18 Sep 1880
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Newspaper
Shepherdstown Register
Location
Shepherdstown, West Virginia, United States of America
Date
Sep 18, 1880
Page
1
In Berkeley County, HON JOAN BLAIR UWOGE is listed alongside Th Butler in an unclear Senatorial row with fragmented text. The passage names individuals without clear roles or outcomes, suggesting a damaged line from a political notice or roster within a historic newspaper page.
In this remonstrance a writer urges parents to value moral and intellectual growth over mere sustenance. The piece argues education today surpasses forty years ago and warns against stifling children with limited schooling. It emphasizes progress, social advancement, and parental duty to provide opportunity and guidance.
At the Judicial Convention of Jefferson Berkeley and Morgan counties held in Martinsburg on Tuesday last the Democrats nominated Co. C. J. Faulkner Jr. of Martinsburg for Judge of the 3rd Judicial Circuit over William L. Wilson by a close vote. Do not forget to attend the primary on Saturday 18th.
Local notes report V R R Co engineers under Maj Ives surveying Martinsburg to Winchester. Several town residents change posts or jobs on the railroad, plus a fatal ferry canal drowning near Two Locks. Community events include church meetings, decorations, band outings, and a grand Democratic mass meeting planned at Winchester with notable speakers.
The Frederick fair opens October 12 with high hopes and new features. A notable plan includes a baby show, while county courthouselaw proceedings set for November 9 in the circuit court. Political notes from Maryland and national figures color the week with campaigns and discussions on public hospitality and postwar memory.
A letter argues the judicial office should be nonpolitical and not tied to party machines. It calls for voter choice in the upcoming Circuit Court election, endorsing James H. Grove as an independent candidate to preserve judicial purity and integrity. The piece also covers calls for prudent legislative selections and critiques of political influence in state government.
A Maine election produced a slim fusion victory for Governor and both Congress seats. Republicans ran strong tickets and attacked Garcelon’s “State steal” policy, while fusionists defended it as constitutional and expedient. Blaine suffers a political setback as Maine’s result signals shifts ahead of the presidential contest. The full impact on national politics remains to be seen.
In Warrensburg Missouri on Sunday September 5 at the bride’s parents residence, Daniel M Hoyt formerly of Shepherdstown West Virginia married Mary I Bramell both of Warrensburg. The couple’s notice included a playful clue and the Warrensburg Herald offers congratulations. In Winchester on September 7 1880 Charles Herbert Heustis of the Philadelphia Times editorial staff wed Sibyl Clara Eldridge daughter of Captain Manchester Eldridge of Winabe.
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