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Newspaper
Shepherdstown Register
Location
Shepherdstown, West Virginia, United States of America
Date
Jul 30, 1903
Page
4
Local items list court returns, public sales, church events, harvest greetings, and festival plans. Notices mention an executor’s appointment, price talks for wheat, upcoming sales near Shepherdstown and Morgan's Grove, a harvest home gathering led by Rev. J D, and a Shenandoah locomotion church festival with supper proceeds for charity. Community members are invited to attend and participate in these events.
A colored man was fatally struck by a B and O train near D G Henkle s place on Monday night. Luray Va Sunday schools plan a picnic at Morgan s Grove on August 15. Norfolk and Western trains slowed to eight mph through Shenandoah Valley towns in tribute to late president F J Kimball. Dr John L Meyers offers medical services in Shepherdstown area after August. Presbyterian lawn fete at T F Jones s Billmyer s Mill on August 7 8. Reformed church lawn festival near Shepherdstown July 31 and August 1 with supper ice cream and cake. Norfolk and Western orders reduce speed through the valley. Joseph F Nicely of Osawatomie Kansas writes from abroad lamenting Leetown post office closure. Mary Francis Calvert m Miss to Willa Bernard Thompson to be married August 12 at New Market Va. Prof J D Muldoon building a brick house on King Street extended near Prospect Avenue. Edward Cook injured working at W C Link s threshing machine near Shepherdstown. Kr Banks, time saver, sustained internal injuries. Dr J M Bieler of Rockingham County contemplates locating in Shepherdstown. Shepherd College building contract signed. Westenhaver contractor. plastering by Copenhaver and Grimm of Winchester. heating by Alex Zerk. Epworth League Conference at Charley Town elected officers. meeting to be in Edinburg Va. John Fraley injured near Billmyer s Mill hauling lumber. arm and shoulder bruised. Sixth annual Mint Spring basket picnic July 23. 80 attendees. river outing and bear s cave visit. meals under trees. chaperones Hattie Hill, J W Kearney, J M Rush, Mrs G W Cross.
A long column of personal notices recounts visits and arrivals in Shepherdstown. Names include W L Noland of South Bend and Mrs Charles H Delaney of Sharpsburg. scholarships awarded to Ella May Turner at Vanderbilt. others return from travels, illnesses, or business trips, with neighbors and local officials mentioned in passing. A fatal burn accident befalls Mrs Delaney, with details of the injury and death. Rural Free Delivery changes and mailbox guidance for Jefferson county residents are discussed, plus local carriers and office closures.
Morgan's Grove fair builds a new poultry department structure to improve fowl accommodations. Premium lists will be ready soon, available from Secretary Licklider or at the Rearster office. Licklider requests wine for exhibition be in half pint bottles for uniform display.
The obituary notes Mrs. Mary Jones aged 92 died at her son in laws home near Billmyers Mill with funeral at her residence conducted by Rev Dr Ghiselin and burial Elmwood Cemetery. Survivors include two children and siblings in nearby towns. Also reported are the deaths of Norfolk & Western official J K Kimball age 59 and George R Shepherd age 20 in Frederick and Washington counties. A separate tale recounts a fatal colored assault then arrest fine. Shenandoah Junction narrowly avoided disaster when a dynamite car wreck did not explode, risking widespread damage to the town and county infrastructure.
A letter from Joe Colulick of Cotusa Ca extols Electric Therapies as a cure for rheumatism and other ailments. The Norfolk and Western Railway announces 500 new coal cars in Roanoke shops for fall delivery with steel under-frames and 100,000 pound capacity. The Herryville Horse and Colt Show is set for August 12-13, and a round trip ticket sale via Norfolk and Western runs August 11-13 with travel limited to August 15 between Hagerstown and Basic.
Article notes improvements at Elmwi Cemetery with grading and stone removal. A steam crusher is processing quarried stone, with W. L. Arthur contracted to extract stone. The piece mentions an eagle nest near shepherdstown and other local items including a drowning at Atlantic City and a medical ad.
Fragmentary OCR text from Shepherdstown markets includes garbled terms like Whout iongberey and per bustal st a OMI. It mentions butter, jer Bh F&ew, and various per units, with distorted references to cuts and sides. No clear event or entities emerge.
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