Shepherdstown register. [volume] (Shepherdstown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1849-1955, 1873-11-22
For the Register.
GLENGARY,
Berkeley county, w. Fa.J
Mo-. IA. 1878.

Mo-. IL, 1919.
In a previous letter / spoke of "a
former resident of the vicinity OF Lee
town." having designs upon a postmls-
tress of this place, but L have since
learned that is sister of that official to
whom the gentleman in question is
paying his "deuours," as Aunt Betsy
Bittersweet would say. l cheerfully
make the correction, as do not wish to
create any false impressions in the minds
of your readers.
There is much of the primitive in this
valley, yet, though l do not by any
means wish to say that modern civiliza-
ton is not at work here also. Within
sight of my school-room are three of the
old-fashioned "letter boxes" by the road
side, and into which the mailcarlier
puts the mail matter for the families
near whose gates the boxes are placed.
Judging from the size of the boxes, the
parties are not accustomed to receive
bulky packages by mail. The arrange
ment is convenience to those who are
living at distance from the postoffice,
provided they are located near enough
to the mail route to have the boxes
within the reach of the carrier.
The meeting at Ganotown will be
closed tonight according to an an
nouncement made last night, by Rev.
Mr.. Cecil, who has had charge of the
meeting since the date Of my last letter
Rev. John A. Kearns, local preacher
from Jones Spring, together with the
choir and a number OF the brethren
from that place, were present on Sab
bath night, November I'd, and took
charge of the meeting, relieving the
members at. Ganotown. These were
about the only visiting brethren who
! have shown an interest in the meeting
thus far. During the past two weeks
services have nave not been held more
than three or four nights in each week.
Tonight completes the fifth week OF
the meeting, and fifteen have professed
conversion, and fourteen have united
! with the church on probation. Quite u
number of seekers are at the altar
nightly, though conversions are not so
frequent as | have seen them, compared
with the number of penitents. All OF
the conversions have been very clearly
marked, however, and are undoubtedly
genuine.
Mr.. Nathan Gain was cutting wood
this morning, and not placing his
, strokes" Just right, a splinter from the
wood was thrown against his face with
sufficient force to cut an ugly cash in
his check Just below the eye. The
wound is painful, of course, but not
necessarily dangerous. | suppose that
he will be more careless how he docs,
as Hans Donder says, when he is cut
ting wood hereafter.
The weather has been quite rough
this week, raining nearly all "Wednesday,
with one little snow-squall after dinner;
about an inch Of snow fell yesterday
morning, but melted during the day.
The ground was frozen hard this morn
inc, but the atmosphere is quite pleasant
this evening. The snow has not all
melted off the mountain to the west
ward, and it looks cold, cleaning white
" through the naked branches of the
trees. | think it is two or three degrees
collier here than in Jefferson.
The weekly visits of the Register are
doubly welcome to me, while l am
separated from old Jefferson 10y these
mountain barriers.
Yours, as ever,
TEMPLAR