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Newspaper
Shepherdstown Register
Location
Shepherdstown, West Virginia, United States of America
Date
May 12, 1921
Page
1
The writer recounts Florida experiences from Daytona to Miami, noting hotel meals with breakfast, alligators at a roadside display, citrus groves near Manatee and Hartman, bird reserves near New Smyrna, and a movie shoot with Colleen Moore. He also mentions town life, beaches at Miami Beach, and local culture including editor clients and social scenes.
Harry Johnson a 14 year old x colored bay boy died after handling a sauiter rifle at his grandfather Edward Johnson's home in southern Charles Town. A witness said the gun discharged while Harry looked into the muzzle, the bullet entering his forehead. The Proseuctive Attorney Porterfield concluded the death was an accidental shooting.
Citizens decry deteriorating Shepherdstown district roads. They critique archaic fixes, drains, and lack of maintenance arguing investments in patrols and timely stone filling could save funds and prevent damage. They urge action to stop neglect.
Winchester Presbytery arranges Sunday school institutes for Shepherdstown and Kearneysville. Visiting team includes Wesley Baker and Dr. Gilkeson with plans for a demonstration of elementary methods. Two programs target superintendents teachers and workers with a later popular lecture by Jud Wilmer Latimer on child welfare. Free entertainment and poultry fundraiser to follow at Owens' drag store.
The article reports on school events and sports at Shepherstown College and related institutions. It mentions faculty, students, a Sunday School convention in Charles Town, a YMCA hike, and multiple baseball games with details on teams, scores, players, and misplays. It notes alumni updates from West Virginia University, Gerard Muldoon’s election to Student Council, and Snyder’s Debating Team honors at Pitt.
At the town council meeting the plan to oil streets was approved with a push for prompt work receipts from residents along the routes. The city intends to use more oiling cars and consider automatic sprinklers to save labor. The asphalt content is 40 percent and will be bought from the Standard Oil Company in Baltimore at twelve cents per gallon. Parking signs will be placed on Main Street to aid drivers in business districts.
Charles Henry Mulla of Buckeystown Maryland died last Monday at an estimated age around seventy eight. He ran a mill business there for about five decades and leaves a widow two sons Addison Millard and Freston S Millard and three daughters Mrs Ben Himes Marion Mrs John Ball and Mrs Clyde Boutson. Harriet W Price of Martinsburg died Thursday night in King's Daughters Hospital Martinsburg from pneumonia at age 78 a native of Middleway but spent most of her life in Martinsburg.
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