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Newspaper
Shepherdstown Register
Location
Shepherdstown, West Virginia, United States of America
Date
Jun 23, 1921
Page
9
Readable shopper notes show old time prices on mens wear coats shoes and accessories at Billmyer’s Bargain Store. Items include chambray shirts khakis dress shirts socks canvas boots and fabric goods with many misspellings in the OCR version. The list resembles a sale catalog page with various garment and用品 names and rough pricing marks.
Items of interest report a Philadelphia racer Henry Williams killed at Hagerstown races after crashing into a fence. Wheeling Steel suspends three mills, leaving over 2,500 Suspended orders blamed. Fire company hosts July 4th racing at Winchester fairgrounds to fund new apparatus. Fairmont dormitory contract bid around 154000 and Morgantown law building bid about 125000. Evangelist bluefield meetings draw 10,000 converts. offering reaches 32405.71. West Virginia bans installment mail order plans, requires bank deposits under trust. Hagerstown police court scene features State's Attorney Wolfinger tossed biscuit box at burglar Tabler. Tabler and Chaney held for November grand jury on burglary, with large bail.
Real estate items record transfers in Charles Town area. Robert E. Boyd to G. Via for 201 acres and 13 perches along major roads. Margaret Shugart to Addie Rockenbaugh house and lot in Camp Hill for 550. Virginia Shutt to Logan Shutt life estate reserved. several other parcels between Hunter heirs, Rawson, Ranson, Harper's Ferry, and Bolivar Heights with varying, often undisclosed, consideration.
Real estate listing offers a 50 acre farm near Summit Point and a 30 acre parcel. Two houses and a prime business location in Harper's Ferry are also advertised. Moore Insurance & Realty Co, Charles Town, W. Va. A barrel of large salt mackerel arrives at S. L Cooley's.
Local wheat suffers storm damage and slow growth, while farmers report fair corn crops. The community gathers for visits, campouts, and church events as residents, including the Dacre, Kemp, and DeLauney families, share news of health, travel, and daily work along the Potomac and near Hagerstown.
Miss Ellen Shutt and Miss Elinor Lyge hosts. Audrey Blackford and Moore attend a Presbyterian conference in Charlottesville. Mrs Honora E McGarry announces engagement of daughter Elin to D A Wiley of Selma Alabama. Edith McGarry visits. liner for Armstrong Calor Co. travels to see mother D McGarry. Eli Shugart of Myre Ferry visits with Mrs P C Littlejohn. The Weast nine lost to Sherlyntown Independents 9 to 8. Kearneyville game noted.
A Kanawha Circuit Court jury returned a verdict in a state tax case involving Berkeley County official W Dodd and the Maryland Casualty Co of Baltimore. The suit, filed about a year ago, alleged improper collection of funds and failure to report to the State Auditor. The proceedings named John S Darst as defendant in the related action, with Judge Arthur presiding.
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