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Newspaper
Shepherdstown Register
Location
Shepherdstown, West Virginia, United States of America
Date
Oct 20, 1921
Page
11
All persons are warned not to trespass. Prohibitions on hunting and trapping on undersigned lands. Offenders will be prosecuted. Misa Sallie Page Andrews. FOR SALE White Orpington cockers for sale, $200 exchange. S. L. Cooley, Shepherdstown, W Va. She registers eight months. Send us a dollar and we will send you.
The Retail Merchant profiteers and the Union Labor Bosses are blamed for delaying normalcy in industry. The ad urges shoppers to compare prices on a wide range of items from clothing to household goods, implying better value at Billmyer's compared with other sellers.
G W Billmyer of Shepheredstown West Virginia advertises modern dentistry by an experienced dentist.
The undersigned D B Staley as Administrator warns all indebted to the estate of Mrs Margaret V Stiley to pay promptly and invites all claimants to present properly authenticated claims for settlement.
The undersigned will hold a public sale at A A Lamon farm Bakerton on Tuesday October 25 1921 starting 10 20 AM. Items include four head of horses twelve head of cattle dairy equipment farm tools and shop goods plus household items. Terms: 12 months on sums over 10 with note. under 10 cash. Sale supports M E Sunday School with sandwiches and coffee. signed W L Manuel, clerk.
The State Road bonds totaling 15 million dollars were sold in New York to a West Virginia bankers syndicate and then to New York brokers. Portfolios will fund road surveys and early construction with 1922 and 1928 1924 quotas. Bonds repay 5 percent interest, dated July 1 1921, due serially through July 1 1946.
State Police officers Walker and Nester found a crude moonshine still with mash and a half barrel of sugar in a woods hollow at W H Groves home between Reysville and Leetown near the old Woodbury school. Groves was arrested and bound over by Magistrate R G Miller for the grand jury with $1500 bail. He remained jailed in Charles Town after failing to post bail.
SHARPSBURG News lists residents visiting relatives and neighbors, notes illnesses and fevers, and records small town movements. It mentions Mabel driving to Conese, Mr. Owen visiting two weeks, Nettie Hemphill with relatives, Fred Roach planning to move timberland, John A. Grossnickle visiting battlefield with his son, and several local families in West Virginia and Maryland.
The Shenandoah Valley endures a severe drought with rivers and springs at sixty to seventy year lows. Luray relies on Norfolk & Western Railway pumps for water, Woolstock lacks full power, and Staunton warns residents to conserve water. Jefferson County also endures an exceptionally hot, dry season.
In Hagerstown a murder occurred when detective Jerry Motts of the Norfolk and Western Railway shot at three suspects aboard a train, killing William Dafflemyer. A coroner's inquest returned a murder verdict against Motts, who awaits grand jury action while supporters doubt the shooting was justified.
Members of Potomac Post are urged to attend a meeting at their Hartrell building this Thursday at 7 o clock. Last Thursday’s roster issue prevented a meeting but organizers insist on new membership and active participation in Legion activities as they plan for Armistice Day.
William H Plan has resigned as secretary of the Martinshire Chamber of Commerce, a post he held the past year, to accept a position as secretary of the Chamber of Commerce of Painfield No 1. The transfer takes effect November 1.
A local dining feature at Hodges highlights how Eduesmr stress affects children, reflecting community concerns and meals as a coping element, with emphasis on chalkboard menus and calm dining routines.
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