Shepherdstown register. [volume] (Shepherdstown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1849-1955, 1869-02-27
Editorial Brevities.

The Walters farm in Berkeley was
purchased By J. II. Walker a, $40 per
acre; and the Bowery farm by Daniel
Ropp for $7O,o5 per scte.
The 22d Of Feb. was observed in Mar
tinsburg by the Masonic fraternity who
who marched with music in procession 10
the Nj. E. Church where WashinR,on's
Farewell Address was read by H. H.
Blackburn. and an eloquen. Grafton deliv.
cred by Rev. Or. Firley Of Winchester.
The trial of John Murphy. charged
with the murder OF John Conner. near
Mt. Jackson. on the 2lsi Of last October.
vas concluded before The County Court
of Shenandoah. on Saturday afternoon
LIST. by verdict Of "murder in the Sec
onj degree" aud the fixing Of The term Of
the psisoncrs's confinement in the penI-
ten,iary al ten years.
Mr.. Christian delivered an address ct
the last Rockingham court, faVorlng the
'new movement" He was replied to by
Colonel Armstrong and Mr.. Liggei', and
resolution WIS offered opposing colored
suffrage. which was adopted by large
maturity.
On Saturday night last fire broke oui
in the store of Myers a. Son. a. Lexing-
ton. which quickly consumed that and The
adjoining building, occupied by Waltz d
Flns,er as confectionery store. The
FIRE was caused BY the explosion OF ker-
osene lamp.
Jsler Philips. under sentence Of death.
whose case. involving The legality of the
Virginia courts, is to be heard in the Uni
ted States Supreme Court, has been re.
spied by the Governor until the 10Th Of
March,
The Maryland Ffeesione Company is
erecting al Seneca new mill. at a cos.
Of about $50, 900. TO facilitate The delive-
ry in far greater quantities Of the frees'one
there qusrried.
Last Sunday, a man named Murray, Of
White Post, died Of delitium tremens,and
on the next day his wife also died from
the same cause.
The National In,elligencer says: "At
Paddy town, on the Potomac. some TWEEN
ty miles. by an. air line, South of Cum
berand. and some fifty miles, ives, from
Winchester, lie inexhausilble beds OF BIZ
luminous coal. They are not now work.
ed, because o,yei reached by rail. 1t is
said the coal may be almost literally
shovelled from the surface of the earth in
10 the cars" II is the coal fields that the
Alexandra, Loudoun and Hampshire Rail
road tends.
CnMDLAINs.o r Frosted FEET. Bells
While Ok relieves the in,oersble itching,
aud if used in time, prevents the Chi
blains breaking out. Price rs cents. For
sale by Druggists and all prominent Store
keepers,
Week before last. WIN. Henry May,
son Of Wm. May, living near McGsheys.
vile in Rockingham county. was killed
by the accidental discharge ola gun he
was carrying.
Mr.. Robet, A Ish, a most eslimable
end well known citizen Of l.oudoun conn
ly, died very suddenly al his residence,
neer Aide, on the 18th instant.
Josh Billings Gays, "You can't do
business wiihoJ, sense eny more than you
ken start cooper shop on bung hole"
Florida is luxurialing on ripe water.
melons.
jacksonville. Fla, is enjoying an sbdn-
dance Of shad, 8, from forty FIVE 10 fifty
cents pet pair.
An insane woman was arrested in the
White House few days ago near Presi.
den, Johnsun's private apartments.
When asked what she wanted, she repli.
ed that she was sen, "by the Almighty 10
kill Andrew Johnson. She will be sent
10 The Insane sylum.
A Sell-dressed, and apparently resPec.
table young man named WIN. Brown,
says The iIagerstown Mail, who halls
from Virginia, was arrested in William
sport, on Sunday last by officer Bowser,
had hearing before Justice Taggsrl. on
Monday. and was committed to await the
action OF the Grand Jury, on charge OF
stealing o small pocket pistol from the
room of II. c. Gehr, in ibe Washington
House. Hsgersown, about the 18Th Of
January.
The o., was celeb. aled at Hsrper's
Ferry by Ball at the "Shensndosh
House" kept by Mr.. +. A. Kirwan.
Round Trip Tickets at half fare, will
be issued al The different Railroad Stations
TO Washington, commencing The first day
Of March. Good for six days from date.
Fair for The benefit Of the new Brass
Band will be held by the ladies of Ha.
gerstown in Lyceum Hall. The Fair will
commence on Tuesday evening at 7 o.
clock. March Sd, and will continue open
both day and evening until the l3lh.
The Spring Term Of Cour' will com.
mence OH Monday next, Isl Of Mach, in
Hagersiown.
\ Sheriff s. r. Allebaugh, Of Rocking
ham county. has just returned from Ma.
ryland with two Prisoners-Chas. Rains
and John Iones-who were recently ar.
rested IN Baltimore, upon charge Of bsv-
ing stolen horses from Mr.. E. W. Hester,
near McGsbeysville, in .ha, county.
One day last week, Gays the Winches-
ter Times a row occurred ., Hsrfords
Hotel in Berryville. between hslf-breed
negro named jim Nixon and another ne.
gro whose name we did not learn. Nix.