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Newspaper
Shepherdstown Register
Location
Shepherdstown, West Virginia, United States of America
Date
Jan 20, 1921
Page
6
A fragmented page details prices and ads for charcoal and dry goods, local sales of furniture and livestock, resignations and appointments, and several notices. Mentions of Strawberries and Easter timing, shop ads for Schley’s, and references to residents like Mrs Garrett VanMetre and Samual Bad Shipley. Also notes on a shooting attempt or assault and a local pension mention, with various prices for meats and pantry items.
Shepherd College basketball squad extends winning streak with three victories last week. Highlights include a 41 to 25 win over Shenandoah Valley Academy in Winchester and a 41 to 22 leads against Randolph-Macon Academy at Front Royal. Bell and Davis lead scoring, with Bell netting nine field goals in two games.
Auction advertises a February 1 sale of horses, cattle, sheep, hogs and farm implements at Et Licksider farms opposite Morgan's Grove fair grounds. Horses include mares and colts, stock horses, and belgians. cattle include cows, heifers, bulls. 25 hogs. 24 black faced ewes and buck. implements cover wagon, mower, plows, cultivators and harness. Terms: credit on sums over ten dollars or 2 percent off for cash. sale starts 10 am. auctioneers listed.
Lost item reported on the turnpike between Charles Town and Shepherdstown via Halltown. A Firestone tire with inner tubes and rim disappeared. Reward offered by National Highway Garage for finder. notification requested from Shepherdstown area.
Public sale of farm goods at Hugh McKee farm one mile southeast of Vanclevesville and two miles northwest of Kearneysville on 7. Head of horses and colts listed include Star a 13 year old black mare, Queen a Mack mare, Pet a brown mare, Prince a bay horse, Sy Fleet a bay mare, and two coming two year olds Bob and Dave. Horses are sired by registered Percheron and Clydesdale stock.
Twenty head of cattle in listing include three fresh cows with calves, four slated to be fresh by sale day, several springers, a Pure-Dred Jersey cow bred to Jersey bulls, a two-year-old Holstein bull, and a Dutch-Holstein cross. Three fat steers expected to weigh 600 to 1200 pounds. Mention of recent Government tubers test passed by herd.
Eligible to register. Twenty head of tried wows, spring and fall gifts. Otto saw with pigs by her side, two saws will farrow by day of sale, several will farrow the last of February. Four fine boar shoats, large enough for service. Ten fine shoats will weigh from 60 to 80 pounds. This herd care ties the blood of the famous boars such as Paul No. ood H. D. and Buckeye Boy. Papers will be furnished on dat of sale. One Chester White sow Twenty head of fat hogs, will weigh 125 to 200 pounds, 18 Head of Sheep
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