Shepherdstown register. [volume] (Shepherdstown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1849-1955, 1879-11-22

.IOhU L. SulllH, vi hIiuIe"as, thio
county, was elected Grand NJ. of a.
A prime lot OF Buckwheat Flour, and
also White Wheat family Flour for sale
by J. d. Staley. The Buckwheat -four
IS from Shenandoah county, Va.
A fresh cargo Of Cocoanuts just re-
ceiyed by John g. Unseld.
We had square meal at the Carter
House, Charlestown. last Monday. Mr..
Hooper, the clerk, is All accommodating
and clever gentleman.
The ground was covered with "the
beautiful" here on Thursday morning,
but soon melted.
Raisins, Citrou, and also fine lot OF
superior Toilet Soaps, for sale by John
G. Unseld.
The wind got up on its hind legs and
howled on Thursday morning.
Our County Court adjourned on We'd
nesday, after session Of three days,
passing orders against the county.
Rev. Frank Aglionby and family,
sailed this week for his home IN Eng
land.
a Postmaster in the western part OF
this State, was indicted at recent SEES
sion of the L. S. District Court, and
sentenced to the pententiary, for read
ing the postal cards which came thro
his Office.
We receive bat one mail per day,now,
from kerneysville, which arrives here
at 9 p. NJ. and leaves 10 A. NJ.
While at Charlrstown last MONDAY,
we had tie pleasure of shaking the hand
of Rev. J. w. Tongue, who so ably fill
ed the Me. Church pulpit in this town,
twenty-five years ago. He is looking
! well.
Gov. Matthews, of this State, has is
sued mis- proclamation, setting forth
Thursday next, the 9th instant, as a
dav of General Thanksgiving, n:accord-
ance with the proclamation OF the Pres
ident of the United States. See order
CT exercises for its observance here.
MANY thanks to our old friends of the
Register, Messrs. Hugh Mckee, John
w. Hollida, Henry Trosel, John Fitz,
Fayette b. Souders, VIM. Burnett,
CAPT. Melvin, G. II. Knott and Martin
stipp, for substantial aid this week,
Holidays in 1880 on Sunday-Wash.
ington's Birthday, Decoration Day and
4th Of July.
Thanksgiving turkies are fattening.
Ours TOO, we hope.
A great amount Of saur kraut has al
ready been made this fall for winter use.
One dollar and thirty cents is the
price for wheat here, and 40 cents for
corn.
The Western Maryland railroad com.
pany is now shipping over their road
from Williamsport an average OF 10
car loads of coal daily for the use OF the
Northern Central railroad.
Texas is rapidly putting up cotton
factories in order to utilize her super
abundant cotton crops.
Colonel Tom Scott thinks English, of
INDIANAPOLIS, Indiana, is the strongest
second which can be found for the Til
den presidential ticket of 1880.
The late advance in the price of nails
was the third increase Of price ID SIX
months.
Gen. Grant had big boom in Chica-
90 on Wednesday. He made speech
which was the longest effort OF his life.
There is a great rush Of miners to the
Mexico mines of Mojada and it is feared
Mexico and the United States will get
into trouble.
The Readjusters have secured con-
troll of the Virginia Legislature, and 4
feeling of gloom spreads over the State
The official returns from the New
York election will probably be sent in
and publicly announced before the end
Of the year.
Hon. Alexander II. Stephens speak
inc in regard to General Grants proba'
bic candidacy, says, that the South
"might 60 great deal further and fare
great deal worse" Doubtful.
Three boys were arrested at Gales
burg, Illinois, last week, for throwing
rotten eggs at Gen. Grant.
New York Tammany organs are
shouting tor Kelley and Hendricks as
the Democratic presidential ticket.
John Mcdonald, an employe at lock
No. 4 on the Chesapeake and Ohio ca
nal, shot and fatally wounded fellow
laborer, named VIM. Guthrie, during a
drunken fight on Sunday.
The shipments of coal on the Chesa-
peake and Ohio canal ale now larger
than for any period during the year.
There is hardly another month for ship
ment over this line, and the companies
are pushing forward all the coal they
can before freezing weather.
There has been sharp advance in
steel rails in the East, the prices run
ming from $55 to sixty-six dollars per
ton, while pig iron dropped ole or
two dollars during the week.
E9~ See Emmert &c Fiery's notice IN