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Newspaper

Shepherdstown Register

Location

Shepherdstown, West Virginia, United States of America

Date

Dec 12, 1918

Page

3

Christmas Goods On Sale At M R Moler's Store

Readers are treated to a bustling list of holiday offers from M R Moler's including mincemeat, candy, coffee, teas, oils, stoves, beds, shovels, and various dry goods. The notice promotes local prices, mentions Hodges for boots, and notes a 170 acre farm near Lumumeyer Harper's Ferry for sale. It also references upcoming events and local business ads in Shepherdstown.

M. R Moler Moler’s Yider Corporation Lider Corporation Moler's Jristmas M. R. Moler Hodges Bor Lumumeyer Harper's Ferry W. Va Pricecorn Licklider Corpora Howell G. Rees Sharpsburg France Here Bittinger

Jefferson County Red Cross report and county notes

The Jefferson County Red Cross report by chairwoman Miss Katherine W. Riddle appears on the front page, with local council actions and a county session planned for bonding new officers. County farmers back the farm bureau, jail plans advance for 1918, and liquor smuggling disruptions are noted amid ongoing influenza recovery in Shepherdstown.

Sanders Leeann Jefferson County Red Cross Katherine W. Riddle Charles Town Farm Bureau Jeferson County John O. Agllonby Jeannettete Arthur Hugh Aglionby France Frank K. Agilonby Newbold Pacey Varage Warwick England Jefferson County Oxford Agilondy Canada Coast Artillery Peac Berane Epak Leahington Es Pan Giscommort Omers Gealie Ypres

Red Cross drive expands in Shepherdstown district

Local notes list residents traveling for health and jobs, a wartime shift with students returning from Morgantown and a wide string of moves to Washington Gettysburg and Shepherdstown. A district Red Cross drive, led by Edward T. Licklider, mobilizes dozens of volunteers to recruit new members and renewals between December 16 and 23, aiming for 10 million buttons nationwide by Christmas.

Red Cross Jefferson County Edward T. Licklider Shepherdstown Annie McDonald Gussie Lemen Sallie Jones Emma Louthan Augusta Morgan Lida Hendricks Gay Unger Edith Danley Emma Osborne Lee McKee Julia Reinhart Coriin Rogers Amanda Titus Annie Eutler Mary Bye

Churches Schedule and Clergy Notes for Shepherdstown Area

Notes of the Churches list services across Shepherdstown Marvin Bethesda and nearby towns with Epworth League events weather permitting. It records trustee appointments for Mr Wesley M E Church Scrabble and declines a pastor call for Charles Town Presbyterian Bro. Additional services are noted for Kearneysville Christ Reformed and Lutheran congregations with times across Sunday.

J. M. Woods Berkeley Circuit Court Wesley Christ Reformed Church Kearneysville W. D. McIver Rogersville Tennessee Charles Town M. E Mt. Wesley Shepherdstown Aville

Influenza Outbreak Hits Shepherdstown Families

Influenza returns with several local cases in Shepherdstown. Charles B Chase and his family, George Snyder and kin, and post office staff C Fultz and B F Hartzell are ill. Postmaster Lucas and carrier H H Hartzell cover duties as more residents, including Bettie Lemon and baby, fall ill. Mrs G W Entier is also mentioned in connection with the outbreak.

Shepherdstown Charles B Chase Norfolk & Western Railroad George Snyder C. Fultz B. F. Hartzell Lucas H. H Hartzell David Lemon Bettie Holme Reinhart G. W. Entier

Deaths and wartime notices from Shepherdstown era

Obituary notices recount the deaths of Mrs Shaner and Charles William Boyer, with details of their families and local ties. Reports also note multiple war related updates including soldiers' fates, discharges, promotions, and casualties from Jefferson County and surrounding areas, along with community remembrances and local historic genealogy.

Christmas services schedule for area churches

Christmas exercises list the Sun day schools of Shepherdstown and neighboring churches with service times on December 24 and 28. The M E Church, Me Reformed, Presbyterian, and Episcopal plan gatherings at 5:30, 6:00, 6:30, and 7:00 respectively with additional notes for South and others on December 5 and 28.

Shepherdstown M, E Reformed Presbyterian Episcopal M. E South Siicraa

Wedding Bells in West Virginia and Nearby Notices

Wedding notices from Hagerstown and Martinsburg detail Lt Porter W Post of Clarksburg and Sallie Hodges wed at the Presbyterian parsonage in Hagerstown. Also listed are marriages of Hamilton William Herner and Bettie Feltner, plus Ensign Allen R Emmert and Rosa Rogers. The piece includes Selective Service figures for West Virginia, noting 45 648 inducted with 30 002 white and 6055 colored, and county volunteers from Berkeley and Mecca.

Porter W. Post Clarksburg W. Va Sallie Morgan Hodges Martinsburg Hagerstown Presbyterian Parsonage Guar Thebride C. Willis Hodges Shepherds Josephine Hodges Post Camp Joseph Johnson Florida School of Agriculture Wee Virginia University Hamilton Wiliam Herner Bettie Feltner Vandevesvilie Berkeley County Second United Brethren Parsonage JH. Ford Baltimore Vancleresville Allen R. Emmert Rosa Rogers Roanoke Ensign Emmert Naval Aviation Service West Virginia Jefferson County Lamentine Mecca

Back Pain Ad From Shepherdstown President

A Shepherdstown advertisement claims kidney weakness causes backache headaches and nerves trouble and touts Doan's Pills as a remedy. It includes a local testimonial noting relief after using the pills and lists the suppliers and price as 60 cents.

Shepherdstown Foater Mibora Co Buffalo, N

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