Shepherdstown register. [volume] (Shepherdstown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1849-1955, 1869-11-27
Editorial RreYilies.

Editorial Brevities.
Bulchering has partially commenced in
this place, and porkers begin 10 sQ"eaL
VIM. Walker has sold his mill prop
erly near Marlinsburg 10 D. Daniels Of
| New York for $4,000.
A young wife Of seventeen in Chicago
has 90, a divorce. She married fellow
who said he had 100000 when he
hadn't cent. Besides that be pinehed
| her.
A North Carolina clergyman has in
vented a mouse trap, sold his patent for
$1,000. and quit preaching.
I The venerable and distinguished divine
Rev. DIR. Footr, of the Presbyterian
church, died in Romney on Saturday last.
The new Southern Methodls, churches
in course of erection a! BedinGton and
DarkesviIlc, Berkeley county, are being
pushed rapidly to completion.
Through the carelessness OF the switch
tender at The Opequon bridge just below
Marlinsburg, the go Express West was
thrown off the track at the bridge We'd
nesday night Of last week. Fortunately
no one was hurt except The Engineer, who
had his ankle severely sPrained. This 10
the second time within TWO weeks that
the Express has been thrown of the
track a! this point.
Turkeys should roo.l high-,he Christ
mas Holidays are rapidly approaching.
A LADY in Santa Clara, Cal, had 10
have leg amputatedin consequence OF an
injury received by kneeling on a hoop
skirt.
One Of the heaviest land sales that has
taken plyce in Loudoun county since the
war. was effected on Monday last, by {.
II. Lee, Esq.. Attorney for Abner G.
Trundle. VITO on tina, day sold at private
sale to Charles r. Paxton, of Blooms
burg, Pa, Mr.. Trundle's proportion Of the
valuable "Exeter" estate, near Leesburg,
comprising 765 acres, for $4,000 It's
one Of the finest estates in LOudoun co.
To do the thing properly in New York
at wedding the BRIDE must have eight
brides maids and hundred dollar poodle
besides the one she marries.
Did ANYBODY ever know one woman TO
pass another in The street without looking
back TO see how her dress hung Guess
not.
The "odes, nhabitanl" is out with
his annual proclamation TO the effect that
we are on the verge Of hard winter.
A party of hunters, from Rappshan-
mock, we're quite successful in killing
deer, in the mountains west of Brooks
Gap, few weeks ago. They brough,
down some twenty-five deer, besides
some small game.
The "coId snap" has completely ront-
ed the "S,ore- Box Brigade. driving them
into the stores and saloons. Scarcely
even picket is to be seen around their
old familiar haunts
John w. Bear, Of Baltimore, known as
the buckeye orator" has been appoint
ed assistant special agent Of The Treasury
Department.
The ladies' ere respectfully informed
that, il has become the fashion to wear
waterfalls quite low, or at least much
lower than they were last winter. New
errheless a number OF the sex not having
learned The fact, still keep their cushions
on their crowns, which looks bad for mar
row necks, very bad.
A difficulty took place between twon
eroes Saturday night las, at Msrtlnsburg.
A negro named Dick Tollyver stabbed
negro named Ellis. The negro Ellis was
pretty badly cut, and ii is the opinion OF
physician that his ounds will prove Ia
tai. Tolyvcr was arrested and commit
ted TO Jail lu await Tla!.
A pleasant affair came of o, "Roral
Hill" near Gersrdstown last week The
children of Mr.. and Mrs. John Mckown,
presented their parents, on the gym ami
versarv of iheir marriage, with pair oil
handsome gold lined silver goble's.
The heirs OF the late VIM. Hill sold
couple of weeks since, one OF their Iarms'
"Mayview :" known as the Beatty place.
adjoining jhe home place. ""hi'onla'
near Gainesville. in Berkeley couniy,con
tanning about 200 acres for $40 per acre
Purchaser, John Gerharr, Of Lancaster
county, Pa.
TIE case OF Mrs. Bridget Trsinor,
ow. and three children, OF John Iralnor,
against the Baltimore and Ohio Railroad
Company for damages. resulting from The
death of the husband and father by an
acriden, on that road. ives decided in ia
vor OF the plaintiff, the jury returning
verdict for $4,000 The Company have
moved for a new trial.