Shepherdstown register. [volume] (Shepherdstown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1849-1955, 1890-03-21
BRIEFS.

Episcopal Church will convene in
Trinity Church, Shepherdstown, on
April 18th, and continue in session
several days. Bishop Peterkin will
be present.
Mat Toliyer, the well-known colored
restaurant keeper, has rented the
large brick house belonging to Mr..
w. A. Chapline, and formerly known
as the Central Hotel, and will occupy
it on the first of April as restaurant,
etc. Mat is an enterprising and in
dustrious man, and deserves to get
along.
Talk about refoYm-the Boonsboro
Town Council is a shining example Of
this most excellent virtue. It's mem
bers have just reduced their own sal
aries from So to $3.50 a year, while
the salary of the assistant mayor is
ruthlessly cut down from $40 to So. so
per annum. II this isn't patriotism,
what is it
Bishop Peterkin Of the Episcopal
Church has revised his appointments
for this county, and the correct
schedule Of his appointments is as
follows: April 9Th, Summit Point,
Leetown and Middleway; 18th, Har
per's Ferry; Goth, Shepherdstown :;
27th, Charlestown, Mountain Mission
and st. Phillips.
A special from Fort Scott, Kan,
says that Judge McComis, who signed
the warrant for the execution Of
John Brown, died there last week,
aged "A years. He was Lieute nant-
Governor of Virginia at the time John
Brown was hanged, and the signing
of the warrant devolved upon him in
the absence of Governor Wise.
The pay Of census enumerators is
as follows; For every living person,
two cents for every death, two cents;
for every firm, twenty-five cents; for
every factory, thirteen cents; for
each veteran or veterans widow, five
cents. In special cases an enumera
tor may be paid by the day, not to
exceed $500.
Easter Sunday comes this year on
April 9th. Good Friday accordingly
falls on the 4th. There are many who
cannot comprehend why Easter
doesn't fall on a regular date, as
Christmas, etc. 1t is because it is
regulated by the moon. The day is
reckoned thus: The first Sunday al
ter the first full moon after the 2lst
day of March.
The REGISTER this week turned out
a large lot of printing of various
kinds, among which was a pamphlet OF
Is pages, for Mr.. II. L. Gruzard, of
Columbus, Georgia, a prominent
builder and contractor of that city.
When business men from way down
in Georgia patronize this office, it is
surely time for our own people to
have their work done here.
Wheat is firm in Baltimore with an
advance in price. No. 2 red is quoted
at S44 cents and steamer No. z at 81
cents. The visible supply shows a
decrease of 213.926 bushels. Corn is
quoted at &c. for white and prime
yellow at same price; ear corn SLIGO
Oils per Dbl. Hogs have advanced
to $3.50 per 100 lbs. sheep are quoted
at S4@55O per 100 lbs, and lambs at
soc cents per ID.
Mr. s. r. Brill, organizer for the
Farmers Alliance, delivered an adj
dress in Shepherdstown on Tuesday
evening explanatory of the aims and
purposes of the new order. He had
a good-sized audience, though few
farmers were present. No branch
was organized here. Mr.. Brill has
spoken at a number of points in the
county, and last week organized AL
liances at Ripon and Summit Point.
The Court of Appeals of Virginia
has affirmed the decision OF the Cir
cult Court of Augusta county render
ed last fall, in favor OF Mrs. ID. ID,
Pendleton of this vicinity, who sued
the Valley Mutual Life Insurance
Company Of Staunton for insurance
on her husbands life. The defense
was grounded on the fact that his
annual payment had not been made
at the time of his death, though due
a short time before.
No paper can be published without
home patronage, and every man is
interested in keeping up home papers.
If railroad or factory is wanted the
newspapers are expected to work for
it. If a public injecting is wanted for
any purpose, the newspaper is called
upon for free notice. If any OF the
societies have q supper or reception
of any kind the newspaper is expected
to give the necessary notice. The
newspaper must puff the schools and
everything else to advance the inter
est of the business men of the place,
and then give them handsome no
tice when they pass away And yet
some of them do nothing to keep up
a home paper.
The Canal
The receivers for the Chesapeake