Shepherdstown register. [volume] (Shepherdstown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1849-1955, 1873-01-11
TIMOTHY
Editorial Breyiiies.

Oue Vi OIil IdoIlIOiIOlS NONlHs Noli-
ned his first silk hat and cigar Saturday
evening. He got along well enough
with the cigar, but he had to give up
the haiti made him sick atthe stomach.
OF all the slippery weeks last week
capped the climax. AS many as half a
dozen OF people were seen sitting on
the pavement at one time-and always
at the place where they didn't want TO
sit.
Our town has several charming young
widows. What do our bachelors mean,
Now that the first Of January has ar
rived, turn over new leaf and pay your
honest debts.
David Brooks, 4 colored man, living
near Bowie'S Depot. in Loudouu coun-
ty, killed his wife on Thursday last, by
cutting her throat from ear to ear
Cause, supposed to Le jealousy.
The Staunton Vindicator contains
the announcement of the death Of three
very aged persons Of that county. VIM.
B. Alexander, aged 50 years, 10 months
and l6 days; Peter Zimmerman, aged
SO years, 5 months and 2S days and
Mrs. Betsie Guthrie, aged nearly 100
years
Bar-kecpers are having a rough time
in Iowa Another has just paid $4,000
to the widow of a man he made drunk.
General Ambrose Ransom Wright,
aud member elect to Congress from the
eighth district of Georgia, died from
nervous fever, after about three weeks
illness. He commanded "Wright's Bri-
gade" in the Confederate army
1t is reported that wealthy North
ern company will soon utilize ID. {. +.
Bradys immense watcr-power at Butfa-
10 Forge, in Rockbridge county. by e
recting machine and agricultural work
shops there.
John Tyler, born in Virginia, once of
of Philadelphia, and always claiming TO
be of the South, is candidate for the
United States Senate from Florida. Mr..
Tyler is a son Of eX-President Tyler, and
a Republican in politics.
The value of the estate of the late Mr.
Forrest, the actor, in New York, is esti.
mated at rl,20O,000. As far As money,
at least, is concerned, he played his part
to some purpose.
The Central Presbyterian Church, in
Brooklyn. New York, was destroyed by
fire on DIST December, from defective
fue Loss, s95,0O0.
The business part Of Portland, Oregon
was destroyed by fire on the 23rd De
cember Loss, S350,000.
The annual meeting of the Confer
ence of the United Brethren in Christ
will open in IIagerstown, on the 18th Of
February, and of the NJ +. Church on
the 9Th of March in the same town.
Barnum's Circus and Menagarie, in
New York City, was destroyed by fire
on the oath December Loss, $500,
900. Two Elephants and one Camel
were all that was saved. The
roars of the animals were frightful
to listen to, which lasted but a short
time.
This is the season Of the year when
the utmost care should be taken Of dumb
animals. "A merciiul man is mercitul
to his beast.
If there is anybody who has not got
ten his almanac, let him do 40 st once.
Venus now shines splcndiferous in
the west-the star of the evening
beautiful star
Rockland, Maine, produces annually
1,20O,000 barrels OF lime, which is ship
ped to all parts of the country. Four
hundred horses are engaged in tran.por-
ting the rock, and l,0D0 laborers are
employed and 5000 cords of wood are
CONSUMED in the manufacture.
From the middle of 1862 To the last
of June, 1872, the United States paid
Paris the sum Of s260,000,000 This
amount was forwarded in gold, on ac-
count Of jewelry, laccs, silks, gloves,
grapes, merinos, hats, human hair and
miscellaneous, toilet articles.
The Fair has been progressing auspi-
ci Jusly. The Dinner on (hr.sl,nas and
New Year days were elegantly served.
They elected warm encomlums.
No man should ever take bis local
newspaper, without calculating on pay
ing for it; it cannot be printed for moth
ing
Some one says that the lion and the
lamb may lie down together in this
world but when the lion gets up it will
be hard work to find the lamb.
a Western paper, with peculiar stan
dards of value, says that potatoes are
one cigar and drink of whiskey per
bushel at Davenport.
When you marry, take the daughter
OF good mother.
A wide-awake old bachelor says that
'love is wretched business, consisting
of a little signing. little crying, little
dy yiug, aud great deal Of lying" True.
Chicago girls refuse to marry until
they know just whose husbands makes
the proposal.
Horse thieves will be pleased to learn
that the hemp crop of Kentucky has
been harvested, and is the finest of any
raised for years
Unfeline statistics show that thirty
thousand Of the cats owned in this coun-
try belong 10 old maids, who are thus
compensated for lack Of two legged