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Newspaper

Shepherdstown Register

Location

Shepherdstown, West Virginia, United States of America

Date

Sep 11, 1913

Page

3

Local Briefs From Shepherdstown 1913

Hesaulwees Miller and Owens & Miller advertise a range of goods from groceries to phonographs and tobaccos. The town notes sales, a fall term at Shepherd College beginning September 17, a Masonic charm lost, upcoming lectures by William Jennings Bryan, and farm auctions near Leetown with prices up to 95 dollars. The Waldorf area reports weather, bank news, and local social events including a Presbyterian church fundraiser and a dance at the Jarrett home.

Ust Idese Suey 'S Peter's Tres da Hal Potomac Roe Oy Reinhart Bros Hill Sormiacy Se Lawood Aces York White House Oust Vinegar Reichart Bros Avenue Owens , Miler's Owens & Miller's Oth Geivery Jefferson C. W Iuay Charles Town Masonic Order Kearneysville Shepherdstown Washington Owens & Muller Supreme Court of Appeals of West Virginia C. J. Cavalier & Son Jersey H. Per Perry Owens & Miller Gexall Martha Washington Owens Miller Ebusei Onry Society Presbyterian Church Kear Ieysville Fic Bowers Leelown Tues Oese of Representatives Congress Linthscum Maryland Som Security Bank David N W.N. Lemen Charles J. of Samuel J. Hodges Wy Vad Jong Owens K. Os. Clapham Vancleves Jefferson County Joe Nelson Eines Virginia Bakerton Joseph E. Elsa Bingee Sol Eutal 3. Jarrett Jarrett Redkins RC. Ringgold

Transfers and visits mark Shepherdstown notes

Professor D. Muldoon retires to Shepherd College from Glenville State Normal and joins the teaching staff as Morgan fair and Morgan’s Grove fair attendance bring old friends and relatives to town. Visitors include the Chaplines of Frederick Maryland and other travelers from New York Albany Baltimore and Washington sharing news at local homes and the Register office.

D. Muldoon Sereseee Glenville Shepherd College Board of Regents Muldoon Harry Chapline Thomas Chapline George Frederick Shepherdstown Morgan's Grove Chapline Keller Rockey Stone Harbor New Jersey Hagerstown Fair Robert Potter New York Shenandoah Valley George Curtis Treadwell Albany N. Y Robert Gibson Treadwell Laura Butter Hilda James Baltimore C. R. Owens David Lemen McKown Berkeley County Lemen Edna Annie Walker Luray R. J. Hamrick Ernest Hamrick Pennnsylvania George W. Chambers Bolivar G. W. Hoffman Kearneysville Mollie Smith Washington Dorothy Hanneman W. W. Winters Laura Brotherton Laura Hutton J. M. Engle David Magaha Hagerstown W.S. Sheppard Daniel Demery Hugh Miller Piedmont W. Va Lester Miller Columbus Ohio Blanche Beatton Norfolk Sudley Place A. S. Reynolds Lalla Brays Hancock Charles Ghiselin Davis Winchester Presbytery Elizabeth Cathcart Bessie Cathcart Harrisburg J. H. Hill Messrs Harry and Lester Baker Shepherds~ Town Louise Dietrick Wes Spuimierdstowe Nannie Lea Iise Sigler Aeaety Frances Hebb Eport J. le Welshans New Zere Philadelphia J. W. Snyder Bluefield Moorefield Valley Episcopal Church Oy Williamson Peper Reney Florence Shepherd Stuart Criswell

Wild Goose Chase Ends With Watch Missing and Wasted Night

A Williamsport blacksmith James M. Myers had his Sunday suit pressed by Mack Hopewell's shop. A color worker Dick Keys delivered the clothing, but the watch and spectacles vanished. Lawmen chased a canalboat and tracked Dick to Williamsport, only to find the watch remained with its owner. The case ends with unresolved blame and a long investigation.

James M. Myers Prince of Pressers Mack Hopewell Mack Palace Dick Keys Busines Hancock Richard Stephens Myers Keys Miller Shipley Locktender Hebb Williamsport Hagerstown Hopwell Sheriff Long Maryland Mrs

Wedding Betts and Other Local Marriages Shake Up Shepherdstown

A quiet wedding occurred in New York City when Divi Hamme Hill, once of Shepherdstown, married Elizabeth M Tracy of Brooklyn at the Church of the Transfiguration. The couple planned a trip along the St. Lawrence and will reside in New York City. Nearby, Miss Julia Grantham and Mr. George Shirley wed in Middleway, and Miss Ethel Lee Dick tied with Jasper Myers at Jones's Spring. Other local unions include Miss Pearl Imbach and Charles H Miller in Washington, and John S. Mullenix with Nellie Barr in Hagerstown. Harry Simpson, a known figure in Berkeley and Jefferson counties, is jailed in Martinsburg accused of an attempted assault on eight-year-old Mabel Abel, with further troubling admissions reported.

Vincent G. Moore Kearneysville Margaret West Goodwin Washington Belvedere Hotel Baltimore Wyllys Rede Ascension Episcopal Church A. P. Campbell New York James G. Wiltshire Baltimore Sun United States Uncle Sam Manassas Chancellorsville The Blue Bray Jefferson County West Virginia Court of Common Pleas Belvedere Major Moore Goodwin Army Navy Frederick A. [. Campbell Ms. Goodwin Daughters of the American Revolution Lord de la Warre West Virginia Ohio Margaret West William Percy Goodwin U. S.A W. C. Doane Honolulu Moore James V. Moore Old Dominion Vary Doorn Vorhees Holland New York City Divi Hamme Hill Shepherdstown Elizabeth M-Tracy J.C. Tracy Brooklyn Houghton Church of the Transfiguration St. Lawrence Canada Hill Hattie Hill Julia L. Grantham Middleway George P. Shirley Summit Point A. B. Mitchell Frances Grantham C. Neill Baylor Hagerstown Ethel Lee Dick Jasper Myers Berkeley County Jones’s D. G. Brimlow Shepherd College John S. Mullenix Norfolk & Western Railway Nellie Barr Pearl M. Imbach Martinsburg Charles H. Miller A. M. Gluck Harry Simpson Berkeley Jefferson Vancleresville Mabel Abel Simpson Ater Thompson

For Sale Norwalk Car Demonstrator in Martinsburg

A 1913 60 HP six passenger Norwalk car once costing 3100 is offered for sale. The vehicle, a demonstrating car used by a Washington firm that failed in July, is viewable at the Norwalk Company factory in Martinsburg until September 12. Afterward, it will be at Geo. R. Bready's private garage at Harper's Ferry W Va with two chauffeurs available to assist prospective buyers.

Norwalk Washington Norwalk Company Martinsburg Geo. R. Bready Harper's Ferry W. Va

Swamp Root Promise Ad Claims Healed Back Pain

A testimonial letter from C E Ussery of Bowersville Georgia dated September 5 1908 touts Swamp Root kidney and bladder remedy. It asserts severe suffering improved after use and urges sending for a sample bottle and booklet from Dr Kilmer Co Ton ton N Y with drugstore availability advertised.

Dr. Kilmer & Co Bi Iton N. Y Cranfordstown

Desirable Real Estate Public Sale at Sherherdstown Sept 27 1913

A public sale of plots in Sherherdstown offers eight parcels. Properties include Britner House and Lot, Home residence on German Street, Tina Staley property, High Mill corner lot, Elmwood Cemetery land, George Show land, Wissles property, and Byers Sheets tracts. Terms require one-third cash day of sale and two equal payments at six and twelve months with mortgage notes. For details contact GED Bestzhodver, Atty. September 4, 1914.

Leek AM Teeteen Tote Krown Salt Town Mill Street Elmwood Cemetery Pilex Maliic Rad Inwrn al Owens & Miller's

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Ella Tice John T. Tice Kid Elmwood Mary S. Strider Winchester Harrisonburg Virginia Harrison Laura Strider Mary Ethel Payne Mary C. Payne Margaret D. Kennedy J. T. Trussell Syracuse N.Y M. &. Church South American Bible Society J. P. Feltner Marvin Chapel Epworth League Providence Elk Branch Zion Presbyterian Church Trinity Episcopal Church Duffields Reformed Church Gibson M. E. Spahn M. G. Bast U.S. Martin S. J. Hodges Hodges Hugh T. Downing Shepherdstown Water Company Downing Howard Welsh Leetown Young Welsh Thomas Welsh G. W. Hollman Kearnysville Craig Mr. Craig Miss Craig Georgia H. McLane Notary Public Letter Delimer & Co Sherherdstown Lester Brothers Coats Leiter Bros West Washington St Washington, Alexander & Cooke F. W. Myers Tate Shepherdstown, W. Va National Highway Garage M. G. Tabler N. Queen Street Martinsburg, W. Va
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