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Newspaper
Shepherdstown Register
Location
Shepherdstown, West Virginia, United States of America
Date
Jul 06, 1922
Page
9
Paerdstown Register July 6 1022 briefs mention varied local items from price notes to notes on residents. A new front yard display, property moves, and small town happenings are noted along with community events and regional concerns.
Local notes tell of Mrs Lydiz Jr in Winchester Hospital after eye surgery infection risks, with possible eye removal. Several residents travel for jobs and exams, while others visit, attend weddings, or travel. mentions of gassed WWI effects, Civil War veterans, and neighbors visiting, plus summer visits from Baltimore, Pittsburgh, and Charleston.
The article recalls Gettysburg in June and July 1863, recounting a modern marine reenactment of Pickett’s Charge with airplanes. It notes land near Culp’s Hill, mentions Wesley Culp and the Second Virginia Regiment, and reflects on secession, memory, and the Civil War’s impact on the nation.
The article recalls Virginia units at Gettysburg with Lt. P. P. Marshall and Corporal T. W Latimer wounded, Lt. George Bedinger killed, and Stanc Bedinger among the fallen. It recalls the Old Guard spirit, monuments, and anniversary celebrations in the North, contrasting with a Martinsburg fire at Troup's Music Store causing eight to ten thousand dollars in damage.
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