Shepherdstown register. [volume] (Shepherdstown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1849-1955, 1878-05-25
BE- BRIEFS. Very large bass are

nominated Tor Mayor at mectlDS OF
the citizens, May 10th.
Thirty-six indictments by the Grand
Jury of Berkeley county, looks quite
healthy for the lawyers.
The wheat III this county, which
! looked so sorry a week or two since, Is
recuperatiug wonderfully.
Mrs. NJ. L. Harrington is receiving
another supply of Hats, Bonnels, Flow
ers, Ribbons. &c, Of the latest styles,
aud wants all the ladies TO call and see
them.
Our County Court, on Tuesday last,
granted liquor license TO Messrs. VIM.
a. Adams and ID. NJ. Entler, Of this
place.
His Honor, Mayor Ray, sent several
colored boys to Jail this week. for mis-.
behaving in the colored Nj. +. Church
on Sunday night last.
Decoration Day at Antietam Gene
terry, Sharpsburg, will take place on
Thursday next, May 3Oth.
We call attention of our readers to
the able communications on first page
of this issue
The Order of Eastern Star meets on
Monday evening next, in Masonic Hall,
at s o'clock.
We regret to learn that Mrs. Marga-
ret Byers, widow of the late Geo. ByerS,
is lying very i'll at her residence near
town.
Remember Decoration Day on Satur-
day next. We expect thousands OF peo-
pie here on that day.
The street committee was ordered
at the last meeting of our city council,
to have the loose stone picked up from
off the streets by the 1st of June. 1t
seems to us that it was time they were
commencing to have it done.
The Anniversary of Storer College,
at Uarper..s Ferry, will take place on
Thursday next, 30th inst.
The B. & o. Railroad Company cor
template running number OF excursion
trains this Summer, from Baltimore TO
Ilarper's Ferry and other points.
The Hagerstown Steam Engine and
Machine Company has recently shipped
one of its popular Grain Threshers and
Separators to the city of Mexico, and
another to the Paris Exhibition.
The "Bal,imorcan" says: There is
again rumor that His Excellency Gov
ernor Holiday, of Virginia, is soon to
be married.
Gen. Fitzhugh Lee will be the orator
at Loudon Park Cemetery, Baltimore,
on the 23d inst, when the Confederate
Memorial services will be held.
1t is said that Mrs. Pierce, the color
ed woman who was shot by her hus-
band in Hagerstown on the 9Th inst, is
in a fair way to recover from her inju-
ries
The matrimonial market has not been
so brisk for the past few weeks. With
good crops in prospect and Summer
about opening, what in the world are
the young men hanging for anyhow?
1t is said that over ten millions of
hair pins are manufactured in this coun-
try annually and yet this immense num-
Der is not sufficient to prevent hair
from getting into the butter now and
then.
The colored preacher Daniel Charge,
alias J. G. Wheeler, who is to be tried
at the coming term of the Shenandoah
County Court upon the charge OF biga-
my, attempted to make an assault upon
Mr. Hoshour, the !ailor, on last Sunday
night.
AT Moundsville, w. Va, Wednesday
night, John w. Davis was arrested,
charged with having committed numer-
Gus forgeries to the amount OF several
thousand dollars i'll Green county, Pa.
lie is not true friend who has moth
ing but compliments and praise for you
One who fatters is one who deceives,
and one who deceives should be shun-
ned.
Daniel Webster was once asked
What is the most important thought
that ever entered your mind?' After a
moments reflection, he seriously replied
The most important thought | ever
had was that of my personal responsible
ity to God.
1t is a fact worthy Of remark that the
State of w est Virginia covers the larg-
est area of hard wood timbers Of any
State in the Union. Indeed it has been
claimed by some that this State has in
it nearly as much surplus hard wood as
all the other states combined.
Profanity never did any man the least
good No man is richer, or happier, or
wiser for it. 1t commends no one TO
society; it is disgusting to the refined,
and abominable to the good.
a doctor in Nashville gave the fol-
lowing prescription for sick lady A
new bonnet, cashmere shawl, pair
of gaiter boots The lady recovered
Immediately.
Congressman E. T. Martin, and per-
haps other notables, are expected 10
visit Challestown on Saturday, Memorial
Day.
The first excursion of the season from
the Valley of Virginia to Washington,
via the Is, & 0. II. r., will leave Siaun-
ton on the morning of the 18th of June,
and make connection with the boat for
Mt Vernon.
Fifteen farmers in Lancaster county,
Pa, were arrested last week charged