Shepherdstown register. [volume] (Shepherdstown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1849-1955, 1873-05-17
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LETTER FROM CHARLESTOWN.

Rev. DIR. Duncan, OF Ranjolph Macon |
College, During his stay he lectured
in the Methodist Church, on "Woman's
place" to an audience good in size and
appreciative in character The Doctors
style il Very chaste and pure, of good
Anglo Saxon type, and his manner IN
keeping with the rules of oratory. ~, NE
read his lectare-rather q fault. Inc
lecture was an honest discrimination OF
woman's character, calibre, influence ana
,,,srs~;n nowise sensational yet, ne
WAS happy in many of his points, ana
was heard with profound attention. Inc
)act.s,r as a whole was well received.
NM conclusion of the Doctor was that
a,nman's place is to fill as she was IN
tended TO and is admirably adapted tor,
sbe important sphere of mother, wife,
.],uyhter, sister and christian in their
sndearing and influential relations. The
lecture yielded $50, for the benefit OF
the Church property. The Doctor
preached on Wednesday night. AS a
preacher he rather excells, than as
lecturer. The surprise given out in
former number of the Register respect
ing the Rev gentlemans visit to Charles
town, is likely think to be verified in
the lapse of the near future.
The contribution of $4,000 by our
Corporate authorities toward the enter
prise of working Car factory i'll our
midst lays very quiet as we hear moth
ing of it since its passage. 1t Is to be
hoped it is not consigned to the tomb
OF the capuletts, but is only waiting the
preliminary steps toward the consum-
inatiou of the object. Individual enter
prise is not wanting among US, as IS evil
denced by the Improvement OF private
property and the busy working OF our
mechanics. But something like unto
the enterprise named-employing
hundred hands and paying out some
hundreds of dollars week this is the
great need with us, which would give
an impetus to every branch of industry.
1t is to be hoped the matter begun so
auspiciously will be brought to sue
cessful completion. In the slight hitch
in the Council, touching the vote OF the
$4,000, resulting in change Of Mayor
our town looses nothing. Col Chew
the new incumbent, is adapted to the
place in every sense. The role the Col.
PLAYED in the war schooled him tor any
position where decision and prompt ex-
ecution are necessary and as the head
of our municipality, he is pre-emlnentl!y
the right man in the right place.
The passage of the new liquor law
has had the effect to curtail largely i'll
the number of places where Intoxicating
drinks have heretofore been sold. II our
1apers state correctly there were but
three applications for license to sell III
Charlestown, leaving four out in the
cold, who have heretofore been engaged
in the traffic. A decrease OF four places
where the ardent was dealt out, Is no
small matter and if we could only say
that the decrease in drinkers and drink
ing was in the same ratio, surely 1T
would be blessing not to be despised.
This will be a benefit from the law all
over the State, a curtailment OF the traf-
tic and the liabilities of the seller must
necessarily check the looseness with
which it has been sold. Hence l have
learned that one Of the persons here who
applied for license will placard the names
If oarties to whom he cannot sell under
the law. at his bar for reference. A
GOOD idea. | have learned also that the
wife of man who is given to the eX-
cessiye use of liquor waited upon the
seller of it to her husband and gave MN
some pointed admonitions- She was
RIGHT for it was her lawful and only
support. That gentleman Will not like
" sell TO that husband under the new
law. So it works and will work good.
You publish in this weeks paper dry
time over your way, just now. Pity 1t
would not last all the year. Such
drought nM NOT hurt The corn crop.
Since the adjournment OF Pres6ytery,
Mr. Hopkins, the Pastor of the Presby-
terrain congregation here has kept up a
series of morning prayer-meetings, as
early as six and half o'clock. L nave
not learned that there was any especial
RELIGIOUS interest exhibited, other than
that the attendance was large, which OF
itself is an encouraging fact. Our com
munity has during this Spring been VS.
tied with deaths unusually often. Espee-
cially of late has the scripture been verl-
fed, imam goeth to his long home anu
the mourners go about the streets.
The old, the middle aged, as well as
vigorous and strong young men have
been the victims, and yet there are 9th
ers who are seemingly near the gates.
These solemn visitations of death should
impress the living seriously and we
might hope and pray, extraordinary re-
licious exercises looking to the reforma
ton of the life, would be attended with
awakening and conversion. Such is
truly the great and all important end
for which preaching, praying and holy
living are designed to bring men and
women FROM sin to God. We cherish
tho hope that such combination of
Proyidcntial influences will result in the
consummation so devoutly wished, and
the good and faithful among us will re-
io;ee in the long looked and prayed for
blessing. .,
A very interesting and successful
meeting has been in progress at Wilt
sbirc's School House, 3 II miles north
ofCharlestown, for several weeks. The
meeting has been in charge of the Rev.
Mr.. Rodgers, of the Baptist Church, who
has boon assisted by Rev. MessrS. Will