Shepherdstown register. [volume] (Shepherdstown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1849-1955, 1878-10-12

Turkeys are beginning to roost high.
A bass weighing 6 pounds was
caught at Dam No. 6, last week.
Hon. G. J. Faulkner contributed $25
to the yellow fever sufferers.
A small quantity of turpentine added
to stove blacking will make the stove
easier to polish.
Plenty of thunder and lightning in
Maine, but no Hale.
Have you wrestled with your stove
pipe YETI
Little boys have begun to fall from
chestnut trees.
Wheat at the depot, Winchester, on
last Thursday, sold at 80 cents 10 81
a bushel. Old corn so cents. New corn
40 cents.
Will you walk into the parlor says the
maiden soft and shy,
We've the prettiest little parlor stove
that ever you did spy.
The young clerk has just begun to
flatter himself that the ice cream season
was over, when the atmospere becomes
pregnant with the direful indications
that church fairs are about to be re-
sumed.
The. hard times don't make rascals,
but only brings them 10 the surface i;
just as a prairie fire does not make the
wolves and snakes, but drives them
from concealment.
Taking Time by the forelock isn't
such an easy thing after all, when you
come to think that old Father Time has
been as bald as a cheese box for eight
centuries.
Mr.. Tilden's lost account books are
still missing. Is there a returning
Board anywhere?
1t is said that Rev. II. NJ. White,
pastor of the Loudoun street Presley
terian Church, Winchester, will shortly
receive a call from congregation in
Baltimore city.
A kentucky correspondent suggests
for the democracy in 1880, for Presi-
dent, Gen. w. S. Hancock; for Vice
President, Henry G. Davis. 1t would
be upquestionably strong ticket.
On Friday last Mr. Christopher Hcu-
ser, living in Samples Manor, Washing
ington county, Nd, committed suicide
by hanging himself No cause is as
saused for the rash act. The deceased
was 20 years of age.
This damp, chilling, murky weather
don't feel much like those beautiful,
hazy autumnal days, with soft, SHIN
mering sunlight on the variegated
leaves that we read about in the story
books does ite
DR.. A. F. Smiths Photograph Car is
in town.
Mrs. Eugenia McEndree, of Balti
more, and widow of the late John ii.
McEndree of this town, arrived here a
few days ago, and will spend the winter
here.
Mr.. John II. Lambert and family, of
Buckeystown, Md, are sojonrning in
town.
The Hagerstown Agricultural Fair
commences on Wednesday next, 10th
instant.
Miss Rose Cockrell, of the county, is
visiting Miss Julia Rentch, in town.
The Hotel, at the Black Rock, in the
South Mountain. East of Hagerstown,
was consumed by fire on Friday after
noon of last week
Mr.. P. Corey, prominent Jeweler
of Frederick, Md, died on Tuesday last,
aged 81 years.
Judge Charles Embrey, an old and
esteemed citizen of Williamsport, Md,
died on Sunday evening last, aged II
years.
The City Council will meet on Mon
day evening next, 18th instant. &.
Messrs. John +. Welshans, Isaac w.
Chapline, G. L. Hodges, NJ. B. Baker,
started for the East this week to pur-
chase their Fall and Winter supplies of
goods.
Quite number of our people attend
ed the Frederick, Nd, Fair, this week.
Robert Catron, formerly a resident
of Hagerstown, died in Memphis Of yell
low fever on the 23d ult. He was
printer by trade, and at the time of his
death was agent of the Associated Press.
U. S. Grant, Jr., the son of General
Grant, harded a check of $500 to May
or Ely, of New York, as his fathers
contribution for the aid Of the yellow
fever sufferers.
The ruin of many men dates from
some idle hour. The diligent escape
the snare.
MIR. Beecher was beaten at crouuet