Shepherdstown register. [volume] (Shepherdstown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1849-1955, 1881-12-24
Editorial EfrCyiliCs.

Out in Kansas liquor is now given out
upon physicians certificates. y CORES
pCndcut SAYS one patient, whose sole COM
r!aint was boil on the arm, had prescribed
far him in eleven days ten pints OF 'Spir-
iru> frumenti" and thirty bottles OF beer.
And now an epidemic OF bolls on the arm
j, sweeping the state.
Frederick Douglas, after a life of strange
vicissimdes, is spending his latter days i'll
comfortable prosperity. He is the pos
SCISSOR of $l0D,0 900 or more, and his office
provides him with an annual salary OF
$1,000. His duties are easily performed,
and he has leisure for writing and lectur-
ing.
Miss Davis, the daughter Of the Presi-
dent Of the late Confederacy, is tall
young woman, with dark hair and eyes
IN extremely pale face, and an expression
Of intense reserve.
The funeral Of the late Colonel Forney
took place in Philadelphia mt l o'clock
Monday. For several hours stream
men, women and children, representing
many classes Of society, were pressing
through the house aud viewing the re-
mains. Many prominent citizens were
present, including Generals Hancock,
Sickles and Ruff, eX-Speaker Randall,
Mayor King ard other city officials, Geo.
". Childs, John Russell Young, \. X.
Mcclure and other many well-known
journalists. All the pall-bearerS selected
were present. The interment took place
in West Laurel Hill cemetery.
A lady of New Market, entered one of
the saloons in that place, last Saturday
night, between and s O'Clock, found her
husband present and determined that her
rights should be protected, if not by law,
by her own hand, threw over bagatelle
table, knocked the legs off and took her
husband home with her. The spectators
and PLAYERS surrendered ut the first as
sault, beat hasty retreat and left the
field 10 the victrix.
Tie Highland Recorder says that on last
Thursday night a week, @. kenney Rex
road, who lived four miles east of Monte
rev, eloped with his wife's hired girl,
Belle Pritte, having first sold all the avail
able property in his possession. 1t Is
thought they have gone to Texas. His
wife, whom he leaves with two children,
il a most amiable and estimable woman,
and why tlHir conjugel relations were not
ieIicitous is not explained.
Fontious and johnson torpedoed their
new well on Tate Run, West Virginia Ter
ritory, on Friday last. The charge con-
tanned 100 lbs. of Hercules powder, equal
% 900 lbs of the best rifle powder. The
explosion was terrific, throwing oil and
rock far above the derrick, although the
charge was nearly l,l00 feet from the
esrth's surface. There is every indication
that this will prove the largest producing
we'll yet found in this territory. The
drilling was by G. G. Custer, and the tor
peio was prepared and set off by Tim
Davis.
Lewis Peacock was injured by falling
in an open culvert under the railroad
track at Rawlings Station, some time ago.
BE sustained injuries from which he has
not yet recovered. He sued the d. Il o.
Company for $4,000. The company re-
moved the case to Washington county,
and it was tried last week in Hagerstown,
the jury giving Peacock $4,000. The COM
pany has moved for new trial.
West Virginia, according to the late
census report, ranks thirty-ninth in gross
area and also in total land surface among
Ile States and Territories as organized i'll
loSO' The gross area is q, $50 square
miles, Of which the rivers and smaller
streams, are credited with l35 square
miles, the remainder being land.
COLT. P. Shaffner, of Louisville, rail-
1Gsu and telegraph operator, died of apo
gTIe2y III Troy hotel the other evening.
~ was representative of the Grand
FVdse Of Odd-Fellows from the State Of
,n.ehtucky and the United States. He in
P RUugeed the present telegraph system in
,rh tle Ring Theatre, in Vienna, took fire
thursday night of last week, while per-
d.lahce was in progress and was totally |
hSLnoyed. 1t is supposed that over nine
INJURED persons persisted in the flames.