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Newspaper
Shepherdstown Register
Location
Shepherdstown, West Virginia, United States of America
Date
Jan 25, 1906
Page
4
A fragmented Shepherdstown page lists errands and goods including mincemeat in a yurt, various fish and garden produce, and market prices. It mentions public sales, church events, a wedding, a death, a postmaster appointment debate, theatrical acts, and a charity supper with tickets at MunBart’s Pharmacy.
Reverend C H Becher of the Lutheran Church of Waynesboro has received a call to pastor a growing Lutheran congregation in West Philadelphia. The decision is expected this week, with Rockey considering the offer.
Providence permitting a congregation meeting will be held next Tuesday January 30 at 1 30 p m to decide on church building improvements and the soliciting committee All interested are urged to attend D F Evrsor P O
Among our callers the past week from out of town were Messie May berry McKee and R. D. Whiting of Berkeley county, R. L. Engle of Bardane, T. O. Link of Duffields, and W. M. Demery from south of town. Public sales are listed for February and March at several Berkeley county sites, with multiple properties advertised. Heavy rains disrupt Norfolk and Western tracks, and Stafford Hall farms of the late Governor Hamilton in Washington county sell at public sale, one estate fetching $99 per acre.
A string of obituaries from Shepherdstown and surrounding towns reports the deaths of Daisy May Taylor at Washington County Hospital in Hagerstown after an appendicitis operation, Mrs. Lusan Virginia Hess of Washington, Jacob A. BR. Matheta of Charles Town, Henry D. Moler, Samuel Highberger of Sharpsburg, Susie Herndon of Greenville, Elizabeth R. McCune of Shippensburg, Catherine Stump of Gerardstown, Mary A. Hutton, Nellie Thomas of Charles Town, John M. Cline of Martinsburg, Ellen Foley of Martinsburg, and Thomas H. Deaver of Charles Town. Each notice notes ages, family ties, survivors, and funeral details.
A Shep herdstown rally opposed Jefferson County to deny a Metropolitan Turf Exchange license for a Washington area pool hall. Clergy and citizens urged rejection as Bishop Gravatt presented evidence of past gambling networks. Resolutions thanked him, petitions urged the court to refuse, and Harper’s Ferry council rescinded prior approval, signaling strong local opposition. A Charles Town county meeting was planned to continue protests.
An advertisement extols four simple rules to improve health including keeping the bowels open and chewing food well. It promotes Mi-o-Na as a scientific remedy for digestive weakness, offered by Reinhart's Pharmacy with a guarantee that it costs nothing unless it fulfills the claims.
The ad claims a cough remedy prevents pneumonia and lung trouble. It cites Dr O J Bishop of Anes Michigan praising Foley Honey and Tar after treating three severe pneumonia cases with good results, and urges readers to demand the product from Reinhart's Pharmacy.
A Martinsburg man known as Pete Hess shot his wife around 2 PM in their second story apartment near the city hall, then killed himself. The wife, about 40, was wounded and died later at King's Daughters Hospital as neighbors and authorities arrived. Witnesses said long quarrels, jealousy, and drunkenness fueled the tragedy, with Hess recently moving from the mountain area and facing a divorce suit.
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