Sunday morality and church growth in Shepherdstown
Observer reflects on long-ago social life at the river, noting Sunday gatherings, modernized churches, and rising church offers in Shepherdstown. It praises Episcopal and Presbyterian improvements, Lutheran rebuilds, and licit prudence against foreign influences while urging active benevolence and moral renewal.
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Sabbeth
Sennerdstown
Ccc
Observer
Surathae
Shepherdstown
Beliselim Wey
Presbyterian Church
Trvet
Mount Zion
Hoffman
Gethsemane
van Bodenhousen
Ente
Elusive felon Peyton hunted across towns in 1920s delay
Reports from Martinsburg and surrounding towns describe Sheriff and officers pursuing a Black man named Peyton wanted for a heinous crime. After weeks of searching near Shepherdstown, he allegedly evaded capture in Coatesville Pennsylvania by slipping through woods and making brief confrontations before escaping again. Local police coordinate tips with state constabulary while conditions remain tense.
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Doc Peyton
Martinstarg
Stare
Becal
Shepherdstown
Coatesville
Ofiper W. B . Ring
Martinsburg
Oficer Ried
Loran
Virginia
Peyton
Altho
Ne State Constabulary
Noase
Martinsboro
Shim
Jes
Receiver Appointed In Timber Firm Bankruptcy Case
Attorneys for H E Riley and other creditors filed an involuntary bankruptcy petition against the Standard Tie and Timber Company before Judge W E Baker. Geo P Shirley was named receiver, amid a district with 3000 acres of timber on Blue Ridge. Debts exceed 60000 with secured and unsecured claims from Funkhouser Co Hagerstown Lumber Jefferson Bank and Trust. The firm, 6 years in business, faced reduced timber value and land improvements amid market weakness.
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Standard Tie and Timber Company
Blue Ridge
H. E. Riely
W. E. Baker
United States District Court
Geo. P. Shirley
Concen
Standard Company
Busines
Chartes T
Kabletown
R. J. Funkhouser & Company
Tt. Hagerstown Lumber
H. Ho Weaver
iPittcbitte, Pa
Tefferson_ Bank & Trust Company
Charles Town
Shannondale Springs
Boy Scouts Camp Near Bridgeport
Forty Boy Scouts from Hagerstown led by Scout Master F Ray and Assistant J W Metz camp at Bridgeport opposite Shepherdstown for two weeks. They lodge in tents and enjoy outdoor sports including swimming and fishing. A few minor injuries occurred such as a badly cut finger and a bee sting mishap, with Captain Gee Fisher noted among visiting scouts.
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Hagerstown
F. Ray
J. W Metz
Bridgeport
Shepherdstown
Gee
Fisher
Jfew
Harper's Ferry Youths Held for Mail Sack Theft
William F. Kerns Harry Lee Shultz and George Lee Rockenbaugh of Harpers Ferry were held in Martinsburg by Acting United States Commissioner Fred H. Baker on a mail sack theft charge from May 15. They confessed and were arrested Monday night. Bond set at $500 each for September Federal court trial. they claimed they mistook the sack for registered mail. They discarded the empty sack after rifling it.
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Harper's Ferry
William F. Kerns
Harry Lee Shultz
George Lee Rockenbaugh
Harper’s Ferry
Martinsburg
United States
Fred H. Baker
S. W. Prundon
County Court Session Names Local Officials and Appointments
The Jefferson County Court session last Friday appointed J J Pittman president of the County Board for Health for four years and Daniel Heflebower as overseer of the poor in Kabletown district, replacing the deceased William Wilt. Bond was set for W Winters town sergeant of Shepherdstown and Willis Growl constable, following the session led by President Nelson R Roberts and Commissioners Knorr Moore Short.
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Florence Shawn
Lears
Inez Stinslay
Baltimore
James Armacost
Martinsburg
Jeferson County
Joseph Shawn
Sparrow's Inn
Harper's Forty
Torourteen
Arabella Riddleberger
Charles Town
B. H. Riddleberger
Miley
Wm. I. Riddleberger
Edinburg
Emma Katherine Seibert
John RE. Seibert
Washington County
David F. Otto
Sharpsburg
Eldridge Braithwaite
Berkeley County
Charles William Harrison
Rosa C. Brown
Martin L. Brown
Jeners
Nelson R. Roberts
Charles C. Henkie, Jr
T. Knorr
Charles H. Moore
Logan B. Short
V. W. Winters
Shepherdstown
Willis Growl
J. J. Pittman
Jefferson County Board For Health
Daniel Heflebower
Kabletown
William Wilt
Long Journey From San Francisco Reaches Charles Town
C B Mayett traveled solo in a homey auto the 4200 mile trip from San Francisco to Charles Town in ten weeks. He camped alone in deserts of Arizona and New Mexico with coyotes nearby and few human settlements. He plans to spend the rest of the summer with his brother near Whearlane.Advocate
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C. B. Mayett
Charles Town
San Francisco
Arizona
New Mexico
Mr. Huyert
L. R. Hupert
Wnearlane
Shepherdstown and area social notes and notices
A long column lists a wide array of visitors, residents, and family events in Shepherdstown and nearby towns. Names include Mrs L Gordon, Mr Swayne, Mr Waldeck, Prof W S White, Miss Hazel Martin, and many others. The writeup notes travel, visits to relatives, local moves, and social engagements, plus a few weather and agricultural remarks and a brief about a Republic era court matter.
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L Gordon
S. Lb. Swayne
Waldeck
Gettysboro
Mr. Gordon
Swayne
Elwood Cemetery
Gordon
Washington
Chevy Chase
Local Wedding Notes Span Maryland Virginia and Ohio
Weddings reported from Charles Town Frog Harbor and Martinsburg. Mrs George J Wyster and Robert B Wright wed quietly at the bride s home with family present. Helen Hessen and Thomas S Nicely married in Martinsburg by Rev F R Wagner. Len Allder and Lois Lucille Gilbert tied the knot in Akron and Charles Town connections. Bernard S Ort and Cora J Fielding married in Winchester by Rev J H Laey.
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George J. Wyster
Charles Town
Robert B. Wright
Frog Harbor
Williamsport
Ambler
Summerville
N.C
Wright
Virginia
Steffes
Findlay
Thomas S. Nicely
Helen Hessen
Martinsburg
F. R. Wagner
Len Allder
Akron
Ohio
Mise Lois Lucille Gilbert
Bernard S. Ort
Misa
Cora J. Fielding
County
Winchester
J. H. Laey
Shepherdstown Troop to Hold Lawn Fete at Old College
The Shepherdstown Boy Scouts plan a lawn fete this Saturday in front of the old college building, selling cream, cake, home made candy, pies, rolls and more to fund troop outings. Proceeds go to expenses for Boy Scouts activities. Stand by your boys. Co & Son advertises top market prices for live stock in Charles Town West Virginia with phone contact.
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Shepherdstown
Boy Scouts
Old College
Co & Son
Charles Town
W. Va
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