Local notices mix with farm sales and town events
The Martinsburg area newspaper item reports cabbage plants for sale grain cradles Hodges Wheat commodity prices per pound and cartage notes plus a ongoing travel plan to Waynes and Greencastle. It notes property sales and moves at Shepherd College community announcements a farm theft arrest and local social events including a fishery weather and public notices about dog quarantines and livestock health.
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Hodges
Waynes
Greencastle
Shepristinare
Negister
Manogany Furniture
Vatery
Carrie J. Triplett
Local officials meet as county treasurer duties glow
Jefferson County Court held a special session with President Nelson R Roberts and Commissioners Chas H Moore Logan B Shutt and Charles D Wysong present. They approved payment of county claims and closed a contract with County Agricultural Agent C A Hughes while seeking a successor for J D Muldoon as Morgan's Grove Fair Association secretary.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
J. D. Muldoon
Morgan's Grove Fair Association
Jefferson County Court
Ptah
Nelson R. Roberts
Chas. H. Moore
Logan B. Shutt
Charles D. Wysong
C. A. Hughes
Summer Weddings Tie Couples in Philadelphia and Nearby
A string of weddings across Philadelphia and nearby towns is reported. Eleanor Cros hter and Russell B. Frye wed at the Church of the Savior with notable guests and a Marlboro home reception. Other ceremonies include Miss Anna L. Hause and Charles M. Collier in Jacksonville Florida, and several Shepherdstown linked unions with brides and grooms from Maryland and West Virginia.
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Eleanor Croshter
Helen I
Locust
Philadelphia
Russell B. Frye
Marlboro
Mass
Church of the Savior
38Th
Chestnut Streets
Robert Johnson
Robert Frye
Anne Klauder
Helen Murray
Martha Eggleston
Miriam Macklin
Boston
Rachel Snyder
Shepherdstown
W. Va
Frye
Henry O. Wendt
Brookline
Frank G. Fritt
William R. Tyler
New York
W. E. B. Urquhart
John A. Frye
Anna L. Hause
Pittsburg
Charles M. Collier
Baltimore
W. A. Cleveland
Springfield Presbyterian Church
Jacksonville
Florida
Cleveland
W. R. Pearman
L. V. Hause
United States Shipping Board
Brunswick
Georgia
Mrz
Shepherdstown Defeats Hagerstown In Close Baseball Game
Shepherdstown defeated Hagerstown 340 to 1 in an Industrial League tilt last Thursday afternoon. Lizer struck out eleven, while Shipley fanned twelve for Shepherdstown. Key plays included Myers and Snyder hitting and Potts driving in runs amid applause. A meeting at the Jefferson Hotel on Thursday July 32 planned formation of a stock company to play Cincinnati on August 27.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hagerstown
Shepherdstown
Mr. Fisher
Lizer
Logan
Vers
Shipley
Pepther
Myers
Snyder
Sae
Potts
Pee
Lee Wah
Jefferson Hotel
Charles Town
Cincinnati
G. M. Slifer, Jr
Death notices fill Martinsburg area in brief
Obituaries recount multiple local deaths including Edwin Kelly Weis of Martinsburg after brief illness aged 72, Mrs. James Earley of Sharpsburg aged 65, Mrs. Mary Jane Gallaher of Charles Town aged 79, James A. Hammond of Sharpsburg who died in Chicago, and several others. Funeral details, surviving relatives, and burial sites are noted for Elmwood and Mountain View Cemeteries among locations in West Virginia and nearby towns.
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Edwin Kelly Weis
Shepherdstown
Martinsburg
Weis
William and Emily Weis
Geo. M. Beltzhoever
Hagerstown
Annie Johnson
Bertha Yootz
J. D. Worman
Elmwood Cemetery
James Earley
Sharpsburg
Robert D
Cleveland
Ralph and
Pittsnogle
Allen Poffenberger
Saburg
George Rohrer
Molly Cox
Baltimore
William Brashears
Highspire
E. R. Hill
A. A. Kerlin
Mountain View Cemetery
Mary Jane Gallaher
C. Frank Gallaher
Charles Town
Gallaher
Beall
Southern Methodist Church
Ames A. Hammond
Maryland
Presbyterian Hospital
Chicago
Edwin Hammond
Carmel County
Illinois
Lanark
Andrew Criswell
Berkeley County
Edward C. Hammond
Agnes J. McGuffin
Donald
Clarence Willis
Braddock
Willis
Kearneysville
J. H. Haley
Edge Hill Cemeharies Town
Arthur E. Skadden
Norfolk Motor Car Company
King’s Daughters
Ohio
Virginia Kilmer
Gen. M. Kilmer
M. Charles Rhodes
New Market
North Newton
Federal Hill
Youngstown
Alfred Riely
Summit Point
Be Srenae
John D. Ort
Manning
Mack Hopewell Sudden Death Takes Local Shoemaker
Mack Hopewell, a 42 year old colored shoemaker in Shepherdstown, died suddenly in his sleep after a day of ill health. He was well known, skilled, and liked by both black and white residents. His funeral at the colored Methodist Church drew a large crowd, with many white attendees.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Shepherd College
Mack Hopewell
Mack Mipewell
Harry T. Licklider
A. Carter
Samsel P. Humrichouse
Ethity
Martinsbure
Jasice Smisa
Mack
Shepherdstown
Colored Methodist Church
Salome draws crowds at Shepherdstown Opera House engagement extended
Crowds pack the Shepherdstown Opera House for Salome with shows slotted at 7 45 and 9 for Thursday Friday and Saturday. The film is praised as a grand dramatic offering with King Herod's day faithfully depicted and future screenings planned. Pauline Frederick follows with Paid in Full claimed as her best work. The program also lists Le cir petees and three day run including the 4th and Griffth's The Girl Stayed at Home, with the week’s lineup described as stronger than before. Farmers warned to watch crops for lightning and a special policy is offered by Washington Alexander Cooke Jos H Trout sub-agent.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Odest
Washington, Alexander & Cooke
Jos
H. Trout
Shepherdstown
Huse
Salome
Herod
Pauline
Frederick
D. W. Griffth
Orbit
Washington
Alexander & Cooke
Notes of Our Soldiers Return Home From War
A town bulletin lists soldiers returning from service in France and Germany. Stuliz Boone, from this place, visited his sister Mrs Harrison Schley after twelve months with the 53d Infantry Sixth Division in the Vosges and Meuse Argonne campaigns. Henry Sigler has honorable discharge and recent home arrival in Shepherdstown after thirteen months in service. Norman Louden also home, and Elmer Tenant reports billeting with a German family in Coblenz while observing from a balloon. Harry Underwood, drawn in the draft lottery, remains in Germany with the army of occupation. Lieutenant Earl McDonald, formerly Sergeant in Dufields, promoted and awaiting sail home.
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Ssurnett Whittington
Kearneysville
France
Lucas
Geo. W. Cross
Shepherdstown
Cross
W. W. Brown
Salvation Army
Jefferson County
Charles Town
Dufields
Moler’s
Shenandoah Junction
Leetown
Bardane
Halltown
Summit Point
Mechanicstown
Bolivar
Avilla
Harper's Ferry
Stuliz Boone
Harrison Schley
Boone
53D Infantry
Vosges Mountains
Meuse Argonne
Mew
Army of Ocupation
Coblenz
Rhine
Henry Sigler
Harry Sigler
Camp Sherman
Ohio
Fort Riley
Kansas
Norman Louden
Harry L. Wintermeyer
Elmer Tenant
Army of Occupation
Germany
Elmer
Harry Underwood
Germ
Harry
Earl McDonald
Duffields
Haseen
United States
Wheat Harvest Hit by Rainstorm Reducing Yield
The wheat harvest has been seriously disrupted by rain which began yesterday morning. After two ideal harvesting days, now damp weather threatens a much smaller crop due to rust and scab. Strong straw growth noted, but overall yield expectation remains low.
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Tis
Missionary Reverend Ed J Lee Revisits Shepherdstown
Rev Edmund J Lee and family visit Shepherdstown for a week or two with Miss Helen B Pescheton. Lee, a former China missionary, will preach at Trinity Church Sunday at 11 00. Also noted are local visits by Mrs James H Staley and others, plus assorted travel and health updates.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Edmund J. Lee
Helen B. Pescheton
Lee
Shepherdstown
Episcopal Church
China
Trinity Church
James H. Staley
King’s Daughters’ Hospital
Martinsburg
Willa Hollida
Leesburg
Anna Harrison Hunter
Washington
JH Miller
Harrisburg
C. O. Hiser
Dest Run
W.va
C. % Shaw
Sallie S. Hill
FA. Myers
S. J. Stridgy
Charles Town
Gertrude Muldoon
Glenna
Helen Carper
Stamnma
Helen Shaw
B. H. Warner
The
Register
C. R. Owens
Columbus
Ohio
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Dm. R. Miller
James C Chsnosith
Seellingshouse
Fish Street
R. L. Price
Chesovith
Rutherford
Stone
Miss Augesta Morgan
Silas Agdie Ireland
Sutleg
Pateros
Miss Morgan
Miss Ke Gang
Duey
Robert Moran
John D. Lowe
A.B. Magruder Nave
Kirk Hardest
Rover
Whitine Ina
Travis Myers
Henry Saycey
Charles F. Byers
WA Fule
OL Sayder
Burke Street
Wm. A. Pirrer Sauder
Shephens College
Lan Say
Instituton
O. H. Crubbs
Island Ford, Va
Bill
Beck Wouls
Jay County
Chiseel
Duke
Twos
Rock Creek Park
Pierce Mill Road
Mr. Duke
Washington Star
H. B. Langdon
W. M. Stanley
Rij
Rooks Ferry
Myerstown
R. D. Shepherd
Los Angeles
California
W. A. Clark, Jr
Montana
Shepherd
Singiers
Sherdstown
Pack Morse Ford
Falion l
William Rogersinging
America
J. D. Warman
Sy H. Snyder
Wilks Crows
Lees
Jeferson County
Charles Schley
Dorie
Blair
Miller
Schley
Crowl
Shep Jang Potomac River
Wilson
Wits
R. C. Winegwld
Bellevue Farm
Mr. Galt
Hanted States Shipids
Meiner
Ping Board
Pommac
Jon Kremer
Chambersburg
Vernon L. Dyer
Ruth Hickel
Jane Lew
Isener
Dyer
Army
Petersburg
Western Maryland College
Westminster
Marcus R. Dodd
Berkeley
County
Thelma Teagarden
Cameron
J. B. Smith
Dodd
West Virginia University
Aviation Corps
Hempstead
S. 1
Fairmont Normal School
J. T. Fairall
Catherine C. Wenzel
Ernest Wenzel
Forest Park
St. Martin's Lutheran Church
Steffens
Richmond
Robert E. Lee
Fairfax County
Gustavus Memminger Pinckney
Middleton
South Carolina
W. H. F. Lee
Ravenswood
Ira Titus Lowe
Esher Clinton Mauck
Joan G. Gano
West Shepherds
Gration Bassey Hyre
Pierce
Emma Crawchard Riner
Hedgesville
W. #. Saunders
Paul Hamilton Teal
Margaret Faith SnaMer
Joseph Shaffer
Edward Miller
Fiona May Eaton
Bakerton
Newstree
L. A Woolery
Bethany
Kirk Woolery
J. W. Ware
Clarke Couny
Harvey W. Harmer
Glazesburg
H. ©. Marten
Rose Maria Burwell
Craig Hult
H. F. Crampton
Antietam
Ho M Turner
Bite MrClearr
Howard Itzin
Palo
Ilinois
Nearneysville
Ted
Shepherdstown, W. VA
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Arles Town
Shepherdstown Walper
Abcove
Jefferson
Marnnsburg
Palestine
Jerusalem
Orly
Old Jerusalem
Jaffa
Bara
Opera House
Satuday
Pauline Frederick
D. W. Griffith
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