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Newspaper
Shepherdstown Register
Location
Shepherdstown, West Virginia, United States of America
Date
Mar 30, 1922
Page
6
A dense OCR fragment lists local prices and goods from Boswell and other shops, announcements of sales and hours, a spring hats display, an auction, and social notices. It mentions bids, deliveries from Dunaway & Town, a toy club room event, and an upcoming program at Four Way with actors and a comedy play.
The column reports numerous residents of Shepherdstown and Jefferson County facing illnesses from influenza grip and complications, plus hospital updates for Kent Miller, John Ed Schley, and Prof. A D Kenamond. It notes a moonshine incident with arrests, town officials warning against rowdy behavior, a rise in Jefferson County Telephone Company users, and local subscriber changes. A lemon brought from Kearneysville is described for entertainment value, and ticket pricing for a likely event is hinted.
The Winchester district's appointment list shows many ministerial moves including Rew F A Toler continuing as superintendent. New placements include J. S. Rudasill to Charley Town, T. M. Swann to Woodstock, H. J. Stephens to Central Church Cumberland, H. J. Mout to Covington, and H. Knox and others reassigned or named students. The conference also backs removing time limits for pastors and admitting women to quarterly and district conferences, with next annual meeting set for Roanoke on the first Wednesday in April.
The Romney Presbyterian Church faces a pastoral dissolution as Rev Dr PL J Brooke plans to resign with his call to Rural Retreat in Wythe County Virginia. A congregational meeting April 9 will consider requesting presbytery to dissolve. resignation effective mid May.
Reading Circle Banks tests for coupon of credit and second renewals and high school and professional subjects for credit will be held April 1 and June 5 at the Graded and High School building Charles Town starting at 8 a m. Superintendent R. N. itom. A list of fertilizer prices offered by Washington Alexander and Cooke Co Charles Town Virginia includes Regular Corn Mixture and Special Potato Manure priced 2 to 5 dollars per ton less than last year.
The undersigned, discontinuing housekeeping, will sell at public sale at his residence in Kearneysville W V on a date to be announced. Items include oak wardrobes dressers beds tables chairs a brass rug a refrig erator kitchen cabinet and utensils plus chickens ducks and bacon. Terms give six months credit on sums over ten dollars bankable paper with a $10 or more note payable at Farmers Bank of Shepherdstown. Proceeds to be used to settle debts. Auctioneers Engle & Bro with Chas T. Miller conducting.
The advertisement promotes imperial icecream daily with impossible claim of best made anywhere. It highlights a weekly special Butterscotch icecream and credits ROBERT STIPLEY in Shepherdstown Virginia.
Torcie a new Ford chassiz offered for sale at low price. Interested buyers apply to R. C. Jenkins in Shepherdstown for details.
Notice seeks contact from holders of Miller Train Control Stock bought years ago. Claims should be sent to Ads dress Box 288 Cumberland Md by March 23, 1922. Two weeks in effect.
Miss Katherine Ruttencutter has been appointed pastmistress at Parkersburg West Virginia on the recommendation of Congressman Harry Grandyart. She is a successful business woman who has managed the local ice company for years. After drinking moonshine whiskey Saturday night Frank Stroup, 47, of Brunswick, was found dead early Sunday near his home. Dr. Levin West’s examination concluded death resulted from a concoction containing alcohol.
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