Shepherdstown register. [volume] (Shepherdstown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1849-1955, 1878-12-14

Mr.. p. +. Mccormick, was sold public
ly on Tuesday last, by j. Shannon Gal
laher, Auctioneer, for the sum OF S69O
w. L. Wilson, Purchaser,
The Potomac has been on rise, and
the oribbing at Dam, No. 4 washed out
on "Wednesday,
Rev. Il. Ii. Hunt of Bedford, Pa,
will preach in the Lutheran Church OF
this town on Sunday morning, Dec
22nd,
A revival of religion has been in pro
gress in the NJ. Z. Church, Rev. ID. g.
Miller, pastor, in this place, during the
past week. Several persons have been
converted.
Pork, Wood, Corn, Silver, Gold, and
Greenbacks, will be taken tor dues al
this Office,
Patronize your home merchants and
keep the money at home, Buy oftbose
who advertise in the Register,
Miss Jodie Mask, of Plymouth, Pa,
is visiting relatives and friends ID this
town.
Mr.. Thomas Turner, near Kearneys
Vile, sold 20 acres of land, uuimproved,
to Mr.. Geo. Toms, for $50 per acre.
Chilly" Adams killed the "boss' hog
in town, as far AS heard from, weighing
1897 pounds. Stand back, later Hill.
Senator Mathews wants TO see the
Texas Pacific Railroad pushed through.
and so do we. The S. V. r. K. through
Shcpherdstown would be Immediately
on the line. We hope the Congressman
from this State will supper, the bill
Charles Tunnel of Martinsburg killed
four porkers last week which weighed
lS43 pounds. What sassangers.
Mr.. James Brady of Arden, was
stricken with paralysis one day last
week while returning home from Mar
tinsburg. He is recovering.
Henry S. Baker, VIM. A. Adams and
Jacob Wintermoyer were in Baltimore
this week purchasing their Christmas
supplies of goods,
Why is it that the leading radicals
want the South to elect negroes to Cou-
grcss, but don't want negro Congress
men elected in the North? That's the
question.
Hagerstown Almanacks for 1879 are
ripe,
When church members lie to you in
business transactions, and forfeit their
words Just as often as they make promi
SEES, then you are forced 10 believe that
there are even no christians in the
church.
Mr.. David Brpmbaugh, prominent
citizen of Washington County, Md, is
dead, aged rs years.
A wheeling match will take place at
Sharpsburg, Nd, Oh the second day of
Christmas.
Quite number of Ohio apples were
delivered in town last week, by Mr..
Curtis, of SmilhfelG, at 81 per barrel.
Six furnaces in the rolling mill of the
Baltimore and Ohio Railroad Companys
bar mill, Cumberland, are being con-
verted into blast furnaces.
There are more poor houses construct
ed from the ''bricks in mems hats than
from any other material.
a man In Denver believes that the
world will come to an end Christmas.
lie has prepared white robes for the oc
casion, and will stay on his housetop on
that day, ready to be caught up to heav-
en-.
G. D. Meredith, a well known jewel
Ter, of Winchester, died on Sunday last.
Any one desiring to make a Christ
mas Present will do well 10 call at r.
L. Magruder's. He has the most hand
some articles ever brought TO town.
Talmage says the newspaper is the
telephone set up by the Lord, which
makes all the world an audience. Cor
rect Go up head
Rev. Jas. Grammer, for several years
past, rector of the Protestant Episcopal
church of Middleway and Mil!creek. has
accepted call to the church in Ashland,
Va.
An economical Berkeley man only
allows his daughter half bucket of
coal for the parlor fire when her young
man calls
The balance OF trade is slightly
against the farmer who comes to town
with load of new wheat and returns
home loaded down with sold rye"
Mr.. Joseph O'NeaI, prominent ci,i-
zen of Boonsboro', Md, died in that
town ON Thursday of last week, aged
about so years,
P. NJ. Geul. Key warns Congress
that unless it makes sufficient appropria-
ton, the postal car service will be dis
continued.
The Wheeling Standard says Adju-
tant Franzheim is engaged in making
out the pay roll of the militia who
tonight. bled and died" during the rail
road riots The entire amount will be
about $4,000.
A Congressman has heard Bob In
gersoll aud has introduced bill to
abolish the tariff, on matches.
Every time a man inserts an adver-
'tiscment of his business in good pa
per, he puts his business sign into hun
dreds of households, and secures atten-
ton that he could not in any other way
and don't you forget it.
The Presidents message fails to salts
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