Shepherdstown register. [volume] (Shepherdstown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1849-1955, 1869-11-13
Editorial Brevlties.

York on Thursday morning last, aged
80 years.
Ths Female Seminary al MonndsVile'
10 this State. was burned on Sunday
last. The furniture and other contents
were saved in damaged condition.
Loss heavy.
The mesnest thing pthe old woman
can do is 10 look on when syoung fellow
is tying her daughters bonnet Strings.
One hundred black bass, from Har-
per's Ferry. have been placed in The
Schuylkill River.
A colored woman in Frederick county
Va, gave birth few weeks sgo 10 swins
one OF which was perfectly white, with
straight, hair, and the other black, with a
fla, nose and woody head,
Winter is coming, and it behooves Us
10 remember the poor. Every cord OF
wood given 10 the poor is So much fuel
saved from use in the mex. world.
Arrangements have been completed on
the Or,nge, Alexandra and Manassas and
The Chesapeake and Ohlo railroads for
running nigh, train from Washington
city TO Richmond.
The papers continue TO publish stories
concerning the reported maHlsee. now
said TO te near at hand, of Mrs. Mary
Lincoln, widow Of the deceased President.
TO Count Schneidenbnnlzen. grand cham
berlain 10 the Grand Duke OF Baden. 1t
is no, known how much truth there is in
the report. Mrs. Lincoln syel in Ger
many.
Advertise your business. Ii pays. II
pays well. 1t always pays. !. is the
creates, lever to business ever invented.
Poor whskey ia called fifteenth
anendmenl" in the South. because lis
hard to swallow, and doesn't amour. TO
snvlhing after it ia down.
Joseph S. Wheat. Esq was elected to
the House of Delegates, in Morgan Coun'
ty-nsjoriiy thirty.two.
Anewly=married man down east, says
if he had an inch more OF happiness lie
could not live. His vile is obliged to
roll him on the floor and pa, him with a
brick,bal every day to keep him from be.
ing TOO happy.
Mr.. David Newcomer. Of Benevols.
Nd, sold hog in Hagero,owu las, week
tina, eghed 755 lbs. gross, OF 0 cts. per
10. Right smar. pig.
Rev. W. A. Crocker. Of Norfolk, Va,
has invented Peanut Picker, Separsler
and Cesner.'
The valuable residence Of Mrs. Col.
Strange, near Gordonsville, Va, was con-
sumed by fire on Monday night, with all
the furniture, library. jewelry, etc. The
family barely escaped with their lives.
several members being badly burned.
They los, every piece OF clothing.
The Winchester News Gays Mr.. l.. v.
Shesrrr, few days since, killed four
wild turkeys at one shot.
The members OF The family Of Hon,
Reverdy Johnson are 10 assemble in Bal.
,ipore q, his residence on the 18th in
slant, TO celebrate the golden Wedding Of
Mr.. and Mrs. Johnson.
Dr.. v. l. Perry, formerly OF This
county, died in the West Indies some
time since of yellow fever.
The Free Press states that a son of
"Ossawaromie" John Brown was in
Charlesiown on Saturday last.
On Wednesday nigh, of las, week, a
fine black horse, OF The value OF $780,
property OF Teier NJ. French, Of Berkeley
county. was stolen from his field. On
Thursday night Of las. week, The fields Of
George w Bender Of the same county,
were visited and fine young grey mare
taken therefrom, OF the value Of $500.
Lucy Lee, the Miss. girl.who adverIs.
ed that she was willing TO marry aud sup
portln editor. has an awful nail. letters
coming to her by the car, lord. Our jour
says he will take her eight unseen"
The balance Of the military claims Of
WesI Virginia against the Uniied States
Government, amounting to Sl27, 679 %.
has been paid by the Government, to
Gov. Stevenson The B. e. o. r. K.
Company has also paid into our State
Treasury $4,000 Of back taxes. There
was balance in the Stale i ressury on
The 3ls, of October of $4,000.
Roger A. Pryor writes TO the people Of
Notaway. his naive county, 10 let poll
tics alone. lie Gays, when they gel,
money they will want nothing else"
x-Governos Thomas G. Pratt. for
merly United States Senator from Mary
land during the period Of eigh, years died
Ell his residence, in Baltimore, on the 9Th
instant.
Ten car loads OF cattle arrived in
Lynchburg, Monday morning from
Soulhwes, Vmginis. Thir,y-lwo car
loads were sent 10 different Northern
markets. across The Orange and Alexsn-
dria line, and abou. as many more remain
in l.ynchburg awaiting transportation.
Mr.. John Wysong. an old and highly
respected citizen OF Berkeley county. died
from paralysis. q, his residence in
Dsrkesvlle, on Tuesday nigh. last. Mr..
Wysong was over IS years of age. and
had been q merchant in the town Darkes-
vile, for nearly fifty years.
Some OF the papers are advising the
farmers 10 hold their wheat for the open.
ing Of The Suez canal trade. We would
like to know how farmer can hold on
with sherifs, tax collectors, s,orekeepers,
editors, phosphate sgenls, banks, consla.