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Newspaper
Shepherdstown Register
Location
Shepherdstown, West Virginia, United States of America
Date
Dec 07, 1905
Page
5
A jumble of holiday offerings and community notices from Shepardstown and nearby areas. Advertisers promote candies and groceries at various stores, church events at Trinity Episcopal and the Reform Church, a talk by J E Eveler, and upcoming sermons and services. Also mentions shipping hogs, portraits, and pharmacy specials, with local residents like W P Licklider and Virginia Frazier featured in social items.
A compact page notes local items from Shepherdstown including Christmas gifts from J. E. Romine’s jewelry, a hog weighing unknown pounds slaughtered on the Wysong place, a Baltimore-Wilkes marriage license for Harry M. Hopking and Helen R. Zeigler, Navy orders for W. G. Neill, and a Beall history feature. It reports church service changes, telegraph pole erection plans, taxes collected in several districts, a farm sale near Leetown, Reinhart’s Pharmacy offerings, and school activities with a flag ceremony. Also covered are an anniversary celebration for Mr. and Mrs. Crow, Thanksgiving services, school program, a burn accident to Ida Carter, and brief notes on two men detained for Thanksgiving mischief and jailed briefly.
Miss Rena Engle and Miss Emma Osbourn return from a three months Western States tour visiting friends in Altadena and California. Marta Reynolds returns from Waters States trip via Portland San Francisco Pasadena Denver and Goldfield Nevada. Several local residents attend YWCA convention in Morgantown while others visit relatives or work in nearby towns. Carmen's Italian Boys and Elbert Poland set for Shepherd College on December 14 with 50 cent admission. season tickets available. Local ads promote affordable goods at Reinhart's Pharmacy.
The death records announce the passing of C Frank Cushwa at his Williamsport home after paralysis. He was 34, survived by wife Gertrude Spohn and four children, plus family totals. Funeral held at St Augustine’s Church. Also noted are obituaries for Sally Huston Riddle of Charles Town, George L. Price of Greensburg, Ella Graham Shields of New Haven, and Sergeant William G. Sherrar of Berkeley County, with brief bios and survivors. Real estate and business notes cover Henry W. Potts purchases near Shepherdstown, J L Rickard tract sale, and Vanmeters buying the Main Street store and dwelling, with planned April possession and a future residence. A Baltimore wedding between Walter J. Flanagan and Duiay E. Jones is reported, with reception plans and future home. Shopping notices promote J E Bowine’s stock of watches and silverware.
A fatal accident near the Norfolk and Western station in Charles Town injures and kills Mrs. Bessie Bady, wife of Robert Bady, and mother of a infant. Her husband, racing to intercept her, appears in time but she and the unborn child die after transport to Dr Venning's Hospital. A Caesarean is performed but both mother and child die. the man is not named in the report. This piece also notes Library Day exercises at Shepherd College and a candy sale advertisement.
Reinhart's Pharmacy promotes Hyomei as the sole catarrh treatment with a money back guarantee if it fails. The complete setup costs $1, including an inhaler, Hyomei bottle, and dropper. refills are 50 cents. Inhalation four times daily claimed to ease symptoms and promise a cure in a short time.
J E Romine offers an extensive line of sterling match boxes souvenir spoons cameras coffee spoons bracelets manicure sets pocketbooks in leather alligator morocco and kid at J E Romine optician and jeweler.
Mr and Mrs George W Chase longtime Shepherdstown residents marked their golden wedding anniversary at home Tuesday. They wed December 5 1855 in Charles Town with Rev Dutton presiding. He a Maine native came to Virginia around 1847 and served Jefferson County as clerk sheriff, she a Charles Town native. seven children born, five survive. Friends called, rose wreaths, city candles, and gifts filled the evening.
A newspaper advertising snippet lists items for sale including Picture Books in various formats Howty Alger and Jack Yarkaway series for boys and Casey's for girls Wins tom Series Mente' and other brands. Also featured are games elegant perfume boxes box paper tablets pocket knives Ingersoll watches puff boxes powder puffs and pocket books.
A list of men’s accessories and grooming items appears in a catalog style roster. Items include military brushes, collars and cut boxes, neckwear, safety razors, pocket knives, shavers, mirrors, shaving sets, smokers’ goods, pipes and cigars, cigar cases, high grade tobaccos, pen stands, fountain pens, traveling sets, soaps, whisk brooms, playing cards, watch chains and charms.
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