Shepherdstown register. [volume] (Shepherdstown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1849-1955, 1873-06-28
Editorial Breyitfes,


pleasure trip to Harpers Ferry on
Saturday previous.
Sixty-fve hardy looking emigrants
arrived in Parkersburg on Sunday last,
direct from Prussia.
The ceremonies of strewing the graves
of our dead with flowers, took place at
Front Royal, on Wednesday last.
1t is now proposed to make the at
tempt to cross the Atlantic in balloon.
Prof. Wise is willing to make the ex-
pertinent, at Boston, on the 4th of July.
Pic Mics are now in order Every
well regulated family keeps constantly
on hand pic mic basket and lots of cold
victuals for an emergency.
There is one church choir in the Uni
ted States that has not had quarrelfor
six long weary months.
The second Friday in August is the
time fixed by law for the election of a
County School Superintendent, and
School officers generally.
England is celebrated for its fogs,
Ireland for its bogs, France for its frogs,
Canada for lis dogs, Maine for its logs,
Ohio for its hogs, and Virginia for its
eggnogs.
The Mormons who have lately been
travelling in Europe to gather up re
cruits, have returned, and say that they
have secured about 100 emigrants
who will shortly arrive in this country.
We understand that the depot build
ing at Cedar Creek, on the w. ~ 5.
Railroad, was burned on Saturday night.
1t was owned by Mr.. Hottie, who kept
store in it, and his entire stock OF
goods was consumed His loss is about
s2,OO0-insured for $1,000.
Col. Wm. Allen, of the Washington
and Lee University, Lexington, Va, has
accepted the Office Of principal of the
McDonough farm and school, to be es
tablished near Baltimore, and will enter
upon his duties on the lst of July. His
salary will be $4,000 per annum, with
dwelling house furnished.
The summer uniform of Hagerstown
policeman is straw hat, but they think
of doing away with that when the
weather gets real warm.
1t is said that fifteen thousand persons
have visited Edward 5. Stokes since his
confinement in the Tombs. In fact he
has held on certain days quite a series
of levees. Upon the news of the grant
ING of a new trial two hundred persons
called upon him with their cougratula-
tions.
A boarding house fend tells the story
that in a recent thunder storm the war
ing of the elements was so awe inspir-
ing that the hair in 4 dish Of butter, in
the pantry, turned completely white
during the night
A special dispatch from Staunton to
the Richmond Wing announces the
death of the distin guished lawyer, Hon.
Thos J. Niche, which occurred on
Wednesday night. He was taken sud
denly sick OH Wednesday morning, but
serious consequences were not at first
anticipated.
Hon. Moses Bates, prominent mem
Der of the democratic party, and for
many years chairman of its Massachu-
se,ts central committee, died in East
Bridgewater, in that State, last week.
Chicago has a married couple who
have lived together for seventy years.
This singular conduct is accounted for
on the ground of spite.
The regular annual Sabbath School
Convention of the Baltimore Confer
ence, NJ L. Church South, will be held
in Frederick City, Nd, commencing on
Wednesday, July 10th, 1878.
What with fly in the wheat and cut
worm in the corn is it any wonder our
farmers are unhappy But then this is
the season for such complaints.
No well regulated young lady thinks
of playing crOquet without most elab-
crate pair OF silk CATERS with beautiful
buckles A great deal of attention
should also be paid to the matter of
stockings.
The sixth annual session of the Med
ical Society of the State of West Nir-
ginia convened in Parkersburg on
Wednesday week. The session was
called to order by DR.. r. =. Davis, Of
Parkersburg, second Vice President.
Rev w. w. Dowuey, of Winchester
Presbytery, was ordained and installed
pastor of Failing Waters Church, Berke-
ley county, on the 9th of May, with the
usual attendant impressive exercises.
A little child in Williamsport, Penn,
fell and bit its tongue, which immedi-
ately began to bleed profusely, soon af-
ter resulting in the death of the child.
Some fine specimens of iron ore taken
from the farm of Mr.. Larkin Lake, in
Warren county. Also, some pretty fair
specimens of copper ore from the farm
of Mr.. Johnson Lake.
Hollohan and Nicholson, who muir
dered Mrs. Lampley, in Baltimore, will
be hung on the lst Of August.
At Steubenville, Ohio, last Friday, at
the house Of a miner named George
Edwards, a can Of gun powder weigh
ing one hundred and twenty five pounds
exploded, killing three children and IA
tally wounding another.
Long Branch Item-President Grant
had a bad scare last evening; one of his
80 pups was sick at its stomach.
The consultation disclosed the fact that
his meat had not been cut fine enough.
The tax levied in Alexandra, Va, for