Shepherdstown register. [volume] (Shepherdstown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1849-1955, 1881-06-04
Editorial ISreVities.

Postmaster Adreon of Baltimore has
appointed Gen. W. Z. w. Ross Depu
ty Postmaster.
At Lisbon, iowa, in the General
Conference of the UEited Brethren, on
the 22d, Rev. J. J. Giossbrenner was
re elected Disappointing his 10Th
quadrennial term. He had already
served the church as Bishop thirty-six
consecutive years.
A man can raise more corn on TWEEN
ty acres if it is thoroughly manfred,
carefully plowed, and kept free from
weeds, than lie can on forty acres, with
only the same amount OF manure, ard
time to give to lis twenty.
\ ticket moo,ed by the Democrats
for the Virginia State campaign this
fall is John Goodp, Of Norfolk, for
Governor; Judge II. c. Allen, Of Shen-
audoah, Lieutenant Governor; and Arch.
Phlegar, OF Montgomery, tor Attorney
General.
The Republican party without Conk-
ling will be like flock Of sheep with
out a bcll-wcther, only more SO.
Col Tom SCOTS fortune is reckOned
at 81, 100000, and his affairs are said
to be left in good order so that 10
great interests will feel the shock Of bis
death.
This is truly the age of progress and
from the days when the Bible was
known only to the learned few, it has
reached that period when bibles are
about to become as cheap and plentiful
as newspapers. An enterprisiug Ne"
York firm is publishing the new trans
lation OF the New Testament complete
for ten cents, the four Gospels for seven
cents, each Gospel for two cents, and
an elegant edition in Turkish morocco,
with the new aud Old version on pages
facing each other, for Que dollar and a
half.
Hagerstown will locate its reservoir
at Edgmont, which point is Of sutfi
cient height to carry the water to
any part of the town without pump,
ing. The distance is about ten miles
The Emery Grove camp.mectiug
groaLd is to be sold at mortgage sale
! 1t is nov stock company, aud it is
thought it will DO purchased and be
presented to the church. Camp .meet
ings have been held at the grove since
1872.
The U. S. Senate adjourned sine di'
on Friday Of last week, without elect
ing Senate officers. The old officers
! all Democrats, hold over until next De
! cembcr, when the next session Of Con
gress commences. There is no fore
casting what will be the action Of tho
! Republicans at that time on the caUcu,
nominations, whether Messrs. Gorham
| Riddleberger will be favored as the can
nidales for Secretary aud Sergeant at
| arms or not.
Miss Murray; the young lady who
brought salt and gained a verdict tor
/ 5000 dollars against cX-PoatmHstel
! Tyler, OF Baltimore, has been appointed
! TO position in the Government print
ing Office.
A Rockford girl had her corset tori
off by a stroke OF lightning, and was
uninjured, but the young man who
: called to borrow book had bis right
arrn shiycred and a piece of corset stce
blown into his liver. He said he Gidnj
know she was loaded.
Some uarcgenerated thief stole {
ministers grip sack" in Wheeling the
other day. The grip sack contained
shirt, some collars, little jeweIry
and number of sermons. We can IN
! dcrstaud what the thief would DO witt
the jewclry, shirt and collars, but what
the rascal will DO with the sermons !,
more than can he explained. 1t is tC
! be hoped that lie will read them and be
, converted
1t is stated that a man bought SOC
acres Of land in Lewis county, thi,
! State, some time ago for 1880. HC
cnt and sold off the timber at n net
profit OF $4,000, aud he row has th,
! 500 acres Of land within few miles o.
Weston at a cost of 81 per acre.