Shepherdstown register. [volume] (Shepherdstown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1849-1955, 1886-07-23
BRIEFS.

Sue, a little daughter Of Rev. L. l..
Smith, of Strasburg, Va, formerly Of
this place, died at her fathers home
last week. She was two years and two
months old.
Little Bob Arthur is very small boy,
but he is at the same time very nice
boy. Last Saturday he sent the editor
a basket Of most excellent peaches,
which we enjoyed to the fullest extent.
Rains in nearly all parts of North Car
olina continue, as they have for over a
month past. The damage is in many
cases irreparable. West of the Blue
Ridge rain has fallen for six weeks or
more.
The Potomac river has been full and
muddy all week, which has interfered
very much with fishing. The water has
been coming down from the mountains
for several days, indicating heavy rains
west of us.
Ex-Governor Hamilton, it is said,
proposes to buy the old Methodist church
in Hagerstown, tearing it down, and
erecting on its site building for the
purpose of storing and exhibiting farm
machinery by those engaged in selling
It.
This vicinity has been favored with
several fine rains this week. They
came in gentle showers and while they
interfered somewhat with farming ope-
rations they will amply repay all dam
age in the increased products caused
thereby.
Detective ALI Burnett, of Charleston,
in this State, succeeded in having pee
dler named E. NJ. Carr arrested at Bir-
mingham, Ala, for assaulting Dora
yirtse, of near Hagerstown, Nd, about
two years ago. Burnett took the pris-
oner to HagerstOwn.
We regret to learn that good many
! of the best teachers in our county are
about 10 give up that work at which
they have been so successful. and UNI
dertake something that will afford tn em
a better living and bring them better
appreciation of their labOrs.
A special excursion Of the Sunday
schools of Cumberland Valley will be
run to the National Cemetery, at Antie-
tam, on Thursday, July 29th, over the
Cumberland Valley Railroad, under
the management of the Reformed Sum
day school, of Shippensburg. Pa.
On Monday of last week man, who
is supposed to have been a mute, by the
name of Taylor, was struck by the mail
train about half mile above Melville,
and thrown about 30 feet, causing in
slant death. The train stopped and
took his remains on to Harpcr's Ferry.
Mr.. c. Cross, of this county, until
recently employed on the force of the
Sergeant-at-Arms of the United States
Senate, and who WAS crowded off the
payroll by two or three Republican
Senators, has been appointed to special
agency for the Treasury Department,
and is at present on duty at Cincinnati.
Mr.. James W. Kerney met with
peculiar and painful accident on We'd
Eesday. He was helping to handle a
grain drill, when the tongue flew up
and struck hin under the chin, calIs-
ing him to bite his tongue through
and through. Every day the beauties
of keeping ones mouth shut are Illus
trated in some MANNER
The Palmyra (Mo) Spectator, referring
to Judge j. Q. A. Metcalf, formerly Of
this place, says: "when Judge Metcalf
first entered upon the duties of Mayor of
Palmyra, there were seven licensed sa-
looms in the city. There are now two,
with the probability Of there being only
one in few days. Of course he had
nothing to do with the decrease. We
merely make passing mention OF the
fact"
The Presbyterians are having the
cupola on their church repaired The
work WAS very badly done when first
put up and it has been leaking very
badly of late-this another instance Of
cheap contract work. A good plan is
to pay one good price for his work and
then see that he does it we'll. If you
try to deprive one Of fair equivalent
for his labor, you must not be surprised
to discover that you will be cheated in
the movement.
A newspaper publisher in Illinois re-
Gently brought suit against forty-three
men who would not pay their subscrip-
ton and obtained in each case judg-
ment for the full amount Of the claim.
OF these, twenty three made affidavit
that they owned no property in excess
of what the law allowed them, thus pre-
venting an attachment. Then, under
the new law of Congress, making the
taking of newspaper from postoffice
theft, they were arrested for petit lar
ceny and bound over in the sum of $500
each. All but six gave bail and the
others went to Jail.
The other counties Of this State should
pattern after Jefferson county. There
they have ten months school in two dis.
tricts and nine months school in the
others. This argues much for the brain
of the voters of Jefferson, who, by en-
couraging the schools, pr oppose to keep
the gray matter of their pOsterity In
lust as fine condition AS their own. The
teachers, too, of Jefferson county are
engaged in a commendable enterprise,
namely: that of publishing catalogues