Shepherdstown register. [volume] (Shepherdstown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1849-1955, 1879-02-22

Chickens were stolen from Messrs.
A. 3. Yates, Hendley Milsiead, and
Dangerfield Floyd, of this county, one
night last week.
If any person wishes to invest s3ooo
on q good farm of 225 acres, first mort
gage, interest paid promptly, will please
let US know.
DR.. Pittinger, of Fairview, Washing
ton county, Md, is dead, aged Go years
Mrs. Nettie Z. Funk, of Wash. Co.,
Md, will offer for sale So hives Of tall
an Bees.
Mr.. John Reynolds, a prominent
citizen of Tilghmanton, Wash. Co., Md,
is dead, aged Is years.
No wonder eggs are IL cents per
dozen when our hens are standing about
doing nothing.
About ten bushels of corn was stolen
from the crib belonging to the children
of Geo. McBee, deceased, i'll town, On
Friday nigh: last.
For fear that some Of you have for
gotten it we will state that to-day is the
22nd of February, Washingtons bllh-
day.
The Union Bible Glass will meet in
the Episcopal Chapel, ON Tuesday night
next.
A Young man who eats the bread OF
idleuess. no matter how much money
he has, is disgraced.
There is an old fashioned parlor game
that has never been improved upon and
that is counting.
Some persons may not believe 1t,
however it is fact that so far as heard
from not even solitary book or sewing
machine agent has been frozcr 10 death
during the late frigid attack.
The President has signed the bill to
abolish the volunteer navy of The Uu!ted
States.
John Rest and Mary Jane Weary
were married the other day. There is
rest for the weary, sure enough.
Farmers complain that large guam
tity of their potatoes were frozen during
the recent severe cold weather, 1t is
probable that potatoes will be very high
in price in the spring.
Ingersoll is about to publish new
book entitled "The Region OF the Sword
and Fame"
Be temperate. Liquor has made
more paupers than all the other vices
combined.
Other countries are shutting their
doors so tight against Russia on account
of the spread Of the plague, that she
cannot ship her grain as formerly,whlch
may have q tendency to raise prices
here.
The Virginia House of Delegates is
in favor of the proposed amendment 10
the State constitution providing for
viva voco voting.
Putting bent pin In a chair is
very amusing practical joke. 1t never
fails to excite mans rise-abiity.
Josh Billings: l don't insist npon the
pedigree of man or horse. If horse
kan trot fast he is all right; il it kant, l
wouldn't give a shilling yard for his
pedigree
House cleaning is like q man going
through a tunnel on dark night. he
never knows when he's through.
Mr.. A. p. German will not resign
the Presidency of the Canal HIS time
will not expire in June 1879, but in
June 1880. at which time he will, it is
highly probable, decline disappointment,
Mr.. Thos. Lord the rich octogenarian
widower who married the dashiug
widow, Mrs. Hicks, last year. is dead.
The widows ought SO erect him amonu-
ment.
In the Senate, ON the 10th, Mr.. But
Ter attempted to have the convict labor
bill amended 90 as to provide that con-
victs should rot be employed on any
labor in the counties of Berkeley, JET
ferson and Morgan. The motion was
lost
Some of the members Of the legisla-
ture say Il want to 60 home" while
others want TO stay till the 18th Of
March, not yet tired of doing nothing.
The House of Delegates decided upon
extending the session of the Legislature
to the 18th of March, by vote of AZ
to Is, Melvin and Lewis of this county
voted to extend.
Mr.. VIM. Wheeler, of Boonsboro',
visited us on Tuesday, WITH his spank
ing solrel and cutter, as minutes tor 9
miles, and with his lady friend Miss
Rachel Smith.
The Charlestown Brass Band receiv-
ed FIVE new top-action Horns, aud q
new Tenor Drum, last week.
Ten of the twenty-four members of
the Senate Of this State arc lawyers.
Examine the advertisements of Real
and Personal property in the Register.
Bad colds, fevers, and diptheria are
very prevalent here, and our doctors are
busy.
This is the month in which women
talk least.
Lent commences on tie 26th of this
month. Easter will come on Sunday,
April 18th.
Dg- "Templar" sends US the follow
ing items from Kerneysville -
Showing again, and 81 told you so,
and "Ground-hog don't lie, etc, are
heard from the weather prophets.
Iob,, C;hcop cows tbot in fntura he