This is just the beginning! Our collection holds over 300 years of history, including rare newspapers, obituaries, marriage records, birth records, and so much more—most of which you won’t find anywhere else!
This newspaper page contains 11 articles. Subscribers can read the full text of each article.
Newspaper
Shepherdstown Register
Location
Shepherdstown, West Virginia, United States of America
Date
Nov 04, 1920
Page
9
The Shakerstown Register reports a community sale set for Sunday November 15 and various local notices. Items include farm for sale on 200 acres, prices on corn and onions, school staff changes, library events, and local meetings in Jefferson County and nearby towns.
Jefferson County will host the Sunday School Convention at the Southern Methodist Church in Kabletown on Wednesday and Thursday November 10 and 11. Sessions begin 10 am with devotions by Rev WM Compton, lunch at noon, afternoon talks, and evening addresses by J R Poland and Rev E W Simms. Thursday sessions start 9:30 am with adjournment at 4 pm. Notables include General Secretary Mrs Walter A Snow and Mr J Marcus. local leaders J D Muldoon and others. The event aims to be the county’s largest convention with a big choir planned from Charles Town. Also notes a political meeting in Charles Town November 6 at 3:45 pm led by Helen B Pendleton.
An autobus leaving Magers town Wednesday afternoon at 115 o'clock caught fire near the Sharpsburg pike tollgate south of the city. Passengers escaped as flames spread rapidly amid 28 gallons of gasoline aboard. Fire Company arrived too late to help. The item also notes several local real estate transfers and a will probate in Charles Town.
The undersigned, planning to move to a smaller farm, will hold a public sale without reserve. Tenure and bidding details place the sale on the Warm Spring road, about 15 miles northwest of Shenandoah and a short distance from Kearneysville, on the Mazelfield Farm. Terms and exact time to be announced at the property location.
On Wednesday November 17 1920 a sale catalog lists five head of horses including bay mare Bird aged 12 and other mares and colts, twenty five cattle and milk cows with two calves, hogs and sows, thirty five cows with various births planned, plus twenty five piglets. Farming implements include wagons disks drills plows and harnesses. Terms allow 12 month credit on sums over ten dollars with notes secured at local banks. Sale starts at 10 oclock with Hendricks and Engle handling auction duties.
For the past decade the store touts low prices on all-wool America cloth suits once $50 now $35, overcoats and dress shirts, Hart Schaffner Marx and Florsheim shoes, urging quick purchases as remaining stock dwindles. It argues a factory loss enabled steep discounts benefiting shoppers.
Last Sunday observances celebrated the 150th anniversary of St Johns Lutheran Church of Hagerstown along with the 125th for the original building, the 100th of the General Lutheran Synod, the 50th of the present tower bells, and the 20th of the recess pulpit and renovations. The event included universal sermons by Rev. Dreth Anabel and Rev. Ly J Edward Harms.
County sheriff Chas T Engle lists tax collection dates for towns including Shepherdstown Bakerton Shenandoah Junction Rippon Kabletown Halltown Bolivar Summit Point Leetown and DuMields with times from November 1 to November 19 in 1920 notes. Regional locations: Shepherdstown Shenandoah Junction Leetown and Halltown with specified hours. The notice directs taxpayers to attend county collection events on scheduled dates.
Public sale listed for Friday November 12 1920 at 10 a m at Dr McSherry’s farm 214 miles northeast of Swan Pond three-fourths mile west of Poltz's Store Greensburg road. Sold items include multiple draft mares and horses with foals, cows Holstein Jersey bred with calves, bulls and heifers, sixteen pigs three months old, farming implements and household goods plus a Taber organ and sewing machine. Terms credit nine months on sums 10 and over note with security and bank payable. cash discount 4 percent. no removal until terms complied with. auctioneers Dodd Hoffman. clerk Harwood Burkhart.
A fragment notes Vorter Vetlee serving as an aging racer at Murinshine Pri Lx race for Vie mark, with plans for a winter move to Plorkda. It mentions lifted expectations and a focus on local produce as winter approaches.
Aiomotile tires and several manufacturers announce price cuts ranging from ten to one percent, effective November.
We want people to find what they are looking for at NewspaperArchive. We are confident that we have the newspapers that will increase the value of your family history or other historical research. With our 7-day free trial, you can view the documents you find for free.
People find the most success using advanced search. Try plugging in keywords, names, dates, and locations, and get matched with results from the entire collection of newspapers at NewspaperArchive!
You can also successfully find newspapers by these browse options. Explore our archives on your own!
Browse by location and discover newspapers from all across the world.
Browse by date and find publications for a specific day or era.
Browse old newspaper publications to find specific newspapers.