Local notices mix fairs sales and community events in Shepherdstown
The page lists Morgan's Grove fair dates, posts for sale, locomotive renumbering, subscription appeals, local shop offerings, and upcoming gatherings. It notes a baby announcement, a typhoid warning, a Jefferson county baptism institute, Italian laborers for a power plant, a baseball game, and a Y.M.C.A. picnic with large turnout. It also mentions river conditions, advertisements for land, a manure spreader, and a schedule change for the Ladies department meeting.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
National Biscuit
Uapasr
Bebop Peta
Yhe
Feliowe
D. B. Lucas
Aow
Tendhere Institute For
Jefferson Bapty
Charlee Town
Dam No
Vystar
Charles Town
W. Waddy
Epnente
Avent Spedden
Shepherdstown
Banks
Local school posts and fair plans noted
Miss Genevieve Rightatine returns to Oak Grove. Miss Julia Hill to Shepherd Grade School. Morgan’s Grove fair prep for September 4 to 7 with E T Licklider promoting attractions. Flowing Spring Confederate reunion Aug 18 to feature Col E V White and Rev W M Dame. Camp meeting at Shenandoah Junction draws crowds despite threats. Wedding of John Wilson and Florence Leggett at Charles Town. New electric lights at Jefferson Savings Bank impress visitors. Berkeley County boosts teachers' salaries and adjusts certificated pay. Martinsburg districts examine models for a proposed high school. WV National Guard encamps in Martinsburg. Pennsylvania veterans to unveil Antietam monuments on Sept 17. County to employ prisoners on roads. Mill Street camp meeting in progress led by Bishop Messenger. Train No 14 incident at Antietam Station ends with arrests. Storm damages and hail sweep across Berkeley and Martinsburg regions. Cloudburst hits Winchester area with flooding.
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E. V. White
Loudoun County
W. M. Dame
Baltimore
Flowing Spring
Charles Town
T. C. Jones
Shenandoah Junction
H. S. Stephens
John Wilson
Nelson Wilson
Florence Leggett
Thomas Leggett
Shepherdsown
Presbyterian
A. O. Hopkins
Jefferson Savings Bank
Board of Education of
Kabletown
Democratic County Committee
Berkeley County
Martinsburg
West Virginia
Shepherdstown
Pennsylvania
Washington County
Chaney
Norfolk & Western Railway
Riverton
Antietam
Hagerstown
Edgar
Charles White
Justice Hartle
House of Correction
Back Creek
Melissa Davis
8. E. Ellis
George Ellis
Little Georgetown
Martinaburg
Wincheater
Shepherdstown Social Notes and Upcoming Festivals
A long list of visitors and residents in Shepherdstown and surrounding areas is recorded, listing Mr C C Krepps and family from Brooklyn, Prof Knutts at Morgan ne, and many others visiting or staying in town. The piece also notes multiple church and community events including lawn suppers and harvest festival planning for August with menus and venues in town. Other items mention travel to Atlantic City, White Sulphur Springs, and Ocean View, with community figures and local businesses noted.
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UL Li Innekay
Waynesboro
Avilla
Shepherdatown
Rey
Haltheus
Snyder & Co
Eale
Shepherdstown
Potomac
H. C. Morten
B.'T Licklider's
J. G. Knutts
Morganne
West Virginia
Raleigh V. Moler
Hunter Watson
Raleigh
Atlantic City
Watson
Jennie Schley Miller
Frederick
Parke Fisher
Baltimore
Lee H. Moler
Lee Moler, Jr
Braddock Heights
Garrett
Martinsburg
Francis
Bluefield
W. Va
Benjamin Hartzell
Minnie Little
Middletown
Mrs
M. P. Crowl
Washington and
Princess Streets
Kodol for Dyspepsia Sold at Reinbart’s Pharmacy
Prof Tyler of Amherst College urges care of digestion and advocates a corrective after overeating. The ad touts Kodol for Dyspepsia as a digesting aid sold by Reinbart’s Pharmacy, emphasizing faith hope and charity in health.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Prof. Tyler
Amherst College
Reinbart
Fort Tean Opesina at Tri-State College
Cumberland Md September 4 5 6. Write for catalogue and terms.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pais Tere Orenna
Tri-State Business College
Cunberland
Woite
Fort Tean Opesina
The
Cumberland, Md
Deaths and accidents in Martinsburg region and nearby
Reports from Kearneysville to Wellington detail multiple deaths and a fatal accident. Notable figures include B. 8. MeIntire of Kearneysville aged 70, and Mrs. L. Yerrick aged 22 who drowned at Falling Waters. Also a suicide by dynamite in Wellington ending in a massive explosion with no remains recovered.
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Potom
Winifred Yernol
Frank Yerrick
Martineburg
Potomac
Falling Walters
Opporto
Wetumpka Club
Iuez
W. H. Sperow
Miss Yerrick
Sperow
Trinity Episcopal Church Choir
Martinsburg
Martinsburg Ive Company
Yerrick
Mike Yerrick
Dr. Sperow
Observer recalls Shepherdstown childhood memories and change over time
A reader in Shepherdstown shares longing for old home days during Morgan's Grove fair. He recalls river swims at Flat Rock, dives from Congress, fishing spots, mussel hunting, arrow-heads in fields, and gatherings at seventy six spring. The piece notes how the mash swamp near town became railroad land and a water tank site, with gardens replacing once-wild ponds and willow trees fading from memory.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Shepherdstown
Eugene Field
Lee
Hunter
Jordan Norris
Benjamin Hartzell
Echoes of Marsh Field Estate Tax Rise in Chicago
In reminiscence of old times contrasts with news that Chicago trustees value the Marshall Field estate at 170 million dollars instead of 65 million. The estate owes back taxes on the rise since 1899, totaling about 2.7 million with interest, awaiting settlement.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Board of Assemprs of
Chicago
Lave
Marshall Field
Retaiw
Choosing a Good Paint Amid Frauds and Costs
W P Licklider argues delaying painting is wasteful and poor paint is false economy. Using quality paint when needed is a profitable investment, but the paint business is rife with fraud, making the selection of a reliable product a hard, important problem.
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MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ayer
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Qavsspar
Avavar
Y.m. C
Teland
Hl, Snyder & Co
Suepherdetown
Nijors
al Morgan’s Grove Fair
Mra. D
Do Clogk
Byerlyska Ua
Charles Weber
Charles E. Jones
Leetown
Inernational Fire Insurance Company of
Ohio
Indi
Cire
D. Wyeney
W.L. Reinhart
Pierdstown
Genevieve Rightatine
Oak Grove
Julia Hill
Shepherd
Morgan's Grove Fair
E. T. Licklider
Mill Street
Bishop Messenger
Olen Nelson
Southern Methodist Conference
Hendershot
Tudor
C.C. Krepps
Brooklyn
N. Y
Harper's Ferry
Krepps
Misa Emma Katherine Strider
Lena Frazier
Couchie Gardner
Berkeley Station
Staley
Snyder's Mills
E. B. Spedden
Ocean View
Norfolk
Richmond
H. E. Mundey
W. Boone
J. D. Tubler
Keyser
Elizabeth Broughton
Charles Ghiselin
Frank S. Muzzey
Philadelphia
Rockland
Town
Marie Greene
Alexandria
Michael Wright
Town Hall
Joseph Garland
Aone
New Orleans
Azemia Shepherd
Mies Amanda Titus
J. Louis Sheetz
Darkesville
Mies Ethel Hout
Warrenton
George F. Turner
Paul Davie
Pittsburg
Agnes Wright
Washington, D. C
Alexandria, Va
Wooder
Washington
Violet Daudridge
T. B. Line
Willie Boone
White Post
MeIntire
Kearneysville
Veseplen
Carliele
Baltimore & Ohio Railroad Company
Presbyterian Church
Carlisle
Elmwood Cemetery
William R. Berry
Virginia Conference
United Brethren Church
Dayton
Rockingham County
Matthew
David Spong
Sharpsburg
Charles Spong
Franklin Swain
George W. Ramer
Everett House
Gertrude Seabury Hout
William §. Hout
Wellington
Kansas
Graham Gibbs
Rosa Gauberz
Gibbs
Aiece
Conklyn Bros
Charlestown
Cris
Frog Hollow
Hood
Reinhart's
We Va
W. P. Licklider
Rice & Hutchen’s
All American Shoes
Fleinchmann
Atlanta
Klouse
Early Sons
M. G. Tabler
Queen St
Martinsburg, W. VA
D H. Qonne
Uno
Tanaiean Sey
Uaahine
Upyevue Entler Hotel
German and
Prineves Streets
Shepherdstown, W. VA
Barkeitig
Stag Brand
Reinharts Pharmacy
National Citizens Bank
West VA
M. Porter
Burns
Prank Turner
Cashier
Morgan
Osahier
W. L. Gibson
Jefferson County
Mawuan
America
Ays
Garency
J. F. Thompson & Bro
Modern Clothiers
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