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Shepherdstown register. [volume] (Shepherdstown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1849-1955, 1877-11-10

Bsg" Instructions FOR ROAD SURVEY
oKs.-For the information of Road Sur
veyors, and all who are interested, we
publish the following order passed by
our County Court at the January term
last, 'sas the rates of compensation for
work on the public roads of this Coun-
ty." The following are now the rates
adopted by the Court -
Shepherdstown register. [volume] (Shepherdstown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1849-1955, 1877-11-10

BE- Updegraf Gloves, for Ladies
and Gents, at Rickard 81 Welshaus.
Shepherdstown register. [volume] (Shepherdstown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1849-1955, 1877-11-10

10 Miss Jennie NJ Hill has returned
from Washington City, after an absence
of some two weeks, visiting relatives
and friends there. She was exceeding
ly pleased with her visit to the Capital
of the ''grandest country the world ever
saw" While there she visited all the
PUBLIC buildings and "saw all the sights
of note and Importance. She requests
us to tender her sincere and grateful
thanks to her friends for the attention
given her, and fer which she will ever
feel a generous appreciation: She has
handed US for publication, the following
poetical etfusion, from her pen, in refer
Shepherdstown register. [volume] (Shepherdstown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1849-1955, 1877-11-10
THE
POST OFFICE STORE
AT
DUFFIELD'S !

WISHES it distinctly understood that
w they are selling Goods at bottom pri-
Shepherdstown register. [volume] (Shepherdstown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1849-1955, 1877-11-10


per Day.
Wagon and horses and driver $500
Wagon and horses and driver 200
Cart and Horse - LOO
Plow and : Horses " 200
Scoop and Horses . g 200
Surveyor for experimenting 1.25
Surveyor for Warning in Hands = LOO
Labour of one Person LOO
Blasting Rock l.25
ORDERED, That all Surveyors OF
Roads in this County shall within ten
days after they are notified Of their ap-
pointment take the oa;n of office as pre-
scrlbed IN chapter 1874, section 6, OF the
acts Of 1928, and return copy Of said
oath to the Clerk Of the County Court
to be filed in his Office. All Road Sur
veyors who have not complied with this
order are required TO dose within thirty
days from this date.
The said Surveyors of Roads are re-
quired TO make annually at the May
Term report as required by section e,
chapter 1914, of the acts of 1918, be-
fore their bills will be audited.
40 Road surveyor VIII be allowed 10
hire extra labor, or to make purchases
to be charged to the road fund of his
district, without first having obtained
written authority from both the Justices
Of his district, setting forth the amount
he can expend,
No Surveyor or Sub Surveyor, will be
allowed 10 employ his own wagons,
teams, plows, carts or scrapers, except
i'll proportion to his amount Of labor
as compared with others.
No Surveyor will be allowed to pur,
chase tools and charge the same to mis-
district until authorized to do so by the
Justices OF lis district, and said account
will not be allowed until the Surveyor
has given his receipt for the same to be
filed in the office of the County Clerk,
Road Surveyors will be required tc
give an itemized account Of all expenses
on oath.
Shepherdstown register. [volume] (Shepherdstown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1849-1955, 1877-11-10
TREMENDOUS EXCITEMENT
kER NEYSYILLE
AT TIE
CHEAP CASH STORE
7. HOMSllER !

| take great pleasure in informing tho
Public that | have received Splendid
Stock of new FALL AND WINTER
GOODS, of every description, for Ladies',
Misses, Children, aud Men and Boys,
which will sell VERY LOW, strictly
for CASH or BARTER, without any de-
Walton whatever. Ny stock is complete.
BOOTS AND SHOES, HATS and CAPS.
READY-MADE CLOTHING, GROCER
les, choice and at lowest figures. Please
give me call, warrant satisfaction
Terms strictly Cash or Country Produce.
Il. HOMSHER.
Kerneysvillc, Nov. 10 Il
Sharp County record., 1877-12-07
The "Pin Man" of Chicago.

He seems to be always on the tramp.
From early morning till dark he is on
the march, and at all hours of the day
l have met him or seen him in his soli-
tary wandering. His special mission
seems to be picking up pins. Not one
escapes his eye, and the lapel OF his
coat, where he sticks them, is always
covered. Occasionally when he meets
little child he will stop it, take a pin
off his coat, and with benignant smile
hand it to the youngster and resume his
walk. Upon meeting him a day or two
since fancied look of pain upon his
face which had never seen before, and
| learned that he had quite little sum
of money in one of our broken savings
banks. He lives alone in cottage near
the southern limits of the city, and
seems to have no kindred or friends.
He will not be interviewed as to his past
history; the only hint ever given, SO far
as known, was his answer to little girl
upon the street who innocently asked
him where his wife was. "Sheis dead, "
and then sadly turned away.-1roy
Times
Sharp County record., 1877-12-07
DenOminationalism in England.

At the recent biennial session of the
Evangelical Alliance, held in Detroit,
the Rev. j. M. Buckley, D. D., present
ed an elaborate statistical paper on
"Denominationalism," in which he
gave the following list of different sects
in Great Britain, as returned to the Reg
istrar-General, to the great amusement
of the audience as some long or peculiar
name was read:
Apostolics, Armenian, New Society,
Baptists, Baptized Believers, Believers
in Christ, Bible Christians, Bible De-
tense Association, Brethren Calvinistic
Baptists, Catholic and Apostolic Church,
Christians who object to be otherwise
designated, Christian Believers,
Christian Brethren, Christian
Eliastes, Christian Israelites, Chris
tian Teetotalers, Christian Tenn
perance Men, Christian Unionists,
Church of Scotland, Church of Christ,
Countess of Huntington's Connection,
Disciples in Christ, Eastern Orthodox
Greek Church, Electics, Episcopalian
Dissenters, Evangelical Unionists, Fol
lowers of the Lord Jesus Christ, Free
Grace Gospel Christians, Free Gospel
Church, Free Christians, Free Church,
Free Church (EpiscopsD, Free Church
of England, Free Union Church, Cen
trail Baptist, General Baptist New Con-
nection, German Lutheran, German
Roman Catholic, Greek Catholic, Hal
lelujah Band, Independents, lndepend-
ent Religious Reformers, Independent
Unionists, Inghamites, Jews, Latter Day
Saints, Modern Methodists, MOrmons,
New Connection of Wesleyans, New Je-
rusalem Church, New Church, Old Bap-
lists, Original Connection of Wesleyans,
Plymouth Brethren, Peculiar People,
Presbyterian Church in England, Primi-
tive Methodists, Progressionists, Protes-
tants adhering to the Articles of the
Church of England one to eighteen in
elusive, but rejecting order and ritual,
Providence, Quakers, Ranters, Reform
ers, Reformed Presbyterians or Cove
nanters, Recreative Religionists, Refuge
Methodists, Reform Free Church of Wes-
leyan Methodists, Revivalists, Roman
Catholics, Salem Society, Sandemani-
ans, Scotch Baptists, Second Advent
Brethren, Separatists (Protestants),
Seventh-Day Baptists, Swedenborgians,
Testimony Congregational Church,
Trinitarians, Union Baptists, Unitarians,
Unitarian Christian, United Christian
Church, United Free Methodist Church,
United Brethren or Moravians, United
Presbyterian, Unitarian Baptists, Welsh
Calvinistic Methodists, Welsh Free
Presbyterians, Wesleyan Methodist As
sociation, Wesleyan Reformers and
Wesleyan Reform Glory Band.
Sharp County record., 1877-12-07
A Canary Which Sings "A Life ON tn,
Ocean WaYe."

j. G. Christopher, a barber at Balls
ton Spa, is the possessor of remarkable
canary bird, the voice of which has been
developed in peculiarly painstaking
manner, so that now this educated
songster can successfully render the
well-known air, GA Life on the Ocean
Wave" The bird will commence to
warble like any other of these pets,
but after uttering a few notes will imme-
diately strike into the tune, and when
its voice has attained full height the
above tune will be sung entire, and in a
manner that sounds singularly melodi-
Gus and attractive, literally setting to
note its natural vocal powers. This
was only achieved after the most dill
gent and patient attention. As soon as
the bird was old enough to pick up a
living it was put in room apart from
all others, and music box also placed
in the apartment that was kept per-
petually going, repeating the one tune
over and over again, so that this singu-
lar pupil had no other person to learn
from but that. After four months of
such apprenticeship, the owner was re-
warded by hearing his little favorite
render (" A Life on the Ocean Wave"
as naturally and perfect as if that was
the song Of its ancestors. Minneapolis
T,,ab7yo1p
Sharp County record., 1877-12-07
Patent PetrifactiOns.

| Much speculation has been made with
regard to the reality of Mr.. COnant's
petrifed man, each differing, and now
comes an interview with Denver as
saver published in the Democrat of that
place. The assayer says in regard to
Mr.. Conant's "man:"
"In August, 1875, five of us were
prospecting in the vicinity of Pueblo.
In coming upon sandstone quarry, one
of the party observed a soIt OF likeness
of a man drawn upon the rock. The in
cident occasioned a deal of talk about
ancient creations, and the idea of get
ting up a second Cardiff giant was then
favorably discussed. The party agreed
to undertake the task, and stone cut
ter named Saunders, who had been
working in the vicinity, and known to
be clever hand at modelling, was at
once sought out and an agreement made
for the figure. While the plan was in
progress one of the party, in Joking
way, said the thing ought to have tail,
as in ancient times men had tails or
inches long. 1t was decided among the
party that the figure should be known
as petrifed Aztec Indian, and that
they would resurrect him after six
months and impose him on the public
as such. The stone-cutter not seeing
the joke set to work and made the fig
ure, with tail appended. The price
paid the artisan was $135, and after he
had completed the figure it was buried.
The 4 Muldoon' was made out OF sand
stone and dried by the cabin fire, which
partly accounts for the little moles on
the surface. After the burial-two feet
from the surface of the ground-the
party went their ways to await the res
direction. A few of the prospectors
had got wind of the proceedings and
were keeping an eye on the party, and
so they dispersed in different directions.
Finally they became scattered, some in
New York and the remainder in differ
erent portions of the country. l had
forgotten nearly about the matter when
the discovery was chronicled in the pa
pers. But l considered it best to keep
still about it, and it was only through
accident that said any thing in regard
TO the mattern
Sharp County record., 1877-12-07
A Scared Conductor.

Sweet are the uses of retributive JUS
tice. In passing through train on the
New York Central Railroad to collect
tickets, the conductor encountered,
east of Utica, colored man who had
neither ticket nor medium of exchange,
and, after a desultoly discussion,
stopped the cars and kicked him OIL the
platform. A few weeks afterward, the
conductor took chair in barber-shop
in Albany, under the ministration OF a
colored man. The barber covered his
customers face with lather, whipped
out glittering razor, and, while ne
was improving its edge by means OF a
strop that dangled from the wall, re-
marked to the gentleman in the chair:
"Say, boss, you doesn't know me, does
youP Does you remember de fellah you
iambed from your tram up at Tribes
Hill? Dat was bad thing for you to
do, sab, an l remembers it we'll"
Right here the conductor bounded from
his chair and danced around the room
with the lather dripping from his chin
and his hair standing on end. He was
finally induced to resume his seat, on
the barber's pledging himself to do no
mischief, but he did not enjoy the shave,
and breathed more freely when he was
outside of the shop.
Sharp County record., 1877-12-07
HaDs and Mishaps.

"A. C. bort, prominent citizen of
Omaha. was found dead in his flour
mill near Papillion, Sarpy County, hav--
inc been caught in the machinery and
crushed to death.
The 9-year-old daughter Of s. B.
Childs, a conductor on the Chicago,
Burlington and Quincy Railroad, was
drowned in a well at Osceola, Iowa,
which was left uncovered while being
repaired.
AT Norton's Ferry, o., a physician
prescribed a mixture containing luculla
for Mrs. j. w. Grey; the drug clerk
substituted aconite by mistake: and IN a
few hours after taking the medicine the
patient was corpse.
Shooting accidents: Jake Ray,
while hunting near Kokomo, Ind, shot
at a squirrel. The ball glanced toward
the residence of County Commissioner
David Smith, seriously wounding his
son, Otto, 4 years old, in the alb
domen.-A young man named Bucklng-
ham was seriously wounded at Terre
Haute, Ind, during scufiie with COM
panion.-J. N. Mcmillan, living near
New Bloomington, Marion County, O.,
while out hunting, slipped off a fence by
Sharp County record., 1877-12-07

a rail turning with him; his gun-ham-
mer struck against the rail, discharging
the contents of one barrel, which enter
ed his temple, and killed MIN instantly;
AT Somerset, o., William Finck and
William From were out hunting, when
Finck accidentally discharged his
gun and lodged the contents in From's
heart, killing the latter instantly
"A little boy at Scranton, Pa, put a
cartridge in toy-pistol, and while at
tempting to cock the pistol the load was
discharged into his abdomen, producing
probably fatal injuries.-The body Of
Charles Perry, aged IS, was found in
the woods near Nyack, N. 7. His
double-barreled shotgun was lying
across his body, the contents of the
right barrel having entered the bead
behind the left ear, indicating accident
al shooting.-At Cowansville, Ont,
Peter Cowan, Jr., Sheriff of the County,
went out hunting accompanied by his
book-keeper. When returning home
they became separated in the thick un-
derbrush, and the book-keeper, making
a mistake, took Cowan's hat above the
brush for a partridge, and fired, the
contents of the gun lodging IN the un-
fortunate gentleman's head, from which
he died two hours afterwards.
Sharp County record., 1877-12-07
Bogus "LOrd" at Home.

Several cases of sham lords and other
"bogus " scions of the aristocracy have
recently been brought to light, notably
in the instance of one who has been per-
sonating Lord Ogilvy so persistently
that the.Earl of Airlie has been obliged
to warn the public against him, his son
really being at present in India with his
regiment. There is another OF these
worthless, and a very successful one, still
on his travels. As Hugh Courtney Y"
he has particularly distinguished him
self, and for the past few years has been
equally well known in Europe, India,
Austria, and America as Lord Court
ney," 1.-THE Hon. Conyngham Deni-
son." "Lord Henry Van Tempest"
and other self-appropriated titles too
numerous to mention. 1t was once my
fortune to meet this gentleman in
America "on a tour" He staid for
five weeks in Buffalo, N. Y, on the
somewhat limited capital (Which he was
never able to increase by any felonious
borrowings) of 81 so &c shillings). The
landlord Of the hotel he patronized suf-
fered to the extent of nearly G100, and
all the respectable citizens of Buffalo,
who, with proverbial hospitality, had
entertained the illustrious stranger,
were mortified by seeing him pass the
remainder of his visit in Jail. Having
conferred an inestimable benefit on the
United States by leaving their kindly
shores, he was, not long ago, adding in
suit to injury by staying at one OF the
largest hotels inLondon as ''Lieut. Lam.
bert, U. S. A." l saw him once myself
during the past season dining sumptu-
ously at Greenwich. AS | understand
he is well known, and that a descrip-
ton of him is obtainable at Scotland
Yard, trust that he, with many others
of the same type, may soon be sup
pressed London Truth.
Sharp County record., 1877-12-07
A Golden.Leafed Oak.

A North Carolina paper says that
there is, in Watauga County, N. G., a
flourishing oak tree of vigorous growth,
the leaves of which, when they first
burst forth from the bud in the spring,
are of bright, golden yellow color,
and retain this color during their whole
growth and maturity. In autumn, when
the coming frost dyes the other forest
leaves in the wavy brilliant hues which
give such wonderful beauty to the noun
tain sides, the leaves on this remark a.
BILE tree begin at length to turn green,
adopting as its own the fresh tint just
departing from the others.
Sharp County record., 1877-12-07
School and Church.

"A homeopathic medical department
has just been opened in connection with
the State University of Iowa.
Mrs. Garlick, of California, is run
ming for School Superintendent, and is
naturally looked upon as an unusually
strong candidate.
The Free-will Baptists have in this
country l65 quarterly meetings, 1,343
churches, 1888 ordained ministers, and
over $4,000 communicates, together
with number of colleges, Seminaries,
and newspapers.
In Boston the question of classical
education in the free schools is under
discussion. Mayor Prince, Charles
Francis Adams, Oliver Wendell Holmes,
and many others publish remon-
STRANGE against the entire public being
taxed for the exclusive benefit of the few.
Rev. Samuel Isaac Joseph Schench-
awsky, D. D., has been consecrated Mis-
sionary Bishop of the P. E. Church of
Shanghai, with jurisdiction over the en-
tire Chinese Empire. The ceremony
took place at Grace Church, New York,
and was participated in by seventeen
Bishops.
The State of Texas has just pur.
chased !, 400 acres of land, with valua-
BILE buildings and improvements, near
Hampstead, for the State University for
colored youths. The price paid was
$4,000. The intention is to combine
the State University with the Agricul-
tural and Mechanical College, the same
in effect to be a branch of the college at
Bryan.
George William Curtis for the past
two years has conducted services in the
Church of the Redeemer, at New Brigh-
ton, Staten Island, n. Y. He reads each
Sunday selected sermon from the
production of famous theologians. The
church is Unitarian. Mr.. Curtis receives
nothing for his services, though the
church formerly employed pastor at q
salary of $4,000 per annum.
In sermon at New York, Bishop
Lay, of the Eastern Diocese of Mary
land, told an interesting story of Gen.
Lee, who wrote to him Immediately af-
ter the war earnestly urging him to op-
pose all attempts at maintaining a sep
aration between the Northern and the
Southern churches, and insisting upon
the duty of all Christian men to coop
crate actively in restoring unity, peace,
and concord throughout the whole
country.
Sharp County record., 1877-12-07
Black Hills Highwaymen Captured.

A Cheyenne dispatch of the 1st says
The coach that left Deadwood Tuesday
morning, coming south, was stopped
and robbed last night within three miles
of this post, by two road men, supposed
to be Blackburn and Wall, the notori-
Gus road agents. There were seven pas
sengers on the coach, among whom was
Uuited States Marshal Sweesy. The
robbers took every thing of value that
could be found-money, blankets and
overcoatS. The same men, about day
light this morning, robbed freight
outfit, conSiting of four wagons, taking
all the blankets they had. They took
from a Chinaman who was in the train
every thing he had, then administered a
sound threshing with whip, Lieut..
Chase, with q detachment of the Sd Cav
airy, accompanied by VIM. Reid, an ex-
perienced man at tracing thieves and
catching them, started this morning in
pursuit of the thieves, and followed
them nearly all day, hearing of them
often just ahead, they having robbed
six different men during the day.
They finally captured the men
y miles above the Government farm,
and about 36 from Fort Laramie. A
hot chase was kept up for about five
miles. After the robbers discovered
their pursuers they threw away a gun
and some heavy articles in their flight,
but were finally brought to bay by sew
eral shots being fired at them, and sur
rendered. They are now in the guard
house at this post. One of them is
identified as Webster, the murderer of
Deputy Sheriff Quincy. They would not
give their names, telling the officer of
the day that they had dozen names
each, and there was no use in giving
any names. The two gray horses they
rode are identified as the two horses
that belonged to the Cheyenne and
Black Hills Stage Company, and were
stolen from them some time ago. Mr.,
Ford, agent for the stage company here,
has two overcoats that were taken from
the coach last night, and some other
articles that have been recognized as
property of passengers in the stage.
Great credit is due Lieut.. Chase and
command for his long, hard, and sue
ceSsful pursuit, Sc miles ride altogether,
and to Mr.. Reid for the able manner in
which he discovered and followed their
trail.
Sharp County record., 1877-12-07
Odds and Ends.

The editor who saw lady making
for the only empty seat in car found
himself crowded out to make room for
more interesting matter"
An American tourist says that a
San Domingo revolution consists of ga
few yells, three or four boots, some one
accidentally wounded, and come home,
darling-all is forgiven"
The rural districts are literally alive
with tramps, and poultry do not enjoy
their usual facilities for growing old. A
pious farmer says he does not see why
Providence didn't teach chickens to
roost under the barn. Brooklyn Union.
There's nothing to exceed the dia-
bolical satisfaction man will take in
announcing to his wife, after he has got
his shirt on, that there is button miss
ing; and the keen delight he feels in
seeing her dance around the room after
a needle and thread, while she listens
to lecture on internal carelessness, ap-
proaches ecstacy. But look out when
she gets that button on, bites the thread
off with snap and commences -"There
now
John Henry's girl has father, and
the father has dog. John Henry nev-
er could understand why the old man
called that dog "Glue," but Sunday
night the dog mistook John for another
fellow, and fastened to him, and they
waltzed all around the front yard. After
the trouble was quieted, John started
home for some new clothes, and as he
wandered along he murmured: "Ah,
yes, see. Glue, to be sure-sticks So"
Rome Sentinel.
THE CONFESSION.
/" Aha tits cold. I'll wear" Re said,
"My oveFcoat this morning"
His wife turned pale, and then grew red
At this, the note of warning.
In tears she bent; he, stern and cold,
Suspectingly repulsed her.
Forgive" sobbed she, "laSt June sold
An image man your UlsterW
st. LoaiS Journal.
Sharp County record., 1877-12-07
Foreign Notes.

The Shah of Persia intends to make
anincognito trip to London and Paris
next spring.
Making lint for the Eastern hospit-
ais is now the fashionable employment
in London. The Queen and the Prin-
cesses set the example.
-Gillow and Co., the most eminent
upholsters in London, occupied precise
" the same site in III that they do to-
day. London shops are very long lived.
The Emperor William is to have a
golden wedding next spring, and very
great festivities are expected in Berlin.
Many potentates are to attend it, and 1t
is even hoped that Queen Victoria will
appear.
During the trial at Moscow recent
ly, of person named Sauftleben, ,charg-
ed with embezzlement, Maj Gen. Har-
tung shot himself in Court, in conse-
uuence of witness accusing him OF
theft. The affair caused much excite
ment.
On his recent visit to Edinburgh
Gen. Grant had the pleasure of starting
the new printing-press constructed by
Messrs. r. Hoe & Co., of New York, for
the Herald and Evening Times.
Mr.. Parnell, M. P, at public din
ner recently given in his honor at Kill
mallock, declared his intention to per
sist in course of obstruction in Parlia-
ment until England shall yield to Ire
lands demand for legislative independ-
ence.
The Duke of Argyle has suffered a
loss in the almost complete destruction
by fire of his magnificent Inverary Cas-
tie. The alarm was given in early
morning, and the Duke and Duchess,
the Marquis of Lorne and the Princess
Louise were all safely got out of its
walls. Many valuable and beautiful OBJ
iects were destroyed, but nearly all the
pictures were saved.