Shepherdstown register. [volume] (Shepherdstown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1849-1955, 1872-07-27
For the Register.
LETTER FROM LEETOwN,
July %, 1877

.Sluce our temperance Ilc-nlc, the
Temperance cause seems to be moving
onward with renewed impulse, pro
duced by the agitation of the subject
both publicly and privately / also no
tice stronger disposition on the part
ofour members to work for the disen-
thrallment of our community from the
rule of King Alcohol, aud much need
there is for as TO be At work when IN
temperance is annually sending 6o'ooV
human beings to premature graves ana
100, o0e moderate drinkers are yearly
mustered into the ranks OF the cohll lil
ed drunkards, whose army OF oOO'ooo
Immortal souls, is marching steadily 10
the grave! The figures are lor the
1vn;te9 States alone, and in our country
ma GRO cursad with 10000 places "a
..sn.,d 10 sell spirituous Liquors, and
.hese places collect S6OO,OOo,OO0 annu-
NV Enough wasted in four years to
nav off the National Debt Let every
;rmperance man and woman be up and
doing.
T6e Festival given by the ladies Of
NfjdIlewav, for the beEefit OF the Meth
oljst Protestant Church of that place,
WAS quite q success. 1t closed on
Thursday evening last, winding up with
an auction sale of the articles left unsold.
! understand that the nett receipts were
about one hundred dollars. 1t was con-
tinued for three evenings.
There was political meeting held at
Middleway, last Saturday evening, for
the purpose of nominating delegates to
the County Convention. Well, think
it is too hot for political carrying on.
While writing about Middleway, |
will give the names of the officers for
the present. term, Of Samaritan Lodge,
No. %, |. O. O. f., of that place -
George Hogue, y. c.; John J. Rams
burg, V. c.; John f. Smith, Secy.;
Samuel League, c.; Jesse Brilliant, I.
The Board of Education of this
Township have decided to build a
school-houSe near Kearneysyille, loca
ting it near the Presbyterian Church,
upon the land of Thomas Turner, Esq.
\ school is very much needed IN that
neighborhood.
think the Board of Supervisors car,
ried the Precinct too far, when they put
it ut kearneysville. If they had placed
it at Striders School house. it would
nave been better located, and quite far
enough from Middleway. our other pre-
cinct. rs it now stands, it is just on
the Township line, which does not look
exactly fair.
Some of our farmers have threshed
their grain already The wheat thus far
proves to be Of good quality, and yields
vel, to the quantity oil straw, though
lightly to the acre. The only yields re-
ported to ne vet, are these ). Walk
er Snyder, forty acres, yielded three
hundred bushels, John Blue from
about the same quantity of land thresh-
ell about the same amount Of grain.
VIM. Foster. in Berkeley County,l learn
thrcShed one hundred and forty shocks
of wheat, which gave one hundred and
twenty bushels. which was a very good
Weld believe some new wheat has
been ground ready, in this nclghbor-
hood
Two or three miles south Of here, the
season has been very good, and corn is
growing luxurious. just about here
the corn is suffering The growth Of
fodder is large, but, if rain is withheld
for few days the ears will be cut short,
az it is Just now puttingforthth the shoots,
and RAIN is needed to make it fill well.
] have heard two accounts of the dep
relations of graSShoppers, that are
worth telling, IS illustrating their yora
cious appctitcs.
Mr. John i. Johnson says that the
choppers" hoped into his garden, and
took full charge of it, eating all the veg
etsbles, not excepting onions, of which
they ate bulbs as well as tops.
Mr. Levi Williamson gives his eXpe-
rience thus After the grasshopPers
had cleaned out my cabbage patch, |
concluded to try them with tobacco
plants Accordingly having procured
a lot of tobacco plants, | planted them,
and the grasshoppers eat them up be
fore vou could say ''hallo. Now l
have planted potatoes in the patch, and
am awaiting the result.
Mr.. Jacob v Evans claims the best
yiclG of hay in the vicinity. He cut
twelve tons of hay from five acres of
ground, timothy slightly mixed with
clover The meadow was two years
OLD, and Welded fifteen tons, last season.
The soil is creek bottom.
The boys are anticipating a pleasant
time at the Tournament and Picnic,
next Saturday. The Picnic will be
held in DIR. Balch's Grove.
Yours, &c,
TEMPLAR
y CoLoREp Mas on THE SITUATION.
The wcll-known colored lawyer, Rob
ert Morrit, of Boston, in an interview
held few days ago with a representa-
tive of the Boston Post. held the follow
ing language
Il made up my mind long since that
Horace Greeley was the man of all 9th
ers who would look ont for the best in
terests of the| colored people, and l am
firmly impressed with that idea. have
concluded to east my vote for him in
November. Iregard it as thebestnom-
ination that could have beenmade. Mr..
Greeley has shown by his whole life
that he is capable, upright snd honest
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