Shepherdstown register. [volume] (Shepherdstown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1849-1955, 1876-01-29
CLIPPINGS FROM .eCLIPP."

Ed. Re9ister-Since my last commu-
n;cation | have had the pleasure Of visit
ing your beautiful little Burg for the first
time, ard though | did not have time to
see it well, l unhesitatingly pronounce
it the prettiest town | have seen in the
Valley. | have often heard OF Shep-
herdstown, and expected to see an old,
dilapidatcd place, but was most agreea-
bly, disappointed. when l. in company
with the Middeway Lodge, /. o. G.. T..
came down on Saturday eve TO organize
your Lodge. And here / must speak
Of the new Lodge. 1t has been my
fortune 10 assist in the organization of
several Good Templar Lodges, but /
have never seen a new Lodge with more
intelligent, wide-awake members than
your Lodge has. Surely when such
men as this Lodge is composed OF, come
boldly out and advocate the cause of
Temperance, men will stop saying that
the Good Templars are fanatics. But
enough Of this for fear our worthy
Brothers may become vain.
"Clipp" has been making some i'm
proyements since our last. The upper
town pump, for some time has been out
of order, much TO the Inconvenience of
the people in the neigh6orhood. Sew
eral attempts had been made to repair
it, but it would not do, so the Council
came 10 the wise conclusion TO have
new -one, which was acted upon at
once, and now Clipp car show as nice
pump as "any other man." p Storm
& Son of Boonsboro, Md, Were the
contractors, and the neat job is a good
advertisement of their ability in that
line Several other improvements have
been made lately, among which Mr..
Brining has added his part.
The house and lot on the Upper
street, owned by the late Franklin Har-
ris, ESQ, was recently purchased by
Mrs Isler for the sum of S2O2O0, not
more than half the value Of the proper
". The house owned by Mrs Waters
on rain street has beer purchased by
Mr.. Fulk of Dutiitlds, who will open q
blacksmith shop there in the spring.
Well, Clipp has caught the spelling
fever very badly, and the old school
house is crowded every Tuesday night
to hear the spelling. The fever is rag
ing fearfully, and everywhere you hear
the cry spell SPELL" 1t is dangerous
to 90 in the stores, for some of the
words are death to the jaws.
The Debating Society has also been
revived, and the Ball was put in motion
last Saturday night. Rev George A.
Long was elected President and Prof
las. II. Shirley, Sec'y. "Shoud free
Education be compulsory" was tbe
question, with the following speaker,
Affirmative VIM. Bowers, L. F. White.
Negative Dr.. McCoughtry, p S. Hin
ton and A. Myers. After spirited de-
bate it was decided in the affirmation.
l will keep you informed in regard 10
the future progress Of the Lyceum.
Rev. Mr.. Grouse intended 10 have
commenced series OF meetings here on
last Sabbath but was prevented by sick
ness.
The continuous rains have made it
rather muddy round here. And no
snow yet l could tell you of a certain
young disciple Of the yardstick who has
been fervently praying for snow, for 10 !
these many weeks. but alas bis prayers
have not been answered yet,and though
his rest is often broken by fitful dreams
of imaginary sleighbells, the morning
breaks upon the brown earth and he
goes 10 his daily toll sadder youth.
Well, enough for the present.
Respectfully,