Shepherdstown visitors recall town’sold days and kin
The article chronicles reunions and arrivals in Shepherdstown during fair week. It highlights L Small of Darby and his sister Mrs Charles Be SPOM, Henry G Cookus and relatives, local merchants, and many guests from nearby towns. It recalls the town’s historic inns, a famous bowling alley, and memories of the period as residents plan visits and reflect on generations.
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Shep
L Small
Darby
Philadelphia Subond Electric Company
Charles
Spom
Charles Town
Sherandoah Valley Railroad
Shepherdstown Wray
Shepherdstown
Henry G. Cookus
Sepherdstown
Cookus
Michael
Jacob Cookus
Norfolk & Western Rail
Nawlr
Ford
Lin
F Gookus
Walnut
Carolina
White
Na ‘le
Angel
Rumsey Avenue
Sarner
Yansients
Utie
Rey Sheridan Busey
Lemaster
Ran's Grove Fair
J. W. Knadler Linle
Katherine Todd Beltzhoover
G. M Beltzhoover
Harry Myers
Washington
Mr Barnhart Comes Home After Hospital Stay
James E Barnhart, long respected Shepherdstown resident, returns home from Mare Sinsburg King's Daughters Hospital after a serious intestinal operation. He recovers quickly despite homesickness, praises surgeon Dr Duff and attentive nurse, and plans to resume his usual activities soon. His daughter Hattie cared for him while relatives visited, and friends celebrate his improving health despite a week on salt broth.
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van Hiss
Winchester
Morrisonburg
Harrisonburg
Lloyd J. Watson
Summit Point
This County
Martha Snyder
George W Snyder
James £. Barnhart
King's Daughters’ Hospital
Duff
Nurg
Hattie Barnhart
Good Old Shepherdstown
Heavy rains flood streets and cause damage around town
Last Sunday night a heavy rain overwhelmed the town and nearby areas, flooding Princess street Rumsey avenue and the stone row along New street. Basements flooded, gardens and roadbeds damaged, and local wells and cisterns filled with muddy water. Across the line in Maryland Antietam creek surged while Massanutton water supply remained scarce in the south. The Shenandoah upper watershed left electric companies with lower flows for periods.
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Frog Island
Princess Street
Rumsey Avenue
Princess
New
Washington Streets
New Street
James E Barnham
Hartwell
Martinsburg
Maryland
Antietam Creek
Massanution Mountain Range
Shenandoah
Rabies Outbreak Triggers Seven Mile Quarantine In Martinsburg Area
A dog rabies outbreak near Martinsburg prompts a seven mile quarantine. Dr Langford and Mr McKee report rabies in a cow and bite incidents among dogs and livestock. Pasteur treatment is arranged for an affected man, and authorities order confinement of dogs on public roads and town streets. Residents urged to observe dogs and livestock closely.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bearnessville
McKee
Gia Pacame
Jims Haring
M. Langford
Martinstairg
Kaltitiers
Pasteur
Roland AL Hare
Kearfary
Langford Tie
Kearneysville
Morgan's Grove Fair Opens Despite Rain Lingers On
The Morgan's Grove Fair began under damp conditions after a heavy Sunday rain flooded the fair ground. Attendance grew as clouds cleared, with fine cattle displays, Farson's Military Band, and flourishing amusements. A Wednesday crowd swelled, a baby show is planned Friday with a noon start and a Thursday tournament. Receipts from Monday surpass last year's total, though some gamblers are noted.
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Nan
Farson
Baltimore
Maryland
Musser
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