Shepherdstown register. [volume] (Shepherdstown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1849-1955, 1869-06-26
Editorial Breyit;es.

a stroll into the WOODS. anu oe Sihu NAV
you are alive.
Tan may be removed from the face by
mixinu maonesis in soft wafer Ia the con-
sis.ency Of paste, which should then be
spread on the face and allowed to remain
a minute or two. Then wash oil with
CASTLE soap suds, and rinse with soit wa
ter.
On Saturday night last The TINKER
Church on Beaver Greek, in Rockingham
county, was Sc. on fire by some vlllainous
parties, and burned TO the ground.
A New Orleans paper tells OF live
mouse being found in child's stomach.
is estimated that the farmers OF
" ashinglon county, Md, los, half a mil
lion of dollars by Withholding their crop
OF last year from market last fall.
Mrs. Ellen Dill, Of Marion county, In
diana, has jus, entered her 65rh year, and
has also just entered mairimony with a
youth Of 10. He is her fifth husband.
A chap out Yves, adverIises for wife
as follows: ANY gal what's got a bed,
a coffee. pot, skillet, knows how 10 cul
oc, brilcbes. can make hunlln' shirt,
and knows how 10 take care Of Dung uns,
ken hev my sarvices I'LL death parts both
on US.
Something for would be editors 10 do
Get up column Of local items Tor coun'
try newspaper when The mercury Is W
deg, in the shade. Try it, friends.
Trustees of schools should not forget
tina, they are required by the Code OF
Yves, Virginia. as soon as practicable al
Ter the flc, of June in each year, TO take
an enumeration of the youth IN their dis
,ricis, and return the same verified By al
fidav, 10 the Secretary Of the Board Of
Education OF the township, as soon there
after as possible. Those interested should
wake up.
The local press is everywhere moving
in favor of square-loed old fashioned
Fourth of July celebration this yeaf-pa-
rade, reading declaration, orstion, ginger
pop, lemonade and fire crackers. Dis
charges from the anvil artillery to COM
mence at daylight, and proceed by spirits
throughout the day. In some localities
barbecue is the word.
At a religious meeting among the
blacks colored preacher requested mat
some brother should pray. A baIi-wl''ed
fellow commenced string Of words with
out meaning. A, this the pastor raised
his head and inquired, Who dat praying 7!
Dat you, brudder Nose You let some
body pray dal's better acquainted wild the
Lord
Watkins James has been appointed AS
sslanl Assessor Of Internal Reve2uc, in
Shenandoah County, Va.
The votes OF the Legislatures of four
States only are necessary to rally The
Fifteenth Amendment. The States OF
Vermont, Rhode Island, Texas. Missis-
sippi, Georgia, Virginia and Maryland
are ye, 10 vote on the subject.
Commodore Mutt and Minnie Warren
were married on Thursday al the resi-
Jeuce OF "Tom Thumbs" mother, Mrs.
Sratlon,) al West Haven. Conn. Tom
Thumb and his pretty little vile, once
Miss Lavinia Warren, the sister OF The
bride, acted as groomsman and bridesmaid.
Hon. r. Y. Conrad, Of Winchester,
Va. has consented TO be a conservative
candidate for Congress.
The Clarke Courier says, we have
been cautioned by good authority that
from one 10 two hundred negroes from
Maryland and Yves, Virginia have passed
through Charlestown on their way to
Frederick and Clarke counties to register.
Some hands in jefferson refused 10 en-
gage for harves, on the 9Th Of July be-
cause. as they said, they mad TO 60 and
vote.
Gosslp MARKET.-Marriages scarce
and depressed; engagements dull and
bu,few coming forward; courtships good
and PRIME; scandal market over~slocked;
beaux, supplies light, stock Inferior, and
good demand neighbors qusrrels plenty,
and stock accumuating; tasding, a foil
assortment.
The Berkeley Union says, Messrs.
Bristor a. Allen, real estate agents, have
sold for VIM. NJ. Vaucleve his Oak
Grove farm near Vanclevesvllle,io Messrs'
Dawson & Smith, Of Fulton county,
Ohio, for $40 per acre.
An exchange says: Some fool at Ba'
den is to step into old Abe's shirts by
marrying his widow" The Dag BOOK
saws he can, do that. for she sold The
shirts before "ihe late lanentsd' had
been dead q month.
Miss Annie Surralt, sister OF Ibe Ia
nous John II. Suuan. was married
Thursday morning in Westinghouse MI
Toney, of the Surgeon Generals office
The Berkeley Union says, Oh Tuesday
evening last, The Oder Of knights OF
Py,hias of Marlinsburg was presented
with Bible from the ladies OF that place.
Jno. F. Smith, Esq. of Smithfeld, JEFF
ferson county, made the presentation ad-
dress and Prof. Gerhar, responded in be-
half of the Knights.
Gen. Meem has out 625 acres oil wheat
on his estate, in Shenandoah county, and
expects 10 make. at very low,-estlmatIon
ten thousand bushels. lie hes also about
five hundred acres Of com out, which Is
looking very promising. As another
item, last year, alter sending very large
lot of sheep to market, he had left on the