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Newspaper
Shepherdstown Register
Location
Shepherdstown, West Virginia, United States of America
Date
Oct 04, 1900
Page
3
The Shepherdstown Register notes Wendling lecture at night, Bible Society meeting, silverware sale at W P Licklider's, farm produce and cafe offerings, and a Christmas event. Fire department holidays, wheat harvest, and local business updates follow. A cholera remedy ad and local real estate rent, church and social notices appear with varied community details.
Henry Kyd Douglas Camp members meet Friday at 7 30 to escort Wendling to the hall. Samuel R. Ticksider property at Kearneysville sold to Lewis Wilt & Son for 1380. County Court of Jefferson holds special term, real estate assessments debated. Election commissioners appointed. Democrats and Republicans to staff precincts. Lawrence Stevenson opens Shenandoah Junction barber shop. praised as a Democrat. Water tower and mill at Shepherd College to be restored with hot air engine. Bryan Liberty League enrollment and local party activities noted. Democratic banner hung, Col. Fitz-Gerald electrifies audience with political poems. Election committee updates and school commissioner nominations recorded. Railroad expansion rumors link to Pennsy control. plan for iron bridges and 100-pound steel rails discussed. Potomac Cement Mills project at old site advances with extensive repairs and renewed operations anticipated.
The column records Mr. William Campbell and Mr. G L Lilly visiting Shepherdstown on political business and remarks on Democratic chances. It lists local residents attending funerals, studying in New York, returning to Pennsylvania, vacation plans, and various callers to the RegisteR office, highlighting community ties and movements.
Miss Virginia Entler of Shepherdstown dies at home at 79 from heart trouble before her 80th birthday. She was a longtime Lutheran member from a prominent Entler family and will be buried at nearby church. Also listed are notices of Teac N. Renner's death in Baltimore at 60 from Bright's disease, and David Shaul, 85, of Winchester, with ties to Middleway.Robert L. Martin of Martinsburg dies in Cumberland at 50 after 30 years with Thorne Brothers. Charles Lee Shafer of Martinsburg, 25, dies of consumption. The article covers a Liberty League Democratic rally in Charlestown, speeches by Turner and McLaughlin, and an upcoming Bible Society meeting in Shepherdstown with Rev. J C Thrasher.
An adjourned Winchester Presbytery meeting at Charles Town dissolves Rev Engle’s Oakland pastorate, discusses Rev Hopkins call from Liberty church, and keeps him at Elk Garden Bayard and Germania. Shepherdstown clergy changes include Rev H M Lentz call, Rev S A Hedges retirement, and Rev W H Meve preaching in Havana. Upcoming sermons, Sunday school shifts, Wendling lecture on Stonewall Jackson, and Confederate veterans events outlined with local venues and dates.
Miss Mary Jessie Moore wed Preston Stoddard Millard at Cleremont Hall near Halltown in a noon ceremony. The wedding featured Mendelssohn music, a large bridal party, and a reception before a trip to Nisgam Falls. Also noted are a fatal New York carriage accident involving Charles Broadway Rouse and various local notices and ads.
The Bryan and Stevenson Club of Shenandoah Junction gathers on Saturday October 6 at the Public School House with several prominent speakers addressing campaign issues. Democrats of Halltown and Victory to meet October 6 at 7 20 p m to organize a Democratic Club. Shield of Honor members urged to meet October 6 in their hall for regular session.
Over 1,500 men in Mercer McDowell and Fayette counties lose jobs as coke ovens shut down in the past week. Families face empty dinner pails while communities await recovery and new employment opportunities.
W P Licklider announces new fall stock arriving at the Vine business with a claim of the beat and cheapest stock in town. The notice invites customers to view the season’s offerings and compare prices.
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