Shepherdstown register. [volume] (Shepherdstown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1849-1955, 1882-01-14
1HE PUNcTUAL GROW
rrcUT OVER THE MONEY.

clanryr office the past week, anu SEM o on
PfNphs' assessment notices Nos. 26 to w,
10 PW.lnsiye property of Mr.. Jacob Crow,
tGe,,shasnherdstown, West Virginia.
An INQUIRY i>Two.
.tbe fact became known yesterday
AN ,he commonwealth property was
ina. soId at Sheriff7s sale, it came TO the
to maJsdoe of Mr.. Champ Detweiler that
kho,, ,ras $3.50 at the INDEPENDENT office
tHe.tS commonwealth Insurance COmpa-
W and that the company might as well
ny horn out of another dividend as not,
~. money has been coming i'm very slack
io .,ir and things were rather dead around
! in'' office. So, i'm the goodness OF his
t 5n Mr.. Detweiler determined that Mr..
INV Iohn G.. Herman, the attorney for a
SyVnrfhumberland county party should en-
-.r tbe tirst claim against the company In
'Ls interest of the ones he represented.
TLis was very thoughtful in Mr.: Oct
weller, and acting on the Suggestion nc
seized Mr.. Herman by the arm, tie TWO
liking hurried promenade to me lNDt-
rryDESr Office, and on the way, down 'alh-
ing over the prospect OF securing '"e 40
sessment OF Mr.. Crow. ,
ON, were busily engaged in perfecting
10, office work as the gentlemen EN-
eel and was naturally surprised at the
,i.irors from the Dauphin county bar,
Nth faces Just beaming over with the
"ioI-nature and expectation within. 'We
hoyr come, said Mr.. Herman, in the mild
lent of voice peculiar to that gentleman,
.".n-to-in0uire rs to that assessment
afNr. Crow. We understand that there
:. an omen letter here for Mr.. Herrick."
THE LETTER WAS THERE.
The clerk in his usual suave manner
said that there was such letter for Mr..
Tcrrick, and it had been in the office for
week. 80,
aOf rourse, we are entitled to its contents
and"
SBnt Won are aware" Mr.. Herman, that
,his money is for Mr.. Hcrrick.
At this interesting point gentleman
inst back of the clerk was detected laugh
ing bv the legal agents OF the Northum-
heTland county parties, and feeling III
their hearts that it was magnificent sell,
one of them said, "ls this BONA FIDE as
srssmentI"
OF course, the clerk laughed also, his
usually sober face becoming wreathed in
smiles as he informed Mr.. Detwciler that
the editor had the letter.
This was too much for the gentlemen,
and with the statement that it was neat
lob. they mace polite bow and retired.
OTHERS TO co BOATING.
Ifthey ere sold they didn't intend to
he alone in the same boat, so they made
bee line for the sheriil's office.
did hEur nf that money
at the INDEPENDENT office for the Com
monwealth," broke out Herman, with the
f,intest suspicion of a smile, as the two
uttered the office together. We've just
BEEN down and there is a package there.
You had better go down and see about it.
Wen wait here for your return"
lis there. ~ said the Deputy, as he run
his eve over one Of the long ledgers. lis
there: If there is then you want to make
am attachment" as he gathered up his
oyereoat and ended other preparations to
leave the Office to make the necessary i'll
oniries as to the truth OF the report. =
shortly after this the Deprty Sheriff
appeared Mt the counting room desk, and
went over the same ground as that taken
by his predecessors.
THE MONEY WAS THERE.
I'm StlCn u tHSt anu illcIC SHNh
money here for the Commonwealth Com
uanv | give YOU verbal notice that an at
tachment will be issued" said Mr.. Neb-
niger. 'Of course you are aware that the
company's effects are under the sherl1's
hammer. DO not pay out the money, as
am attachment will DC issued. How much
money lave you?'
Mr.. NebiLger was Informed that there
were two five dollar notes on the First
Confederate Bank of Virginia; one ten,of
the Confederate States of America, payable
two wears after the ratification of peace
between the Confederate States ana the
United States of America -four twenty dol
lar bills bearing upon the face an excel
lent engraving of the State Capitol build
ing of Virginia and in one corner por-
trait of Alex. III. Stevens, who but re-
Gently ate his twenty-fifth annual Christ
mas dinner at Washington, and 4 fifty
dollar bill bearing upon its face good
engraving of Jefferson Davis, OF hoop
skirt notoriety, and the date Richmond,
Feb. 18th, 1864.
HOW 1T ENDED.
The notes were in good state of pres
ervation, having been but little used. Mr..
Crow desired TO pay his assessment in
$50 of Confederate States bonds.
As confederate currency passed out OF
date, shortly after it was issued, VIZ:
twenty years ago, the Commonwealth
Mutual Relief Association of America,
naturally refuses to cancel obligations in
such cash, and the inquirers seeking an
attachment find no grounds on which to
make a claim. With hearty laugh the
Deputy Sheriff left the office to collect
the costs OH the financial agents of the
Northumberland gentlemen after Il settle
Notwithstanding (Pa.) Independent,
5, 1882.
GUILTY OF WRoNG.-Some people have
4 fashion of confusing excellent rene
dies with the large mass of patent med
icines," and in this they are guilty of n
wrong. There are some advertised REM
cdies fully worth all that is asked for
them, and one at least we know of-uop
Bitters. The writer has had occasion to
use the Bitters i'm just such climate as
We have most of the year in Bay City,
and has always found them to he first
class and reliable, doing all that is
for them.-Tribune.
4 YOUTHFUL CRIMINAL.-A boy named
Adam Fraunheiser, who is only twelve
Years of age, has been arrested in Berks
county, Pa. and committed to Jail on the
charge of placing distractions on the
Reading Railroad. Some months ago
train was thrown from the track near
Leonardsville, and the fireman was killed.
investigation showed that
large stones had been placed on the track
and iron pins had been driven in front OF
them so as to prevent them from being
pushed of by the "cOw-catcher. Two
ads, who had been deserted by their pa
rents, and who lived by themselves i'll
house near the place where the train was
were suspected of the crime,
md when arrested the younger confessed
that he put the stones on the track and
waited TO see the result. He seems to be