Erkeley
C. S. Musser
Tie
Wim
H. Martin
Shepherds* Town
Harper's Ferry
Sale of Mules and Farming Implements At Auction
A farm sale offers four year old black mules and yearling ponies with strong leaders and workers plus mares, all in prime condition and insured. The auction includes a variety of farming implements, water gear, and a wood binder with cutting box. Terms: eight months with interest, two percent cash discount. sale rain or shine.
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The
Coje
Svena
S.J. Hodges
Ces
Pitomac
Knights Templar
W. L. Gravall
At Britlhach
Stepherdsman
Bill
Lawrence Stevenson
Shenandoah Justin
Lucille Hofman
Ruth Gates
Frances Miller
Hagerstown
Duke
Hem
Fater
Rattleslake Toy
Maryland
Potomac River
Boonstora
Ballimore
Ilaver
Franklin Lyne
Woodrow Wilson
American Military Hospital No. 1
George Washington University Hospital
R. D. MacLean
Odette Tyler
Belasco Theatre
Mr. MacLean
Shylock
Miss Tyler
Charles Worman
J. D. Worman
Newport News
Charles
E. St. Clair Clayton
Margaret Welshans
Shepfierdstown
Pedro Miguel
Panama
Cole Tory
Boo Wid Limé and Stone Company
Reegaville
Fee Agai
Baltimore Sun
Berkeley
Ria
Martin G. Pitzer
Pitzer
Floyd VanMetre
Arden
VanMetre
Pineton
Kate Kregloe
Paul E. Winters
W. W. Winters
Mary Keller
D. 5
J. Edward Thomas
Miss Ida
Falls Church
W. S. O. Thomas
David Folk
Robert Myers
Willoughby Lemen
Parkesburg
W. P. Licklider
Southern Methodist Conference
S. E. Osbourn
Sitle
Philadelphia
Mr. Osbourn
DuMeldis
J.E. Reatch
Bert
Lord Baltimore
Daniel Shafer Renteh
Mr. Reatch
John Rentch
John Shafer
Jonathan Shafer
Angelica Stancraker
Eleanor Byers
Clarksville
Tennessee
Charles D. Wysorth
Piepe Herdstown
John Elmer Rentch
Renten
Reformed Church
Jas. P. Reilly
Reformed Church of
Potomac Synod
General Synod
Tis
Lord Jesus
Daniel Shafer Rentch
United States Senate
Davis Elkins
Ney
Dean
Chis Box
E. Federal Court
Linsted
Mertinsburg
Alston J. Dayton
Hullman
Shephenistown
Wilty
Hase
Junction
Sen
Painter
Weathcourt
Walker
Elmer Sulton Agaibel
Hellmore & Ohio
Hall
F. K. Draggins
Toledo
Stag
Licklider Corporation
Wall’s
Altoona Fort
One-Hi
Cau
C. F. Wall
Prop
Chas
UL. Strider
C. Fred Wail
Col. T. West
H. Moore
Bane Brown
the Model Bakery
Opera House
Shk
Toplays
NME
Petrova
Ae Time Scrapulows
Vivian Martin
Mildred Manning
Wallace MacDonald
Cyril Townsend Brady
WM. S. Hart
Ador
Louise
Glaum
Billie Burke
Arms and the
Mac S Wuertie Clark
Circuit Court
Robert W. Daily
Romney
W.va
J. M. Woods
H. H. McCormick
Southern Company
A.C
L. A. Troup
C. F. Har
Henberdstown
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