Shepherdstown register. [volume] (Shepherdstown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1849-1955, 1878-09-28

is dead. 1t used to be her regretful
boast that she never sat on mans knee
in all her born days
Rev. G. L. Keedy of the Hagerstown
Female Seminary, will preach in the
Lutheran Church, Sunday morning, the
goth instant, in this place.
It is considered as rather an imperti-
nant question to ask a lady why her
back hair doesn't match that in front.
A barefoo:ed little boy stepped on
bee, and soon after said to his mother:
"Ma, l didn't know that bees had splin-
tiers in their tails!'
Better days are reported to be on the
way. VIII somebody please hurry
them up.
The shrewd school boy is now get.
ting the upper end of his pau1s lined
with tin. .
A car load of preachers from Ohio
passed through Piltsburg-says the
Allegheny Malone day last week tor
Baltimore, and all along the road chick
ems and turkeys could he seen fleeing
from the wrath to come.
Farmers are busy blowing and get
ting ready for fall seeding.
Ben. Butler having left the Republi'
can party, that party should at once
take an account Of stock, TO see what IS
missing.
"Brown's Shop" and 'Manning's
School House" have been made voting
places, as per advertised order OF the
County Court.
The County Court, it will be seen BY
advertisement, has ordered an election
for Magistrate in Charlestown District
Rev. S. p. Davis, of Philadelphia,
preached in the Reformed Church here
on Sunday morning and evening last.
A woman is never thoroughly inter
ested in newspaper article until she
reaches the place where the balance Is
torn off.
Jos. l.. Cookus will have in market
this Saturday morning, Pudding and
Sausage, Pork aud Beet. Call on him.
Dog days have ended and school
days have begun, but the small boy
who has been perfectly healthy all sum-
mer begins to feel like he was going to
have "spells" again.
Lagar beer doesn't intoxicatr. 1t IS
the quantity that some men carry that
weighs them down.
An exchange states that if shirt DO,
som or other article has been scorched
in ironing, laying it awhile in the bright
sunshine will take the discolored spot
entirely out.
The Democratic party of Ohio county
has nominated Ex-Governor Jacob tor
the Legislature There now. Who
saws Jacob isn't Democrat!
The 1000 young women of Cleve-
land who are pledged not to associate
with young men Of convivial habits are
getting very lonesome.
Two hundred and eighty miners lost
their lives on Tuesday, by trighttul
explosion in a colliery at Abercarne,
England.
The reason the radicals got beat in
Maine, is because they didn't have votes
enough to beat the other party.
A wise son maketh glad father, and
a prompt paying subscriber causeth an
editor to laugh.
Isaac n. Carter, Esq, the old pro-
prietor of the Garter House" has been
on visit to Charlestown.
Everybody is wondering how it is
that Notwithstanding the hard times
there has been just as much summer
pleasuring done as ever.
Mary had little lamp, twas filled
with kerosene, she blew right down the
chimney, and vanished from the scene.
1t is said that Garfield, Blaine and
other great lights of the Republican
party will assist Col. Frank Burr in his
campaign in this district. The people
will assist Martin.
Now pass around the hat. There is
more suffering in Maine, than in the
Yellow Fever districts. 1t is the Green
fever tbere-greenbach fever. Repub-
lican politicians are dying by the thous-
ands.
An old lady from the South said she
never could imagine where all the
Smiths came from until she saw in a
New England town large sign-
Smiths Manufacturing Company.
At pic mic where two fellows are
flirting around the same girl she shows
her preference by sending the other fel-
low to the spring for water.
A woman may not be farsighted in
business matters, but she can see fly
speck without glasses as far again as a
man can smell fried onions.
A cruel farmer, up the Hudson, has
sued young man for fire, light and
house-rent while counting the house
maid in the kitchen.
Mr.. Mason Matthews. the Oldest ma.
tive of Lewisburg, and father of Cover
nor Matthews, died suddenly on the
10th instant.
The Great Seven Elephant Show will
exhibit at Charlestown on Wednesday
next, 2nd of October.
E9- At the Sunday morning service
conducted by Rev. J. G. Bowman. in
the Church at Kearneysville, collection
was taken for the benefit of the yellow fe-