Shepherdstown register. [volume] (Shepherdstown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1849-1955, 1875-02-06
Editorial ESreYifics.

man has got her hair pins out and her
shoes united.
The bar of Leesburg met Wednesday
and passed resolutions Of respect to the
memory of the late Matthew Harrison.
The Old Commonwealth says there
are but eight families in Harrlsonburg
who were there forty years ago.
St. Paul is the home of girl so beau
tiful that she has to scent her breath
with year old onions i'll order TO keep
the beaus at respectful distance.
Mr.. Julian Fairfax, novice of the
Society of Jesus, died at the Novitiate,
in Frederick, On Saturday last, OF con
sumption. The deceased was a native
of Alexandra, Va, and a graduate OF
the University OF that State.
A friend Of ours thinks he has dis
covered a perpetual motion at last. 1t
is a woman $ tongue. 1t might be we'll
to add that patent has been applied
for.
The board Of supervisors Of Bote
tort are taking steps TO contest IN the
courts the payment OF the cOuntys sub
scription 10 the capital stock OF the Val
ley railroad company,
The Emperor vi China died on the
18th inst HIS successor to the success
sion of the throne is & Prince years
old.
The Baltimore Conference Of the NJ.
+. Church South, will be held III Mt.
Vernon Place Church Washington
City, on Wednesday, March Sd. Bishop
Marvin is to preside.
According to Paris letter hundreds
of American mothers are there, seeking
titled Frenchmcn for their daughters.
The old ladies doubtless think if they
must add fool or two to their families
they may as well have the blooded kind.
Died November 2lst, 1874, at the
residence Of Mr. George S. Spaulding,
Clarke county Va, Of consumption, Rev.
y. r. Barton of the Virginia Confer
euce, NJ. T. Church.
Mrs. Mary La France has instituted
suit against four saloon keepers of Du-
Juque, Iowa, claiming $4,000 dam
ages for making drunkard Of her hus-
band.
A white man, who gave the name OF
Gheen, and claiming to be from Fair
fax county, Va, was tried iii the Coun-
ty court of Loudoun last week on the
charge of stealing cattle. He was con-
victed and awarded eight years in the
penitcntiary.
The colored man Fred. Douglas
unites with lis sundry politicians from
Alabama and Arkansas, i'll suggesting
a meeting of colored representatives in
Washington to consider what is to be
done in Congress in case there is no
more legislation for the protection OF
colored people in the South.
Another young Eng i,h lady has been
reduced to ashes in Greinen's furnace at.
Dresden.
Il said happy New Year to the
Judge" said rutiian in Charlvari.
"And did he give you nothing "les
five years.
Rabbits are best kept from injuling
trees by sprinkling blood on the trunk.
A wash OF COW dung, sulphur, and
loan, is reported as useful.
Gen. G.. w. Gusts Lee and Miss
Mary Lee were at the Exchange Hotel,
Richmond, Va, on Friday, on their
way to San Antonio, Texas. Gen Lee,
who is president of Washington and
Lee University, has a furlough for
twelve months, and after spending the
winter in the South will probably go to
Europe in the spring.
The American Wood paper Company,
at Spring City, Chester county, Pa,
having received orders for 10000 tons
of paper, started their works on full
time last week.
ia bird in the hand is worth two in
the bush, it is no less true that thorn
in the bush is worth two in the hand.
Just think If you swear off usinrs
tobacco and wearing clothes from the
first of January, you can save per
a.....as i.Asr, and $5per week for one
thousand years is $25O,Ooo.
Swindlers in New York are flooding
the country with confidential letters on
the old counterfeit dodge. This time
they tell you there is man in your
neighborhood engaged in the business.
1t is little too gauzy for sensible peo-
pie.
''Prctty bad under foot, today" said
one citizen to another, as they met in
the street the other day. Yes but its
fine overhead" responded the other.
True enough" said the first, ''but then
few are going that way"
Mrs. G.. p. Culver, who applied to
the Secretary of War through Gen.
Hunton, for permission to repair the
graves of the Confederates at Arlington,
has received favorable response.
The unfinished Masonic Temple in
Norfolk, Virginia, was sold at auction
ON Tuesday tor $13,750 Two lottery
schemes were projected to build this
temple, but both failed.
The Richmond, Va, Stove Company
has made a contract with North Car
Dina firm to supply them, at rate of
not less than Car load per week, with
three thousand cooking stoves, with
ell - for noph