Shepherdstown register. [volume] (Shepherdstown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1849-1955, 1871-02-04
Our Leetowa Correspondence.
L,EErowN. Ian. 25ih, 1871.

BEETOWN, io'A'
Mr.. Philip A. Lewis attempted 10 ride
through the village last Wednesday morn
Ing, aud was moving al brisk salt. when
a hog attempted 10 cross The road. The
allemp, in some respects was failure, on
the part OF the hog, for il cot en'sngieo
with the horses feet. and Mr.. Lewis, tie
horse and hog all rolled on the pike to-
pelher. The horse rolled over Mr.. Lew
is, iuiuring him quite severely. cutting
and bruising his face and head in several
places. also inficting some severe bruises
about other parts Of his person ; he has
confined 10 The house since the accident,
but is in a fsir way Of recovering.
On Friday little girl four or FIVE years
old, daughter Of Mr.. George W. Nicely.
while playing abou. the yard. fell back
ward into the cellar. some one having LEFT
the door open. She escaped with two or
three bruises on the sides Of her neck
and face.
On Saturday Mr.. Edward H. Roberts,
living a, "Traveler's Rest" one mile
west Of Kesrreysville, was hewing some
posts, and making false stroke, his axe
glanced and struck his right foot, making
an inci.ion some two inches in length
and three quarters Of an inch deep. We
are glad 10 say that he is rapidly recover
ing
Yesterday Mr.. Joseph l.. Roberts
crushed his RICH! thumb, while working
on his saw mill. He was moving log
and got his thumb caught between The
log an a crowbar which he was using al
the same time his foo, slipped. and he
fell with all his weigh, upon the crow.
bar. The injury was very painful but not
necessarily dangerous.
noticed in recent issue Of The Free
Press an altenpIio evade the statement
in the Register short time ago, assert.
ing that 1.-THE petition for moving the
Counly.seal TO Charleslown had been
signed by boys only sixteen years old"
No matter who attempts TO deny II, i,
is nevertheless true. On one of The Pc
ti,ions | saw the name Of a school boy
who is only fifteen years old, and unless
| am very much mistaken. the names Of
halfa dozen boys attending School No. 3,
are signed TO the Charlestown petition.
We have some ladies' in this neighbor.
hood who pay taxes, and who nigh, sign
such paper with proPriety, bu, do not
know OF one minor in this community
who pays taxes.
A northeast snow storm set in This
evening about sunset and from the way
il is coming down. those who number
among their accomplishments the ability
10 indulge in the paslime Of sleghing, are
looking forward TO Pleassn. time. No
doubt many an aspiring youth will feel
grateful for snow, while skImmlng over
the roads with smiling dansel by his
eide, even if she is somebody else's sweet.
heart. |, mus, be nice fun.
January 3OIh, 1871.
The Storm tina, begun on Wednesday
evening continued until Thursday night.
though greater par of time, the fall was
OF bail and rain, more than Of snow. FRI
day morning showed abou. eight inches
Of snow and hail on the ground, this with
some two inches toal fell on Saturday
evening, furnished very good sleighing,
and every one who can do So, is enjoying
The spor, 10 the utmost.
This snow will s,tlle tine wheat into
the ground where il has been uphesved
By recent osls, as well as sbelIerlng the
plants.
A heavy log, or mis-, has filed the al
mosphere, while particles Of condensed
vspor have been falling all day, covering
everything with frusl-ilke work.
Asa yonng man, attending School No.
3, was going 10 school one morning last
week, he saw a rabbit. and Immediately
gave chase. There was just enough
snow. TO show the trail, and when he
could no, keep in sigh. Of the rabbit, he
ran by The trail. After a chsse OF some
three miles lie ran il down and caught H.
! me. him q few moments after; he was
nearly exhausted, and the PRECIPITATION
was rolling off his face in great drops.
lie said tina, after he had ran about lvo
miles he was or the point OF stopping bu,
thought by stopping he would lose all,
and he kept on. Such indomirable puck
and perseverance, If exercised in the
higher walks OF life will certainly til
umph over every obstacle. Do no, stop
short OF the desired good, bu,so run that
you may obtain.
The Rev. Mr. Scott, OF Duffie'ds,
preached in The Brick Church." near
here. yesterday afternoon, but | did not
&c, 10 hear his sermon.
Yours, &c,
TEMPLAP.