Valentine Day Reminder and War Fund Notes
Next Thursday is Valentine Day and school collections for the Salvation Army War Fund run February 10 to 13. Jefferson County fund treasurer W F Alexander urges subscriptions. Jefferson County schools plan essay contests for five dollar prize. local notices include births, sales, and road incidents with various names and places.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Old Town
Middle West
J. Lester Miller
W. F. Alexander
Charles Town
Jefferson County
Jo L. Walper
Register
E Gi. Frsiter
Roanoke
W. F Alexander
Jeffferson County War Savings Committee
Little Locals Report Weather, Rail News and Local Deals
Mrs. Charles S. Miller broke her left arm after a stairs fall at Washington street home. Dr Banks treated her as the Register notes renewed subscriptions, soldier letters, and food conservation proclamation. Local rail engines, a derailed locomotive, and a cleaned town clock are reported alongside school-notice changes and new U S district attorney appointees for wartime cases.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Charles S. Miller
Washington Street
Banks
Elizabeth Ellis
North Mountain
W. Va
Register
Bill
Jack Fairall
Shepherdstown
France
Boards of Education
West Virginia
J. F. Marsh
State Board of Regents
She Ce
Hand of Repents
Fairmont Normal School
Marshall College
West Liberty Normal
Shepherd College
Concordia
Alfortey-Cieneral
Campbell
Parkersburg
Public notices and local sales listed in Shepherdstown column
Local notes record federal food regulation talks in Clarksburg with state and federal officials, upcoming public sales across Jefferson county, and a recap of Shepherd College basketball’s win over the Sit Foresters. Other items note juror lists, visiting neighbors, weddings, and insurance of newspaper subscriptions.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Foresters
Shepherd College
Pennsylvania Sit Foresters
Pyles
Snyder
Fulton
Hagerstown
Death's Call Comes To Many in Shepherdstown and Norfolk
Several deaths are reported from Norfolk Shepherdstown and nearby areas including Miss Mary Gilbert Ghiselin of Norfolk aged 61 sister of Rev. Dr. Charles Ghiselin of Shepherdstown. William Washington Myers of Shepherdstown aged about 69. Faulkner Shewbridge of Hagerstown a B and C Railroad yard worker 65. and Miss Beans Vista Moller 61 of Marion county. The notices note survivors, funerals, and burial places as well as local obituaries. Also listed are Mrs. Michael Boler 90 of Shenandoah Junction and Elias R Snavely 66 of Sharpsburg with surviving relatives and funeral details. A plague of dogs in Shepherdstown prompts licensing by town officials with a special officer and a dog pound plan.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
J.D. Muldoon
Jefferson County
Clarksburg
E. W. Ogiebay
Federal
Washington
G. Harry Whiting
Billmyer’s Mill
Whiting
Jersey
Charles W. Melvin
Melvin
Bakerton
E. R. Darby
Hagerstown
Lillie Marten
Louisville
Shepherdstown
H.C. Marten
Messrs
J. W. Gardiner
Chas. T. Nichols
Jesse A Engle, Jr
Wm. C. Link
A. B. Magruer
Berkeley County
Rachel Snyder
Philadelphia
Augusta Graham
Wm. H Johnson
Alice Osbourn
Duffields
Romney
W Va
Virginia Canfield
Shepherd College
R. L. Bowers
Nelson Wilson
Wim. E. VanMetre
Martinsburg
John W. Irvin
Reedison
This County
Wm. C. Moler
Avilla
Joseph E. Byers
M. L. Grey
Dargan
Washington County
B. S. Piggott
Charles Town
Norman C. Lucas
Shenandoah Junction
J. W. Coffinbarger
Rocky Marsh
Charles F. Byers
J. L. Jenkins
Walter McDonald
John S. Snyder
Sprady Ridge
J. S. Feeser
Shenandah Junction
J. M. Funk
W. Lee Banks
Shep
Herdstown
E. W. Myers
Billmyer's Mill
Mary Gilbert Ghiselin
Norfolk
Charles Ghiselin
Miss Ghiselin
Mary
Ghiselin
W. N. Ghiselin
William Washington Myers
Myers
Irvin
Roy Myers
John Alder
Jacob S. Myers
J. W. Knadler
W. Cookus
Southern Methodist Church
Absalom Knox
Elmwood Cemetery
Pairmont
W. Va
Beans Vista Moller
William E. Miller
Marion County
Thomas C. Miller
Albert Miller
Annie Miller
Mattie Miller
Michael Boler
John Boler
Richmond
Michael
Richard Bolter
Margaret Welch
May Tapscott
Bolivar
Elias R Snavely
Sharpsburg
Mr Snavely
Woodland
California
James K P Leslie
Tat Place
Kabletown
Mary McGtone
Harper's Ferry
Gainesville
Virginia
Rose Meredith
Joseph R. College
Vancleresville
Mr. College
Pennsylvania
Ida Riley
John T. Riley
Andrew Bowling
Thos. C. Bowling
Staunton
Everett W Bedinger
Brooke
Anchorage
Kentucky
Taylor Edwards
Gerardstown
Aston
G. W. Ferrell
A. O. Albin
Nellie Elizabeth Greene
Killarney
Emma Langdon
Copenhagen
Emmet O'Bryan
Proom
Bess Man
Clyde Moler
O'Bryan
Buena Vista
G. C. Shaw
Shepherdstowe
Harry Templin Lecksides
Katherine Gustafson
Plainfeld
New Jersey
Wallham Butler
New York City
B.C. Warren
Eighternist Street Methodist Episcopes Church
Groundhog Weather and Winter Woes Recap in 1917 18
The piece records a severe spell with groundhog day observations, north winds, and treacherous ice. It notes ice on the town run, heavy snow drifts, and blocked roads plus railway challenges on the Shenandoah Valley division. A warmer spell returns as the sun shines and melts much of the snow. It also reports Dwight Eagleston McQuilkin’s election as Roanoke division superintendent and lists D A R officers for Pack Horse Ford Chapter.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Register
Benjamin Hartzet
Julie Shuiner
Horetuck
Nothalk & Weston Railway
Shenandoat Valley
Shepherdstown
Here
Roanoke World News
Dwight Eagleston McQuilkin
Roanoke
State Board of Education
Richmond
Quilkin
Herris Hart
Parisans
Chemisity
McQuilkin
University of West Virginia
Hart
Jefferson County
West Virginia
State Normal School
West Virginia University
Ciraduate School
Harvard University
Theoanoke High School
Virginia
Also Mentioned on This Page
The
F. Daniels
Frank Muller
Chreensburg
Fine Son
Village Improvement Society
Owens & Miller's
Stork
W. M. Duke
Pred van Metre
Jacob L Jenkins
Janes S. Rightstine
Rightstine
General Hospital
Baltimore
Will
Edward Linthicum
Cumberland
A. H. Frasier
Poolesville
E. Thompson
Tazewell County
Frasier
Tess
Harold Hussler
Goya
M ‘Oye County
Berkeley Springs Post
Berkeley Springs
Opera House
Hex Beach
Geraldine Farrar
Seu
Devil Stone
Vivian Martin
Julian Eltinge
Eva Tanguay
Laura Lentz
H. Max Lentz
Muskogee
Oklahoma
Ruth Lentz Woodcock
Norfolk & Western Railway
U. S
Whitina’s Mill
Waldeck
E. R Hill
Boston
Martinsburg World
Frday
Busey Orchard Company
GWS
H and J C,mckown
W. W. Trout
X. Poole
P. Otto Schneider
Alva C
Boyd
Elyet C. Long
Downsville Pike
David Long
Byers
Jefferson Circuit Court
C. J. Cavalier
Robi.n A. Maddox
Albert T. Moler
Elbert Conrad
T. Everhart
Chas. M. Kearns
Ralph Gerhardt
J. L. Eakles
O. M
Owens & Miller
Daily Sun
American
Sun
Faulkner Shewbridge
Ford Chapter
Daughters of the Americas Wevntzsion
Julia Reinhart
Ann
Mies Amanda W Titus
Lewise Seth
Hodges
C.F. Lyne
Ella Wey Turner
Ean Gardner
B. F. Harrian
Shepherd Colege
Meir
W. D. Zinn
Nat T. Frame
W. A Alderman
Lucher
Dorsey
J. Russell Trotter
Trotter
Food Administration
Puneer
M. Bh. Baker
E.H. Reinnart
Shepherdstown, W. Va
Shepherdstown, W.va
Sessue Hayakawa
Attracion
REX Beach
Stary of
Long Rans
Alice Joyce
Farinus
Mary E ‘Wilkins Freeman
Florence Kingsley
Neratic Stir
Miss Ferrar
Nic~ Huietzed
Julius Ehinrge
the Clever
Mre
Cortex
OUR Service
Ordnance Department
Uncle Sam
Licklider Corporation
Model Bakery
Welinda Byers
Shepherdstown and
Middleway
Maud
Durhans
Chester
Dresieg
Huck Eye
Joe Ford
Bank of Shephernstawm
Wo'clack A. M
Dodd & Hotnao, Auctioneers
Columbia Batteries
Columbia Dry Cells
Colombia
National Highway Garage
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