Shepherdstown register. [volume] (Shepherdstown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1849-1955, 1877-11-24
sa- BR,Ers-Mr. Joseph Wclshans.


quests US to state that the mail will
close promptly, each morning, until
further notice, at - o'clock.
DR.. Gold will be absent professional
~ about week or ten days from the
3rd of December.
A bill is now before Congress to ena-
BILE Indians to become citizens of the
United States.
The intermission Of the custom of
guarding the grave of Gen. Lee at Lex
ington was only for short timei i. will
be resumed and kept up.
Judge Flournoy, of the Corporation
Court of Danville, Va, in deciding a
suit arising out of an election bet, held
that President Hayes was duly elected.
a street candy maker pitched his tent
in front Of the Entler Hotel, on Friday
evening last, His tongue was loose at
both ends.
Richard & Welshans has a nice lot of
Japapned Kid Gloves, for ladies, at so
cents per pair.
The Cement Mills property, near this
town, was not offered at public sale, at
Charlestown, Tuesday last
Mr. VIM. IL II. Hawn, of Baltimore,
was in town this week attending the
funeral of his mother,
The Russians captured at kars TO-
900 men and 800 cannon. The Turks
lost 5000 killed and wounded, the Rus
slams about 1900
In the penitentiary at Auburn. II. Y,
there are p clergymen, ~ lawyers, 10
doctors. and three printers, This rep
resents pretty fairly the average morali-
~ of the four classes.
Only what we have wrought into our
character during life, can We take away
with US.
A lawyer of Pittsburg named S. 8.
W. Gill has absconded with $4,000
trust funds.
The Pittsburg Dispatch newspaper
building was destroyed by fire on Sun
day morning last.
The Mexican situation and the Uni
ted States looks warlike. Call out your
volunteers,
If we don't get a turkey for our
Thanksgiving day dinner we are sure
of a bowl of turnip soup.
Our little imp has discovered that the
ladies are wearing red petit. The
little rascal.
Why is it that man commences to
uudress by taking off his boots and a
woman begins the same task by taking
out her hair-pins? Don't all speak at
once.
Nice-President William A. Wheeler
makes it plain that Hayes is not Rad
ical. He says. 81 do not think that |
ever met more honest or more patri
otto man"
New Crop Oat-Meal and Hominy
Grits at J. G.. Unseld's.
Two men and one female, colored,
were baptized in the Potomoc here, on
Sunday morning last. a large crowd
witnessed the ceremonies.
at the Boston baby show, last week,
a five weeks old girl weighed one and
a half pounds. Though SO tiny speci-
men of humanity, it is perfectly healthy,
and may yet grow to wiel4a broom
stick efectually,
Mr.. James J. Marmalukc, a native of
this town, but for the last ten years a
citizen of Guyandotte, w. Va, is here
on visit. lie is looking well.
DR.. T. H. Slower, promising young
physician Of Piedmont, Mineral county,
died at that place of diptheria, on the
7th inst. after brief illness.
"Never catch me marrying reform
ed man" said wise little Chicago girl;
"when l get married it will be to some
man that doesn't need reforming. And
she was right.
Both Senators Davis and Hereford
voted against the army bill, as amended
in the Senate by the increase of the
number of enlisted men. Right.
Col. A. P. Shut, proprietor of the
Berkeley Hotel, Martinsburg, intends
removing with his family to Baltimore
city. He last week resigned the posi-
tiou of mayor of Martinsburg, that he
had held for several years.
The Federal Circuit Court met at
Parkersburg on Tuesday last. Judges
Bond and Jackson preside.
The new time schedule on the Balti-
more and Ohio road, went into effect
on Sunday last.
This is the month for new fall bon
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