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Newspaper
Shepherdstown Register
Location
Shepherdstown, West Virginia, United States of America
Date
Sep 23, 1920
Page
6
Local Shepherdstown column details fall events at Hodges store and Owens drug, a Buick sale, real estate listings, and cattle sales. There are church notices, school reporting, and community concerns about rotten eggs and short weight butter sold by visiting country merchants.
A large crowd gathered on Antietam battlefield Friday for the dedication of a monument honoring New York soldiers in the September 17 1862 battle. State officials, 250 plus guests, and dignitaries attended as speeches praised New York’s war role. The monument stands on a hill east of Dunkard Church, features a 50 foot white Concord granite shaft with a Roman Doric base, a globe with eagle, and marble steps. New York state bears 3765 casualties in the Antietam fight.
A morning fire started in the attic of the old Byers property at Main and Duke, owned partly by John Wilson and Mrs Martha Kearney. The blaze, confined to one end, was checked by residents with a garden hose and buckets. Mrs J B Worman helped, coordinating a water stream via a window with Willis Crowe supplying a rock to reach the blaze. No major damage due to strong town water pressure. Owings Owens Rexall drug store touts Jaonteel beauty treatment. ad copy and silo Wanted notice follow.
A tale from the Charles Town Advocate describes a snake found by Warner Russ in Middleway that apparently disassembled and reassembled itself like a freight train. Chas Shaul examined it, then Russ burned the creature in his kitchen stove, ending its remarkable career.
George W. Collis a noted Leetown thresherman was badly injured last week when struck by a motor truck driven by Granville McAtee near the J. E. Watson farm on the Leetown road. The impact tore ligaments in his right knee and will disable him for weeks. He was taken to Charles Town Hospital for treatment.
The Chesapeake and Potomac Telephone Company is constructing a new line between Shepherdstown and Sharpsburg replacing the Western Union wires. Most poles will be along the public road, enhancing accessibility. A Potomac river crossing by a shore-to-shore cable is planned, with the river width at Shepherdstown around 600 to 800 feet.
A massive blast outside J. P. Morgan & Co in Wall Street at noon last Thursday killed 34 people and injured hundreds. Several nearby buildings were badly damaged. Police and Secret Service have few clues amid reports of a radical Reds plot.
An unnamed man of about MO years died en route to Hager town hospital after collapsing post despondence over finances. Survived by wife and two children. Police note frequent visits of the clubhouses along the river for gambling on Sundays. rumors suggest financial strain preceded the tragedy. Local officials caution against sensational claims about victims and motives.
Advertisement by J C Engle a salesman promoting National Guarantee Credit Corporation stock. Mentions a highpercent investment angle and sale date September 23 1920 with four week duration.
For rent a nine room dwelling with outbuildings near the TM depot about three hundred under cultivation close to Erwin school water mill and post office. Farm runs to the B and O line. Share rent with possession April 1 1821 apply to Mrs GL Pollock Boyd's Maryland.
Cider making schedule starts at Nin fess nemp Shenandoah Junction every Tuesday with apples to be brought. Blackford announces stockholders without new 1914 issue certificates dated September 15 should notify the secretary and any bills against Morgan's Grove Fair Association must be presented before October 1.
The seller offers multiple tracts totaling about 825 acres with four bank barns seven houses and other outbuildings. Land spans No 1 Pool 180 acres No 2 Athens Vista 120 acres No 3 195 acres No 4 Elmwood 140 acres No 5 Riverview 130 acres. Water on all farms and terms available from the undersigned.
Executor John T. Porterfield offers at public sale the Buckles farm of 123 3 4 acres near Halltown two miles north on the Shepherdstown road in Jefferson County West Virginia. Sale at courthouse Charles Town October 2 1920. One third cash with two remaining payments. Possession April 1 1921.
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