Shepherdstown register. [volume] (Shepherdstown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1849-1955, 1877-06-02

B@ BR1EPs-We call attention of
our readers to onr correspondents let
ter, under the caption "County Council
Meeting"
DR.. Heist, Dentist, has pulled up
stakes and returned to Winchester.
Our friend, c. o. Lambert, of Mar
tinsburg, is the happiest man in that
town-twins and both boys.
A new military company is about
being organized at Winchester.
There is a letter 10 the Martinsburg
Post Office for Miss Josephene Morgan,
Shepherdstown, held tor postage.
Wheeling gets $ss, 1000 per year from
liquor licenses. Shepherdstown is lit
tie less.
The foolish man seizeth on the hoe
and goeth it blind on the garden, but
the wise man passeth when spades are
trump and letteth his wife take it up.
Ben. Butler is to buy 10000 acres of
land in Colorado and establish colony
there in charge of his son-in-law, Gen.
Aims.
An Iowa man put $4,000 in the
rag-bag "for safe keeping" A pe1ler
came along and his wife sold the rags.
Dr.. Gold, Resident Dentist of our
town, will visit Duffields the first Mon
day of each month and remain TWO
days.
Bustles amt worn any more, and a
man stands some chance of finding the
morning paper after nine o'clock.
The world moves along just as if we
were not on the eve ola general re-
surrection of the old Wing Party!
Col. Peyton, Clerk of the late House
of Delegates, has not yet completed the
index of the acts passed at the late seSe
sion, but will have it finished during
the present week.
The world is to be shaken to pieces
by an earthquake within the next two
months, says French prophet.
The Cumberland Alleganian and Times
states that rates for freight are now be-
ing fearfully cut on the canal, varying
from 70 to 80 cents. Quite number
of boalmen have returned their boats,
and gone home with stock.
President Hayes owns 5000 acres of
mineral land in Virginia,
The only suits that last longer than
you want are law suits.
Corn planting is about over. Large
crops have been planted.
Henry Ward Beecher has made over
$4,000 this season by lecturing, and
vet these are "hard times"
The valuable farm 1876 acres, sur
rendered by Col. T. P.::Psndle,on, bank
rupt, lying liz Clarke county, is to be
sold at pablo auction by the assigness,
Messrs. Mccormick and Mcclure, July
3lst.
The locust bloom is luxuriant this
season. Many people believe it is a
sure indication Of a heavy crop OF corn.
A Page county farmer has sold his
growing crop Of wheat at $3.50 per
bushel.
On Monday evening last Mr.. Elijah
Hughes, a worthy citizen OF Albemarle
county, Va, and his young son, were
both killed by the same bolt of light
ming!
The bathing season has opened, aud
the Juveniles are taking to the water
like young ducks.
Prompt payment Of newspaper sub
scriptions just at this junction, is par
ticularly desirable in this office. Thanks
to those who have recently made re-
spouse.
During the month of April the cost
of feeding the convicts ir the peniten-
tiary was fraction over eight cents
per diem.
Brigham Young, it is said, loses
about two mothers-in-law year.
The Confederate Memorial Associa-
ton have set apart the 9TH of June as
the time for the decoration of the graves
of the confederate dead lying in
Frederick.
Col. Charles Marshall of Baltimore,
Gen. LEES military secretary, will de-
liver the address at the decoration OF
the Confederate Graves at Frederick,
Md, on the 7th of June.
The Supreme Court will meet at
Wheeling June 9th, and its room in
the Capitol building is being made
ready.
"Dust to Dust" is what the industri-
GUS housewife is singing all over this