Shepherdstown register. [volume] (Shepherdstown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1849-1955, 1875-04-10
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Editor Register-Well, spring ha'
come, if we believe the voice OF TIT
many frogs, whose merry music comes
through our open window as We wr1tt
this beautiful afternoon. The robins
and larks are also heralding the, wei
come approach of the long delayed sea
son, and the whole face of nature has
yery perceptibly changed in the last
few DAYS. "The grass is springing fresh
and green" and the wheat is looking
| as if it were tired of being hidden SO
i long from "mortal view.
The fish are bestirring themselves
from their long winter sleep-and the
banks of the "Opequon" are frequently
thropced with amateur fishermen. But
alas! those same fishermen do not en-
tice the '.fnny jewellers Of the deep
with tempting bats &C., according to
sLogan" but the barbarous wretches,
take them with murderous nets. All
Logan, Logan! cant you teach them
better than that!
Items are scarce about our city. The
police authorities are very vlgiiant ana
consequently ours is a very moral town.
We forgot to mention in our former
letter, that J. NJ. Barker Esq, had cree
ted handsome (a) barn on his farm I'D
the suburbs of the city. We ask 1riena
Bankers pardon for this oversight. We
stated also that our street cars were
rot running at the time of writing, but
we saw IL on the streets sometime since,
contrary to the usual custom It had
one team behind, and one in front. We
wanted to ride but were informed by
the genial conductor that he only car
ried freight. Tor the present.
A good many farmers have changed
their homes in our neighborhood lately.
Leetown also loses some, as we saw
our young friend Charles Wageley,
Esq, moving to Martinsburg few days
ago. We learn that DR.. Thomas Buck,
who has been on visit to Kentucky,
to see sick daughter, and who only
got back few days ago, has received
letter stating that his daughter was
worse. lie will go back in few days,
and perhaps will make kentucky his
home for the future. We deeply SYM
pathize with the DR.. in his atiiiction,
but we are sorry to lose him. Leetown
will lose one Of her best citizens and
the GOOD Templars" Ole of their most
jealous workers. But am tresspassing
on "Templars" territory. Where ARE
you anyhow "Templar
We have searched the columns ofthe
"Register" several weeks for your spicy
letters but were disappointed. Are you
SO much occupied with that new arrival
that you cannot write even short note
to the Register" Wake up man. and
let us have some Leetown news. Tell
US about that Good Templar funeral
&c. But to return to Vancleavesyille.
We called by to see Messrs. Deck
Bros gardening operations, the other
day, and saw fine lot of plants, &c
They have commenced blowing their
garden and will have lots of vegetables
in month or SO.
The Sunday School at Mount Zion
was organized last Sunday and d. NJ.
Deck elected Superintendent. The
school opened yesterday with quite a
large attendance and promises TO be
unusually interesting this session.
There is some talk Of the Good Tenn
plars getting Maj. Jas +. Divine, the
State Lecturer Of the Order in Va, 10
deliver lecture at Charlestown and
one at Martinsburg.
We have heard him and think that
he is, excepting Cough, the most elo-
quent Temperance speaker we ever
heard. But we are taking up too much
room SO will bring this TO close.
More anon. MEMO.