Shepherdstown register. [volume] (Shepherdstown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1849-1955, 1872-12-21
LETTER FROM CHARLIE, TOWN.
December IA. 1872.

tings from Charlestown. You were
pleased to publish them and solicit from
me further contributions. For upward
of six months l sent you weekly notes,
and though for season Timothy has
not appeared as frequently as of yore,
his time being taken up in a way he
wot not of before, still, he feels, now
and then desire to communicate with
your many intelligent readers. Many
changes have been wrought in our town
since these dispatches began. Some of
us who hardly thought to be afoot so
long are yet on hand, while others who
little counted on being laid low are mis-
sing. almost instinctively look to see
them walking or riding our streets, but
10 they are not. Their mourners 60
about the streets.
The year has been with us the cleo
ton year We have had the benefit of
the whole voting gamut-.NunicipnI,
County, State and National. We have
had surfeit and there is cause for con-
graduation that for while at least, we
will have rest and yet, they are not
without instruction. We have seen old
party hacks beat at their own game of
political euchering-that whisky could
not elect to responsible office, ard some
who thought themselves great with the
dear people and sure OF being elected
when the votes were counted, found
themselves "small by degrees and beau
tifully less. So even politics have their
moral teachings.
We are waking up in Charlestown to
our future interests and material en-
largement. An association has been
formed, the business of which will be to
put forth every means that will possibly
contribute to the above desirable result.
Some are very sanguine of accomplish
ing all that is promised, whilst others do
not see the end so easily. So it is,some
are enthusiastic and hopeful, and see
through specks at long range, others
ar, phlegmatic and near sighted, and
fail to discern the distant object. To
use Zittleism,I "drappeI" in atthe first
meeting and found the lawyers had the
case i'll hand, and as they are learned
and skilled in the management of cases
| concluded they would work it out sue
cessfully, and the preachers could be
dispensed with. You have generously
published the proceedings Of the Asso-
citation in your paper BY the by,there
is feature of the Register which in
my opinion is very commcndable, an
independent tone and spirit, that does
not covet the favor of any particular
clique, land opens its columns to the pub
LEGATION of moral truths and sentiments,
fearless of sin and evil, though ever so
strongly entrenched in money and intiu-
ence. Hence | have been most highly
grati6ed to read in your paper of late
temperance articles indeed to such a
degree that the Register might be said
to be the organ of the cause. "A noble
cause, Mr.. Editor, and verify you shall
have your reward. | like racy, indie
pendent journal.
Our town moves on apace in material
improvement. Our Building Associa-
ton has proved awholesome public ben
eft and new one is being started, the
old one having but short time to exist.
Our Court House as it approximates
completion presents an imposing APP
pearance, and with its town clock 10 tell
us of the passage of time, (of which too
many of us arc obliviousD batting the
single exception the failure of the &C
coustic properties of the chief audience
room, will he the finest in the whole
State. Even the Jail, the brick work
of which is being finished, will present
the appearance of handsome residence,
its incarcerating features being placed
in the back ground and almost hid from
view. Some beautiful houses have been
added, store fronts are being enlarged
and tastefully finished, and on the whole
our towE physically seems to be on the
home stretch.
While this gratifying resume can be
made in a material sense, | fear in a
moral one, we are at stand still. We
keep in the old vats and show no up
heaving that indicates the breaking up
of the power of evil. Other towns pre-
sent an upheaval that seems to shake
the very foundations of the wicked one,
but ours appears TO be the comatose
stop,-the precursor of death. 1t is not
for me to say this is the fault of any one
or set of men among us. Our ministers
are pious men and faithful too. Our
protesting christians are numerous and
church going. But here is the anomo-
". A christian community with three
large and beautiful sanctuaries, each
with its worshipful throng and yet no
conversions, no general turning of sim
ners to God o for the coming OF a
Stiles, Rosser, or some other flaming
evangelist, who by his fiery words and
impetuous zeal, imbued with the Divine
afflatus, might awake the "deaG to life. y
TIMOTHY.
SALE AT CHIppAouA.-All the farm
utensils, horses, cattle and household
goods belonging to the Greeley family,
at Chippaqua, were sold at suction on
Saturday. The cattle sold at ordinary
rates, the oxen going at from $62to <S9
per yoke; the cows from $40 to $50,
and fine Alderny bull, valued at 5000,
for $50. The famous old COW, 24years
old, which has furnished milk for Mr..
Greeley's children and was quite his
toric old creature, sold for $3.50. The
grain went off at low rates also 1t is
stated that the farm will be cultivated
next year by the young ladies, probably