Shepherdstown register. [volume] (Shepherdstown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1849-1955, 1869-02-06
Editorial Breyities.

Virginia, recently under the care Of Kew,
DR.. Cotton, has secured an earnest and
jealous pastor in the services OF Kew. T..
B. Crsighill, Of Jefferson county"
The Sbert Iron and Steel Company, oil
Augusta county, Va, with a capital oil
half million dollars, has been formed
Stock all taken. Contracts for large
amour, of woodland have been signed.
Rev. Samuel J, Baird Of Stanton, Va,
short time ago Obtained a pslen. for
printing press, and, has sIso obtained Two
patents for Motive Power for Sewing Ma
chimes.
One firm al Frsnkfor-on the Main 10
said to have sold seven,y-6ve thousand
carte photographs Of Mrs. Lincoln.
A surprise wedding is when a man
msrries woman he doesn't know, and
wishes he had never known.
Butler advises the Virginia Conserva-
,ives in Washington to reconstruct that
State by giving their lands 10 the negroes
and poor whites. A cheerful little prop
osiliOn.
BELL's ExpFcToRANT Cures Coughs.
Colds, Group. Whooping Cough, Bron.
chitis, IIosrseness, and all Affections oil
The Throat. Price 25 and 40 cents. For
sale BY Druggists and all prominent Store
keepers.
Mr. E. W. Pierce. OF The interior De-
psrrment. has letter from Lewistown,
Mifllln county Pa, stating that his sister.
in-law. Mrs. Pauline J. !lulI. had last
week given birth to FIVE children, oil
oys, Q iher o. which survived.
An Ohio editor is getting particular
about whs, he eats, and expresses him
sell after the following fashion 1.-The
woman who made the butter which we
Dough, las, week is respectfully request
ed to exercise more judgment in proper
iiGning the ingredients. The last batch
bad too much hair in for tuller. and not
quite enough for waterfall There is
no sense in making yourself balt.hesded,
if butter is thirty five cents a pound
Chsuncey Wild, of the Ksnswbs re-
gion, IN West Virginia, is visiting Gin.
cinnall, is nineteen years old, seven feet
high, and weighs three hundred and loor
pounds.
A man in ST. Louis recently got mar
red on Tuesday. go, the chills on We'd
nesday, wrote his will on Thursday. wen.
mad on Friday, and died on Saturday
The Legislature Of West Virginia will
dispose shortly, Of bill CHASING all slom.
ach biuers as liquors, and exsctlng a IL
cense tax Of one bundled dollars from all
druggists and dealers offering them for
sale.
On Friday nigh. last Winchester was
visited by sewers rain storm, sccompa.
MED by several flashes Of lightning and
heavy reverberalions Of thunder. Such
a thing az a thunder storm in January
seldom happens.
From observation. says tho Winches.
ter Times. as well as information received
from inleIlgen, farmers Of this and the
adacen, counties. We are gra'i6ed 10 stale
tina, there will be an extraordinarily large
corn crop planted next season.
Mr.. George Glass has been appointed
Clerk of the County and Circuit Courts
of ClsrSe county, IN the place OF his faith
or, Mr.. Lewis F. Glass. whose disabili-
lies have not yet been removed BY The
Senate.
The ladies' Of the NJ. E. Church. South,
8, Berryvllle, design giving dinner and
supper a, Castlemsn's Hotel, in that
town, on Monday, 22j Of February. for
The benefit Of their Cburcn.
Two brothers, Geo Brent Shepherd
and Thomas William Shepherd, grand
sons Of Mr.. Geo Brent, of Winchester,
died in Vicksburg. on The 18th of Janua.
ry, from injuries received by the explo-
zion of The steamer Glide {; their ages
were 81 and % years.
Aman by The name Of John Ner;ney,
dresden, of MsrIinsburg. was killed on
the railroad bridge below the depot, on
hSuHSeud ide'' Wy oSioS ioH o'Si ~
an engine, a, that town.
The Free Press states tina, youth
bout Is years Of age, named Turner. son
OF en- employee on the farm of Mr.. Kemp
near Rippon. in this county, was instant.
ly killed on Monday afternoon last by the
falling Of temporary straw shed.
The President has directed lhsts par
don he issued for nr Mudh. one Of The al
legged conspira,ors at the Dry TolIugas.
PresiJen, Johnson, has issued an sp-
peal 10 the ministers Of the Gospel
Throughout, the country in behalf OF the
unfinished monument to Gen. George
Washington at the National Capital. The
monument, il will be remembered, was
commenced before the war but was dis
continued after reaching heieh, of some.
thing like AZ hundred feet. in consequence
Of want Of necessary funds. With a
view Of finishing the monument. the
President suggests ihs, on Sunday inme.
diaIely preceding the 22d Of February,
every minister take up collection in his
church for the cause, and remit The a.
mount 10 the treasurer. J. B. II. Smith,
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