Shepherdstown register. [volume] (Shepherdstown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1849-1955, 1859-04-16

they do not account for.
| paid Mr. Sheelz for doing the wood
work for the Clock and assisting in put
ting it up, ont Of my own Pocket and not
as The agent Of any one, and | have never
\ been reimbursed in any way by any one
or the Vestry,nor have they had any
tlng TO do with the putting OF it up what
ever.
Signed HENRY SHEPHERD.
In June 1912 Mr.. Henry Shepherd
applied TO me 10 make the wood work
for The Town Clock and assist in putting
il up,I did so for which Mr.. Henry SheP-
herd himself paid me and knew no one
else whatever in the transaction.
Signed JACOB S. SHEETZ.
presume that no one, not even Mr.. l..
himself will now doubt that Mr.. Henry
Shepherd paid for the putting" up OF the
Clock, and thai too, not as the "Agent OF
any one" but upon his own responsible
ty and at his own expense, and Mr.. ),
can be but lille effected by the effort OF
Mr.. l.. TO establish upon his own ipst
dirit, the fact that Mr.. S. paid no more
Than himself. or any other member Of the
congregation.
As for the action Of the Council up
on the subject, am sure that only Few
and gerry ftw. can discover anything We
~ pres Iming, or disposition on their
par, TO .'meddle" with The affairs in any
way, of any one much less those OF The
Veslry. 1t is needless for me 10 say thar
the Council has been, and is now com
posed of as honorable and high minded
set Of gentlemen, as The County of JefieI-
SON or any other county in the State can
boast. IT'S true that their vocatlons IN
lie has not been in the trains of the learn
ed professions; had such been the case
with some of them, am sure their fame
would transcend The narrow limits OF a
county town. But they are honest men;
men who have The confidence and respect
Of their fellow citizens, and their action
upon the subject of ,he Town Clock" |
assert, and without the fear too, OF con-
lradiclion was their right and based UPON
HE principles Of justice; and such beng
the case, no matter what action they
had taken, or order they had passed.
would have justified the Veslry in The
course they pursued. The Council are
men-lhey are lreemen-they have oPln-
ions of their OWN, and rights which as
individuals. and as body they know and
'sdare maintain" and in the exercise OF
those opinions, they are not TO be, and
will not be dictated 10 by any man or set
of men no matter how (aslidious may be
their taste or how elevated their preten-
sions. .... .
AS TO the matter of the Council hav-
ing accepted the Clock, be that as il may:
one thing is certain, they did pass an or.
der to keep the Clock in repair, and TO
this day that order remains upon their
records, and until the last few days has
been fully com Piled with and carried out
This fact alone is sufficient TO satisfy any
candid mind, that the Council as a body
never had any objection 10 keeping the
Clock in order though II may be true
lIdl some Que VI l"' VI hiN"' ." Wy
gone by, did object. am reminded just
here OF another fact, which Mr., L.. can
have the benefit of, and j! is this, when
the Clock arrived here there was dlth.
Guilty about It's reception by the VesIry'
or at any rate some delay, Of this fact
Mr.. Henry Shepherd informed Mr.. X.
D. Shepherd, Mr.. r. D. Shepherd in re-
ply TO Mr.. II. SIS letter, made use OF
the following language IF they WlH
not hare il send it ont TO my f@rm rnd /
wiH PIT ii in my Barn" Now this
means something or why the necessty
of such language. Mr.. X. D. S. would
never have used il, unless there had been
some cause for it.
Blu, TO put this matter 10 rest at once,
and to show al Of Mr.. LIS inlorma-
lion upon this subject. about which he
knows so much, amounts to nothing.
To Justify the Council in the course they
pursued and 10 shift the ACT OF 'meddlIIng,
upon other shoulders when an impartial
community will Justly place it, as well
as to avoid the discussion OF principle
about the truth of which Mr.. l.. as law
yer, must be satisfied (viz:) that the mere
position OF the Clock in the sieeple OF The
Church, which The Vestry may call pos
session, gave them no title TO it whatever
under The circumstances; indeed the Ves-
try or some of them conceded the fact, for
thew have said that the Town could have
the Clock as soon as they obtain place
TO pm, it, say in order TO put This mat
fer 10 rest, | will state that in letter re-
Gently received from Mr.. r. d. Shepherd
he says II gaze the Clock TO the City
or T6vn of ShepherdstO1cn and not TO