Long-Running Town News From Charles Town Districts
June 10 1909 report from Reinhart's Pharmacy and local offices notes residents ill and improving including Mrs Sophia Grant and Mr Honry Loyns. Local events span church festivals marriages graduations and a bridge worker injury with notices of sales, property transfers, and ongoing community updates in Charles Town and nearby areas.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Reinhart's
Sophia Grant
Honry M. Loyns
John T. Shipley
Washington Street
J. A. Dunlap
Leetown locals cover weddings sports and roads
The column lists wedding announcements from Irene Miller Newcomer to Sidney James Stagg and Clara Schley to James William Mills with July 6 plans. It notes sheep shearer feats by C. W. Carter, weather impacting wheat, a barn accident injuring Lancaster Feeser and Ayler Willingham, and various local graduations and church affairs. It reports university commencements, road improvements in Jefferson county, and Army troops passing through Shepherdstown en route to Bolivar.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Leetown
Sulphur Springford
Opequom Creek
Irene Miller Newcomer
Waller S. Newcomer
Elizabeth City
N.C
Sidney James Stagg
Lambert's Point
Clara Schley
James William Mills
Philadelphia
Schley
C. W. Carter
Moser's Cross Roads
Carter
Dalgarn
Charles Town
Lancaster Feeser
Ayler Willingham
Feeser
Boyd Randal
West Virginia University
Morgantown
Randal
H. Earl
Snyder
Shepherd College
Winchester Presbytery
Martinsburg
J. T. McBride
Falling Waters
E. B. Druen
Springfield
Hampshire County
W.W. Graver
Vinjon Theological Seminary
Richmond
Presbyterian Church
Parsons
Vernon N. Simmons
Hagerstown Morning Herald
Lida May Barr
Win. T. Hamilton Barr
St. John’s Episcopal Church
Hagerstown
J. P. Tyler
Simmons
Register
Charles F. Russell
Herndon
Shepherdstown
Law School
The
National University At Washington
Wade Hampton Skinner
M. M. Skinner
W. F. Alexander
Board of Equalization and Review
Jefferson County
Geo. H. Child
Harper's Ferry
United States Army
Third Regiment, Field Artillery
Bolivar
Gettysburg
Shenandoah Valley
Luray
Col
Chas. D.treet
Punkstown
Shepherds' Town
J. M. Hendricks
W. S. Myers
J. A. Link
James K. Hendricks
Memorial Day Socials and Nearby Travels Highlight Shepherdstown Notes
A long list of visitors and residents in Shepherdstown is detailed, with many attending the Memorial Day events and sharing news from nearby towns. The piece notes arrivals, departures, and activities of families, students, and veterans, plus a romantic elopement involving Frank L. Dunn and Marjorie Owen Adams, linking Martinsburg Front Royal and Hagerstown in a series of local movements.
Memorial Day Observance and Shepherdstown Activities
Memorial day observances in Shepherdstown attracted a large orderly crowd. The procession formed at the college led by R T Banks. the Shepherd College Cadets and veterans followed to Elmwood Cemetery for taps and a salute. Rev Carlton D Harris of Baltimore delivered the day’s address. The day featured impressive grave decorations, music, and a wreath display, with flags and South Carolina banners.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Shepherdstown
Elmwood Cemetery
R. T. Banks
Shepherd College
Veterans and Sons of Veterans
Harris
M. E. Spohn
H. L. Snyder
South Carolina
Jefferson Circuit Court Trials Highlight Local Damages and Disputes
In Jefferson Circuit Court last week the Fanrose Shipley case against the County Court dominated proceedings over three days. Damages stem from Melvin Shipley’s death in a rock crusher accident tied to a bridge failure on the Kabletown pike. Verbal amendments and motions followed, with trial set for October 21, 1909. Other items included Conklyn Brothers v Shenandoah Milling, insurance disputes, several misdemeanor verdicts, and property matters. Special church trustees and a guardian settlement were also addressed before adjournment. Special Service Sunday notes a Methodist children’s day on June 13 with a program and offerings. Kentucky feud leader Ed Callahan was shot, igniting renewed violence in Bloody Breathitt county.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cireult Court
Jefferson Circuit Court
Fanrose Shipley
Melvin Shipley
Kabletown Pike
Werrick’s
Shipley
Silas
John Wise
Wise
Silas Shipley
Conklyn Brothers
The
Shenandoah Milling Company
Faulkner
George H. Turner
Bloomery Mills
James Colston
Curtis Harrott
Washington Building Lime Company
Dan Johnson
Sarah Williams
David Spencer
Indiana Trent
George Strother
Aaron Vogeler
Virginia
Supreme Court
J. M. Shaull
James Grantham
Wat. O. Macoughtry
Grace Episcopal Church
Middleway
Elizabeth Link
Albert Moler
Mary J. Belleville
Susan L. Johnson
A.W. McDonald
Charles Town
Washington City Improvement Company
Frank Beckwith
F. W. Brown
Sixth Street
Jefferson Avenue
Methodist Episcopal Sunday School
Marart
Shaman Salo
Callahan
Kentucky
Breathitt County
Work Finished on Long Norfolk & Western Bridge Across Potomac
The Norfolk and Western bridge over the Potomac has been dismantled and shipped to Richmond for scrap, with about ten days remaining to finish loading. Foreman Facey led the project, noting no serious accidents and praising skilled management. The old iron spans weighed 600 to 700 tons and were replaced by new structures. stone piers remain and may be reused later. Also reported are obituaries: Oscar W. Ramey, 44, of Jefferson County. Charles Ellingsworth Young, 78, of Cumberland. Mary E. Beil, 62, near Bardane. Collins Barry, Bist year widow in Martinsburg. Martha J. Poisal, 71, Martinsburg. Miss Ellen Homer, 33, formerly of Leetown.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hefresh
Reinhart
Greensburg A. B
J. W. Breeden
Mollie May Rider
Charles Town
J. H. Wolff
Mother Kroh
John M. Moore
Bakerton
Iva Fisher
Sharpsburg
W. A. Lytle
John Neilson Neill Osbourn
Howard Osbourn
Maryland University
C.L. Robinson
Thos. R. Moore
Alex Henson
Hodges’ Corner
Annie Wilkinson
Shepherd
New Orleans
Elkay
Martha Welsh
Nellie Mills
Martin Welsh
Essie Welsh
Rose Cockrell
Charles Marshall
C. E. A. Marshall
M. M. Moler
Lalla Maddox
Keller's
Hagerstown
John W. Miller
Maggie Dopson
Cliff City Lodge
Shield of Honor
Supreme Lodge
D.L. Rentch
Sec’y
C. R. Owens
Cumberland
Owens
Rose Virginia Ronemous
Newport News
M. L. Ronemous
Ladies’ Aid Society
Wesley Church
Moler
Walter H. Glaize
Sarah R. Dunlap
A. Frank Dunlap
C.L. James
Clarence W. Taylor
Georgie A. Bragg
Paul Kaiser
Pauline Barrett
Old Furnace Road
Rebecca Hunter
Milton Rouss
Samuel Street
Joseph B. VanMetre
Geo. W. Osbourn
Henry C. Marten
M. B. Baker
Tanner Williamson
John Holfida
Henry Cushwa
Shepherdstown
Memphis
Tennessee
Mr. VanMetre
Jefferson County
J. B. Osbourn
Shenandoah Junction
S.C. Young
Nannie Young
E. J. Williams
W. S. Merchant
H. T. Mye
W. B. Conrad
J. Ogden Murray
Tustin L. Starry
E. B. Seibert
McCormick
Hong Kong
China
Middleway
U. S. Navy
W. P. Licktider
Lucy Schoppert
Virginia Johnson
George Sisler
Front Royal
Baltimore
M. E. Church South
Drummond
Minnie Armstrong
Kane
Ethel Green
Spencer
Iowa
Louise Anna Snyder
R.G. Miller
Wheeling
Supreme Lodge Independent Order
Keller Rockey
C. H. Rockey
Waynesboro
Gettysburg College
F. A. Byerly
Wardensville
W. Va
Alice Needy
Keedysville
Berkeley County
Elizabeth Needy
C. M. Lemon
Robert Plush
Brunswick
Leetown
S. D. Barnhart
Laura Greenwood
Roanoke
Carolyn Barnes
Fairmont
Blanche Barnes
Shepherd College
Anna Licklider
Carl Licklider
M. K. Rightstine
Washington Star
Barbour Dangerfield
R. C. Ringgold
Bellevue
Bowman R. VanMetre
Lemasters
J. G. Knutts
Edmund Leavell
Rappahannock County
A. H. Baker
Washington
C. W. Boyer
Martinsburg
Nannie
Julia Moore
Elizabeth Banks
Martha Tucker
Berryville
Sallie Jones
Billmyer’s Mill
J. J. Durrett
Louise Moore
Mattie Stephens
Mary Trump
Anna Gardiner
Barbara Black
Ray Black
Norfolk & Western Railway
Potomac River
Facey
New York
Long Island
Richmond
Oscar W. Ramey
Charles Ellingsworth Young
Harper's Ferry
T. C. Stotler
Mary E. Beil
de Allen Gageby
Bardane
Elmwood Cemetery
Collins Barry
Jol Barry
County Limerick
Ireland
Martha J. Poisal
John W. Poisal
Martinsbrieg
Ellen Homer
Lee~town
W P Licklider Advertises Groceries and Goods
W P Licklider announces a large new stock including groceries shoes slippers china and glassware with dinner tea and toilet sets. the store offers garden seeds seed potatoes willow baskets brooms and acts as agents for chase sanborn coffees wareham bread oranges lemons bananas and candies.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chase & Sanborn
Wareham
W. P.licklider
News Briefs and Notices From The Era
Fragmented OCR notes report health advice urging Hood's Medicine and mention a blast furnace accident injuring workers. The piece also notes the death of Col. Alexander K. McClure, Philadelphia journalist and politician, aged 81.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jing
Aoe
Alexander K. McClure
Philadelphia
Sowed Goods Demonstrate Quality Guarantee at Market
Fragmentary OCR notes describe sacks branded "1. A. ty" and a claim that the events proved the product's condition and guarantee, though details of the issuing entity and full context are unclear.
Also Mentioned on This Page
Southern Soldiers’ Memorial Association
H. M. Loyas
Lula Winters
Edith Gardner
Lulu Powell
Kearneysville
Winchester
Frank L. Dunn
Marjorie Owen Adams
James F. Adams
Dunn
Benj. J. Thompson
Williamsport
Elopers
Adams
Eastern College
Shepherd College State Normal School
Schools of Music and Expression
Mary Link
Mabel Hendricks
Bessie LaMar
Department of Expression
R. P. McGarry
Mary Snyder
Paul Sherrard
Mr. McGarry
Maxwell Adams
University of Nevada
W. J. Eddy
Thos. C. Miller
Charleston
Free Schools
J. 0. Knott
Covington
E. D. Turner
Halltown
Ella M. Turner
Old College Hall
Shepherdstown Presbyterian Church
Providence
Kearneysville Presbyterian Church
South
Marvin Chapel
League
J. O. Knott
Bethesda
Reformed Church
Avilla
Lane
Nan Yo Tage
Reinhart’s Pharmacy
W. P. Licklider
Rice & Hutchins
Shepherdstown, W. Va
Seawall
Hood
Thomas Brands
D. A, Thomas & CO
Hagerstown, Md
W. N. Lemen & Son
M. G. Tabler
North Queen Street
Martinsburg, W. Va
Extreme Styles
Gainsboro
J. F. Thompson & Bros
P. A. Brugh and Son
Potomac and
Antietam Streets
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