Shepherdstown register. [volume] (Shepherdstown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1849-1955, 1878-01-19
p1- BRIEFs.-The County Court will
moot IN Monday next. the 2lst.


arm cut off by the car wheel.
The annual conference of the United
Brethren Church will meet at Winches-
ter on the Goth of February.
Potomac Building Association will
offer several shares of stock tor sale on
Monday evening next, at the Register
office, at 6 o'clock.
Mrs. Albert Miller, and daughter OF
Robert Fowler, deceased, Of Baltimore,
died at Winchester on Monday last.
It is stated that Miss Lucy Campbell,
daughter of the Rev. j. +. Campbell,
of Strasburg, Shenandoah County, Va,
and formerly pastor Of the Lutheran
Church of this town, was married a
short time since to Mr., Ash OF Shen-
andoah County.
Rev. DR.. Hubbard, of the Episcopal
Church at Winchester, has declined a
call at Lexington, Kentucky.
Hon. Geo. II. Pendleton, Democrat,
is the u. S. Senator for Ohio, in the
place of Stanley Mathews.
Victor Emanuel, King OF Italy, died
suddenly last week. His son, Prince
Humbert, has been proclaimed King.
AT Gov. Holidays reception at Rich
mond, Mrs. Dr. Mason, of Charlestown,
sister of the new Governor.was mistress
of ceremonies, and gracefully shared
the honorS of the evening.
Gold at New York OH Tuesday rated
at Sl.0l 8, the lowest yet.
John Milroy has beaten Harry Gil
more in the Democratic Legislative eau
Gus for Police Commissioners Of Balti-
more.
A company has been organized to
open a coal mine on the lands Of James
Headly in Shenandoah county, Va.
Rev. Geo. w. Leyburn is expected
to arrive in this country about the first
proximo. Since he resigned the Greek
mission he has been travelling in the
Holy Land.
According to the almanac we are to
have four SHOWS this month, and the
25th and 26th are to be the coolest
days.
We call attention to the advertise
ment of the new Grocery Store, opened
by Mrs. S. J. Osbourn. She has nice
stock at very low figures.
A chimney at the Entler Hotel, on
Sunday morning last, caught fire, which
set fire to the roof, but it was soon ex-
tiuguished without damage.
While railroad train was returning
from Moody and Sanky meeting, at
Hartford, Conn.,, Tuesday night, it fell
through trestle bridge, killed about 20
passengers and wounding quite num-
Der.
If there is no hell there ought to be
one for the punishment of those who do
not try to pay their honest debts.
Singular, amt it, that when man
gives his wife dime to buy box OF
hairpins or a gum ring for the baby, 1t
looks about seven times as big as when
he planks it down for little bitters for
the stomach's sakea
Read Nosey's Buckwheat advertis-
ment.
Gov. Holiday, of Virginia, has re-
commended to the President the APP
pointment of Gen. John Echols, Of
Stanton, and Mr.. Robert Archer, OF
the Tredegar Iron Works, at Richmond,
as the Virginia commissioners to the
Paris exposition.
The new iron bridge, at Powelrs
Bend, across the Potomac near William
sport, is rapidly being erected.
The Boston Post says that Beecher
has left hell out in the cold.
Daniel GetzAndanner, Assignee, will
offer the Licklider farm on Thursday
next, at Charlestown. See advertise
ment. 1t is an excellent farm and good
land.
Mr.. John w. McCleary has been
taken ia the firm of James Carey d Co..
Baltimore, Boot and Shoe merchants,
as partner. Success TO him.
The best resolution you can make
for the year is to pay cash for every
thing.
Better work for half wages than loaf
for nothing.
In Stanton, Va, Miss Eleanor Au-
gusta Stuart, eldest daughter of Hon.
A. H. H. Stuart, after protracted i'll
ness, died of pulmonary consumption
on Saturday morning last, in the seth
year of her age.
Gov. Mathews, of this State, was
recently presented with handsome
Mershaum pipe.
The mortality among the negroes in
Washington city, it is asserted, is twice
as great as among the whites.
The committees report of the inves-
tieation of the Tweed ring shows the
total stealings to have been thirty mil
lion dollarsl Jeeminy!
Ben. Butler is looked up to in Con-
gress as the best authority on the silver
(spoons) question.
The representatives of this State in
Congress are solid for the silver bill.
Hon. A. II. Boteler started for Phila-
delphia on Tuesday last on business
pertaining to the Centennial.
Hon. J. n. Camden and Col. r. M.
Delaplain of this State have been APP
pointed by the President as honorary
commissioners to the Paris Exposition.
Mr.. Elijah Tabler, of Opequou, has
been appointed County Superintendent
of Free Schools, in Berkeley County, to
fill the vacancy caused by the death Of