Shepherdstown register. [volume] (Shepherdstown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1849-1955, 1880-03-20
LOCAL ITEMS.

Col. Ben. Wilson says he Is ready 10
vote favorably on every pension Oh tile
calendar. 10000.
All statistical information asked FOR IN
compliance with the law and instructions
from the Superintendent of Census, Is en-
titled to pass in the mail free.
There has been no dancing in the
White House since the days OF Mrs. LIN
coin, except on one night when Mrs.
HAYES. in replacing the carpet, had lett
rack ON the floor which the President
stepped on in going to bed.
The Baltimore and Ohio Railroad Com
pany have laid the plan for tue formation
of IN insurance company for the dement,
of its employees.
Col. Latham. Supervisor of Census Tor
the 1st District, has already called forth
the malediclious of several thousand
idlcrs and their friends in tie upper part
fthe State. because he can't appoint all
of them enumerators.
Our lady friends will make noe OF
the following: .'Shall | hereafter darn
your stocking?" is said to be the fashion,
able language for young auy 10 use
when making 4 leap-ycar proposal.
While in Charlestown The other day,
we dropped in to sc or jolly frlenu, Mr..
T.. II. Hughes, the popular agent OF the
). V. r. X. Co., ut that place, whom we
found snugly ensconsed IN one OF inc
neatest ard well kept offices along me
road. He Vas busy as bee ana us livery
us Il cricket.
We learn that Mrs. Rebccca Graft has
purchased the Tom Turner farm OF 50
acres, above Scrabble, ut S2o,23 per acre.
A meeting of Forest Grange will be
held at their Hall, on Friday next, the
Doth instant, at o'clock, +. Nj. On the
next day, 21th, there will be Il meeting OF
the County Council, at the same place, ut
l0o'clock. Let there be 4 full turn out.
III. c.. Entler IL Co., have Il nice lot OF
Readv-madc Clothing. Suits made 10 or
der. Cali and see them.
Mcssrs. Best & Co., contractors, paid
off their hands, on Tuesday last; Il good
ly sum WAS distributed.
City Council meets in special session,
on Monday night next, at o'clork. Let
all bills against the Corporation be pre-
sauted.
Several car loads of iron, for the new
bridge over the river ut this place, arriv-
cd here on Tuesday last.
Mr.. Edward Riggs, Speaker Randalps
Page. in the House of Representatives, at
Washington, VIII accept our thanks for
copies of the Congressional Record.
Capt. Sims is the Adams Express Com
pany's Messenger on the ). V. X. r.,
and is making his headquarters ut the
Virginia Hotel, (W. y. Adams in this
town. He has been in the employ OF the
B& o. II. r., and Adams Express Cos
for many years, and is Il clever and ac-
commodating gentleman.
Days and nights are equal to-day, Sat-
urday.
Miss Bette Morgan, and Mrs. Laura
Chapline and family, are visiting friends
in Frederick City, Md.
The next meeting of Winchester Pres
bytery will be held at Bunker Hill, Berk-
cley county, beginning April 2lst next.
The HagerStown Mail comes to us this
week entirely changed-new type, new
style, improved paper, and printed upon
a new press. The Mail is one OF our best
exchanges. Our old friend Bell Is still ut
the helm.
The second crib, for the bridge across
the Potomac for the :. V. X. r., was
placed in position Oh Sunday morning
last.
Mrs. Harriet Ray and son, Horace, fam
lily of Mr.. Frank Ray, left here for
Springfield, Ohio, on Monday last, where
they will reside permanently.
"Uncle Caesar Ross" rs he was called,
and we'll known coored man, aged IL
bout 20 years, died in this town on Sun
day last.
Rev. ID. NJ. Moser, pastor of the Luther
an Church of this town, has gone to Win
chester to assist Rev. Mr.. Gilbert, III L
series of meetings, this week.
4 series of meetings will be held in the
Lutheran Church, of this town, during
next week.
VIM. Sharp who has been engaged on
the railroad near town, was up before his
Honor Mayor Ray, OH Monday last for
drunkenness and diSordcrly conduct, and
was fined $5aud costs, and renandcd to
Jail in default of payment of the same.
Mrs. Wild and her daughter, Miss -lE-
ME, of Martinsburg, visited the family of
Mr. j. 3. Crow, in town, during the past
week.
1t is no use talking, the best Garden
seeds in town are for sale by X. l.. Ma
gruder, eight papers tor % cents.
Circuit Court, Judge Hoge presiding,
begins at Charlestown on Tuesday next,
the sd inst.
Quite number of hands have been en-
gagged during the present week III ball
lasting the 5. V. X. r.
Mr.. James +. Barnhart, who has been
engaged i'm business in this town for
number of years, sold out his stock of
Books, Pictures, Toys, &c, at auction du-
ring the present week.
Rev. ID. G.. Miller, ofthc VI. L. Church,
OF this town, has been returned by the
late Conference, held in Baltimore, to his
charge in this place. We welcome him
back again.
.'The Popular Science Monthly for
March, published by ID. Appleton d Co.,
of New York, has been received by us,
it is replete with interesting articles upon
Scientific and Educational subjects.
Mcssrs. Best q Co. have now upwards
of 200 hands employed grading the S.F.
r. Il, in Maryland.
Miss Ida Fleming, daughter of Mr.. j.
S. Fleming, of this town, returned home
on Saturday last after an absence of sew
eral months, during which time she was
engaged in teaching school, i'll Mineral
county.
James Gordon Bennett, of the New
York Herald, gave one hundred thousand
dollars to suffering Ireland. Magnani-
nous act, that, for an editor, but we will
raise him and 90 fifty thousand better.
Our patrons have been pouring i'll the
greenbacks and silver dollars to us so rap
idly during the past month, that we were
unable to keep record of those who paid.
That's right friends, roll 'em in, and if
we die rich we'll declare you a dividend.
New subscribers are rolling in to the
Register. Let 'em roll, boys, we will
give you just the best little paper you