Shepherdstown register. [volume] (Shepherdstown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1849-1955, 1873-02-01

Thursday, the goth OF February, STOCK,
farming utensils, DC.
Eag- Ofp TMEs.-A friend has hand
ed us a couple Of old newspapers, which
are now lying before us. They are the
''Nartinsburg Gazette" Thursday, Dec.
90, 1915, No. 33, Vol, II, published by
John Alburtis, and the Virginia Moni-
tor, for Wednesday Aug. %, 1921, No.
40, Vol. l, published al Shepherdstown,
by Edward Bell,
They are dingy little sheets, printed
on coarse paper in style Of typogra-
phv which, to tell the truth, would now
shame "the devil" of any office in the
country, and yet they were doubtless i
fair type of the yillagepapers Of their day.
We propose to make some extracts
from these venerable weeklies, which we
think will interest our readers.
The first thing that invites our atten-
tention under the editorial head is the
following:
eve understand Ina, the President Of the
United State, Is at Shenucndale Springs III
tbs County. lie left the tat of Government
on the lih inst for his farm IN this State,
which Is about 80 miles distant from the springs.
The Prcsident at that time vas Mr..
Monroe, and the Shennondale Springs
place Of fashionable resort by persons
from far and near. Why cannot they
be Reconstructed" and again made at
tractiye FOR visitors in pursuit Of health
and pleasure.
1t will pay to get up joint stock Co.
for that purpose.
Then follows an account of 4 meeting
in the Lutheran Church to consider the
expediency of a "Female Bible Society
which was formed with the following
as its officers:
Mrs. Sarah Rutherford, President ;
Mrs. Elinor Brown, Vice President |;
Mrs. Eliza Jewett, Treasurer Mrs.
Francis NJ. Ransom, Secretary. Whose
names will revive in the memories Of
our cid citizens pleasant reminiscent
ces connected with those most estimable
ladies'.
The next thing we see is communi-
cation "On Matrimony" from an old
bachelor, who pleads the extravaganza
and friyolity Of the fair sex as an excuse
for his having passed his life in ''single
blessedness. SO it seems that the vii
lage bellies of fifty years ago were fond
of fashionable follies, and that thereby,
then, as now, the beauxs were deferred
from popping the question.
Then comes an advertisement headed
Taxes an earnest appeal for the pay
ment of the taxes, signed by J. L. Ran
son, Deputy, for Daniel Morgan late
Sherif-showing that our predecessors
could not escape the grab Of the tax
gathering army more than they could
the inevitable grasp of Death.
AS our eye glances over the advertis
ing columns,we see many familiar names
of those who have gone to their final
rest Lane, Cookus, Bedinger, Boteler,
Swearingen, Selby, Jewett, Humrick-
house, Glenn, Bnscoe, &c, &c.-a!so
the following notice of the death of a
promising young editor belonging to a
family honourably associated with the
press of this County for mere than half
a century:
"Died at Harper's Ferry, on Saturday
last, after short indisposition, Mr.. II.
Gallaher, junior of the "Harpers Ferry
Free Press" The deceased was esteem
ed by all who knew him, as worthy
and respectable young man; but scarce
ly had he shone upon the stage of life,
TIL He whose wisdom is infinite permit
ted fatal disease to arrest his useful
ness forever.
Turning from the grave to gay we
read the following advertisement of
runaway taylor, which certainly is not
fattering picture Of the departed one:
DANIEL MATZENBAUGH,
TAYLOR,
Ran away from Funkstown, on Sat
urday 9th June, indebted to number
of persons. In order to warn the pub
lie against similar impos;tions, | give