Shepherdstown register. [volume] (Shepherdstown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1849-1955, 1878-02-09

MOhuay evening heAI a' oo'ooN'
We had quite an ice harvest this
week again, gathered from the Poto-
mac.
The Supreme Court of Appeals for
this State adjourned at Charleston on
Friday of last week. Next session will
be at Wheeling i'll June next.
Nearly every successful business man
in the country who has made a large
fortune in trade, has been liberal ad-
yer,iser in newspapers.
a well dressed Omaha lady can pub
lcly smoke bliar wood pipe and ex-
cite no comment,
rehabilitation" is all the talk now.
Beecher started it.
Both branches of the Virginia Legis-
lature have spoken for the silver dollar.
When man dies, his assets are his
life record, and his liabilities, according
to brother Beecher, are unknown.
A. Brooks Fleming. Of Fairmont, has
been appointed, by Gov. Mathews, to
fill the unexpired term of Judge Lewis,
decd,
Kansas farmers estimate corn at ff-
teen cents bushel, at which price it is
a cheaper fuel than coal or wood.
A yankee has invented milking
machine that can be carried in a pocket
book. Now if he were to invent milk
COW that could be carried in the coat
tail pocket his machines would sell
more rapidly.
Wild Bill and Buffalo Bill have with
drawn from the public gaze. So has
Bill Tweed. It. is Silvar Bill now.
Somebody once said the best way to
get rid Of good friend was to lend him
FIVE dollars. That was when times
were easy. You can ALLEVIATE him now
for fifty cents.
A parrot is said to live to be two
hundred years old. A barber does not
live so long, but he talks more.
The Frederick Examiner says that
there are a: present over fifty cases of
measles in that city. One resident has
eleven children sick with them, the
twelfth having thus far escaped because
there were not measles enough TO go
round.
An exchange wants to know how the
Turks happened TO fight 80 well, Why
man, most of the Turkish officers have
over half dozen wives.
A negro has an office in Washington,
and hires white boy to do his work,
while he studies law.
Charley Ross has been found again,
and is in Baltimore; but his daady says
he Amt the chap.
Holmes Conrad, Esq, of Winchester,
is looking up as candidate for Con-
gress in the Frederick District.
When a man owes money, the only
way he can pay it, if he can not increase
his income, is to lessen his expenses.
An Indian, said, when he first heard
it he was much surprised that the white
men killed their Savior, but since he
knew them he wondered that they
didn't steal his clothes.
An editor says he wishes no bodily
harm to his subscribers, but he hopes
that some of them in arrears will be
seized with remiHeni fever.
"Cedar Cliff" Presbyterian Church
midway between Newtown and Mid
dletown, Fred. Co, Va, was organized
goth ult., by committee of Winches
ter Presbytery.
Messrs. ID. B. Lucas and Frank Beck
with, Special Commissioners, have dis
posed privately of the farm of MIR.
James w. Shirley, in this county, con-
tanning about 235 acres, to Mr.. Daniel
Wright, of Berkeley county, at $50 per
acre-subject to confirmation by the
Circuit Court
Mary, a little daughter of Mr. w. T.
La,imer, fell from the stairway banister
on Monday. DR.. Manning was called
in but pronounced no serious injury.
Rev. John G. Wolff, pastor of the
Reformed Church, Lancaster, Pa, died
recently. He was born in Marlinsburg.
The Free Press says: Mr.. John L.
Craighill has purchased of Mr.. Robert
r. Craighill "Vide Mount" q farm of
1O5 acres, near Bloomery Mills in this
county, for the sum of $500.
The Changers, vino propose to open
a store in Charlestown very shortly, have
chosen Mr.. Charles Ii. Smith, OF Ber-
ryyile, us their storekeeper. There
were numerous applicants for the po-
stion.
Tue Boys are preparing for their big
soup on the morning of the 22nd. Cou-