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Newspaper
Shepherdstown Register
Location
Shepherdstown, West Virginia, United States of America
Date
Mar 02, 1922
Page
4
Fragmentary obituary notices from Jefferson county list names Hefllebower Clendenning Shepherd Hilbn Grimm and others with scattered biographical details. The text references funeral arrangements, interments at Edge Hill and local residences, plus fragmented notes about births deaths and community ties.
Shepherdstown Collegians extended their win streak with a 33 to 32 win Saturday at the community hall after leading 21 to 16 at halftime. Knott and McKee starred with four and five goals. Tuesday, Post No. 42 American Legion lost 45 to 25 to the locals, who showcased Legge, Moler, Myers, and Knode scoring. Next, Frederick Y team guided by Downes Derr McGuire Blethen visits for an 8 o'clock game.
Harwood Burkhart notes improving demand at public sales in Berkeley county with high prices for horses cows and hogs. Kearns Bartles and Walker sales posted strong totals including a Duroc sow and piglets for 150 and a Bartles sale totaling about 2511.95. Ferry Hill Farm sale drew a large crowd with stock and implements selling high, total near 6000.
E R Gray of the West Virginia Road Commission announced that the Charles Town to Harper's Ferry pike will be rebuilt in concrete with a ten percent maximum grade. Construction from Bolivar Heights to Shenandoah Street in Harper's Ferry via Main Street Bolivar and High Street Harper's Ferry is set to begin in March. The route aims to benefit residents and travelers while leveling the topography by four feet after Shenandoah Street. The commission may next select a Martinsburg to Charles Town route to aid local residents.
At Potomac Post No. 27 meeting in Shepherdstown the idea of a county wide 2 percent levy to erect a memorial building in Charles Town and sustain upkeep with 2 cents per hundred dollars annually sparked debate. The post opposed the levy citing taxpayer burden and limited benefits to Shepherdstown, advocating local funding and own home for veterans.
Local notes report candidates and social visits across Berkeley and Jefferson counties. Mr Nixon pursues a state senate bid. residents like G Engle and G W Beckenbaugh visit the Register office. Numerous arrivals and health updates fill the week with calls from Martinsburg, New York, and Philadelphia connections.
Weekly items report car mishaps, postmaster race, cattle herds, theater plans, and court news. Notable: long lists of local residents, property sales at 42.50 per acre, Chautauqua play Tout to the Right, miners’ trial in Jefferson Circuit Court, and a mass meeting under the Wilson Foundation with Izella Brown as speaker.
In Martinsburg Judge J. M. Woods heard S. F. Lemen challenge Shepherdstown’s milk ordinance. Lemen, a milk dealer, sought an injunction to stop enforcement. the judge refused, praising the comprehensive health measure and noting the April circuit court appeal continues.
A visitor to the Shenandoah Junction rail station laments forty years of stagnation while noting more bugs now than before. He questions modern railroading, criticizes the Baltimore & Ohio and Norfolk & Western for the failing station, and urges the State Public Service Commission to intervene for a new facility.
Mrs. Brown Jewel Brown of Kine Wood West Virginia will address the Woman's Club of Shepherdstown district in the college auditorium next Monday at B o'clock. The club extends cordial invitation to all, especially women, with no admission charge. Former Washington actress and wife of Congressman Wm G. Brown, she is described as a pleasing speaker likely to draw a large audience. Victor records 75 at Owens' drug Store, agent for Victrolas.
At a farmers meeting in Opequon district Berkeley county plans unite efforts to improve roads with contributions of money labor and material by private citizens public organizations and the county court. Shepherdstown district faces similar need as roads are in wretched condition and no natural prospect for improvement without special effort.
Jet C Hoffman traveled to Philadelphia for hip injury treatment and underwent a three and a half hour operation at Episcopal Hospital. A pin from another part of his leg joined the broken hip bones, and doctors report the procedure a success. He is in a plaster cast for several weeks and is progressing well.
At a Tuesday morning program students heard The Hunders and other acts perform. Amanda Titus of Shepherd Town sent a Longfellow poem set to music by Henry W. Longfellow, praised in a letter from the poet. The piece drew interest as a life piece set to song.
The annual corporation election will be held in Shepherdstown on Monday March 13. Little interest exists and no tickets are set. Praise for the corporation officers is offered for managing the town well with orderly policy and well enforced ordinances. A sewerage fund is desired for the town’s needs.
The report notes recent rain and cold as Distant forecast weather. Snow fell yesterday followed by sleet and rain making surfaces hazardous. Owens' Drug Store advertises Aller tablets and notebooks amid local weather chatter.
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