Local notices and ads fill Shepherdstown pages
Fresh fish at S L Cooley s. Hodges supplies cement feed and lamp goods. Jefferson County Court meets May 6. Owens Miller hair tonic and Cascara Compound Pills advertised. Various sales, rentals, and farm notices including seed potatoes and a heavy draft mare. Red Cross drives and local events noted with community names such as Shepherdstown Martinsburg and Charleston.
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S. L. Cooley's
Hodges
Mazda
Nanema
Benj Hartzett
Jefferson Sd Court
Owens & Miller
J. C Bitner
Howard Elwood
Martinsburg
W. Va
house + Hi
L. Snyder & Co
Shepherdstown
Owens & Mater
Mass Street
S. F. Lemen
J. L Cops
Church Street
Fairmont Avenue
J. Louis
Shepherd College
Kearaiyaville
RG Bingrold
Gustav Brown
Charles Town
Hagerstown Country Club
Uius
RJ Himrick
Personal Notes From Shepherdstown Visit And Local Chatter
Mrs Edmund Beard and Miss Lillian VanMetre of Berkeley county recently visited Camp Lee Virginia to see relatives as West Virginia men expect to soon depart for France. Local residents include Max Williamson of Cumberland who visited Shepherdstown and sought army entry, Kathevine Alper returning to teach domestic science, and several Shepherdstown College students and staff with new jobs and moves. A lighthearted railway incident involved Jack Staley chased by officer Pullen after a satchel of whiskey. both men cited, with Staley fined and jailed. Wheat and spring progress report shows April rains saturating soil, rivers full, and WV acreage up to 355000 acres with strong wheat prospects.
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Edmund Beard
Mary Ellen VanMetre
Lillian VanMetre
Berkeley County
Camp Lee
Virginia
Stewart VanMetre
West Virginia
France
Max Williamson
Cumberland
Shepherdstown
Columbus
Ohio
Kathevine Alper
Jefferse County
Cecil Bell
Shepherd College
Baltimore
Western Maryland Railroad
W. T. Stringer
John W. Link
Strasburg
Wm. C. Link
George T. Heckert
Preston County
J. C Fultz
Harper's Ferry
C. W. Murdaugh
Portsmouth
Lee Moler
Hagersytown
E. Moler
Blanete Flaherty
Swear Natural Bridge
Rayme and
Chapline
Hopewell
Licks
Miomitackinng Company
Ene
Kearieysville
Harry Magruder
June
Malling Waters
Nelson E. Hill
Hagerstown
Mangay
A. M. Pullen
Anti- Shinut League
State Goverie
Iestifion
Jack Staley
Pullen
Staley
Mr. Pullen
T Urorough
Mr Pullen
R. G. Miller
Saley
Charlestown
Shipley
An Appreciated Present From Fort Monroe Soldier
The editor of te Xegister received a electric standing lamp crafted by First Sergeant Chas. O. Sigler of Fort Monroe Va. He built it from a one pound explosive shell and its cartridge, mounted on an oak base, a handsome and useful war souvenir. We express sincere appreciation for this unique remembrance. We conclude with a pledge to clear bad blood using Owens Miller's Lozenges.
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Te Xegister
Chas. O. Sigler
Fort Monroe
Sigler
Crossing the Dark River mourns Rev Peter Miller death
Obituary notices record the death of Rev Peter Miller aged about 90 at Wardensville W Va after sixty years of ministry in Virginia Maryland and West Virginia. He is praised for devout piety and tireless travel to serve dispersed congregations. Survived by five children and two brothers, funeral held in Woodstock Va. and burial in Woodstock cemetery.
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Peter Miller
Virginia Synod of the Lutheran Church
Wardensville
W. Va
North Carolina
Virginia
Frederick County
Hampshire County
Mr. Miller
L D. Worman
Shepherdstown
Virginia Synod
Israel
J. M. Miller
Charles Town
P. L. Miller
Ohio
Cora Bowman
Ida Fry
Maggie Dreher
South Carolina
Rev
J. J. Miller
Woodstock
G. A. Oscar Gatrell
Martinsburg
Mr. Gatrell
Berkeley County
John D. Staley
Charles Gatrell
Geore Edward Beller
Charles Lown
Washington City
Keller
Washington
Wate
W. A. Falk
Kearneysville
Sallie McCoy
Ae. Zion
Winchester
Ivanhoe Church
Lost City
A.M. Earle
Cacapon Bridge
Reading
Frank J. Brooke, Jr
Germania
de. J. A. McMurran
Burliqnton
G W. McCuley
Moorefield
Branson Harner
Davis
Charles Town Patriotic Meeting Postponed
Charles Town postpones a planned Saturday patriotic meeting with Governor Cornwell and other distinguished guests. The aviator with a modern battle aeroplane cannot attend, and the demonstration is deferred to a later time within the next two weeks with further notice to follow.
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Charles Town
Cornwell
Mr. Noland Celebrates 83rd Birthday In Town
Our neighbor Mr. William Noland turned 83 on Tuesday with a telegram from South Bend Indiana and an 83 vase remembrance from his sons in Indiana. He faces added years gracefully and may reach the century mark without rheumatic twinges, per Charles Town Advocate.
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Noland
Willian Noland
Tim
South Bend
Mr. Noland
Indiana
Charles Town
S Heminder
J. Shirley Smith
Shepherdstown
Sallie Kennedy
Ross
Daniel Butler
J. E. Schley
H. Shepherd
J. Reynolds
H. Beery, Jr
J. Huns
RA. Lucas
W. M. Butler
W. Lucas
Col
J. F. Hamtramck
JH. McEndree
J. Glenn
J. Kennedy
Mantyser
Y. M. Butler
Hamremck Guards
J. Reinhart
Shepherdstown Cavalry
V. Marmaduke
Hamtramck Guards
J. T. Hess
J. 4, Little
J. T.billmyer
Henry Berry
A. Beert Lucas, Jr
John
John Brisce
Toate Lucas
AS. Onedraker
News From Our Soldier Boys in Jefferson County
Jefferson County veterans and families report on furloughs from Camp Lee Virginia and officers training for commissions 700 trainees with 545 earning commissions for service in France. Local units like Battery A 313th Field Artillery set a high score in target practice as 35000 men prepare to move overseas. Jefferson, Berkeley and nearby counties see drafts, promotions, marriages and notices of arrivals in France and at Fort Meade.
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Nelson T. Snyder, Jr
Shenandoah Junction
Camp Lee
Virginia
A.C. Wyncoop, Jr
Charles Town
Withrow Legge
Shepherdstown
Leo Smith
Sharpsburg
Snyder
West
France
Jefferson County
Perry Albert Anderson
Rawson
Carroll Clay Rockenbaugh
Bolivar
Lewis CG
Ballenger
Ernest Lee Hough
Ira J. McNamara
Fort Thomas
Kentucky
Camp Meade
Shepherdstown Leads West Virginia in Liberty Bond Sales
The community reports a 50 percent target raise for Third Liberty Loan bonds after surpassing its $45 300 apportionment. Jefferson Security Bank ranked fourth in the county’s sales with over 345 000, Farmington and others also contributing. Women in Jefferson and Berkeley counties posted strong totals, while local church notices and a jail escape, probate, and a quartering of deaths and local events fill the rest of the page.
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Shepherdstown
United States
Liberty Loan
Secretary of the Treasury
Jefferson Security Bank
West Virginia
Farmington
Gary
Monongah
Shepherdstown Institution
Jefferson Security
Farmers Bank
Harper's Ferry
George Pofenbarger
Woman's State Liberty Loan Committee
Jefferson County
Berkeley County
Wheeling
M. E. Church South
J. H. Haley
Bethesda
Avilla Hoa. m
Miang Episcopal Church
Hai
Ste
Dutfields
Liberty Day in Shepherdstown Plans Celebrate Loyalty
Liberty Day in Shepherdstown invites all residents to assemble Friday afternoon at the college for a community celebration. A parade, patriotic music, and the pledge of allegiance are planned with a keynote address and a speaker hoped to attend. The town has over subscribed the Third Liberty Loan and aims to raise individual quotas around 20.00 per person with thrift stamps offered.
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Shepherdstown
Wilson
Peres Fis Ser
United States
Secretary of the Treasury
Tso
Chesapeake & Ohio Canal
Canal Towage Company
Georgetown
Washington
Sharpsburg
Cumberland
Nui
Indian Head
Canal Company
Isaiah Crampton
Liberty Day Proclamation Declares Observance in Shepherdstown
Mayor J J L Waldeck proclaims April 26 1917 as Liberty Day urging all patriotic residents to attend public exercises from 2 pm to 3 pm and decorate homes and businesses with national colors. asks closures of business places during the event as the nation girds for war effort.
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United States
Rusia
Germany
J. J. L. Waldeck
Shepherdstown
Wilson
Funder
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