Shepherdstown register. [volume] (Shepherdstown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1849-1955, 1878-03-16

S@ BRIEFs.-The Hon. A. r Bote-
Ter, has been invited to deliver the an
nual address before the Parthenian and
Ciceronian Societies, of Shepherd Col
leee, az the next annual commencement,
and has accepted the invitation.
The Silver William is now law, and
orr children will cut their eye teeth on
sour daddies' dollars.
Messrs. Lloyd Licklider and Charles
A. Licklider attended the Baltimore N.
Z. Conference at Baltimore, few days,
during the past week. .Hf
We learn that heavy hail storm
passed over the region of Smithfield on
Monday evening last. Hail as large as
hens eggs fell, doing considerable dam
age to window glass. .'''
When you attend Court at Charles
town 90 to the Carter House and get a
square meal.
Tomorrow, Sunday, is St. Patrick's
day in the morning.
The shovel and the hoe are now
Swinging lively in our town, and the
garden seeds are hoiiering clay me in
my little bed"
Fresh lot of Lake Herring for sale at
G. L. Hodges.
Rev. JAS. II. Wolff will preach Sun
day morning in the M. 4. Church South,
in this place and at Liberty Grove at .
p. M.
Farmers in want Of implements such
as Cutting Boxes, Corn Shelters, Shov-
ell Flows, Shovels, Forks, Hoes, &c,
can be accommodated at g. T. Hodges.
Mr.. Chapman, of Darkesville. Berke-
ley county, and father of Mr.. I. I.
Chapman of this town, died suddenly
of Paralysis. on Tuesday last.
We have had great deal of weather
during the past week-rain, hail, sun
shine, cloudy, warm, cold, thunder,
Lightning, &c.
Mr.. Horace Gambrill, aged 40 years,
died in Cincinnati on the 7th. He was
formerly of Frederick, Md, and son-in-
law of Mrs. Col. Edward Schley, of
Frederick. He was engaged in The
milling business.
Rev. J. L. Shipley will preach at
Uniouville, Sunday morning, Oath, at
IL A. NJ, and at Bethesda at 8 P. M.
Hon. A. R. Boteler is Vice President
of Permanent National immigration
Bureau Company, at Philadelphia, tor
the State of West Va.
Thieves abound in Martinsburg. The
stores of d. M. Shafer & Bro, James
Homrich, and Gettinger Il Hoge, were
entered last week and goods and money
stolen there from. "Look sharp and
shoot scattering"
Last Wednesday night man named
Deitrick, in Parkersburg, was found
dead in front of a house of i'll fame,
with a bullet through his head.
The press of New York city speaks
hopefully of revival of business this
spring. Let 'er revive Immediately If
not sooner.
Rev. Jno. Baer, the oldest minister
in the old Baltimore Conference OF the
NJ. E. Church, died Monday, in Balti-
more, in his eighty fourth year, from
the effects of old age. Mr.. Baer was
born in Rockingham county, Virginia,
and entered the Baltimore Conference
in the year 1914.
Rev. Mr.. Miller, the recently appoint
ed Minister to the M. E. Church, OF
this place, will preach in that Church
Sunday.
Col. Daniel Dechert, editor of Harri-
sonburg, Va, Register, visited US on
Monday. He went to Baltimore on
cattle train and sfesr-ed this way on his
return home. He is getting fat on
Rockingham sour-krout.
Rev. Mr.. Jones, of Milwood, Clarke
Comfy, Va, preached in the Episcopal
Church in this place on Sunday last,
and evening.
Rev. J. p. Hubbard, of this place
preached in the Episcopal Church in
Charlestown on Sunday morning last.
Rev. J. w. Smith, of the M. E.
Church of this place, preached his fare
well sermon in that church on Sunday
night last, 10 large congregation. He
left yesterday for his new field OF labor,
in Maryland.
A weary, wayworn tramp quietly
stepped into the house of Mr.. Chas. o.
Lambert, Martinsburg, on Sunday and
left his worn out boots, taking in ex.
change pair of Mr.. Lambert's good
boots.
The days and nights will be equal on
the goth inst. Equinoctial next.
AT the Darkesville Fair Miss Bessie
was awarded beautiful
gold watch. The entertainment was a
financial success.
Gov. Matthews has re-appointed Hon.
John w. Grantham of this county, one
of the Board of Directors of the Insane
Asylum. The whole of the old board
has been re-appointed.
a@ ECONOMY VS.. WAsTE.-Either
man must be contented with poverty
all his life mr. else be willing to depy