Levy Proposal for Shepherdstown Finances in 1920
The Shepherdstown council meets to fix a levy of 50 cents per $100 in assessed value to cover regular municipal needs for the coming year. Readings show real estate $324,450, personal property $353,270, public utility property $73,707, total $751,427.00 with outstanding bonds and new issuances, the Treasurer's commissions and other expenses listed and an estimated total disbursement of $34,301.00. The council, after credits, projects $53,757.00 to be raised by levy for regular municipal purposes and directs the levy to be set accordingly. Herbert Rogers, Recorder, signs August 12, 1920.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Shepherdstown
Towit
J. L. Meyers
My Orlerts
Robert Gilson
E. i Reinhart
Id Boker
Eee
Miet
Farmlands For Sale in Loudoun and Fairfax Regions
The Moore Insurance and Realty Co of Charles Town West Virginia advertises multiple Virginia farms: 120 acres in Loudoun near Arcola with a six room house and outbuildings priced 57,500. 170 acres near the Little River Turnpike at 57,300. 157 acres in Fairfax near Dranesville with two houses and timber valued at 8,000. 390 acres in Fairfax near Floris with a large dwelling and stock or dairy potential priced 13,000. Immediate possession terms vary, with down payments and balances to suit.
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Loudoun County
Little River Turnpike
Arcola
Washington
Bridge
Lousoun County
Fairfax County
Dranesville
Leesburg Pike
Moore Ins. and Realty CO
Charles Town
W. Va
Unclear OCR: Fragmentary notes on repairs and items
Fragmentary text references bags, rubber wires, wheels, repairs, and a request to ship items. The readable parts are disjoint and nonsensical, with no clear event, dates, or identifiable entities.
Kidney Fills Restore Health Says Local Resident
A Shepherdstown resident credits Uuan's Kidney Fills with curing kidney and bladder troubles after years of discomfort. The testimonial notes relief within days and claims no recurrence for three years. Manufactured by Foster Milburn Co. Buffalo NY and sold at Hill's Pharmacy.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
E. German
Uaan
Boas Kylney Pitts
Hill
Foster-Milburn Ics
Buffalo
N. 1
Is There No Remedy For Our Bad Roads
A letter urges citizens to demand better highways, arguing bad roads increase auto upkeep costs and deter automobile purchases. It notes low turnout at a road meeting and calls for action by authorities. The piece also reports the death of CITIZEN L Upton Moore, a 36 year old railroad brakeman from Sandy Ridge, who died in a yard accident near Thuemont Maryland. he left a widow Irene Miller and three children.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
L. Upton Moore
Emma Moore
Sandy Ridge
Shepherdstown
Thuemont
Maryland
Middlehay
Hagerstown
Baltimore
Moore
Irene Miller
Edith Moore
Western
Railroad
Knights of Pythias
Knights of Khorassan, Moose
Railroad Brotherhood
George Disney
Buckeystown
Frederick County
Lime Kil Md
Fred
Seymour Fisher
Roanoke
Walter Snaveley
Walter, Jr
Milwaukee
Wis
Jae Snaveley
John Spitenagle
Henrietta
Daves
Willian Clay
Ernest Cramer
Cumberland
Wm. Vickers
Norfolk
Vickers
A.A. Kerlin
John Calahan
New York
Helen Mumma
Guy Ditto
Saline M. Grayson
Superintendent Crowell Resigns County Post
Charles W. Crowell, Berkeley county superintendent of schools, resigns effective September 1 and will move to Charleston to enter the insurance business. Palmer T. Keesecker Jr. of Hedgesville is chosen to fill the unexpired term and is endorsed for the Republican nomination. The report also notes local school reopens and community notices including a harvest supper and grain prices.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Charles W. Crowell
Berkeley County
Charleston
W. Va
Board of Education
Palmer T. Keesecker, Jr
Hedgesville
Secker, Jr
Medgesville
Jefferson County
Cominty
J. N. Bonham
Local Families Visit and Travel in MEARPSBURG Area
MEARPSBURG residents and guests share stories of visits from relatives and friends across states. The note lists many names and places including Washington, Milwaukee, Philadelphia, and Hagerstown, with outings to churches, reunions, and summer visits.
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Charles Town Real Estate and Insurance Agency
Sadler
Charles Town, W. Va
Rawson
Conortte
Washington Room
Favo
Fice
W. A. Daniel
Stone House
Kearneysville
Guernsey
Ayrshire
I. D. van Metre
Jefferson Bank & Trust CO
West VA
L. A. Ambrose
Aurersidt
Shepherdstown, W. Va
Corporation OF Shepherdstown
Health Department
Cecey
Eecy
Herbert Rogers
Shemheads
Jefferson
Mez
West Virginia
PRR Acres
Floris
New County Agri Cultural High
Herndon
Ant
Hess Carriage CO
Hagerstown, Md
Gibson
Robert Gibson
W. V
Adrea Oia
Boswell
Shepherdstown, W Va
al Vit
Mr. Moore
Crowell
Uvilla
Tesa
Gartner
Allen Farm
Rinpon
Mearpsburg
Anlontan
Renal
Mery
Cufman
George M. Ssieok
Naveley
Albert
Herbert Straveley
Pal’ Durg
Wimiss
Catherine Gross
Ding
Charley Gross
Clara Houser
Jcerine Jackson
Houser
Wim
Gum
Fisher Samuel Houser
James Bend
Thessent
Duneioning
Gay Grove
Chilise
Frant H. DeLauncy
Magerstown
Shipley
Jefferson Lunch Room
Robert Shipley
Shepherdstaws
Alexander
Hodees-Lemen Co
Sheplerdaven
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