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Newspaper
Shepherdstown Register
Location
Shepherdstown, West Virginia, United States of America
Date
May 08, 1913
Page
4
The page lists promotions from Schoppert and Reinhart Bros on produce, seeds, and chocolates. Hill's Pharmacy and Hodges' Lumber Yard offer medicines, paints, seeds, and doors. May events include a church market and school term end, with regional sales and weather notes surrounding farm activity and Mother’s Day observances.
Elmwood Cemetery directors plan a decorative wire fence between the cemetery and Leeland to be finished by Decoration Day. Princeton W Va resident Mrs W E Francis formerly Margery Bell of Shepherdstown recovering from appendix operation. Local brickwork advances on E H Reinhart building and Shepherdstown Fire Department hires Hunter B Grimm to build their walls. George S Callan of Dutfields sells business to R W Kibler of Ridgeway Va and moves to Shenandoah Junction. A C Morgan Jr rural mail carrier and pianist debuts The Debutante Waltz published by Globe Music Co New York. Harry Boswell injured by runaway horses in Waynesboro Pa recovering. C Wilson Moler of Charles Town reports hens laying strong eggs in March and April. Aunt Adeline Peterson and granddaughter Julia moving to Pittsburgh after long rail journey. Misses Alstra and Sallie Markell Main Street Shepherdstown sale price 4200 to Samuel Dorn Martinsburg. sale to be court-confirmed. Odd Fellows consider vacating lease on old market house if new site found. J M Toliver fined for Sunday selling. case appealed. Car collision on Shepherd pike involves McQuilkin’s car. pursuing horse with cut leg. Call to curb street dirt sweeping. suggestion to weekly cleaning and hauled-away rubbish. Apple orchards sprayed. April cold harmed buds. crop outlook mixed.
The War Department suspends Captain G W Graham as superintendent of Antietam Battlefield amid charges of reckless expenditures and unbusinesslike administration. Captain John L Cook assumes duties at Antietam Cemetery temporarily, with Captain Geo L Fisher of Hagerstown named as a leading candidate for the battlefield post alongside Joseph Staubs and R A E Pryor as other contenders.
Obituaries report Rev. Dr. D S Sydenstricker of Pocahontas county dies at 78 after long Presbyterian ministry. Other obituaries include Mrs Lizzie Chase of Shepherdstown aged 79 and Reuben W Small of Martinsburg a Confederate veteran, 76. James A Merrick of Harper's Ferry dies in New Haven Conn. Also notes on cedar rust concerns in Berkeley County and praise for actor R D Shepherd with Faversham company in Brooklyn.
In a standout game on the homie grounds Berryville High School edged Shepherd College 5 4 at the ninth then saw a late rally by Berryville with Snyder driving a two bagger and stealing home. The Shepherds left the field after a disputed out call in the tenth. Snyder totaled four hits and four steals.
In Amherst county Virginia Frank Brockman reports 33 1 2 barrels of white corn from one acre after deep plowing sub soil drilling stalks 9 inches apart in drill rows 3 1 2 feet apart. He fertilized with 800 pounds of fertilizer and half a ton of lime yielding 167 bushels. The piece urges farmers to join for lime spreaders, discusses potato cabbage and corn profits, and notes Norfolk & Western land office advertising high yields. It also mentions Washington DC area farm stories and rural life in the era.
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