Shepherdstown register. [volume] (Shepherdstown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1849-1955, 1873-01-18
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TERMS PER YEAR-S2,50 IN ADVANCE
SMepherdstown, W es, Va:
Isa,A An atGonmed meeting of the
Masonic Mutual Benefit Association will
be heldint the Masonic Hall, this place
on Thursday, January %, 1873 at p
NJ. AS important business is to be
transacted, all members are earnestly
requested to be present.
ey~ CHURCHES We have eight
Churches in town, with fourishiNg con-
rregations Two Methodist, enc Luthe-
ran, one Reformed, one Presbyterian,
one Episcopalian, aaa two colrred-
Baptist and Methodist. We ought to
be happy people, but the devil gets
loose sometimes.
By SALE OF Town PKorERrY.-Mr
Rean Cross has sold at private sale, two
OF his dwelling houses on New Street,
portion of "Fawcett's Row, one to Mr..
William Grow, and the other to Mr..
James w. Needler, for 1925 each.
EE9~C luKcH FREscoED.-The colored
Methodist Church, of this town, has
been handsomely frescOed by Mr.. Shu-
macher, of Baltimore, and presents
beautiful appearance TO the interior por-
ton of the Church, fully attesting the
superior skill of Mr.. S. as workman.
rG- FAIEs.-During the Holidays
the colQred members Of the different
Churches and Baptist-helG
fairs for the benefit of their respective
Churches. What the proceeds were we
have not learned.
Ry- FEsrvAL.-The cOlored folks OF
our town will hold an ATple-dumpiing
Festival, this evening, at their School
House, for the benefit OF the colored
Methodist Church.
ssg HARD TIMEs.-As an evidence
of "hard times" we have been printing
for some time past, Tor Marshal Towner
Schley, large quantity of blanks Cor
persons who have taken the bankrupt
law. or in other words have gone into
bankruptcy. Heavy failures have re-
Gently taken place i'll this State, caused
no doubt by the 'tightness ofthe times.
Gag~ GEECIAN BENp.-The young Ia
dies who borrowed the book containing
the patterns Of the Grecian Bend, at the
Fair Room, will please return the
same to the owners after having pro
perly adjusted The pattern.
sS- The Spirit of J:6erson of
Charlestown, and the Martinsburg Era
are having ''hifch' upon the removal
of the Capital from Charleston. The
Spirit is opposed to removal to W heel
inc and the Era is in favor Of it. 600
for him" Mr. Spirit, were on yonr side
sg~ OrrIcEEs.-The following Off
GERS were elected in keameysville Coun-
ell, No II, Friends of Temperance, to
fill offices for the quarter beginning Jan
nary first II. p. Licklder, L. '. F.,
w. G. Byers, p; J. w. Seibert, a.; W.
T. Rutherford, Chaplain Alex. Butler,
S; Jas. Y. Moore, +. s.; Jas. HanI!l,
T.: Solomon Miller, c.; F. w. Qsboum,
A. c.; ChaS. Hamill, |. s; Chas, +. !
Newgurn, O. ).
Bzg~ DEATH OF Lucy UoDGE.-We |
learn that Mrs. Lucy Hodge, colored
woman, died at her residence in Car
Isle, Pa, on the l4th of December last,
aged nearly Ga years, leaving husband
and ten children. She formerly belong
ed to the heirs of Tyler Briscoe, decd,
of this town.
Ey" OrrIcERs.-The following officers
for Caledonia Lodge, |. o. O. f., OF this
place, were elected recently u. &.
Crow, n. G.; Joseph Loyns, V. G.; ia
cob Wintermoyer, Z. O.; d. ). Rentch,
II. s; J. p. Hin, p S; y. Harris, l.;
JOS. Poole, Chaplain:
pc 1t is said that hoops are growing
out of flashing. SO they are with the
ladies of Shepherdstown, but bustles are
as bio as cyer-ten copies oi the Regis
ter.
p1y" Ruy. J. VI. TlrzEL.-This Rev
gentleman, formerly pastor OF the he
formed Church of this town, has dis
solved his pastoral relations with the
Emmittsburg, Nd, charge, whom he
served during the past ten years, ana
goes to the Pittsburgh Synod and VIII
he located at !rvings Station, on the