Shepherdstown register. [volume] (Shepherdstown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1849-1955, 1873-04-19

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their intention of publishing weekly
political paper, bearing the name OF the
Martins6urg Republican, the first num-
Der to be issued Saturday, April 18th,
and to be devoted to the advocacy Of
Republican principles.
Eag- Why so IIEALrIiY An Eng
lish lady recently walked from Stanton
to Buckhorn, 10 miles, and back next
day, simply remarking, upon one of our
DELICATE ones expressing surprise, ''She
often stepped farther in England" If
our women would walk more, we would
soon see the roses blooming Oh their
cheeks, and hear less of sickly children,
nervousness and dyspepsia.
Dsy' BALTIMORE AND Ono RAILROAD.
The Baltimore and Ohio Railroad
Company has begun the laying OF a
third track from the Point of Rocks to
Piedmont, and has made call tor FIVE
hnndred additional hands, to push the
work to speedy completion. AT the
Point of Rocks, and at intervals up to
Harper's Ferry, there is a large amount
of rock to be removed, which can be
done only by blasting. For conside-
rable distance the Chesapeake and Ohio
Canal binds the west side of the rail
road, SO that the third track will have
to be made east of the other track.
By CoMrLMENrAHY-We always
like to see our native born boys, when
in new cline, seeking their fortune,
we'll spoken of and i'll a prosperous con
dition. The subject of the following
notice, Allen f. Hoffman, is a son OF
our esteemed county man, John Hott-
man, Esq, land citizen Of Wellington,
Missouri. The Lexington, (Mo) Cau-
ca,inn says -
AL. Hoffman, formerly chief of the
counter-hopper department of Horace
Ardngers mercantile emporium, i'll the
fair little city OH the Sni, is at present
filing a position on the staff of our dis
tingnished dry goods Mogul, John III.
Ardinger. He is a clever fellow and a
good salesman; and we have no doubt
many of his old Wellington friends will
hunt him up in their shopping torays
BE- w. Va. EDUCATIONAL JOURNAL
The April number of this monthly is
received. Its contents are varied and
interesting. Teachers Of Free Schools
should by all means subscribe to this
magazine. 1t is full Of information for
them. Published at Parkersburg, w.
Va, az $50 per year.
BE- Rev. Mr. KAI4.~The Freder-
icksburg Herald says :-"Rev. J. j.
Kahn, of Harper's Ferry, preached two
very able. instructive and eloquent ser
mons on the doctrines Of the Catholic
Church at St. Mary's Church on last
Sunday evening at 4 and Monday even
ing at 7:3O o'clock. The tormersermon
was on the Sacrament Of Penance and
the latter was On the Sacrament Of the
Holy Eucharist"
BD- OFFIcERs.-The following is a
list of officers elected by Potomac Coun-
Gil, No. 9, Friends Of Temperance, for
the present term, and installed by G.
ID. McGlincy, ID. V. p
O. S.-WM. WEIS.
S.-ALLEN ENTLER.
A. C.-J. HARRISON.
&C. T. LICkLIDER.
T.-C. 7. BUTLER.
+. Sc. i. WEiS.
81. b. SMOOTH.
Chaplain-A. A. p. NEEL.
A.-G. ID. MCGLINCl,
President-D. L. RENTClI.
EXPO. \. LICkLIDER.
gsS~ SINGULAR CmARACTER.-A
young man of singular character has
been perambulating in the vicinity of
Duffields Depot i'll this county, for
some days past. He gives his name as
Robert Barr, and says he is from Lou
doun county, Va. He is said to be SIM
ple-minded, and wanders about from
house to house entering where he pleas
es, and making himself perfectly at
home and in some cases alarmed the