Shepherdstown register. [volume] (Shepherdstown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1849-1955, 1859-04-16

Church whose cheek has not ourheu VIZ"
scorn at the act OF the Vesuy. As 10 Inc
action of the common Council some years
ago, upon an entirely different subject
have not the slightest doub Mr.. Il. wen
remembers and venture can never 'orgeE
though they may have committed SIN ye'
their children should hot lie blamed I"r IT,
nor does their Shining justify me Ves'ry
in their course il has pursued IN regard |"
the Clock. And now having made my
statement and reiIeraring what | SAID I'D
nv first article, am prepared to prove
by testimony satisfactory TO all, The cor
RICHNESS Of my position; and do NOT
know that could do a better act than by
adopting the language of MIR l.. and IRE
commencing TO all meddlers to mind their
own business and lei the Town Counci
and their property alone" d.
A HORRIBLE CRME.-Last Saturday.
we learn from the Wabash Ind lnteilI-
gencer, a man named William Joy va
convicted Of burning his own child 10
death, and sentenced 10 eighteen years
confinement in the peniIenIlarf. The
principal witness against him was his ht-
tie daughter Nancy, whose story to the
jury is thus given by The lnelllgencer:
Her little brother. John, child about
four months old, was quite unwel, and
had been so for some days, and was con-
sequen,ly frerful, and had cried consld-
erably during the night and disturbed her
father. Early in the morning her father
called to her and told her to get up and
make Ere. She did so-made the hfe
principally Of brush, because there was no
other wood prepared. After the hte be-
gan to burn, the child continuing TO cry
and fret, her father became enraged, and
snarched the Child from It's mothers arms,
tore every particle Of clothing of 1t, and
then took i, by one arm and one leg, and
held it over the fire until it was burned
in several places 10 blister. He then
struck the lille sufferer two blows with
his hand leaving upon its body the marks
of his fingers, and then threw il into Il
cradle or bed. His wife and daughte
struggled 10 get the child away from him,
but were unable to do so, and when Mrs.
Joy found he was going TO burn the child
to death, she ran ont OF The house to pre-
vent seeing the sight and TO get oct OF
hearing of the child's screams. Joy took
down his gun and pointing it at her com
PEELED her 10 come in. He then left the
house and did not return, as we under
stand, for day or two. -Four days after
this terrible scene the little suffering child
died and was bu.ied. None but Joy and
his wife and two young daughters knew
anything about the cause OF lis death.
The neighboring women, who came in
and assisted 10 lay out The child, found ii
so mortified and decayed that they conld
not wash it, or even take off the clothing
upon it. Joy told his wife and daughters
that if they ever said word about il he
would kill them, and they believed him,
and SO kept the horrible secret
MEETING OF THE VALLEY AoRIcuLTU
RAJ SoCIETY.-This Society held its
fourth Annual Meeting on Monday, the
4h instant.
The meeting was well attended. The
Executive Committee made lis annual
Report, showing The condition of the So
ciety, financially and otherwise, to be OF
satisfactory character.
The following gentlemen were re-elec-
ted Officers Of the Society for the ensuing
year:
Presidcnt-Hugh NJ. Nelson, of Clarke.
Vice Prohibitions NJ. Nelson, Of
Clarke, Braxton Davenport, OF Jefferson
G. ]. Faulkner, Of Berkeley Robert u.
Baker, of Frederick John STROLLER, Of
Berkeley; Geo. w. Washington, Of
F. B. Welton, Of Hardy S.
Lewis. of Rockingham G. S. Meem. OF
Samuel Gibbons, Of Page
F. Smith Dawson. of Warren B. F. Rix-
ey, Of Fauquier Robert l.. Wright Of
Loudoun John 6. Lane, Of RIPARIAN
mock.
Recording Secretary-Jas. II. Burgess,
OF Frederick.
Treasurer-George w. Ward.
CURAroRs.-James Bowles, Jonathan
Smith. II. NJ. Baker. Levi Hiert. Beverly
Randolph, James W. Mason, Nalh' Bur
well, James II. Kemp.