Shepherdstown register. [volume] (Shepherdstown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1849-1955, 1874-12-19
LETTER FROM LEET0WN.
December IA, 1874.

December IA, 1874.
Since l last wrote to you there has
been some changing of Ease in business
firms in our midst. The first change
was the dissolution of the firm
of Johnson and Johnson, by mutual
consent, the individual members of the
firm having decided to ego it alone"
hereafter. Messrs Hosue and Seek
man have heretofore been associated,
jointly, in three distinct enterprises, but
last week they also dissolved in the
matter of two, leaving their business OF
Contractors and Builders intact for
the present.
Now the abandonment of three CO.
partnerships in one week in a small vii
LACE like Leetown, is rather lively.
hope tie separating mania will not get
to such pitch as to effect any OF the
marital partnerships of our sedate and
moral neighborhood.
League and Company, | think, will
hold together They report business
brisk, aud their holiday goods are
temptingly displayed. They have ada-
ed an additional show case to the III
fractions of their main room; lhey
need but one more essential to iuii sue
success, and that is to advertise III '''e
Register
The turkey crop was good in this VI
c;nifv two hundred fowls of that per-
saasion changed hands i'll this place IN
one day last week Price paid: nine
cents per pound, gross.
Mr.. Coffenbarger drove about hun
bred and seventy-fye away on Thurs
day last. | believe their ultimate DIES
tnation was Washington City, where
they will aid i'll appeasing the appetltes
of congressman and other big officials
about the "Destrick."
Hog killing" is the order of the day,
and some good sized porkers have lett
active life and gone into the meat tubs
of the denizens of this propinquity. The
heaviest one yet reported was Killed by
James Watson, and it tipped the beam
Mt 347. Our friend George w. Nicely
slaughtered four pigs which indicated
an average weight of 262 pounds, the
heaviest drawing PCS pounds. James
w. Chapman, OF Horaces Gap, killed
eight, averaging us each, the heaviest
Weighing 3O7 pounds, and Jimmy Has
son says his two. hogs were all right
and that they weighed 404 pounds
We are glad that they did weigh so
well, for Jimmy is great lover OF la
con.
There was ali accident ut the saw mill
last Friday, by which James +. Wage
" got his right foot severely injured,
n saw log which they were drawing
into position, rolled OH to his foot. Tie
is shopping about again.
The Good Templars are pushing the
fight against intemperance. About
dozen members of oll Lodge went to
Van Clcavesyi!lc on Saturday night,
and DIR. Thos. H. Buck made Il speech
to large and attentive audience, as
semblcd in the school house, and then
paper WAS circulated for the signatures
of those who wished TO become Good
Templars, sixteen or seventeen persons,
including several ladies, affixed their
autographs thereto. AS SUN do '"e
Charter can be obtained from the Grand
Worthy Chief Templar, Lodge Will be
organized at that place.
Rev. Mr. Wolfe, 4 bunker minister
from Maryland, preached here on Sat
urday night and again on Sunday morn
ing. was present at the latter service,
and was disappointed, as had expected
to hear a good sermon. His text was
Hebrews MI, %, 26 The congrega-
lion WAS small. There was nothing
about the way to get to heaven III the
discourse, though the preacher insisted
that all should try to get TO that happy
place.
Rev. Mr.. Nice preached good ser,
mon last night at the school house, and
a very good one at IIoracc's Gap, this
evening. ours truly, =,
TEMPLAR.