Shepherdstown register. [volume] (Shepherdstown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1849-1955, 1881-06-25
SCRA PS.

tend the \ orktown celebration IN Octo-
Der next.
The Philadelphia Times. in an edito-
rial on the influx of capital into Virgin
ia, by which railroads are being built
and its mineral industries developed,
says "If Tirginians, however, would
reap the advantages of this capital and
enterprise they must, above all things,
preserve the credit oftheir State. There
must be no talk of reputation.
Two children were presented to a
West Troy clergyman as candidates for
baptism. One, little girl, was asked
if she had ever been baptized before.
Yes was the answer and mine took,
but Charles didn't.
The Boston Transcript knows some
men who think they are great guns but
they are only big bores.
Post Master General Jamesis playing
the mischief with the Star route con-
tracts, but he is filing the Treasury Of
the United States.
In the Salt Lake City flats appears
this sign "Ring the top bell for the old
est wife"
Every man who drinks at the bar in
vites others to 60 with him; but how
few who do good acts are mindful Of
this social evil.
If you have morey you are the best
man in the world. If you have no mon
ey your opinion is not worth listening
10.
The contribution box is superior to
The ballot box. 1t is never stuffed and
in no danger of repeators.
If there is any person to whom you
feel dislike that is the person OF whom
you ought never TO speak.
One act of benefcence, or an act of
usefulness, is worth all the abstract SEN
timent in the world.
Isn't il kind O curious that no wo-
man goes 10 the telephone TO answer a
ring, without wondering if her hair is
all right, and hel train in the proper
shape?
The woman who married does well,
but the woman who does not marry does
better nine times out OF ten.
The hog may not be thoroughly
posted in arithmetic, but when you come
10 square root he is there-the hog is.
On Thursday morning last, during
the storm Leven =. Chapline, who
lives near Snickersville, had two horses
killed by lightning. One Of them was
valued at SIG, the other at $50.
A terrible fire occurred at Quebec,
Canada, on Thursday last. Eight hun
dred buildings were destroyed, entail
ing loss Of S2,OOO,OOO. Several lives
were lost, and over fifteen hundred FAM
lilies rendered homeless.
There are some men so talkative that
nothing but the toothache can make
one of them hold his jaws.
c. c. Lewis, of the kanawba Valley
Bank, purchased about a year ago, a
tract of land near Campbell's Greek, for
which be paid $4,000, he sold it on
Monday last for 100000 cash. How is
that for real estate spectators.
The Stubenville Herald thinks that
whenever you see woman talking
straight at man and beginning to nod
her head and keep time to it with her
nprased index finger it Is about time
for some one TO climb tree.
Last evening Whitehall chap, dres-
ed in his best clothes and lavender
pants, was on his way to see his sweet
heart, when an old bell wether went for
him and butted him head over heels in-
to mud puddle. His visit was post
poned on account of the wether.
A fire in Woodstock, on Monday
night of last week, destroyed the large
stables in the rear of Welsh's Hotel, to-
gether with lot Of agricultural imPle-
ments and FIVE thousand shingles. The
fire was discovered about ten o'clock.
The buildings were fired by a negro, who
has been arrested, and is now in Jail in
that place.
The liberal investment of capital ir
the zinc works and coal developments
at Martins Station, in Pulaski county,
Va, is attracting a number OF skilled
and industrious miners, mechanics and
laborers, and fast building up -four
ishlng town at the point named. 1t re-
ceiyed an accession OF twent-fve thrifty
Welsh families to its population on
Wednesday of last week, and more of
the same kind are said to be coming.
A suit for $4,000 damages has
been brought against DR.. Hugh J.
Glenn, of Colusa, California, late can
didate for Governorby Mr.. Llewellyn T.
Seary, who charges bim with having
estranged the affections of his wife.
DR.. Glenn is native Of Augusta couu-
ty, Va.
We learn from the Page Courier that
the County Clerks Office at Luray was
entered by a thief on Wednesday Of
last week and robbed of about forty
dollars ia currency.
Clint. Scott, colored, kicked Wilson
Fields, also colored, at Oldtowp, below
on Saturday last, 80 Sc.
verely that Fields died in a few hours
stterv ards.