Shepherdstown register. [volume] (Shepherdstown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1849-1955, 1868-02-15
Editorial Rrevities.

iherlsnd. They were females OF very
respectable appearance. but could speak
no English. They were forwarded there
nndrr The auspices OF General J. d. I'm.
buJen. domestic sgent Of an Immigration
COMPANY. which is fas. working It's way
into position Of practical utility. Push
the work along
The II. bic Of Mr.. Edward Grant. near
Stephenson's depot. was entered few
nights since by some wretch, and both
hind legs of valuable cali cm OF
Abou, Christmas. 10 men, protesting 10
hail from Wilmington. Del, circulated
extensively in Frederick, Clarke and the
adjoining counties selling "~illow slips"
for what they st, led The "Hilow fence. "
and selling. likewise. the confiding pur-
chsser-, for the "willow fence was a
swindle.
Mess;s. Thomas Hancock and John
VI. Lesmsn, mechanics who reS6e in
Rchmnnd, hsve recently received q
patent fos n machine for cleaning and
separating wheat from cookie. &c. The
Uhig says il comes up fully 10 what is
s,aimej for it. snd will be Of gresl "a luC
To farmers.
The only rh,ld OF . gentleman named
Miller, living 3, the lower end Of Shepsn.
doad county. vas burnt 10 death on the
25lh ull. The child vas about tue
Years OLD, and was lef, alone in a room
ia which there was a slove. and while
tbs another was oUr, il Is supposed its
clothes were sci on fire BY q stick or a
book which it had been playing with, and
had probably been ignited al tbs stove.
!. farmer in Wylhe. who had lost many
OF bis sheep in some mysterious manner,
placed a qosD;ily Of srychnine on a dead
sheep. Of which two eagles, two wolves,
twp csrsmonnts and ,wep,y-six foxes par
took. and Jjer:-
Mr.. Alex. Logan has sold bis farm near
Ilar,i.onburg, 10 Mr.. Samuel Hartman
Price. $50 per acre. Mr.. Logan gave
s75 per acre for The farm less than Is
months ago.
The yeslry Of 81. Paurs Church. Pc
tersburg. held meeting on Tuesday
night, and decidsd 10 tender the Rector.
ship of their Church to The Rev. E. T..
Perkins. Of Leesburg. Va.
Mr.. Eied ScheGer, Of Stanton sold
10000 worth Of property in lots, within
ten days.
The Virginia Express Company has
extended lis lines through the entire Val
ley, and is now prepared to forward goods
10 any point between Salem and Var
per's Ferry.
On Thursday evening OF last week,
says The Berkeley Union Mr.. Irwin, OF
tho firm Of Irwin & Ksedy, Of Shep-
herdstown, having some business in our
town. was requested by his partner 10
bring his pistol along. in order 10 get
some cartridges for il. On his arrival
here he went with the empty pistol TO
Messrs. Reed & Minors sioFe. TO pro-
ours the cartridges. and in trying them 10
see if thew would fit. one was left in the
pistol without Mr.. Irwin being aware OF
ii. After supper, Mr.. Kimble was jok.
ing with Mr.. Timothy Howisy. and Mr..
Irwin HANDED the pistol to Kimble in or.
der to frigh,en Tim--lailing 10 this. Mr..
X. handed the pistol back. when Mr.. IT.
win. still thinking j, was empty, pulled
the trigger. shooting Mr.. Kimble in the
leg. seriously but not dangerously woui d.
ing him.
The Southern Bslimere Conference
will NEE, in Baltimore on Wednesday,
the 4th Of March. j is expected that the
Conference will continue in Session abou,
week.
Mr.. Turner. very worthy and indus
trious young man. was Instantly killed
end horribly mangled. by the Express
Train Of the Baltimore road, in It's pas
s,pe down on Saturday morning. pear
Wesvsrlon, He was an employee Of shs
road.
The Baltimore and Ohio railroad In
tend making an additional track cn It's
road q, The point leading from the Har-
per's Ferry bridge on the Maryland side,
by iunneling the mountain, az has been
done 81 The Poin, OF Rocks.
A German paper of Cincinnati says !:
On Thursday wsL.known lady died,
and on Saturday wa, placed in the vault
8, The Lick Run Cemetery. it being i'm
possible TO bury her on account OF The
ground being fNoyen so hard Yesterday
The friends vent out to the burying
ground 10 attend the inlerneni. While
there they requested the undertaken TO
open the coffin, when The fact was ro-
vealed thai the lady bad given birth 10 a
pair Of twins all three were, however dead
when Discovered.
The Fredericksburg News says
I'VE hsar that teacher, a general mis-
sionsry among the blacks go' $40 apiece
from .undry county "colored p"ssons."
for which he was to give them each
horse from Rich uond, TO keep twelve
months. and then buy him for ten dollars
more. Neither lie nor the horses Rave
come back. He was last seen drunk in
Richmond.
The Abingdon Firginisn says 1--WE
regret to learn that Col. Peyion. the
fs:her OF Mrs. Walter Preston. wssslrIck-
en- down with paralysis in Roanoke coun.
~. on Saturday last, and there is no
hope of his recovery.
The following ramsj persons have