Shepherdstown register. [volume] (Shepherdstown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1849-1955, 1878-12-14
COMM NEC4A'EED.
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Dee lUlh 1873

Dec lUih, 1910.
Mr.. VIM. Mckee, of Martinsburg,
and agen. for the American Bible So,
ciety, is now 6usily engaged in canvass
ing this part of Jefferson County, with
view TO placing Il copy of the scrip
lures in the hands of every family in
the county, either by sale or gift, where
p, Gu 'iarily unable TO purchase. Mr..
Mckee is very gentlemanly in his de-
pertinent, and we heartily commend
him to the citizens of the county. The
publications of the Bible Society are
sold bv their authorized agents, at the
prime cost of production, making the
work a benevolent one, the society de-
pending upon the contributions OF
christians of all denominations, TO aid
them in supplying destitute families
with the Word Of Life.
Yesterday morning we had small
reminder that winter was lurking in orr
immediate vicinity, and to-day Dame
Nature has been doing her best 10 get
her skirts clean of The accumulated dust
of autumn, by giving "all-out-o f-doors
a free wash. got rather more OF the
washing as l was returning from school
this evening, than was at all agreeable,
in fact / would have preferred the"cust
as it was, to the wash as it is.
This point has been doing pretty
fair business in shipping wheat this
season. the shipments to November 30th,
aggregaling 29,6OO bushels, which we
consider a good exhibit for the section
of country which furnished the wheat,
in question, as we have only about ei sht
or nine square miles of territory, from
which to draw grain from this place.
The suppers given by the Ladies
Mite Society realized $57, net. A cou-
pie of strawberries, from the garden of
Mr.. a. Trump, and which ripened in
the open air, after the 18th Of Novem-
Der, were disposed Of, a. two cents 4
vote, realizing rather more than two
dollars. Miss Phebe Getzendanner was
elected 10 receive the straw berries.
We didn't have the pleasure Of tasting
the supper, but have heard that it was
first class in every respect.
The butcheripg reason is with Us
now, and the squeal of the porker is
heard in the laud. Some pretty good
hogs have been consigned 10 the larder
already this fall We note few: Mr..
w. f. Thomas killed two hogs which
aggregated 642 lbs, Mr.. Thomas Tur-
ner killed nine which dressed lS45 lbs. !;
the heaviest tipping the beam at 3S5
! learn that Mr. Hosier, living at Tabb's
Y Roads killed three porkers which
brought down 1853 lbs, the heaviest
turning the scale at 387. None of those
who have been Singing The spareribs.
chimes, sausages, eIc, etc, around have
failed to sling any OF those things in
my direction, hence | cannot say Wheih-
er they are as good as they ought to be,
or not.
The school here is again in session,
and the little ones are already forgotten
their Lite holiday twhiie The "Teachtrs'
Institute was III SESSION., in aDiicipal-
ing the holiday beside whch all other
holidays sirk into irsiepifcance; the
holidays which comes but oEce each
year, and has Santa Clans for its patron
saint Well, boys and girls, get all the
enjoyment that yeu can out Of the
Christmas Holidays, butremember that
Christmas is The anniversary Of the
birth Of Christ the -cbildren's savior.
N-a TENPIAP