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Newspaper
Shepherdstown Register
Location
Shepherdstown, West Virginia, United States of America
Date
May 20, 1909
Page
4
The Shepherdstown Register carries opinion on tariff issues in the Senate, criticizing protectionist bias and naming figures linked to Virginia West Virginia debt. Also included are S B M Ghiselin letters from Havana recounting Easter services, Cuban travel notes, daily meals, and a YMCA camp plan, concluding with a note on government payroll cuts in Washington.
Charles Tower plans a corporation election next Thursday and Winchester seeks a natural gas franchise. William H. Smith, Winchester leader, dies at 58. Harper's Ferry council declines to serve. Martinsburg awards a school contract to S A Westenhaver for 23087 dollars. A gang accident injures Fred Roach along the river. J D Cox buys land on Opequon creek adjoining Hopewell. Congressmen Cannon and others tour the Valley by car. A new Opequon river railroad line progresses near Martinsburg. A Friends marriage occurs without a minister in Joliffe. Real estate transfers include Hamilton to Patterson and Kearfott to Carter. Mrs Willey, wife of a Ber ryville/Strasburg businessman, attempts suicide in Middletown. Nat gas piping plans to Baltimore via Shepherdstown advance. cost estimated 12 to 15 million. Senator Money attacks prohibitive tariffs in a broad reform argument. The Senate tariff bill moves with high rates for various goods. the Temeraire battleship launches at ten million dollars.
Truthful health balance urged to prevent sickness and debility. Hood's Sarsaparilla marketed as the best tonic to maintain health and strength. Mrs Taft, wife of the President, reportedly collapsed from a nervous breakdown while traveling to Mount Vernon with friends.
West Virginia notes report talk of Judge A G Dayton for the U S Supreme Court bench and list Indian relics found along the Ohio River. Governor Glasscock names a military staff including Capt. Geo W Graham and Senator A C McIntire. A railway contract for Hampshire and Southern Railroad is announced, with work to start and trains hoped to run to Moorefield by Christmas. Two elderly twins near Parkersburg celebrate their 91st birthday. A new State Board of Agriculture is named. A buried box of gold and banknotes is found in Morgan County. Col Romeo H Freer stirs controversy over Wirz monument at Andersonville. Also notes press notices, literary events, and health ads.
A 25 member band and local lodges invite residents to attend a coming event. Shepherd College Cadets and Company B of Hagerstown recruitments are noted alongside changes at the town run excavation revealing an ancient pavement. Proposals seek stone for road work between Sharpsburg and the railroad. Local illness, school exams, and construction on John Renter's dwelling are reported, plus a decorative merry-go-round arriving for Decoration Day.
Advert reads Vinal as a superior alternative to cod liver oil for weak stomachs, claiming it restores appetite and vitality in sick women and children. It highlights fresh cod liver origin, added iron, and wide pharmacist backing, with a money back guarantee from Reinhart's Pharmacy in Shepherdstown.
Owing to health I will retire from business and close out my entire stock of dry goods nations fancy goods and toys including Nations items and seasonal toys. This clearance offer promises significant savings as the stock is liquidated to reduce debts and raise funds for retirement.
The ordinance establishes license fees for peddlers and street vendors, detailing sections 6 to 11 including annual twenty dollar licenses, penalties of twenty to fifty dollars with possible jail time, and special provisions for vendors near transient or permanent businesses. It repeals inconsistent parts and takes effect upon passage as recorded by the town officials.
An ordinance requires insurance agents to register in Shepherdstown West Virginia and imposes a five dollar annual license fee. Violators face fines of not less than one and not more than five dollars per offense, with the ordinance taking effect July 1. Passed May 10 by the town council.
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