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Newspaper
Shepherdstown Register
Location
Shepherdstown, West Virginia, United States of America
Date
May 14, 1903
Page
3
A chaotic jumble of items mentions a stolen register dated May 14 1903 and assorted brief notices. It references court or theater related names, wages, sales, and local happenings including ships, stores, and a floating mix of residents from Shephardstown to Hagerstown with scattered prices, events, and personnel across towns.
County Superintendent J Allnut Engle announces the first teachers examination under the new law will be held in Charles Town June 18 and 19 1903. The piece notes retirements marriages resignations and town affairs including police and telephone improvements and a Civil War memorial day event.
Miss Louise Baylor and Miss Hessie Melvin lead West Virginia Confederate reunion attendees from Charles Town and Duffields with others from the county planning to join. Several locals travel, visit relatives, and resume duties, while Agatha James resigns from the REGISTER office and moves to Washington.
Spring brings a chorus of birds to town and country as orioles sing in a church yard tree. Redbirds, mockingbirds, catbirds, larks, and sparrows fill mornings with melodious notes and vivid plumage, creating rare concerts across the countryside.
W P Licklider qualified Tuesday as executor of the late G T Licklider s will which was probated. He apportioned the estate among his children with farms and a dwelling, including Annie Licklider receiving the house and business block plus annual support from her brothers.
Henry C Burgan 65 longtime Chesa peat Ohio canal division superintendent died last Thursday at Dam No 4 Washington county from Brights disease. Survived by wife five children, funeral held at Lappans Episcopal church with Knights Templar in full regalia. Also notes deaths of Mrs William Roulette and Charles Drew, and a fatal blast injury to John Jacobs in Tickersons Maryland. Body of Mary Kinne found in Potomac at Falling Waters, drowned in canal boat accident near Dam No 5. Burial arrangements set for Martinsburg Cumberland.
The Improvement Society and town authorities urge residents to unite for a general clean up this week. Property owners should sweep in front of their places in piles for town removal, targeting main and side streets. Commencement week events at Shepherd College State Normal School run June 10 to 15 with concerts, banquet, address, class day, inter-society contest, and graduation sermons.
Two weeks ago a dog bit cattle, sheep, and a calf on W. Sei bert Myers’s Shepherd "Lower Farm" four miles north of Shepherdstown. A steer bitten turned rabid and was killed after demonstrating ferocious madness. another cow showed madness and calf is watched. The dog was killed after being seen in nearby yards. Local farmers intensify efforts against roaming dogs as more animals show symptoms.
Elmwood Cemetery officers begin major enhancements to improve utility and beauty. The enclosure will be laid out with new drives, lawns, and trees, adding 50 plot sites plus 40 additional reserve lots. The cemetery base will be repaired and repainted, fencing refreshed, and future stone paving planned from rock ledge material.
The council discussed cistern leaks and run pollution then ordered repairs. A jail footing, light plant upgrades, and tax bill corrections were approved. A refunding committee was formed for a 5600 railroad bonus. Captain Molar elected assessor at 25 dollars. Waldeck resigned as town sergeant. Unpaid 1900 1901 taxes placed with magistrate for 10 percent commission. Two new pollution ordinances read. Meeting adjourned to May 31. Cleveland donated to a monument honoring General I B Stuart.
The passage asserts that impurities in the body arise from unreadable humors. It claims organs like the liver and kidneys cannot handle these accumulations, leading to pimples boils and eruptions. It mentions loss of appetite tiredness bilious turns and indigestion as related symptoms.
An old advertisement fragment touts Hood's Sarsaparilla and Hood's Pills as removing all humors and restoring vigor. It cites a testimonial from Mrs Tad D Boons of Rarford Fate Ma, claiming sores disappeared after use and promising cures.
Ready for spring promotions with a large stock of china glassware stoneware and new patterns English porcelain plus a full household line. Spring shoes and slippers for all ages advertise value and wear. Grocery department stocked with seasonal goods and fresh bread daily, plus canned fruits crackers dried goods and fish.
A local ad lists fresh seed potatoes and onion sets along with whitewash brushes and market items. It notes a barter offer: exchange bacon lard potatoes butter and eggs for goods. The phrasing reflects a rural tradescape and shop inventory.
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