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Newspaper
Shepherdstown Register
Location
Shepherdstown, West Virginia, United States of America
Date
Sep 20, 1900
Page
4
The Shepherds toten Register from September 20 1900 urges subscribers to remit their dollar payments promptly. It argues the paper should be paid up to avoid past due notices, stressing that payment keeps the paper issued and outlines the method to settle accounts.
Local notes report sun rise times and early prices for eggs and grain, with prices steady at 35 cents per, and corn around 40 cents. Updates on residents including school enrollments, staffing changes, a new clerk at J A Staley, and a funeral for a local resident. A festival at Mt Wesley church and a Bank sale of R W Pattersons house are noted alongside a stalled home sale and a lack of free transportation for the fire convention trip.
Hing in Our Neighborhood reports new brick pavement on Main Street beside the Stone broker house and in front of Mrs Margaret Miller’s home at the railroad. A county financial statement in Jefferson county’s records is included. Republicans plan a Shepherdstown rally with Irvine Dangan of Ohio and Tracey L. Jeffords of Harper’s Ferry as speakers. T. B. Line advertises fall clothing. The Democratic club elects Robert G Miller treasurer and H L Sugile secretary. Excursions, fairs, and coal trade notes fill the rest.
A long list of visitors and locals in Shepherdstown and nearby towns includes Assistant District Attorney Alexander R. Mullowney and Mr. Carrington among Sudley Place arrivals, Mrs. A. D. Shepherd and A. M. Shepherd heading to Orange New Jersey for rehearsals with Madame Modjeska, and numerous local residents returning from studies, tours, or business, with social visits and upcoming moves noted.
A slate of deaths from Shepherdstown area includes Joseph E. Smootz aged 54 who died suddenly at home. Mrs. Margaret Fayman aged 65 formerly of Shepherdstown. Harry C. Ruch aged 43 who died after dysentery. Florence Long of Missouri died at 84. Col. Thomas Green Peyton father of Mrs. Gravatt of Charlestown. Edward C. Cuskey Sd died in Martinsburg. Gen. William H. Browne died in Charlestown aged 72. Jacob Smyre of Boonsboro died at 82. Mrs. J. O. Tutwiler of Charlestown died at home. Funeral details and survivors listed. religious services announced. a recital at Shepherd College and Bible Society meeting scheduled. local church notes and upcoming school plans described.
West Virginia items report H. S. White of Mstewan, formerly U.S. Marshal, filing a bank petition with liabilities over $40,000. Parkersburg sees oil strikes and a steel plant site decision. Governors Atkinson and MacCorkle pardons and fines remitted are noted along with Fayette county tax delinquency and voter nonpayment. Congressional and local races are touched, including Harbone Harper tragedy, Davis political ties, and Galveston disaster references. A mix of local business, politics, and notices closes with medical and consumer tips.
All Democrats who vote at the Kearneysville precinct are requested to meet at the schoolhouse on Saturday night September 22 at 7:90 to organize a Democratic club. By order of Executive Committees.
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