Shepherdstown register. [volume] (Shepherdstown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1849-1955, 1880-01-17
LOCAL ITEMS.

MISS jimmie WysOnS,dauShtero vi "1i.
John Wysong, near this town, was mar
ried to Mr.. McLane, merchant of Balli-
more, and formerly of Williamsport,
Nd, at the Episcopal Church, Freder'
lex, Nd, on Wednesday evening last.
! Mr.. George Kelsey. of this town, is
now engaged in clerking for Mr.: MIN
rod russell, of Charlestown. Success
to you George.
Messrs r. L. Magruder ard NJ. B.
Baker, were in the city of Baltimore
this week, purchasing goods.
] A number of Car loads of lumber for
the S. V. II. r. buildings at this place.
arrived here on Saturday last.
Don't forget the services of the Union
Bible Society, which takes place in the
NJ. E. Church. in this town, tomorrow,
Sunday night, at 6 l-2 o'clock.
The Best Garden Seeds in town for
1880, can be found at X. L. Magruder's
Drug Store.
Mr.. Littletou has been reelected So
perintendent, and DR.. Byington, Physi-
clan, for the County Aims House for the
present year.
Mr.. J. H. Best. son of Mr.. Peter
Best, contractor for grading of the r.
X. from here to Hagerstown, is here
with his father. He is apleasant and
intelligent young gentleman.
We call attention TO the notice of Mr..
]. A. Adams in this issue.
Monday last was varied with sunshine,
rain, sleet and snow.
Rev. Drs. Head and Waterman, de-
liyered able discourses at the Union
meeting on Saturday night last, in the
Nj. K. Church South, to large congre-
CATION.
Services have been held in the ii. E.
Church South, during the present week.
The teachers of the Lutheran Sunday
School in this town, presented to Mr..
Geo. NJ. Beltzhoover, the Superlntend:
ent, nandsomee silver cake basket;and
the class of Prot. Joseph McMurran, OF
the same school, presented that gentle
man with a gold headed cane.
We had pleasant visit from Mr..
Horace Gallaher, ofthe firm OF Duke
& Gallaher, of Charlestown, on Thurs
day morning last.
Mr.. Noah Winebrenner, of Freder-
lex city, land formerly student OF Shep-
herd College, is visiting his uncle, MIR.
Daniel Getzendanner, near Kerneysv'lle.
Call and see r. L. Magruder's latest
supply of fine Tobaccos and Cigars.
Shakespeare was married at Is, Dante
at 10, and Brigham Young, at IS, IS,
20, 2l, %, and so on up. :,
Many thanks are due to our good
friends, Messrs. NJ. w. Burr, Thos. NJ.
Shaull, Benjamin Hartzell, VIM. ii.
Byers, and Rev. J. G. Bowman, tor
good share of greenbacks, &c, during
the past week.
Reformed Church services to-mor-
row, Sunday, as follows: Shepherds
town, l l o'clock, A. NJ; Bethesda,2 IL
P. Nj. Catechetical class will meet im-
mediately after service.
AT John G. Unseld's is the place to
get good roasted coffee; we have tired
it and it is good.
Mr.. ]. S. Bragonier was in Baltimore
during the present week on business.
We are glad to know that Mr.. David
Billmyer is able to be about Bgain.
Col. II. X. Douglas, of HagerstowD,
was in town on Saturday last.
Mai Potts and his engineer corps,
have been below Berryville, Clarke
county, Va, this week, surveying, we
understand, for branch road from the
s. V. r. r., to some lately discovered
iron ore banks, in that county.
Thomas Sweeny, Esq, of Wheeling,
has been appointed Superintendent OF
the Census for the LIST district Of this
State. it is a "fat office" 90 Gays the
Washington correspondent to the Reg
lister.
Hon. Ed. Sehon, of Mason, is talked
of for Congress in the Third district.
Sehon is we'll known through the Dis
trict, and is popular, but we presume
Kenna will prove too much for him.
Petersburg came within one o! beat
ing Martirsburg as the place to hold the
Democratic State Convention next July;
but Mr.. Faulkner's town carried off the
prize. Does it signify?
The West Virginia bird law proh:b,
its the killing of any quail or Virginia
partridge, between the first day OF JAN
uary and the fifteenth day of October.
The family circle of Mr.. w. 7. Nc
Quilker has been enlivened the present
week by the cheerful company of Mrs
G. S. Degrange, OF Frederick city, and
her sister, Miss Ida McQuilken,of Mar
tinsburg. Their visit was as with
rush, for brief their stay; yet happy re-
membranes attend their visit
We return thanks TO Messrs. Abel d
Co., for valuable New Years Gift,
VIZ: a copy of the Baltimore Sun Alma
nae, for 1880. This is one OF the most
reliable almanacs published; not only in
its chronological and astronomical re-
ports, but containing as it does, many
valuable household recipes.
The National Democratic Committee
will meet at Washington on Monday,
the 23d OF February, TO agree upon the
time and place of holding the next Ma
tional Convention.
A Christmas donation was given to
Rev. Patterson Fletcher, pastor of the
Presbyterian Church, at Clarksburg, w.
Va.,by the members of his congregation.