Shepherdstown register. [volume] (Shepherdstown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1849-1955, 1860-09-15
Found Drunk

rIufnt Tor Tour years, anu only maue one
aged woman sober and that was principal
Is owing to the fact that she could not
dunk anything, owing to an ulcefa'ion OF
The lhroat. Therefore we gave up the
subject yet, yesterday, the cases found
drunk" were so numerous in our district
Recorders Courts that we feel constrained
to give the following reasons why men
should not drink whl,key
/. Because Ills altogether useless
and unnecessary habit.
,. Because there is not a singIe particle
Of nuiriment in it.
3. Because, if a man drinks, be says
to others, by his example, do Ihou i'He
wise.
4. Because if man drinks at all, he
may at some time or another become
drunk.
5. Because the pain produced by
drinking is always greater than the plea
sure.
6 Because il makes men brutal and
overbearng in their dsPosil oas.
I. Because il is expensive aud wastes
his living by foolishly squsndering hls
property.
s. Because so many children 90 nm
clothed and destitute Of an education IN
consequence thereof.
/ 9. Because, when man has once
formed the habit Of drinking, he is uneasy
and miserable if he cannot get liquor
10. Because man spends much Of
his time in going after II aud SIInng around
The grog shop.
/ IL. Because to a man in health it is
liable to produce pain, disease and death.
IL. Because you have a father, brother
son, neighbor or fdend that is a drunk
ard.
I3. Because if you do not drink, we
are sure TO have sober, God,iearlng Peo-
pie.
IA. Because it is poison. and only
serves 10 addIe Ihe brain and make man
fool.
Is. Because dram drinking is incom.
palble with the teachings Of Divine VIII
lers.-Nclc Orleans Delta.
MELAxcuroN SYNoD.-The MelanCh.
ton Synod Of the Evangelical Lutheran
Church met at Mechanic, town, Frederick
county, Nd, on The 3Olh ult. We learn
from lbe Visitor that DR., Ianer, the pres
ijenl, preached the synodical sermon.
Rev. G. J. BnlIcr, president Of the Mary
land SYNOD. was received as a delegate,
and the Rev. Mr.. GraLiIl, Of Va, as a
member. The election for officers TO
serve the ensuing year was then held, and
resulted in The choice Of the Rev. Starlz-
man president, Rev. Mr.. Copenhaver Sec
retary, and Rev. Mr.. Miller treasurer.
Revs. Messrs. Bishop and Williams, OF
the Lutheran Church, Rev. Mr.. keedy, Of
the United Brethren Church, and Rev.
Mr.. Baughman, Of the Moravlan Church,
were received as advisory members.
RATrLEsNAKRs.-Th venemous rep
Gles have been unusually numerous the
past summer on The mountains in ALE
gany county, Md. The FrosIbnrg Ga
zetIe says:
Mr.. Jacob Loar, residing on the ives.
tern slope Of Dams mountain and four
miles from Froslburg. with the aid OF the
members of his family, made an attack
upon an army oil raLilesnakes. consisting
of not less than eVenty-lhree-sOme OF
them over five feet in lengh-On Sunday
last, with stones. and they were so COM
pelely victorious that not one OF them
escaped to tell the story OF their Fate to-
the perhaps few that remained IN the den.
The house on Martin street, belonging
TO Mrs. Gregory. and occupied by Mr..
E. B. Hooper and Mr.. Geo. Mathews,
was entirely consumed by fire on Friday
night last. Neither Mr.. Hooper nor Mr.. /
Matthews saved much OF their furniture.
We learn that the fire originated from a
stove in the kitchen of the part occupied
by Mr.. Hooper. The house was partly |
insured, We hear, in The Berkeley Mutual
Fire Insurance Company.-HartinSburg
american.
NEVER SAW GOLD DoLLAR.-Tbe I
Philsdelphs Inquirer says that not very
long since liberated convict from the
Eastern Pennsylvania Penitentiary, went
to the inspectors 10 ask for aid. The Of
fetal kindly gave him gold dollar. The
ex.convicl took il, and after gazing at NJ
sometime wiki great curiosity, remarked
that when he went to prison he had never
heard Of the existence Of coin Of that de- !
nomination. Many Of the prisoners. after
Their Liberation. learn, for the first time, OF
impouanr political and social events,
which have .nsde great excitement in
their day. snj which have entirely lost
ihejr noy,l.v ln lie world al large.
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