Shepherdstown register. [volume] (Shepherdstown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1849-1955, 1868-09-05
Editorial Brcyitics.


Church, was Ibid st Lovc,svlle, l.oudoun
county, Va, few days since. KEYS
Altman end Hedges, OF Midd!etown'
Bowers of Jefferson. Wire OF BuTKet'''
Vile, and Titus Of HagersIowD' Pafnc'pd-
ted in tho ceremonies.
A large new Catholic Church is about
being finished at MiddlelOwn, Md.
New German Reformed Churches have
recently been erected n, Adams,own and
" es,mins,cr, Md.
Our exchanges speak Of the rapid pro
gress of the town Of Manassas. III the
pas, three years A, the cIose OF tie war
il was bu, mere hamlet now II Is
prosperous and thriving town, and prom
iises 10 be considerable place in few
years.
The editors of the Nev Era and Uni
on of Ma,,insburg, ere again engaged IN
the dirty work Of manure
a, each ether. Come boys, quit that
lis nasty.
Rev. Henry Wendi. who was serving
fifteen years sentence in the Pennsyl-
vsnia peni.entary for having Outraged
number Of little girls under his charge, has
escaped from prson,at Philadelphia, and,
it is thought, gone 10 Europe.
The Shenandoah Herald Gays an i'm
mense amour, of produce will be shipped
from that locality this Fall.
Alta recent democratic demonstration
in Iowa. there were 500 ladies on horse
back in procession.
In Hardy county, West Virginia, the
voters of hloorcliel township are com.
PEELED to leave tina, place and travel t,cen-
fy miles for the purpose Of registering
The registrar is a mountain bushwhaCker,
and requires the journey 10 be made 10
his den.
The Galveston News CT August 25'h
says that the Texas Constitutional Con-
vention, "having worked up The material,
and gotten somewhere within sight OF the
preface TO q constitution, has concluded TO
take recess from next Monday until
December"
A North Carolina merchant had his
pocket picked Of $4,000 in Baltimore on
Monday last.
An ill.naiured woman al Saratoga say IS
that "some women dress 10 please each
other; some 10 please men, or rather one
man, for as general thing they desPSe
mems opinions on millinery. But the
mos, dressy women don't dress to please
anybody; they dress TO worry women"
A Louisville paper learns that it is
highly probable Gen. D. II, Hill will de-
iermine 10 locate in Kentucky. and asso-
cia,a himself with Rev. B. II. McCown
in the management of Forrest Home
Academy.
Tha Grand Lodge OF the United States
Of the Independent Order of Odd Fellows
assemblies in Baltimore on Monday, the
2ls, OF September. Its expected thai,
there will DO full repres enlatlOn present
from the States Of tho Union.
A, the Agricultural Fair. to be held at
Slaunton, additional a,uusoments, accord
ing TO the programme, will take place,
such as foo.races, jumping, rifle and pis-
tol shooting, base ball, riding at the ring
croquet, archery for ladies, slow races
&C., &c.
Tie track of the Alexandra, Loudon 81
Hampshire Railroad is now laid some dis
tance beyond Lccsburg, Va. 1t will reach
Bowler Crossing, it is thought. about the
first Of October.
An election for municipal officers took
place on Tueeday at Wilmington, Del.
The contest was very warm and the vote
was largely increased. Valentine. the
present incumbent. Republican, was cleo
led by majority OF one hundred greater
than las, year
The notes of tho Farmers and Exchange
Banks are selling in Alexandra at AZ for
Farmers, and 369 for Exchange. The
decision OF Judge Meredith in the bank
cases, i, is generally thought, will have a
tendency TO further enhance the value Of
these notes.
The Automatic Ghost continues its Wis
It's TO Mr.. Moons house, throwing rocks
against The house and into the windows,
yelling a, midnight around the house, etc.
Several nights since he lef,a noIe--wri-
ten in largo capitals and signed "GhoSt"
in which he promises the family not TO
disturb them again.
"MofTeWs Creek Marble Company,
near Slaunton, has been incorporated.
The capital stock is $4,000 The
Hon. A. II. II. Stuart is PRECEDENT OF the
company. The quantity and qualify Of
this marble is said 10 be superior 10 any
other.
A orresponden, describes Mosby us q
"lawyer of fair ability, with ad-jawed
face, dull, stubborn eye, a gTi;tiness and
bronzencss all over him, and saucy ease
Of speech.
A despatch srom Nashville says:
"Brownlow, in all article in the Wing OF
this week, threatens Presiden, Johnson
with the vengeance OF Congress il troops
are sent into Tennessee during the cam
paign.'
The many friends and comrades Of
Major Victor Brown, during the war com
missary OF tie l7,h Virginia Infantry, and
Of Corse's Brigade, will be panied 10
learn Of his death. which occurred al his
residence in Front Royal. on Monday
week, OF fever.
prssiAeni Rarhnut OF tie O. A. & Ma.