Shepherdstown register. [volume] (Shepherdstown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1849-1955, 1873-02-22
For The Register.
LETTER FROM CHARLESTOWN.

MIR. ZlttIe-Ihe Rev. DIR. Duncan,
President Of Randolph Macon College,
located at Ashland, Va, paid Charles
town a visit of three or four days dura-
ton last week. During his stay he
preached once in his inimitabie style
very much to the qualification of our
citizens Though the night was very
Indictment his audience was large, many
being there who are not wont to go
to such place. The Doctor is greatly
admired as an orator and preacher by
our people generally, Being widower
of three or four years experience, 1t Is
surmised that his visit among US had
some very serious object in view other
than that Of preaching and social en-
joyment. Nous verrons. If talent,
popularity as preacher, success as an
educator, and a future Bishop in the
bargain, constitutes a prize, the Doctor
combines all and the future Mrs. d.
may be put down as fortunate.
The County Court opened yesterday,
Monday, the time prescribed by law
with full bench save one, the vacancy
caused by the removal Of one of the
Magistrates elect from your town. The
gentlemen composing the Court are
among the best citizens of the County.
Their physioguomy indicates maturity
of judgment and character, and their
personal will doubtless compare favora-
bly, with any Court of like character
in the past. The Chief Justice VIM.
H. Kable is perhaps the youngest menl-
Der of the body, but in culture and ca
pacity is in advance of all the others.
His opening speech is spoken Of as very
apropos, distinguished for good sense,
a clear discrimination of the duties OF
the Court, with some wholesome counsel
as to the economical administration OF
the affairs of the County. The speech
was ordered to be recorded, if for no
other reason as avowed by Captain
Smith, of Middleway, that the members
might commit themselves to its princi-
pies and thus pledge themselves to
faithful performance or It's doctrines. 1T
will be published presume. The elias
sifcation of the Justices for the subse
quent terms was accomplished of which
YOU are or will be informed. In the
contest for the Keepership of the Aims
House, Capt. Avis, the present incum-
bent, was ousted, and Mr.. LittletQn, his
predecessor was elected. The Captain
got but three votes, very poor show.
There were several other candidates but
the two gentlemen named were the on
" ones voted for. Mr. II. Davenport
was elected over Mr.. Foukc by one vote
to represent the County in its interests
in the Shenandoah river Improvement.
A close run. To-day motion was
made and argued to reScind the act on
of the Board Of Supervisors, whereby
the land damages and expenses OF engi-
neer corpse were to be paid by the de-
livery of the county bondsto that amount.
Green & Lucas for and Travers against.
The order was rescinGed. The Court
in it's collective character adjourned this
Tuesday evening. Tomorrow the elias
si6cation for February. composed of the
President Kable, Avis of Harper's Fer
w and Smith of Middleway, will sit.
Thus we have organized and started
aoain one of the noble relicts of the
venerated past May we not be disap-
nonted in our hopes concerning it! The
attendance upon the session has been
large. reminding one of the days of ore,
when it seemed the County emptied it
self into the town.
So at last you are to have branch of
the Metropolitan high-price killer at
Shepherdstown. You sent us over here
a branch of one of your merchantile es-
Establishments, and Major Undertake,
the prince among gentlemen not TO be
out-done. has returned the compliment.
His son Charlie, "a chip out of the old
block" will run the concern, and do up
the genteel to perfection, especially in
waiting upon the ladies' The Major
who believes in the efficacy of advertis
ing will doubtless patronise the Regis
ter il one of his happiest efforts, ''Look
out for the Loco Motive"
TIMOTHY.
Charlestown, Feb. 18th, 1878.
No. The truth Of tho follo,,.;.,.- $50,