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Newspaper
Shepherdstown Register
Location
Shepherdstown, West Virginia, United States of America
Date
Mar 05, 1908
Page
3
The Shepherdstown Register covers local items from Tarasuay Masaga in 1908. Notices include a corporation election, sales and auctions at W P Licklider, and varied goods offered by Reinhart’s Pharmacy and local merchants. Social events, marriages, school and church activities, plus a medical ad for Foley’s Honey and Tar.
Shenandoah Junction derailment near 2 a.m. on B and Q line. no injuries. Shepherdstown Methodist church to be rededicated at 11. Swinging oak doors added between vestibule and audience rooms. Burns named sheriff candidate for Jefferson County. Banks likely deputy for Shepherdstown district. DeKoven Male Quartet Reader to perform at Shepherd College auditorium Saturday night. Lutheran ladies plan birthday party March 13 to raise funds for church carpet. Engle and Colbeer wed February 28 at Engle home. Engle brothers notable railroad executive. Allen Tibbs arrested in Shepherdstown with two revolvers. fined and jailed. Concert Band seeks charter and stock. band ~20 members preparing for March concert. Social notes: McKibbin hosting with Virginia guest. engagement announced to Charles Schley. Court notes: adjourned term with several judgments. changes and divorces noted. church trustees appointed. various cases continued.
Local notes report visits by residents Samuel Stouffer and O W Show from Pennbrook and Maryland, along with several short mentions of families, travel, and business. A serious incident near town details Samuel Domer nearly killing his wife Virgie Moore Domer with a pistol but she survives. Public sales and property issues are listed, including a dynamite incident at Hugh Pendleton’s McKeesport home and multiple upcoming sales in Berkeley and Jefferson counties.
A long obituary list notes deaths in Shepherdstown and nearby areas. Elizabeth Graves, widow of B F Graves, dies at 72 after two weeks with grip. Other locals Simeon Rey, Samuel Ray, Frederick Grimm, Mrs Charles Davenport, Mr Bushrod Cooke and several others pass away, with brief notes on ages, places, and survivors. A home remedy claim about a mixed tonic for rheumatism and kidney trouble is also tallied as local chatter.
A local option election looms in Shepherstown on March 9 regarding the saloon question. The piece urges Christian voters to unite against alcohol, cites moral decay and crime costs, and announces a temperance rally in the town hall at 7 30 pm inviting all to attend, including opponents and country friends, to support sobriety.
Beinhart's Pharmacy favors the lighter BERI olive oil from France for digestion comfort, preferring its delicate flavor over thicker Italian and Spanish varieties.
A number of citizens announce candidacies for county offices in Jefferson County with Democratic primary subject. Several names appear as candidates for Clerk of the Jefferson Circuit Court and Assessor. Deputies are named by some nominees, including Shepherdstown and Harper's Ferry districts.
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