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Newspaper

Shepherdstown Register

Location

Shepherdstown, West Virginia, United States of America

Date

Aug 14, 1913

Page

5

Ka Ko at Schoppert and Owens Miller ads 1913

August 14 1913 brief page items list Ka Ko at Schoppert s Owens Miller s full Saturday stock news on fresh turnip seed at Owens Miller s Hill s fountain ice cream sodas and sundaes plus numerous household goods medicines and tobacco items at local stores. Also notes: West Virginia Supreme Court of Appeals will convene in Charles Town September 3 and local social events.

Schoppert's Owens & Miller's Mongan's Grove Fair Hill's Corm Saves & Miller's Chase and Sanborn Schloppert Owens & Miller Lester W. Link Irvington Bouse H. L. Snyder A Co Owens West Virginia Supreme Court of Appeals Charles Town Hodges James M. Mason, Jr Harper's Ferry Stone and Lime Company J. M. Woods

Little Locals and Community Notices column highlights

James R. Albin buys 140 acres west of Charles Town at 90 dollars per acre. Regents delay appointments at Shepherd College. Norfolk and Western to run August 28 excursion to Pen-Mar. Church harvest events at Avilla and Mt Wesley. Local council to remove street debris weekly. Hagerstown Globe manager marries Annie Remsburg. Canal grass choking navigation. canal workers and a submarine mower in operation. National Guard encampment at Harper’s Ferry ends. thousands visited. Local accident updates and travel talks at college auditorium. Jefferson county teachers institute scheduled late April, officials named. Road culvert upgrades urged near Halltown. Virginia Confederate reunion in Roanoke Sept 17–19. certificates for attendees. Mexico death rumors debunked. relatives safe in Chihuahua. Civil War shell fragment found near cement mill site. Druggist Robert Gibson opening new shop in Shepherdstown. Wildlife abundant with rabbits and partridges described. Recent drought relief rains noted. corn crop at risk without further rain. Farmers optimistic as vegetation improves.

Norfolk & Western Railway Pen-Mar Hagerstown Brewery Gwine Comin Avilla Southern Methodist Church College Auditorium Claude N. Bennett Washington South Mt. Wesley M. E. Church Harry Whiting Billmyer's Mill Main Street Leonard D. Emmert Hagerstown Baltimore J. Edward Stanley Will H. Thomas Washington City Teachers’ Institute Jefferson County Harper's Forey Huntington Shepherdstown Charles Town Buckles Place Halltown McDonald Virginia United Confederate Veterans Roanoke Geo. H. Hageley Thomas Dale Josephine Morrow Mary Morrow Mexico Chihuahua Ruthven Morrow Wm. R. Deck William Muck Maryland Hills Robert Gibson Wintermeyer Gibson Bob White

Shepherdstown Gossip and Visiting Notes Abroad

A stream of visitors and residents keep Shepherdstown buzzing with travel and reunions. Ellicott City relatives return from Rehoboth Beach as Miss Margaret Engle plans to teach at Powhatan College, Jamie Engle earns a Western Maryland College scholarship, and many guests from Washington, Winchester, Martinsburg, and Baltimore arrive by car or train to visit local families. Distant letters from Auburn Nebraska report drought and hard times, while locals note upcoming trips to Atlantic City and Philadelphia and share small-town updates on schools, teaching posts, and friendships.

S. M. Engle Ellicott’s City Rehoboth Beach Margaret Engle Statesville N. C Ladies’ Seminary Powhattan College Charles Town Jamie Western Maryland College A.C. Lampe Helen Annie Kopp Washington Bertha D. Flanagan South Branch Roy B. Naylor Wheeling West Virginia State Board of Trade Naylor Virginia West Virginia Dora Hout Howard Ballenger Dorothy Elizabeth Strother Warrenton J. P. Rush Frank W. Billmyer Victoria J. D. Billmyer Bloomington Indiana Frank L. Billmyer Shepherdstown W. E. Barr Anna Stine Cooper Winchester Wm. H. Knode H. L. Snyder Register Niagara Falls Canada Atlantic City Paul Kelchner Martinsburg J. W. Osbourn Kingsley Connor William D. Himes Bluefield W. Va J.S. Harkness Larry Wright M. K. Rightstine J. S. Rightstine C. A. Lyne York H. L. Lyne Morrison Ghiselin J. W. McComas Baltimore R. J. Hamrick John W. Link Strasburg Earnest Leaber Cumberland U.S. Martin Princess Street Walter Hamrickhouse Ohio Nathanael Burwell Clarke County John Ed. Schley Philadelphia Frank W. Muzzey Joseph J. Triplett, Jr Jacksonville Florida Mildred Mary Emma Conard Keller H.C. Conard Elizabeth Quigley E. Hess Reinhart Mabel Baker Josephine Shaw Alice Billmyer A. B. Smith Ruark Hazel Kisner Carlisle Rose Rachel Snyder Dora Nielson Billmyer Louise Rightstine Anna Robinson Julia Hill State Board of Public Works West ‘Virginia Virginia and West Viginia Fayette County State Tax Commissioner J. Slidell Brown Kingwood Argus Grafton Wm G. Lavelle The Argus Wm. G. Brown Wm. G. Barnhart Kanawha County U. S Geo. J. Neal Adam B. Litttlepage John A. Preston John L. Rowan Charleston Norfolk & Western Chesapeake & Ohio A. L. Posey Monongah Baltimore and Ohio Railroad West Clarksburg Posey Henry Hoover Adkinson Gun Mar Pocahontas County Lillian Myrtle Blethen White Sulphur Springs Greenbrier Imperial Hotel Blethen Adkinson Holly Miss Blethen Corttetittee Chesapeake & Ohio Railroad M. F. Matheny Circuit Court of Appeals Anti-Tuberculosis League of Red Cross Society B. & O. Railroad Chesapeake & Oia Kanawha & Michigan Western Maryland Coal & Coke Harriet B. Jones West Virgin

Deaths and local notices fill Martinsburg region obituary page

Obituaries report the deaths of Daniel Webster Rodrick and several local residents including Francis Bodmer Ethel Fleming Edna Long Ona Eubanks Margaret Barry Lewis Gray E P Robertson Walter A Lewis and Thomas J Mumma. Church news notes resignations calls and services Fewer local police conflicts over hill speed incidents and Harper's Ferry council meeting updates conclude the roundup.

Daniel Webster Rodrick Marlinsburg Rodrick Jefferson County Frederick County Martinsburg Francis Bodmer Shepherdstown Sweden Ethel Fleming J. W. Fleming Bunker Hill Berkeley County Edna Long Charles Long Sharpsburg Quinsy John Remsburg Ona Eubanks Raymond W. Eubanks Margaret Barry Limerick Ireland Lewis Gray John Gray Sabillas~ville E. P. Robertson B. & O. Railroad Hedgesville Walter A. Lewis Inwood Thomas J. Mumma San Francisco

Bloody brawl ends in murder along rail line

A fight among hoboes near Norfolk & Western and B and O tracks in Charles Town left James Chamblin wounded and a peg legged man identified as John Mitchell dead. Police detained three others as clues point to a hobo known as Mack who fled on a freight train toward Hagerstown.

Norfolk & Western Bullmore & Ohio Charles Town James Chamblin Harry Greenwall Chambersburg Winchester John Mitchell Mack Hagerstown Morgan's Grove E. T. Licklider Shepherdstown Ryan & Wakely

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Yeseryphons Owens & Milo's Goodswees & Miller's Mack Hopewell Parcel Post Bernard Robinson S. J. Hodges Thomas W. Leggett Grace Irma Carryer Korkland Muss Lavinia H. Engle Maryland Equal Suffrage League Wens & Miller Ceude H. Engle James Moole North Rolina J. H. Gardner & Son Leetown John H. Gardner Frank Gardner Pequom Creek H. C. Stouffer Cochester Higgs Cooperage Stouffer Jessman David J. Lewis Mary House of New Preson Lewis James R. Albin E.G. Briscoe State Board of Re-gents Shepherd College Edward C. Crawbaugh Helen Boswell Waynesboro, Pa Agnes Wright Edgar Knode Josiah Kitzmiller Auburn Nebraska Horace Greeley Old Shepherdstown H. C. Harthcox Lutheran Church of Harthcox College Chas. F. Freeman Reformed Church Presbyterian Circuit Falling Waters Bessemer R. V. Lancaster J. H. Haley Marvin Chapel Providence Kearneysville Harper's Ferry M. P. Andrews Bolivar Mr. Andrews Willis Crowl Robert Crow High Street Church Alley Corporation of Ake Cappe Bette Jusiata Essiisuy Kade Tedige Juniata College Miller Wade Lilian Miller Mary Rane Leo Miller Caought Meade Dias Lestier Questa Goldke Miller Susie Halye Anil Hove Les Snyder Bob Gaul Tore Erwin Swan Jefferson County Institute Yan E. W. Sheets Agricultural Department Morgantown Mary Gardner Carparet Shugart West Virginia News Pel Rowert Gitson Ems Ey Vanier W. W H.L. Snyder & CO Sale Ax Chase Cee Snoey Feratticey Ily H. T. Licklider F. W. Myers M. G. Tabler Queen Street
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