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Newspaper
Shepherdstown Register
Location
Shepherdstown, West Virginia, United States of America
Date
Feb 08, 1900
Page
6
A jumbled OCR summary of Stepherostoton Register items from 1900 lists diverse items and notices. Mentions include weddings, sales, bids, local people, and community events with scattered names and places, painting a fragmented snapshot of daily life and commerce.
A digest of community happenings features B and O Railroad excursions to Washington on February 15 and April 12, 1900 with one fare round trip and 10 day tickets. Notes cover a charity banquet for Charles Broadway Bous, toll gate changes, new artesian wells, a Moler candidacy for assessor, a fatal accident near Darkesville, and a Shenandoah Junction elevator reconstruction.
RECORD OF THE COMING AND GOING reports visits by W. P. Bell and H. J. Miller in Duffields, Rev. Edward L. Folk in town, and many locals including D. H. Miller, Miss Helen Chaplina, and Antonia Lynch Harvey. Also notes a Washington DC wedding of Miss Harvey and James T. Casey, and a San Francisco case involving Rev. David H. Shields with medical and religious context. local events, travel, and society notes.
Death and obituaries from Shepherdstown and surrounding areas list George Washington Hawn of Shepherdstown dies at 80 after a yearlong illness and a June stroke. Other notices include William T. Leavell’s death in Kanawha County after appendicitis, Georgianna Quick’s death near Charles Town, and William B. Reed’s passing in Kingston Tennessee. Also reported are Captain Arthur J. Mosburg, Willis Magaha, Joseph Hebb, David Callahan, Elizabeth Schappert, Isaac Graber, and Isac Graber’s relatives.Electric power plans for Jefferson and surrounding counties propose Shenandoah Potomac river plants to supply lighting and machinery, with poles permitted at Jefferson County Court and Weverton. Also noted are wedding bells for Irene Smith and Captain J Miss, and a promotional note for Dr Bull’s Cough Syrup.
A major blaze destroyed the Knott farm buildings at Moser's Cross Roads four miles east of Shepherdstown. The barn stable and corncrib with contents burned, eight horses and three cows perished, and the loss runs about $3,000 with only partial coverage. George M Knott and workers fought the flame. the owner narrowly escaped injury. The fire reportedly started from smoldering sparks after a hot box incident in Skinner's clover huller barn. The sky lit by the blaze drew crowds from Shepherdstown.
A health advertisement claims a beautiful appearance comes from strong health. It links constipation kidney trouble and impure blood to pimples and a dull complexion. Electric Bitters is promoted as the cure to regulate stomach liver and kidneys and purify blood, promising nerve strength bright eyes and velvety skin. Available for 50 cents at Reinhart's Pharmacy.
An entertainment program for the Episcopal church fundraiser occurs Friday evening in Shepherdstown February 9 featuring orchestra, vocal solos, recitations, tableaux and dances with performances by Miss Myers Miss Titus and Mrs Heyward Bowly among others. Admission 20 cents, children 15. doors open 7 pm, show at 7 50 pm. Public sales also listed for February with multiple personal property auctions including Hosman, W H Merchant near Shepherdstown Gen W Miller near Scrabble R M and T U Beertiart near Leetown and John W and James M Rodgers near Middleway.
Reader urged to inform those not yet aware of remedies for cholera and diarrhea. Chamberlaine's Cholera and Diarrhoea Remedy by Tulampa promoted as giving prompt relief. Available at Reinlarts Pharmacy.
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