Shepherdstown register. [volume] (Shepherdstown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1849-1955, 1872-10-26
Editorial Brtyittes.

town at 1915 per ton.
The driver of grocery cart who let
a basket of eggs fall, says that truth
squashed TO the earth may git up and
git, but he II be derned if eggs will.
Hats with thermometers in the ROOT
are the latest Invention. If the mercury
gets too high, you stand OH your head
until your equilibrium is restored.
The way for young ladies to avoid
chappy cheeks is for them first to avoid
cheeky chaps.
Brown says wedding rings ought to
be rechristened suffer-ings. lie has
been married FIVE years,
Chestnuts are selling in Boonsboro
at cents quart
The Court of Appeals have not yet
decided whether or not Jos. w. Davis,
lately convicted in Washington county,
Md, of murder is to have new trial
The largest bass caught this season
in the Potomac that we have heard OF
was taken last week at Dam No. 6, by 8
young man named Hunter of Morgan
County, w. Va. The fnny charmel
weighed l-2 pounds.
Mr.. Samuel Orrlson, of Leesburg, has
taken this fall, with hook and line, from
the Potomac River, over five hundred
bass. The Potomac aad it's tributaries,
are becoming crowded with this delight
full fish.
Some people have all idea that the
Greeleyites have gone ''where the wood
bine twineth'-white hat, white coat,
expanded fan and all.
John Richardson, of Hapers Ferry,
w. Va, took premium at the Mary
land Fair, for boring machine.
The first invoice five tops) of new
iron for our new Jail in Charlostown
was received by the contractor for that
portion of the work, Mr.. John Z. Hill
bert, last week. Messrs. Holmes &
Rust, the contractors for all the other
work, are pushing matters in good earn
est.
The new bell for the Court House in
Charlcstown, has arrived and is being
placed in position. 1t is quite large
weighing $50 pounds. The mating and
stoves for this building have also ar
rived within the past week, SO that ey
erything will be in good trim by the
time the November Court commences
its session. The Town Clock is expect.
ed this week.
Our friend G. NJ. D. Conley, of Cum
berland, Md, will accept our thinks
for files of Cumberlandpapers.
Major Blunt of Washington City,paid
off the hands at the Cement Mills, at
this place, on Monday last. This is
what we like to see. The laborer is
worthy Of his hire, and should be paid
promptly.
Ror RrIxrt MoIlurran, 81 Sykesville,
Nd, formerly ofthe Presbyterian church
Of this town, preached two excellent SER
mons in the same church of this town
On Sundayiast. He is one of the ableSt
belonging TO that church.
The three days steady rain this week
was q glorious visitation.
Rev. Mr.. Wissler, formerly pastor of
the Reformed Church of this town, paid
us a visit last Saturday, and is looking
well. He has now a charge near Can
nonsburg, Pa.
"These are stirring times" as our imp
said, the other day, when he was en-
gagged in stirring kettle ofapple butter.
A report comes that four hundred
families from Alsace and Lorraine, the
French provinces acquired by Germany
in the late war with France, are prepa-
ring to settle in the neighborhood of
Alexandria, Virginia.
Don't spend your dollars out of town
# it can be helped. Patronize home
business nen,and thereby make Business
oilsh anu iuoHey easy
In South Bend, Ind, they use small
packages of quinine for change. AS
everybody takes it, they look upon it
he same as legal tender, and it passes
off without difficulty.
October 10th was the date fixed upon
forthe marriage of the Emperor of China,
and great preparations had been made
among the heightened Celcstials for the
great event.
Persons who visited the Hagerstown
Fair represent the attendance as being
very slim. 1t was a grand mistake to
hold the Fairs at Frederick and Hagers
town on the same days.
A writer in the Grafton Sentinel
thinks the unprecedented destruction Of
life and property on the B. d o. Rail
road is the consequence of divine dis
pleasure with the company running
trains Oh Sunday.
Mr.. A. z. Rowe, of Fredericksburg,
has sold two thousand pounds Of well
cured salt pork, payable when Horace
Greeley is elected. He has two thous-
and pounds more TO sell on the same
terms.
Chesnuts are being shipped from New
Creek, Mineral county, by the hundred
bushcl-,hey are at $50 per bushel.
A colored man in North Carolina pull
ed mules tail to show his DEBILITY.
His funeral sermon was IN hour and a
half long.
The present style Of bonnets INDUCED
I'm h,, tho Iodics ara worn low on the