Shepherdstown register. [volume] (Shepherdstown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1849-1955, 1873-11-15
OUR LIQUOR LAW.

OOI 6Ax SSAs &sSe -
Mr.. ED1roR-You will see from copy
of petition below sufficient indication
of the sense of this County upon the
subject. 1t has in company with seve-
raj others of like tenor been forwarded to
the Legislature, with the list of subscri-
beers, being headed by the Presiding
Magistrate of the County Court, which
is followed by every other Magistrate
in the County, with sheriff, lawyers,
physicians, clergymen, mechanics, mer-
chants, representative men OF every
class
We are grieved to hear that a petl-
ton for repeal has gone from Martins,
burg, but not surprised, as we heard
Mr.. Ohr, who was recently in these
Counties in establishing the Oranges,
say that he saw more drunkenness in
Martinsburg, in one day, than he had
seen in travelling through the State OF
Iowa for one year. We should have
been slow to believe this but for the pc
tition referred to, which is so conhrma-
tory of the alleged facts, with the open
violations of law at the Cattle Show,
that if the Legislature can do any thing
for Berkeley County it will be charity
in it to do So Iowa has our "clvll
damage law" which in the many States
which have adopted it has in no IN
stance been repealed, but in many has
been amended again and again tor the
relief of the community, from the con
fesscdly sorest plague from which 1t
suffers.
Petition .Agni"a Rrpsaiing The Ii
quDr Ln,o Of Hest Virginia
We. the undersigned, legal voters in
the County of Jefferson, w. Va, re-
! spectfully represent to the Legislature
! that by common consent III this com
munity the law passed April 4, 1878,
entitled can act to provide against the
evils resulting from the sale Of intoxica-
ting liquors in West Virginia. has i'm
posed "a very considerable check upon
such sales as are therein prohibited, but
which no legislation hitherto has been
! able TO prevent.
, And we make our petition and re-
quest that said law be not repealed, but
so amended as to make it more efficient
for the purpose intended. And we fur
Their submit that i'll our opinion the
above petition and request embodies the
views of large majority of the voters
of the county, and Of the female part OF
it en- masse-who though they have not
the right to vote have on such ques-
ton certainly right to be considered
BIS" BRIEys.-Rev. Mr.. Shafer, OF
Grafton, will preach in the Lutheran
| Church of this town, on Sunday, the
23rd instant.
Rev. Mr. Nice will preach in the
NJ. +. Church on Sunday morning at II
, o'clock
Mr.. Henry Shepherd and family have
returned to New Orleans fol, the winter.
Messrs. III. c. Entler and Geo. NJ.
Beltzhoover have been attending
me eting of the Grand Lodge of Free
Masons, during this week, at Wheeling.
a slight snow on Thursday morning.
"Now is the winter of our discomfort.
Major Henry Hagan has taken com
maud at the Cement Mills, and has plan
ted his batteries for long siege.
Rev. J. Hawkins has been assisting
Rev. Mr.. Shaffer, at Grafton, In the
Lutheran Church, at prctracted meet
ing, during the past week.
Capt. Frank Barnhart has erected the
glass front to Mr. David Billmyers new
building in this town. 1t is one OF the
handsomest buildings i'll town.
High ruffs, long waists, and tight
sleeves will be distinguishing points in
female attire during the coming season.
The town clock strikes very slowly,
as if it was ''friz" up, a little oil
wouldn't hurt
The fatted gobbler will soon be COB
bled.
Who said Thanksgiving turkcy?'
Say?
If YOU were to sit up a thousand years
of nights with a shotgun in your hand,
burglar or horse thief would mover he
around until you fell asleep.
The best thing in the world is to take
things as they come-take them easy
and take good many of them.
Our streets are made lively by scores
of little children on their way to and
from school. Happy children.
1t is apparent to many parents that
a great many children get on the wrong
track because the switch is misplaced.
Counting on door-steps and at the
garden gates is about played out.
Our town and vicinity is full of smil
ing candidates for Iymenial honors