Shepherdstown register. [volume] (Shepherdstown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1849-1955, 1880-12-04
LOCAL ITEMS.

In VS. Lowry Tor DlSamy, tflcd Ill TIC
Berkeley Circuit Court last week the
prisoner pied guilty, the Jury rendered
verdict, giving the prisoner the fuii cX-
tent of the law, five years in the penlten-
tiary.
The Baptist Church Association of
West Virginia, through committee, has
calleda State Temperance Convention 10
meet In the Baptist Church, at Parkers.
burg, Wednesday, December 10th.
The latest political rumor is that Jack
Hutchinson is to be made District AttOr-
ncy, and Gen. Golf is to have foreign
mission. So says the Parker sburg Senti-
mel.
1t is said that Campbell, Of the Wheel
ing Intelligencer, will be offered port
folio in Garfield's cabinet because he Is
the nephew of the man who started the
Campbeliitc religion.
Those of our readers who need supplies
of any kind for the winter have only 10
consult the advertising columns OF the
Register to know where to make pur-
chases.
Mr.. jas. +. Dove has received this
week from Philadelphia Il Palace Organ,
for his private use. Parties wishing to
purchase Henry +. Miller Piano or Pal
lace Organ can do so b. calling on Mr..
Dove mt Mr.. George w. Shows where
specimen Organ may be seen.
4 farm belonging to the Sibert heirs,
situated near the Mountain, Berkeley
county, was sold at $3.50 per acre to
Wendell Seibert. Also farm of III acres
owned by the same estate, at "a per acre.
According to Mr.. Vennor, on the 22d of
December, ut IL :35 A. II. {, snow storm
will begin that will last for seventeen
hours.
We should like the subscribers to the
Register to make us Christmas present
i'm the way of paying up all their dues to
that day. Let those who read this para
graph consider what they owe and resolve
to square up by note or payment. Don't
forget.
Brother Smith Eichelbcrger ofthc Mar
tinsburg Statesman, killed eight porkefs
last week which aggregated 2oo7 POUNDS,
the largcsto one 3i4. What "sassingers."
Rev. John w. Wolff of Brucctown Cir
cult NJ. f. Church South, was recently
the recipient of surprise from his par
ishoners, and his Harder was filled with
beef, mutton, bacon, chickens, potatoes,
coffee, sugar, jellies, &c. nc, and all from
but two of his charges, Brncet0Wh ana
Burnt Mills.
Major j. NJ. Buckley of Clarke county
lost twelve hogs by 4 visit from thieves
last week.
Pork Is selling at Martinsburg ut $3.50
per hundred, ut ShephcrdstoWn also.
We learn from the Spirit that DIR. b. F.
Leiscnring, postmaster at Charlcstowh,
has been suffering severe illness from
wound received whilst in the Federal
service during the late war.
A protractcd meeting is in progress i'll
the NJ. f. Church South, Charlestown.
Rev. DR.. Head will be present Sunday
next.
a petition is about being sent from this
place to the POstoffice Department. ut
Washington, to have our Mails sent via.
Kerneysville, as they used to be, unless
some better arrangements are made with
the 5. V.R. X. We will then have our
Mails at 2 o'clock z. NJ. daily, instead of
So'clOck ut night.
Mr.. John q. Unseld is now in the City,
laying in his supply Of Christmas "fiX-
ms"
The rooms of the y. NJ. G. a. will be
opened to the public OIL Monday evening"
December 5th ut 7O'clock. You are wei
come.
The members of the Y. NJ. c. A. are
requested to meet in the room OF the asso-
citation OIL Saturday evening, Dec. 18th ut
I O'clock.
Young Mems meeting on Sunday even
ing in the NJ. 4. Church South at 3l2
o'clock.
Mai. Allan b. Magruder, Of Winchester
announces his readiness to eetand di-
vide time with that bold blasphemer, Col.
Bob Ingersoll, in fair, public discussion,
and "to answer and refute his assaults
on the credibilty of the Book, received
among Christians as the Word OF God"
Mr.. TAYLOR Hill, below town, killed s
porkers last week which weighed over
two thousand pounds.
Mr.. L. C. Heskett, of Greenwood Fur
mace, Huntington county, Pa, sent MIR.
II. G.. Entler of this place, nice Veni-
son, last week.
Mr.. Conrad Smith of this place killed
the "boss" hog last week, weighing 400
bounds, and the other 352 and Conrad
never fed them anything much, SO he
says.
Mr.. James Humrickhousc, who has had
cataracts OH both eyes, and totally blind
for several years, was taken to Baltimore
OH Monday last, by DR.. G. Il. Butler, to
have DR.. Chisolm to operate upon his
eyes.
Mr.. R. l.. Magruder, Druggist of this
town, left here on Tuesday last for st.
Louis, Mo-, Oh 4 business trip. lie Will
be gone several weeks.
Mr.. Sommer, Straw Board Mill, this
town, has quite large stock of excellent
board on hand, waiting shipment, and is
running his mill to its utmost capacity.
We regret to learn that Mr.. l.. G.. Broth
erton of this place was badly hurt on
Tuesday last whilst butchering. He was
doing we'll from last accounts.
The Boonsboro' Times say that ''rwo
young ladies, living in the vicinity Of
Eakle's Mill, became so enthused over
the election of Jas. A. Garfield that they
went out into the corntield and husked 20
shocks of corn in honor Of his election.
Mt. Nebo Lodge A. F. & A. NJ. will
clock. Members are requested TO come
early.
Conductor Mcclellan, S. V. r. r., was
summoned home, last week, to Altoona,
Pa, by telegram. to the bedside OF his
father, who is very I'll.
There is Il letter i'm the Charlestown
Postofiice for VIM. Weise, Of this place,
we presume.
We are under many obligations TO our
clever patron of the Register and fast
friend, Geo. w. Hogue, for nice lot of
sausage presented us on Tuesday last.
Just suited our taste.
Mr.. X. Il. Craighill, lawyer Of Lynch
burg, Va, formerly of this county, has
i'm press book which will contain series
OF biographies of distinguished Virgin