Shepherdstown register. [volume] (Shepherdstown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1849-1955, 1874-01-31
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if you want the news of the locality.
Those of our subscribers who have
not paid Us anything on subscription
will please remember us in their prayers.
We have had a great deal Of weather
during the past week.
1t takes exactly thirty-nine hair pins
to do up the hair of young lady of the
period.
Hon. A. r. Boteler is in Washington
attending a meeting of the Centennial
Commission {
If Won want an excellent cigar call at
the bar of the Entler Hotel.
Lent begins this year on the 18th OF
February.
Our boys are playing marbles
"Kuuckle down tight"
Rev. DIR. Andrews attended Conro-
cation at CLarlestown on Sunday last.
His pulpit was filled by Rev. Mr.. LeaY-
ell.
1t is rumored now that work will be
resumed on the Shenandoah Valley
Railroad by March
Rev. D. w. Eichelberger preached
an excellent sermon in the Lutheran
Church on Sunday evening last.
Steps are being made to organize .
brass band in Charlestown.
The roads are getting no better very
fast.
These times five dollar bill looks as
big as circus poster,
We regret to state that Mrs, Harper,
widow Of the late Col. Charles Harper,
Is seriously i'll.
We have some very prompt paying
Western subscribers as well as some
that are not so prompt.
The topic Of the week turned out to
be a. sphiz." The wedding did not
come off
a toll-gate vii! soon be opened near
town, on the Shspherdstown i Smith
field turnpike.
A young man in town threatens to
"do something desperate" shortly. For
goodness sake, don't $50 back" on him,
Sarah Jane.
The Red Men of this town will have
a parade and addresses, on Saturday the
2lst of February.
| Our Town Sergeant should attend
to the boys at night. The noise is hid
eous.
Jonathan Phillippy, of Falling Wa
tiers. killed Chester hog, years old,
weighing GAG pounds.
We regret to learn that our cotempo-
ries OF the Spirit and Free Press are i'll
-Messrs. Dalgarn and w. W. b. Gal
laher
That was rather cool counting on Sun
day evening last, at the front door, bya
young lad and Miss, on "Frog Island"
A young lady of this town was heard
to say at the post Office the other even
ing. 'If / don't get letter by this
mail, ] want to know what he was do
ing Sunday-thats all
Cleaning ont the bottom of the {. d.
0. Canal has commenced.
Detroit ladies are said to be the most
prolific in the United States. The last
census gave over 800 pairs of twins and
90 tripplets. That beats Shepherdstown.
Rev. Mr. Hawkins OF the Lutheran
Church, assisted Rev. Mr. Rusmisel,
above Winchester, in protracted meet
ing, last Sunday.
We return thanks to Prof. Stribling
for report of the Stanton Lunatic
Asylum.
w. II. Lemen has received q new
stock of Goods.
Shepherd College now numbers about
l4O scholars, and still increasing.
If money is the root of all evil then
Shepherdstowners have clean skirts.
An Ohio lady bases her claim for a
divorce on the ground that on one occa-
sion her husband put her to soak in the
rain-water barrel. Perhaps she needed
soaking,
There seems to be great deal of
sickness in town and country. and our
doctors are having harvest,
For cheap and elegant Picture Frames
go to Balnharts Book Store.
The Virginia Conference Of the Uni
ted Brethren Church will meet in Mar
tinsburg on the 18th OF February.
Clothes don't make a man, but he
looks the better for them,
Mr.. w. Manning Lemen, of this
place, delivered an able Lecture on the
Grange, at Ripehart's School House, on
Saturday evening a week.
It is fashionable to wear your old
clothes this winter. Thank fortune, we
are fashionable man once.