Shepherdstown register. [volume] (Shepherdstown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1849-1955, 1873-12-06
p9- BRlErs.-A new cypress roof is

ready for the Christmas holidays.
The large safe belonging to the JET
fersop Savings Bank has been removed
to their new room in Mr.. DAVID Bill
myers new building, and a vault being
built around the safe.
Pork sold in this town on Wednes-
day at $3.50 per hundred.
Berkeley Circuit Court adjourned on
Friday Of last week.
Turkeys are beginning to roost high
The matrimonial market in this region
has been very brisk.
The December term of the Jefferson
County Court will convene on Monday
the 18th instant
The Paper Mill is in full blast again.
Our merchants are getting their
Christmas supplies.
The young gentlemen of our town
are trying to re-organize their Lyceum'
Hope they will succeed.
The recently married couple of our
town will please accept our thanks
for lot of nice brides cake.
Wanted-to purchase OF lease, resi-
dence and business stand, i'll town. En-
quire at this office.
Mr.. Joseph Entler has opened Gro
cery Store at his residence on the hill.
The Sunday schools are making pre-
variations for exhibitions during the hol-
days.
DIR. J. +. Harrison has removed from
Clarke County to Strasburg, Va, in the
practice of medicine.
Boys, learn trade. A boy without
a trade is worse off than q calf without
tail in fly time.
The sheriff very often advertises for
those who are too stingy to advertise
for themselves.
A lady from neighboring county,
says Shepherdstown has the most bash
full bachelors she ever saw.
On the 2nd of December, 1859, John
Brown was hanged at Charlestown.
To keep warm on cold day, the wo-
men double the Cape and the men the
Horn.
Charity covers a multitude Of frauds,
and leaves unfortunate honesty SILVER
ing. Truth.
Ice houses are yawning for their icy
repast
Too many of us dig our graves with
our teeth.
The sun isn't half SO golden as it was
month ago.
A muh:-a thing that holds young
lsdy's hand without squeezing it.
Straw hats and linen busters are out
Of fashion just now.
High resolves without action are
worthless.
1t is the little troubles that wear the
heart out.
Nothing turns womans head like a
bonnet going past her.
To help cure hard times, stop talking
about them.
\ painted cheek is as apparent as the
nose on your face.
Square meals make man round.
Dumb waiters-those gents who wait
for ladies outside of our churches Oh
Sunday evenings.
Beauty is more a matter OF features
than complexion, still they harmonic
beautifully.
"On to Cuba" is now the war-cry Of
patriots and heroes.
Christmas this year comes on Thurs
day.
The panic may be on its last legs
but the legs seem fearfully long.
The youngest employee i'll our office,
says he most heartily endorses one act
of President Grants administration, and
that is kissing the pretty girls as he
Swings round the circle. D."
When person feels disposed to over
estimate his own Importance, let him
remember that mankind got along very
we'll before his birth, and that in all
probability, they will get along very
we'll after his death.
About this season of the year, accor-
ding to Josh Billings, hogs, turkeys,
geese, ducks and chickens, get the
throat disease" very bad-but it does
not render them unfit for food.
1t is said that common starch, pull
verified and applied to the skin while
the hands are yet damp after using the
towel, will prevent chapping,
The turkey crop in this county is re-
ported very large. They are selling at
8 cts. pound, live weight We will
take turkey for subscription. Who says
turkey
Scarce-barefooted urchins.
Jack Frost has taken the quicker out