Shepherdstown register. [volume] (Shepherdstown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1849-1955, 1877-06-09
Editorial Esrevities.

Miss Ellen r. Trayers, 9randdauSS-
ter of the late ReverdY johnson, Was
married 10 Mr.. WIN. a. Duer sc
St. Bartholomew Church, New York,
on Thursday Mr.. Duer is descend
ant of William Alexander, Earl Of Stir
ling in the peerage of Scotland, and
major general in the Revolutionary
army.
The opium eaters viii have to pay
dearer for the luxury now on account
of the war. The price of the inioxiea.
ting drug has suddenly risen from So
to SIS a pound.
Samuel Jeffries, postmaster At Big
Springs, Calhoun county, w. Va, was
arrested by VIM. T. Henderson, special
agent of the Post Office Department.
last Thursday night, on a charge OF rob
bing the mails.
A man at Leavcnworth fired at =
ghost and brought down his wife. We
men should always put on black when
they get up TO see If COW hasn't got
Into the garden.
Mrs. Washington Stroup OF Wayne
county, Va, who gave birth 10 tr'plets
ten years ago, again gave Liith 10 trip
lets on the night OF the 10th uIL--tws
girls and boy. Six children at two
births by the same mother is doing
well.
Somebody shot n revenue officer or
detective in Lee county, and now 'hs
Radical papers declare the South IN re-
bellion again.
On Sunday of last week, Solomons
Church (Lutheran), recently built near
FoIeslvile, Shenandoah county, Va
was dedicated. the dedicatory sermon
being preached by Rev. ). HenSe'.
The sum of $3.50 Was raised on tae oc-
casion, which will pay the balance due.
The Methodist Protestant Church IL
yided for about twenty years, consum.
mated in Baltimore last week an Official
and organic union.
About six months ago young man
in Rock Island voluntarily escorted An
old lady home from church sociabie-
Last week she kindly died and left him
$4,000. And now the old women of
Rock Island are fairly besieged with
beaux and the pretticst girl in town has
to walk home alone every time 1t thero
is an old woman in the congregation.
The contract for the manufacture Of
the MofTett whiskey bell punch has been
awarded to L. ID. Johnson, of Culpepcr
Court House, for 1915 piece for five
thousand. lie will have them ready by
the lst of July.
Thirty-fve thousand Philadelphians
have enlisted in the Murphy cold water
army, and still they come. New York
is to be heard from shortly, where tho
campaign is now being organized.
There is presumed to be considerable
material to work on in tho latter place.
OGc of Moodys converts in Boston
has made secret restitution OF 10000.
Now the quickest way TO raise funds Ia
paw off the national debt would be 10
have Moody preach to the federal ofli.
cials of the past eight years
A story is told of a venerable negro
in Iowa who was on trial for al ofenso
against the State. When tho case was
announced in the court, 1.-The State YER
sus Sampson Cnsar," the aged African
exclaimed: "What, de whole State OF
Iowa agiu dis nigga! Den surrender
An English woman, who was born
without arms, has just had twins. She
wears her wedding ring on her toe, and
does all the houscwork with her feet
with dexterity that is surprising. How
she will manage to nurse her twin ba-
bies is problem yet to be solved.
An Atlanta girl sat on her lorers hat
and kept him thrse hours oyer time,
The next time that yonng man goes TO
see his girl he should go and hang his
hat on nail, instead Of holding it in
his lap.
A solemn looking traveller walked
through the depot singing, Heaven is
my home" when boy called ont:
"T'hen yon are going the wrong way,
stranger; that is tho train to Martins
burg"
The veteran corps of the SiTiy.ninti
Regiment, New York, have sent South
for a Palmetto tree. which is now en-
route. The trec IL to be placed on dec
Grafton day, by the veteran corps OF
that regiment, over the grave Of South
Carolina ex-Confedsrate soldier, who Is
buried in Calvary cemetery.
The Washington Press says white
woman named Jane Winsiead, ,on Thnrs.
day, gave birth to her thirtie,h child st
the w Washington Asylum. She is aged
4S years, and has been an inmate Of tho
asylum for twenty years. All her chill
dren died young. She is still bale and
hearty and good perhaps for half d,z.
en- more babies.
Two men were riding out passing n
farm house where farmer was trying
to harness an obstinate mule. "Won't
he draw7" said one OF the ncn. "Of
course" said the farmer. she'll draw tho
attention Of ever fool that passes this
way" The young neu drove 90.
A woman having read in poem
about simeon that Swept the plains"
urged her husband TO get one OF them
new-fangle1 things for her TO use ia thu
kitchen.
Now, for instance, wha. vas tho use
Of putting stone in peach ana there
by preventing boy from swallowing
the fruit al one mouthfaif