Shepherdstown register. [volume] (Shepherdstown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1849-1955, 1879-09-06

that the people expect 70 get the road
without an appropriation, or that they
can eat their cake and have it too, but
there isneither wisdom nor justice IN
this attitude, and Page should profit by
the experience of other sections which
have been left ont in The cold to their
everlasting detriment.
There is safe way to make subscrip-
tons, and that is to condition them on
the completion OF Railroads to certain
points No Railroad no money. By
this method people get what they pay
for and pay for it when they get 1t.
Unless previous action prevent any
new arrangement, we would recon-
mend this plan to our trans Massanut-
ten neichbors, and we believe the Rail
road Company will be willing to work
on. as they seem to mean business, and
should be encouraged.-Harrison6"rg
Commonwealth.
@ PERSONALS, &c.-IIon. G. T.
Butler, State Lecturer, started on We'd
nesday last, to lecture to the Changers
in the counties of Harrison, Dodrldge,
Wood, Wetzel, Brooke, Ohio, Marshall
and Preston, and will remain from home
about three weeks.
Bring on your Job Printing right at
this office. We have little lightning
Jobber which can print cards, envel-
opes, circulars. &c, just as fast as you
can count, and cheap as dirt.
The County Council, p. of II. will
meet at Lemen's School House to-day,
Saturday. Let there be full turn out.
A number of persons left here on Fri
day morning of last week, on boat via
the G. d o. Canal, accompanied by
Criswells Bard, on q Sunday School ex-
cursion to Byrne's Island.
Criswell's Band will attend the Sun
day School Pic Mic at Molers y Roads
to-day.
Cash paid for Lard and Dried Cher
ries, at G. S. Hunters Grocery Store in
Grand Central building, MartiDsburg.
Miss Dodd Of Falling Waters, is Wis
ting Mr.. A. D. Crow and wife, in town.
The bill-poster of Comps celebrated
Circus, which will exhibit in Martins
BURG on the 10th instant, was in town
on Tuesday last posting up bills.
A large assortment OF Whitmans
Candies Just received at II. J.. Magru-
der's Drug Store.
CITY Council will meet on Monday
evening mex, at o'clock.
Whenever You find man who has
nothing to do, you will always notice
that he is equal to the task.
The public schools will open next
Monday.
Rev. Pc. Davis, Of Philadelphia,
spent few days with DR.. Boak, last
week, at Martinsburg.
Mrs. Hanway and daughter, of Balti
more, arr the guests of Dr.. n. ID. Ba-
ker, at VI irtinsburg.
1t sounds funny to hear of an old Ia
DIV kissing her tavorite COW, but then
there are lots of girls who are dizzy
enough to let calf kiss them.
The Fair of the Berkeley County Ag-
ricultural Society will commence ON the
18th of October.
The tempting cucumber is a very
muscular fruit. 1t can draw a man ont
of bed at night, and do it more than
once too.
Rev. d. G. Miller Of the Me. Church,
attended the Camp Meeting near Win
chester, this week.
Peaches are selling at % cents per
bushel.
Miss Annie Porter of Frostburg, Md,
is visiting Miss Annie Licklider in town.
Miss Hester Seiss is visiting her old
home at Stanton, Va.
ANY man who pleads the act of limi-
tation on just debt, will steal All
he wants is favorable opportunity.
Arrangements have been made rs
will be seen in another column, so as to
take al who wish to 90 TO the Masonic
Pic Mic, at Byrne's Island, on Thurs
dav next, Sept IL, on the ''Fairfax via
the 5. V. r. r. to its function with the
b. & o. road.
Criswclrs Band of this place ordered
the goods for their new uniform this
week
Jas. Porter, colored, OF this town, Sc
yerel, cut his foot while chopping wood
for Mr.. J. Will Taylor, near MoIers y
Roads.
A colored man named Josephus, &C
cidentally cut his arm with scythe,
which he had hanging on his arm, while
riding through a gate on the farm Of
Capt. Milton Billmyer, above town, last
week.
Mr.. Woodward of the S. V. r. K.
Engineer Corps, left here on Tuesday
last for his home in Philadelphia. His
eyesight becoming impaired, he found
il necessary to relinquish his position.
Messrs. G. T. LickIider aud G. T.
Hodges were in the city this week pur-
chasing goods.
David Johnson, colored, whilst thresh-
ing OH the farm of Mr.. John Osbourn,
near Browns shop, on Friday last,
caught his right hand in the gearing of
the machue, crushing it so badly that
it became necessary TO amputate all the
fingers. Drs. Alexander and Reynolds
rendered surgical aid.
Edward Garrison, son of Dir. Lewis
Garrison of this town, had slight at
tack OF paralysis Oh Friday night last.
Mr.. WIN. Graham killed viper snake,