Fresh fish, crops, and local notices from Shepherdstown
The Shepherdstown Register lists fresh fish at S L Cooley s and grain prices with Gorn at 1 05 a bushel and wheat at 52 12. Butter down to 35 cents a pound eggs 30 cents a dozen. Various ads offer a Deere corn planter and Crossett shoes. Local news notes a Buick purchase, hotel lease, DAR meeting, lost handbag, and farm notices. The piece also mentions upcoming events, church and public notices, and weather related cellar water flooding in Charles Town.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
S. L. Cooley's
Deere
Benj. Hartzell
Crossett
Hodges
Owens & Miller
Walter L. Hert
Shepherdstown
Owens & Miller’s
Guth's
Ise 1
OS. F. Semon
Hodges Shepherdstown
Kearneysville
Local notices and community events in Shepherdstown
Local items report a Shep herdstown house and lot sale by Little Locals, a hospital appendicitis case for Oscar B. Jones, new Jefferson County phones at multiple Amos sites, and community updates. Theatre selections include Alice in Wonderland and Polly of the Circus with upcoming Mae Marsh appearance. A West Virginia Supreme Court decision favors the Jefferson County Telephone Co. and J. C. Fultz becomes assistant postmaster. Bootlegger arrest in Berkeley County and an official Red Cross war picture event are noted with admission of 10 cents.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bantane Public School
Max Francis Louthan i
Reke
Rcccrrain
Shemandoah Junction Red Cross
Prochinine
Frederick County
Winchester
Berkeley County
Pat St J
M Woodward
Shikktamanes
Stewart
Woodward
Mr. Stewart
Opera House
New York
Elsie Ferguson
Mae Marsh
Polly of
Blue Bird
West Virginia Supreme Court of Appeals
Jeferson County
A. O. Davis
Jefferson County Telephone Company
J. C. Fultz
Shepherdstown
Lutas
Fultz
Dubia
E Mundey
Harper's Ferry
Kathryn Beltzhoover
New England Conservatory of Music
Boston
America
Ramon Corpus
Philippine Islands
Genevieve Highel
Indianapolis
Beltzhoever
Maryland
Louis Hettenhouser
Martinsburg
North Mountain
Hettenhouser
Red Cross
Europe
Opera
France
Personal notes from Shepherdstown social circle
A series of brief remarks recounts visits and travels of local residents. Hugh P. Allen of Pittsburg and his wife attended R. D. Shepherds funeral. R. M. Golladay, a Shepherd College graduate, visited old friends while awaiting a tariff commission posting. D Frank Hill toured Buffalo and Niagara Falls. Lyne family returned to Sharpsburg. James E. Weaver moved to Camp Humphreys. Staley and Knode returned after teaching in West Virginia. Creamer from Berkeley County called on the Register. Florence Shepherd returned from Charles Town. Edna Gaines and daughter Audrey visited east of Shepherdstown. Lula Wysong returned from Parkersburg. Minnie Moler visited from Reedson area. John B. Fayman from Roanoke. George T. Hodges visited Shepherdstown. C S Musser of the Independent was in Washington. G S Houser of Bakerton called at the Register. J Edward Barnhart from Baltimore spent the weekend at his old home.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hugh P. Allen
Pittsburg
Shepherdstown
R. D. Shepherd
Allen
R. M. Golladay
Shepherd College
Galladay
Institution For Deaf and Blind
Romney
United States Tariff Commission
Washington
D. Frank Hill
Buffalo
Niagara Falls
Stuart Criswell
Hill
C. A. Lyne
York
Sharpsburg
Dr. Biggs
James E. Weaver
Minnie Little
Camp Humphrey
Virginia
Messrs
Hammond Staley
George Knode
West Virginia
Thos. J. Creamer
Berkeley County
Register
Florence Shepherd
Charles Town
A. M.S. Morgan
Edna Gaines
Audrey
D. Frank Koontz
Lula Wysong
Parkersburg
Mark Wetzel
Minnie Moler
Reedson
John B. Fayman
Roanoke
Richard A. Hessey
Jefferson County
J W. Clevenger
Halltown
Mr. Hessey
Thomas Hessey
West Mai Street
Hessey
Old Hamtramck Guards
Stonewall
Thomas Jefferson
Richard Hessey
Fostoria
Ohio
Clevenger
Virginia Garrison
Annie
Sophia Hessey
Columbus
Frances Thays
Los Angeles
Cal
Methodist Church
Edge Hill Cemetery
Wm. E. Peacher
Bertram E. Swain
George W. Ault
Thomas J. Moore
Charles E. Mose
Leonard E Highbarger
Howell G. Reel v
Guy Gerald Lewis James C. Shanholtzer
Camp Lee
Shanholtzer
Ralph D. Morris
Wilbur Mortis
Shenandoah Junction
66Th Engineering Corps
Camp Laurel
Ralph
Arlington
Leo Smith
Religious services expand county wide at various churches
Notes of the Churches report regular services at the County Infirmary near Leetown with an alternating Friday schedule starting May 3. Rev. William A. Compton preaches first, followed by other county ministers. The first Shepherdstown quarterly conference, preaching at Avilla, Shepherdstown, and other congregations, is detailed alongside schedules for Christ Reformed, Grace Church, Presbyterian, Church of the Brethren, Elk Branch, Union Church, Lutheran, and M E churches with times and sermon topics.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lee~ Town
William A. Compton
Jefferson Circuit
Shepherdstown
Avilla
D. L. Blakemore
Christ Reformed Church
Grace Church
Kearneysville
Presbyterian Church
Kearneyaville
Church of the Brethren
Vancleresville
Elk Branch
Union Church
Middleway
Mt. Wesley
County Defense reorganized under West Virginia order
In compliance with Governor John J. Cornwell’s order the Jefferson County Council of Defense has been reorganized with an executive committee granted full power. Chairmen cover Food Finance War Charities Labor Fuel Patriotic Publicity Defense and Woman’s Defense among others with officers based in Charles Town Shepherdstown and Kearneysville.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
County Council of Defense
John J. Cornwell
State Council of Defense
West Virginia
Jefferson County Council of Defense
F. S. Harrison
Halltown
E. E. Cooke
Charles Town
J. D. Muldoon
Shepherdstown
W. F. Alexander
War Charities
F. W. Brown
James Granthan
Kearneysville
C. L. Haines
C. A. Johnson
Woman's Defense
E. L. Goldsborough
Memorial notices from Shepherdstown area deaths
In Realms of Rest we note the passing of Ada Butler Abbott wife of Arch Deacon A A Abbott of Cleveland Ohio after a brief illness while visiting Evansville Indiana She was 61 or 62 native of Shepherdstown and widely mourned A funeral was held in the Episcopal Church in Shepherdstown Elmwood Cemetery burial. Also noted are the deaths of Jefferson County residents Richard A Hessey Rezin Davis Shepherd Daniel Potter Ray Charles Pulse Theodore Franklin Eisner with brief biographical details and surviving family?
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ada Butler Abbott
A. A. Abbott
Cleveland
Ohio
Mrs. Abbott
W. M
Matilda Berry Butler
Mr. Abbott
Shepherdstown
J. S. Bragonier
George W. Moore
Charles Town
Episcopal Church
J. W. Ware
J. S. Alfriend
Rezin Davis Shepherd
Pittsburg
Shepherd
Confederacy
A. R. Boteler
California
Alexander B. Shepherd
H. P. Allen
Allen
Elmwood Cemetery
Jefferson county war draft notes and liquor closures
Jefferson county exemption board announces a May 13 draft call for five men to report in Charles Town for departure to Fort Thomas. The piece lists the draftees and alternates, notes Washington County Maryland troops for Camp Meade, and reports on Maryland dry laws closing fifty plus saloons, with spillover effects on nearby towns and local behavior.
Pretty home wedding near Duffields unites Fraley and McNamara
A Tuesday evening ceremony at the Fra ley home near Duffields joined Miss Carrie Annesley Fraley and Mr Ira Jackson McNamara in marriage with Rev J C Siler officiating. The bridal party carried lilacs and spring flowers, and vows were followed by a reception and a trip to Baltimore. Several other Berkeley County couples wed in nearby churches and homes, including Walter Nicewarner and Nellie Sperow, and Wil E Jonson and Irene Houser, with departures for Washington and Philadelphia noted.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Duffields
Carrie Annesley Fraley
Ira Jackson McNamara
Charles W. Fraley
J. C. Siler
Presbyterian Church
Margaret Houser
John Fraley
J. C. Tabler
Walter Nicewarner
Millville
Nellie Sperow
Oscar Sperow
Berkeley County
Charles Town
HM. Moffett
Helen Boswell
Shepherdstown
Washington
Wil E. Jonson
Camberland
Irene Houser
George Houser
Bakerton
W.va
William Crow
Baltimore
Philadelphia
Camden
Cumberland
Shepherdstown Liberty Day Parade and Public Meeting
Shepherdstown celebrated Liberty Day with a half holiday and a 2 PM parade featuring 200 Red Cross women and girls in white, district school representatives, decorated autos, and 4 drum corps. In the college auditorium over 500 attended a program led by Prof. Miller and Rev. Flickinger with songs, readings, prayers, and remarks. a local report announced Liberty bonds sales had topped a goal.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Shepherdstown
Red Cross
College Auditorium
Thos. C. Miller
J. D. Muldoon
J. Ware
Fannie Trump
Margaret Appell
Lamont Pyres
S. L. Flickinger
Reformed Church
W J. Kate
John Kyd Beckenbaurgh
Harrison Selley
Shepherds Wege
Lockhart
Also Mentioned on This Page
The
Chursday
H. L. Snyder & Co
Main Street
S. F. Lemem
J. L. Cookus
Elbert Coward
Shepherd Pike
Elizabeth Billmyer
Kreso
Col RP. Onew
Jotiins Hopkins Hospital
W. A. Macomb
Norfolk & Western Railway
Army Y. Moc. A
Rev Cross
Exes
Shephendstown Cranch
Knode
Deller
Postat
Department Jy Uy
Farmers Bank of Shepherdaniwn
Courthouse
Lawrence Street
Oscar B. Jones
Lutcher Jones
Venning
Rice
P. S. Millard
Robert Bane
W. H. Knode
Anna Grove
Charles B. McDonald
Robert Maddox
James D. Butler
M. S. Butler
Hedgesville
Charleston
W. Va
Young Butler
Shenandoah Valley
J. Edward Barnhart
Daniel Potter Ray
Joan R. Ray
Ray
Charles Pulse
Southern Methodist Church
J. H. Haley
Charlie
Theodore Franklin Eisner
Washington County
Williamsport
Hense
Hagerstown
Ellicott City
Greencastle
Waynesboro
Pennsylvania
William E. Whittington
Eulala E. Shaull
W. F. Gruver
H. A. Lockhart
Wheatland
S. Marshal
E.W. Athey
Stuart W. Walker
H. A. Downs
Wheeling
Downs
United States
Germany
Kaiser
State Board of Regents
Sivan Semen S. C. Bond
M. O. Rouss
House of Delegates
Jefferson
Stag
Licklider Corporation
Ford
Detroit
National Highway Garage
Shepherdstown, W. VA
Rcward
Burhans
W. Washington Street
Uum Opera House
Moller
Cireal Wester
WM. 5
Hart
Mary Anderson
John Burt
Frederick Upham Adams
Agnes Sod
Edgerton Castle
Pretty
Vicecious
Vivian Marten Ip
Barbarian
Margaret Mayo
Polly
Maeterlink
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