Shepherdstown register. [volume] (Shepherdstown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1849-1955, 1884-12-26

j. 5. Fleming can furnish you with
Boots and Shoes at bottom prices, and he
will give you good goods.
The Moorefeld Examiner SAYS that on
Monday week, Mr.. Joseph Vanmetre, of
Old Fields, started three cattle to market
that balanced the scales at $500 pounds,
an average of 1884 pounds.
Do not forget the suppers to he held in
Firemen's Hall, beginning on Friday,
December 10Th, and continuing each even
ing during the Holidays. You can get
large meal AT small price there.
An adjourned term of the Jefferson Cir
cult Court, for chancery business, was
held last Thursday, Friday and Saturday,
Judge Faulkner presiding the first, and
Judge Fleming, of Fairmont, the last two
days.
We are requested TO state that those per-
sons who were not able To attend the SER
vices at the Lutheran Church last Sunday
can leave their contributions for Rich
mond Mission at Mr.. j. l.. Richards
store.
5. Aiken Lewis, pastor OF John Wesley
NJ. f. Church, at Harper's Ferry, says
that the colOred man named Robertson
who was shot recently while stealing corn
was not IA preacher. He was onlya MEM
Der of the church.
We hope our readers will excuse all
imperfections in our paper this week and
next. We have been overwhelmed with
work getting in our new press, and have
had to do the best we could. In two weeks
we hope to be all right again.
Ayoung man by the name of Ridenour,
residing between the two canal locks,
opposite Ilarper's Ferry, was struck by
train on the Baltimore and Ohio Railroad,
on last Friday, and instantly killed. His
head was almost severed from his body.
Mr.. Joseph Mckee, an old subscriber
living at Washington c. H., Ohio, sends
his subscription aud says: II see you are
dying for Il new steam fire engine.
want you To cast my vote in favor of il, rs
think that it will be the best thing the
town ever had"
it is annouccd that the West Virginia
Historical Society, founded by the late
Hon. G. j. Faulkner, is likely to be reor-
gained and made II permanent institu-
ton. \ meeting was held few days ago
at Charleston, and arrangements initiated
for holding regular sessions in IA pcrma-
ucnt room in the new State House.
Two entertainments next week ought
to keep things lively, especially as they
will he frsl-clasS affairs. On Thursday
evening, January LIST, 1.-The Charcoal
Burner" an old and fayorile play, will
he presented in College Hall, and on Fri
day, January I'd, "All that Sliliers is not
Gold" will he reproduced, by request,
Win the same east Of characters rs before.
Tickets are now on sale at Baker Il Me
Murrnn's Drug store.
Interesting services in commemoration
of the one hundrcdth anniversary of the
organization of The Methodist Episcopal
Church will be held in The NJ. r. Church
on sunday morning next at ii a. IN.
There will be several addresses upon
Mclhodi>m in America, Methodism and
Education aud Methodsm in Shepherds
town. lie public are cordially invited.
la The afternoon at 3 p. m. a similar SER
vice will he held at Mt. Wesley.
Giving Prcsents.-The practice of
making presents on Christmas is said to
have originated in the example of wise
men of the East, who brought their offer
ings to the manger at Bethlehem, and laid
them at the feet of the infant Saviour.
Since then Christmas gifts have been uni
versal throughout ChristendOm, and many
persons feel that they have not properly
discharged their duty unless they bestow
something among friends and favorites.
Those who can afford it usually do and
this holiday never passes around without
an interchange of tokens of good feelings
and kindness in almost every neighbor-
hood. Be The gifts ever SO small, and in
trinsically ever so valueless, it is esteemed
as special favor. The anxiety with which
our children look forward to the approach
OF this popular holiday is ali indication of
the great interest they feel in the receipt
Of those gifts, and their little hearts are
made light and filed with gladness when
ever they are made the objects of some
special donation. The practice of deco
rating our churches with evergreen OH
Christmas originated with the ancient
Druids, who wore garlands Of ivy aud
mistletoe on that day, and since their time
it has been religiously kept up by the sew
eIal denominations Of Christians.
The Graded ScIiOOI.-On Tuesday
afternoon last the pupils of the Graded
school gave II nice little entertainment,
consisting of singing, declamations and
Dialogues. There were ii great many
present, aud the little folks all did re-
markably we'll, and all connected with
the school were highly gratitiet with the