Fresh goods and services pace Shepherdstown trades
Local ads list fresh fish at S. L. Cooley and Hodges stores with a full line of wares including window shades and lamps. Notices mention reopened Harper’s store, a sale of homes in Shepherdstown, and ongoing farm and livestock classifieds. Community items cover school events, cemetery price changes, and a Maryland to Washington county road update.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
S. L. Cooley's
Hodges
Hodgst
Lemen's
Owe Roi
Debaugh
J. C. Biter
Keamneysville
Personal notes and April weather in Jefferson county
Miss Ellen Welshans returns home to recuperate after hospital stay in Charles Town. Mrs. C. J. Hill also brought home after surgery. Washington DAR convention attendance by Mrs. Jai S. Phillips and Miss Amanda W. Titus. Local Mr. William A. Morgan returns from Panama Canal service and considers Army enlistment. Many local calls and subscriptions noted at the Shepherdstown Register office. Unusually late April snow briefly covers town before melting, boosting moisture and crop growth. Government plans to take over canal operations expand to C and O and other systems, with barge construction discussed. Jefferson Security Bank leads in Liberty Bond sales, reporting strong apportionment uptake and credit to the Federal Reserve. Local promotions on stationery from Owens & Miller.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ellen Welshans
Charles Town
T. H. Davia
C. J. Hill
Jai S. Phillips
Amanda W. Titus
Washington
Daughters of the American Revolution
Phillips
West Virginia
Brannon
Miss Titus
Pack-Horse Ford
Shepherdstown
Gibson
William A. Morgan
Panama Canal
Pedro Miguel
Canal Zone
Morgan
W. F. Rogers
Cleveland
Ohio
William Rogers
Camp Sherman
Moler's
Register
Mr. Knott
Guy T. Morrison
Kearneysville Pike
Byers
Morrison
Jefferson County
Samuel D. Barnhart
Roanoke
Mount Vernon
Illinois
Norfolk & Western Railway
Norman Lucas
E. W. Myers
Williamson Farm
Geo. W. Moore
Jon B. Currie
The
Jefferson Security Bank
Shepnerdstown
Liberty
Farmers’ Bank of
Federal Reserve Bank
Richmond
George W. F. Crim
Baltimore & Ohio Railroad
Brunswick
Mr. Crim
Summit
Aint
Emma J. Baker
Martinsburg
Fred H. Baker
Baker
Price
George C. Whiting
Summit Point
Harrison Ingram
Mountain Lock
Canal Company
Thomas E. Hilliard
Washington County
Hagerstown
Emily &. Christ
Charles Christ
Washington City
Christ
Fisher
Bettie Cartmell
Wheatland
Arthur Dorsey
Evans Poffenberger
Camp Gordon
Georgia
Hetzie Hetzel
Line
Keedysville
Cronke
Sarpentering
Hezzie
Garcott Tucker
Wade
Antietam Iron Works
Fred Souder
Albert Keyfauver
Porterstown
Maryland
Frank Souder
New York State
Ralph
Daniel Souder
Reform Church
If. Harner
Mountain View Cemetery
Isaac Hall Wilson
J. C. Wilson
Edward Alderton
Berkeley
Levi Heaner
Jack Crampton
Mrs. Stewart
Elmer Boyer
Elias Spong
Raleigh Sherman
A. & Myers
O. T. Reilly
G. P. Smith
Frank Boyer
Baltimore
Miss Pearl Boyer
Lester A Winary
Erstown
Lester
Church of God Revival
Deaths of Bowly and Schley Mark Local Obit Pace
The community notes the passing of two prominent locals, Edward Devereux Bowly at 73 in Richmond Confederate Home after a paralysis, and Towner Schley at 73 in Rockland near Shepherdstown. Bowly, a Chew's Battery veteran, was long known for kindness and talent. Schley, son of Col. Jona E. Schley, was a friendly public figure in the area.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Edward Devereux Bowly
Richmond
Cook
Boone
Bowly
Confederate
Mr. Bowly
Winchester
Shepherdstown
Chew's Battery
George
Frank Bowly
Henry Bowly
A. C. Morgan
Montague Webo
Washington
Towner Schley
Catonsville
Baltimore
Gundry
Jona E. Schley
Rockland
H. P. Schley
Elmwood Cemetery
Harrison and
H. Pinkney Schley
Charles
John Ed. Schley
Pittsburg
Charles Walters
Chambersburg
F. S. Chambers
Philadelphia
Virginia Schley
Pitsburg
Shepherdstown honors Rev. Absalom Knox with community tribute
A large crowd gathered at the Shepherdstown Methodist church to bid farewell to Rev. Absalom Knox who is leaving for Lewisburg. A resolution praised his blameless life and service, with a $118 gift and gifts from women’s groups and Sunday school, highlighting unity among local churches. Knox received a leather pocketbook and a gold coin, while the crowd offered prayers and best wishes for his new post.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Shepherdstown
Absalom
Southern Methodist
Lewisburg
Itimore
Knox
Southern Methodist Church
S. O. Bond
Mr. Knox
Mr. Bond
Julia Reinhart
J. D. Muldoon
Thomas C. Miller
Absalom Knox
Charles Ghiselin
Presbyterian Church
D. Worman
Lutheran Church
S. L. Flicknger
Reformed Church
William Rogers
M. E. Church
Thos. C. Miller
R. J. Hamrick
H. L. Sny
LF. P. Good
Woman's Missionary Society of the Church
Ethel Hamrick
Virginia Knox
Worman
Met
Valley
Staunton
Soldiers Train Passes Through Shepherdstown Hopeful Gaze
Last Thursday evening a train of soldiers from a southern camp was expected at 5:30. Local youths and girls planned to greet the troops, but misty car windows hid the soldiers as the train passed at speed. The piece notes furlough rules for seed time, a call for Jefferson county’s next draft contingent, and local flavor from Shepherd College testing, area obituaries, and community notices.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Shepherdstown
West Virginia
France
Antietam
Sharpsburg
Jefferson County
Camp Meade
Baltimore
Shepherd College
Messrs. Wheaton and
Shanholtzer
John Hughson Barnes
William Edward Hawk
Allen Leon Ridgway
Neill Anderson
Earl Wheaton
Laurence Wesley Piper
Jacqueline Getzendanner
James Clinton Shanholtzer
Harry Walton
Doe
Uncle Sam
Violet Dandridge
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Boursday
Berkeley Cleewlt
Wukane
Woods
Shepherds
Kearneysville
Owens & Miller
L Snyder & Co
Mey Street
J. Eresale
Gnareh Street
Fairmont Shepherdstown
J. Eet
C. Elbers Coward
Vesown
J. C. Hahn
Landover
Philip Rhodes
Mar ‘Iesoure
Hiodes Ls
Hit
Wielan
Bisirwh
Neilidasurg
Seary
Metuossurg
Chas W. Fulk
Hearheysville
Fulk
Red Crocs
Kearneynville
F_ Trump
Ford
Reeimays
Winsic
Karte
Widery
Wall Ooeth
TS A
Nubeing
Peesday
Gop
Seiamg
Willie Musser
Booaw Betel
Ceeal Bell
Wintermayer
George Halimper
HL Snyder
Waller M
Duke
Charles A Reed
Cumberland
Bea Wes
Airs
Daniels
Weas
Bonnie K. Daniels
G. Finley Smith
Orphans’ Court
Sarah Smith
Emma Brea Smith
Angeline Jackson
Joseph C. Smith
Justy Smith
David M. Smith
Rahab Sherman
Ter
Braddock
Zoar
W. T. Elliott
Leetown
J. & Bliner
C. E. Willis
Chesapeake & Ohio Canal
McAdoo
Erie and New York State Canal
Railroad Administration
Chesapeake & Ohio
Lord Baltimore
Luther Snyder
Oliver Snyder
Camp Dick
Texas
Berkeley County
Rial
Margaret L. Backus
Moler
Bettie L. Follett
Jack Follett
Albemarle County
O. G. Mix
Joseph A. Jackson
Osceola
Nebraska
M. GC. Eakle
Half Way
Robert Louis Himes
Congress
Louisiana
College
Charlotte Pendleton Goldsborough
Woman's Liberty Loan Committee
W. M. Duke
Himes
Franklin C. Cole
Bakerton
Frances Elizabeth
Dloom
C. J. Miller
Crowder
Exemption Board
Thomas
Robert Shell
Wilmer Shell
Robert
Rance
Tom
Anniston
Alabama
Ee Monthly Report
Eastern Panhandle Cow Testing Association
C.S. Billmyer
Martha
Abler
Missy
S. Billmyer
Dls
Snyder
Bildy
VanMetre
Nancy
I Files
H Staley
Phish
Ho Staley
Sally
DANIEL H_ POLK
Potomac Valley Round Table
Piedmont
Charles Dryden
Charles G. Gain
Romney
Nancy Ambrose
Sue Johnson
Keyser
Opera House
Musser
Jack Pickford
Louise Huff
Jack and
Jill
Ann
Ann Pennington
Pear
Mark Twain
Om Sawyer
Tom Sawyer
M. O. Rouss
House of Ere
Jeferson County
Tee Femaria
Atta Burnett
Yale
Alexander Ee Cooke Co
W. Va
Harry L. Lyne
Reid
W. Seibert
R. V. McKinnald
Ouhrwell & Co
C. R. Tice
Hedgesville
R. M. VanMetre
W. C. Donley
H. M. Crawford
Sharpsburg News
David J. Lewis Paffenberger
Curley Poffenberger
John
Pinkerton
Christine Brown
Munson
Dunkard
Leo Smith
Our Town
Washington Street
J. Harrison Miller
Stag
Licklider Corporation
Detroit
National Highway Garage
Shepherdstown, W. VA
Burhans
W. Washington Street
Moller
Jack and Jill
Tamar Lane
Boston Evening Record
WM. S. Hart
Tulliver
the Girl
Alice Joyce
Anne's Ridge
Hubert W. Chambers
Dancousse
Frederic Chapin
Ane Veshmioe
Mary Bi
Ane
Thusday
Viola Dana
Wilfred Lucas
Ite
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