Shepherdstown register. [volume] (Shepherdstown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1849-1955, 1872-05-11

Drops low IN inc lnlsJ d-IcG
The newspapers say that the --latest
thing in Spring hats for young ladies is
to have the rim 50 bent and crumpled
as to be strongly suggestive of late
supper, an over portion of champagne,
and lively little tussle in a carriage
Hon. Okey Johnson, of Wood county
is announced as a candidate for Judge
of what will be the Fifth Judicial Cir
cult, composed Of the counties OF Tyler,
Pleasants, Wood, Writ, Richie and
Calhoun.
Ex,President Johnson, it appears, is
not much in favor of the recent ''move-
mcnt' with regard to the next preSlden-
tial election, and prefers that "thcre
should be a straight Democratic nomi-
nation hit or miss.
The Postmaster General has issued 4
circular requesting the public in all cases
to superscribe upon letters, circulars,
newspapers and other matters sent by
mail, the name Of the county rs well rs
the Postoflicc and State to which they
are directed.
a Richmond dispatch states that a
large number OF holders of Virginia
bonds will legally test the constitution
ality of the act of the Legislature i'm
posing a tax upon the interest due on all
1 / IL 4 hA
The first female lawyer admitted to
practice in the Courts of the District OF
Columbia is a mulatto named Charlotte
+. Ray. She qualified Tuesday before
the clerk Of the Supreme Court Of the
District.
Married at St. Johns Church, Mont
comcry, Alabama, on Thursday evening
the 10th inst, by the Rector, Rev. Mr.
Stringfellow, Rev VIM. Munford, for
merly Lieut.. Col. 18th Va, Infantry, to
Miss Fanny Ball of the above city.
Butter only 40 cents a pound at Mar.
tinsburg, and not very yalIer at that.
Some one says that the lion and the
lamb may lie down together in thi.
world. but when the lion gets up it viii
be hard work to find the lamb. Just so
An ill-natured fIssy man is like a tai
low candle-he always sputters and
smokes when he is put out.
A. :. Abel, proprietor Of the Baltl
more Sun. has purchased 'Guiliord, the
Macdonald property on the York Road,
for the sum of s475,OO0. He has since
been offered an advance Of S125,OOO toI
his bargain.
4 Missouri newspaper claims that the
hogs of that State are SO fat that IN
order to find out where their heads arc
at it is necessary to make them squeal,
and then Judge by the sound.
Obituary notices are often unconcious
" satirical, as in this, written OF al old
citizen of Nashville: "lIe was most
exemplary citizen and Christian. He
had been four times married, and died
in perfect resignation.
SAKE saws that Vermont is famou,
for four staples '.Men, women, maple
sugar and horses. The first are strong
the last are fleet, the second and third
are exceedingly sweet, and are uncom
monty hard to beat.
4 western school teacher, who doesn'
approve of tiogging, recently pulled of
the car of one Of his pupils as mild
mode of correction.
Dr. Joseph Woodhull, the husband OF
Victoria Woodruff, died in New York,
on Monday, the Sth inst.
How TO Por THE QUEsrIoN.-Pitts is
a capital business hand. He examines
the goods he is thinking Of purchasing Q
and then SAYS: We'll, III look around,
and if | don't find anything that suits
better III call and take this. Not long
AGO Pitts said to himself, Il am getting
rather along in years, and guess I'll get
married His business qualities wouldn I
let him wal; so, calling upon a lady
friend. he opened the conversation by
remarking that he would like to know
what she thought about bis gettir.g mar
ried. "Oh, Mr.. Pitts, shereplied. that
is an affair in which / am not so very
greatly interested, and l prefer to leave
it to Yourself" '.But," said Mr.. Pitts,
s.vou are interested, and, my dear girl,
will Won marry met The young lady
blushed very red, hesitated, and finally,
as Pitts was very well to do in the
word, and morally and financially of
good standing in society, she accepted
him; whereupon the matter-of-fact Pitts
responded, ''Well, well, Ill look about,
and if | don't find anybody that suits
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