Shepherdstown register. [volume] (Shepherdstown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1849-1955, 1867-11-16
Editorial Breyities.


al meeting, in Hrrrisonburg, recently. Inc re-
ports made exhibit gratifying condition oil Inc
road. All the bridges are in good order. Inc
road is being rapidly remetalled throughout.
The old officers. S. Shacklett, President, and
Jos. Andrews, Superintendent were reelected.
Some scoundrel broke into the toll house OF
the Msrtnsburg and Winchester turnpike com
pany, in Darkesyile, on Saturday night week,
and stole therefrom, fine sulI OF clothes an!
Colts revolver, the property Of Mr.. Geo +.
voorhees,, and few dollars IN copper coin, the
property Of the company.
A disease, supposed By some 10 be the "Rln-
derpest," has broken out among the cattle IN the
neighborhood Of Georgetown, D. c., and we IN
derstaud that no less than twenty.hv mich
cows died from is effects last week. Iii sta
ted that the cattle INST affected are those fed on
Stops
Pork sold in Lees6urg on Wednesday last at
s. per 100 pounds nci.
In the county OF Fauquier an old man named
Edward James voted the Radical ticket at the
last election, and on his return from the polls he
passed through the farm Of gentleman who has
"unbleached Americans" hired. Two OF these
deectabIe women were standing in font Of
their respective novels, end Old James pass
ed by at short distance from them, one OF
them saw him first and said 10 the other Su-
san, yonder's cid Mr.. James; he voted wild Us.
Now, amt he come down mighty low :
The large brick church at Waterford, LOU
doun county, Familiarity known as the Quaker
Church. was entirely destroyed by FIRE on Fri
day last, together with the adjacent school
house The church was very old one, having
been built in 1861, and had consequently with
stood the storms Of more than cCe huadred WIZ
lers.
A correspondent; OF the New York Herald, who
has travelled through Southeastern Virginia,
SAYS that every negro cabin contains rifle or
revolver. and in deserted churches, barns, and
school.houses negroes are nightly drilled, with
guards mounted 10 prevent intrusion or olscoV-
erv. He witnessed a midnight drill IN which
over one hundred negroes were engaged. The
whites are fearful Of negro outrages, and appear
10 be in great terror.
4 Mr.. J. Rufus Smith formely Of Jefferson,
has been elected 10 the Wesr Va. House of Del
egales from Morgan county. lie is radical.
Mr.. James F. Ripkcr, of Leesburg, has been
elected Grand Worthy Associate of the Grand
Division Of Sons Of Temperance Of the State OF
Virginia.
Mr.. Bolts, Mr.. Stcarns, Judge Rives, MIR,
Mckenzie, Mr. Gordon, and others, who be-
long to what is called the Bolts wing Of the rad
ical party, all lost their election 10 the Virginia
! Convention, and some of them were oversIaugh-
ed By the very people they have been working
for, and laboring TO bring into political power.
/ They may well say-Pui not your trust, in col
ored suffrage. Mr. Bolts was the only one, TO
/ whom the 'coloreG suffrage was extended per
feet and entire
The Charlottesville Chronicle, in recording
some land sales in t6at county. recently, says
that Richard Omohunro's farm, containing 375
acres, and lying one nile rom Charlottesville.
on the Riyanra River, was sold to Mr.. Ellis, OF
Pa, for sixty dollars per acre-hali cash, resi-
due in one aud two years. Benz Snead's farm,
containing 653 acres, and lying two miles from
Charlottesville, was sold TO Mr.. Porter, Of Pa,
for twenty five dollars per acres, 600 cash,
residue IN one, two aud three years.
Recently near Augusta Springs, on John N.
McCues Saw Mil Farm, Alex. ShatIer stiled'
his gun in 4 corn field 10 shoot bear. He
heard The gun fire, and with his neighbor, Car
son, went to see about it. They found that two
bears were killed by the shot, both She, through
and through.
We clip the following from the Charlottesville
Chronicle. There is point IN it which we
commend 20 the attention Of young ladies': "ln
town here the other day gentleman Of twenty
seven determined to marry; he selected his VIC
tim; and prepared the following schedule Of n
courtship: ]. "Mary, can you make potato
Puddiug?" 2. "Mary, can you work on a sew
ing machine :" 3. MARY, would you be will
Ing to give up hoops;" 4. MARY, could you
love me" But Mary broke down at tie first
question.
The Alexandra Gazette says the merchants
OF Georgetown held an informal meeting at the
Merchants Exchange, when Mr. VIM. r. Ten
ny gave notice that ne would, at The meeting Of
the merchants to be held on Monday morning,
introduce resolution requesting TIE corporate
authorities OF Georgetown to appropriate $780,
COO dollars 10 aid in the extension of the Alex
andrla, Loudoun and Hampshire railroad 10 the
District, provided that the corporate authorities
of Washington would appropriate $500, 600 for
that purpose.
Ex-senator Mason, Of Virginia, is said 10 be
the author Of a letter in the Richmond ENsmi-
ncr, setting forth the advantages Of Canada for
Southern emigraDts. He had better advise Viz
ginaps 10 remain al home.
Twas ALL ADREAM-We had a dream the
other night, " hen everything as still; We dream
ed we saw lot OF men come IN 10 pay their BILL;
with lots Of cash VIC cut dash, and hired a four
horse team-but then awoke when morning
broke and found it all dream.
MAsoxrc.-Thc Martinsburg New Era states
that Lebanon Chapter, No. 9, in that place, has
been visited during the last week by Past High
Prest.H L. Warlmar from Harrlsonburg Va.
and put in working order. The following per-
sons have heen elected officers for the year end
ing June, 1868: High Prest,A. Chambers;
King John NJ. Wolf; Scribe, John W. Daley
Captain Of the Host VIM. NJ. VanClcvc, Prin-
cipaI Sojourner f. G. AIbur,is; r. A Capt, j.
Q. A Nadenbousch; Master 81 Veil, VIM Clark
% do, YIN. Showers; Let do, Thos. B. Srmp-
son; Treasurer, Philip Showers; Secretary, 7.
?. Hollis; Guard and Tyler Joseph S Cham
bers.
One day last week colored man Of Cumber-
land, Nd, while out hunting, observed three
deer approaching him, and taking good aim he
fred at the lot and brought down all three, kill
my Two Of them and wonrdIug the other. lie
secured two but the wounded one managed TO
get away.
Father 0. :. Sears died in Lynchb1rg, Va,
on Tuesday last He had been sick for some
time ofIheumaiism ofthe heart. Father Sears
was bora in Alexandra, Va, was received INTO
the Catholic Church and ordained by Bishop
MsgiIl and was at the time oil his death in charge
Of the Catholic churches at Martinsburg and
Berkeley Springs. He was about 80 years old.
The farm belonging to Mr.. T. T. Yanmeire,