Shepherdstown register. [volume] (Shepherdstown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1849-1955, 1873-11-29
Editorial Brevities.


found on the street on Tuesday. Apply
at this Office. 81
Wheat sold in Georgetown on Tues
day at SIS2.
A Fair and Festival for the benefit OF
the pastor OF the NJ. +. Churck, at liar
pers Ferry, is now going Oh.
Our enterprising friends. Messrs
Duke & Gallaher, OF Charlestown, have
contracted to put tin roof ON the new
Market House in that town.
Girls, you must now make little fire
in your parlors on Sunday evenings.
VIM. Brent Riley, Clerk of the Cir
cult Court Mt Winchester, died few
days ago, of heart disease.
The Western Maryland Railroad has
been completed to Williamsport, and a
big Jubilee is expected to take place
there. McCardell of the Pilot is happy
man.
Hon. Geo. II. Lee died at Clarksburg,
in this State, a few days ago. lie was
an able man, and was Judge OF the Su-
preme Court Of Appeals under the old
State.
Trade of all kinds is being revived in
! New York, and manufactures are re-
suming operations, employing all their
hands who were recently discharged.
There is better ''out look" for all bus
mess.
\ dandy is a chap who would be a
lady if he could; but as he can't, does
all he can to show that he is not a man.
The modern bridal bouquet is a small
bunch of union flowers, tied together
with wide white satin ribbon, edged
with lace.
! The Girl who for eight consecutive
days sat on roof i'll the sun to bleech
her hair, is disappointed to hear that
blondes are out OF date.
Every one in this free country has 4
right to aspire to official position, But
it is not every one who aspires that can
he elected.
The little snow binds put in their APP
pearance this week, which reminds us
to say that the fall is far spent; and
stern winter is here.
The Shepherdstown ladies are singing
about 1.-The moth eaten hustle, the old
iron hustle, the clotll-covercd hustle that
hung on 50 well.
An urchin Of seven years went into 4
barber shop, and ordered the barber to
cut his hair as short as shears could do
it. He was asked if his mother ordered
it in that way. NO" said he, ''school
commences next week, and we have got
school mann that pulls hair.
Some of the coal companies at Cum
herand have notified their boatmen not
to return for another load, rs shipments
are expected to close in about two
weeks. The Borden Mining Company,
not willing to have stock on the
wharves at Georgetown at the close OF
the season is dismissing its boats rs they
are loading.
In Virginia the General Assembly
will stand Senate-Censervatives, 3D.:
Republicans, 10; House of Delegates
| Conservatives, 100; Republicans, 32. In
the votes for General kemper there is a
Conservative gain OF 1858.
A Milwaukee servant girl has aban-
doned her place because for six whole
weeks she Eeyer went to but three cir
cuscs, four prayer meetings, seven pic
MICS and two steamboat excursions. She
saws she wants to have little time to
! herself
The Tobacco Store of Mr.. J. Is.
IIaincs in Charlestown, was entered by
some thief or thieves on Sunday night
last. and about three thousand cigars, a
pistol and some other articles stolen
thcrcfrom.
The clothing of Mrs Emma Jackson,
wife of II. p. Jackson, living OH the
premises of Mrs. II. +. S. Butler, about
two miles from Charlcstown, were acct
dcntally ignited on Sunday last, and the
lady badly burned.
1t will be a good while until Leap
! Year comes round again. Just now
young gentlemen it is your privilege to
PROFOUND the interrogatory. Don't be
bashful. The ladies are ready for the
question.
Well. what if times are hard and
money scarce-printers bills are honest,
and when the poor devils ask and coax
and beg for what they worked long and
hard to earn, they ought TO receive it.
1t is stated that General Garfield has
expressed the opinion that the increased
salary bill of members of Congress will
be repealed at the ensuing session. The
sooner the better.
The London Times has reason to be-
lieve that the Duke Of st. Adams is
about to marry Miss Osborne, second
daughter of Mr.. Bernal Osborne, Mem
Der of Parliament tor Waterford.
The man who cannot muster up cour-
age enough to pop the question such
weather as we have been having OF late,
deserves to freeze to death this winter.
One of the most important female
qualities is sweetness OF temper lleav-
en- did not give to women inslnuatlon
and persuasion in order to be surley; it
did not make them weak i'll order to be
imperious; it did not give them sweet
voice to be employed in scolding.
Some wag at Fort Wayne mailed let
tiers to a score of business men, telling