Shepherdstown register. [volume] (Shepherdstown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1849-1955, 1878-02-02
"a BRIEFs-To day, Saturday, the
End, is Ground Hog day,

sci hlOGa III VIZ kSoDy
terrain Church Sunday morning.
Rev. Mr., Willis, of Strausburg, Va,
preached in the Lutheran Church Of
this town, ON Sunday morning and
evening last.
We will now soon have our "daddies
dollars" The silver bill has passed the
House.
John II. Schoppert respectfully in
forms the citizens Of the town and com
munity that he has choice lot OF Beet
for sale at the Market House.
DIR. Mary Walker says Congressman
are practical polygamists and ought to
let NIormons alone. Oh! my, Mary,
you ought not TO have said that.
Mr. VIM. E. Heskitt, formerly Of this
place, but now chief clerk of the b. d
o. X. r., at Piedmont, was here on
business trip the first of the week.
Snow fell on Thursday last to the
depth Of about Z inches.
DR.. Marshall and E. Clegg Williams,
of Martinsburg, visited our town on
Wednesday.
We had a pleasant chat with Mr..
Geo. w. Eichelberger of this county,
in our sancium, on Wednesday.
cartridges are not to be caught, kill
ed or injured, or pursued with intent to
do so, between January LIST and the
18Th of October, nor are they TO be
caugh: at any time with snares, nets or
traps.
Gov. Mathews has appointed Hon.
H. S. White, of Marshall county,
Commissioner from this State 10 the
Paris Exposition.
President Hayes will keep up one of
his home customs at the White House.
Every Saturday night his family and a
few friends meet and sing some OF the
old Methodist tunes.
Mr.. VIM. Snyder, near Williamsport,
Md, was kicked by horse few days
ago in the abdomen, and died shortly
afterward.
Twenty million pounds sterling of a
war indemnity viii knock the sfsan'
out of Turkey.
The gold gamblers will shortly be like
Othello-without all occupation.
Gold was down to l OLA on Sasur-
day. Pass the Bland bill aud the pre-
MUM will disappear entirely.
Senator Thurman thinks that green
backs would be placed side by side with
gold if the silver dollar is restored
The St. Louis merchants propose to
resume specie payments at once. Let
them blaze away. The way to resume
is 10 resume.
Maryland wants the Virginia Mofett
bell punch. A great many OF the cill-
zens of this State prefer hot punch.
We return thanks for an invitation to
a complimentary dinner. given by the
Berkeley county, w. Va, Agricultural
Society, to Col. J. @. A. Nadenbonseh,
at the "Grand Central Hotel" in Mar
tinsburg, on Thursday last
The farm of Mr.. Thos. Licklider,
containing 256 acres, near Kearneys-
vile, was sold publicly in Charlestown
on Thursday last, by Danl Getzendan-
ner, Assignee-Geo. d. Mckinney,
Auctioneer-at s2s per acre. Purchas-
er, Mr.. B. S. Pendleton, Of Shepherds
town
We return thanks to the Committee
Alice Smooth, Emma K. Keesecker,
S. V. Stonebraker, A. F. Hess, E. l..
Folk and j. A. Engle-for an invita-
ton to attend an entertainment OF the
Literary Societies of Shepherd Col
lege, held on the 1st of February, In
this town.
Moonlight may be cheaper than kero-
sene, but you can't take IL into the par
lor, and set it on the centre table and
turn it down.
Now, the oldest inhabitant hops up
and swears that we bad winter just
like this forty-6ve years ago.
Gen. Joseph E. johnson is talked OF
as candidate for Congress in the Rich
mond District.
Daylight is beginning to come sooner,
bat the lazy husband gets up no earlier
than he did month ago.
If YOU pass through the hen-roost
with careful eye, just now, you will
notice sadness creeping over the coun-
tenance of the old hens. 1t is not simp-
ly the knowledge that they must die,
but the thoughts that they must be sold
for spring chickens after they're ''laid'
out.
Horse-fesh is now becoming so COM
mon an article Of food in Paris that
thousand beasts are consumed every
month. They are not killed until they
become useless for work through age or
lameness. The meat is but half the
price of beet.
e@ ALARM OF FIRE.-About 3
o'clock on. Tuesday afternoon last, our
town was startled by the cry of fire, and
on inquiry it was found not in town,
but at the residence of Mr.. John o.
Aglionby, about half mile South of
town. The Fire Engine was quickly
brought out and although the distance
was pretty far to pull it they soon had
it at that place, and in very short time
had the pleasure of seeing the flames