Shepherdstown register. [volume] (Shepherdstown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1849-1955, 1859-05-07

to assaii the CredibiHfy or verac!ly oil Mr..
Shepherd and Mr.. Sheeiz, and thus be-
levng do not intend any defence oil
them; il is unnecessary. But Mr.. h. says
"Henry Shepherd assisting in putting up
The Clock and paying a portion 0I the en-
pense did not authorize him 10 give II TO
Council. II in rendering that assistance
he did not act as the Agent Of his brother,
it proves that IL was put up entirely by
tie Veslry, for Mr.. S. was member oI
the Vesuy al that time and one OF lie
building committee, &C." Now upon
this whole subject let me saw, that Mr.. l..
cant upon his own "say so" in the matter
nave his own way; both Messrs. Shep-
herd and Sheetz have certified To the con-
lrary and their certificates involves all The
soemniuy and validity Of an oa!h. Mr.. ).
saws that he was not assisted by any one,
that he did it.upon his own possibility,
and paid out of his own pocket the money
for the work, and has never been TGim-
bursed by any one "and Mr.. Sheetz says
he was employed by Mr.. Shepherd 10 do
| the work and knew no one else in the
transactions" the public am sure will re-
member their certificates, and il Mr.. H..
surmise be correct Mr.. Shepherd has GER
Iufed TO what is not so, and am sure that
! Mr.. l.. himself would not for a moment
entertain an idea Of this SORT; such being
the case then, the Vestry, so far from aid.
ing in the putting up of The Clock had
nothing to do with ii for il is not get es'
tabHshed that they ever accepted the
Clock. 1t is true that the fact Of Mr.. H..
SIS assisting, or even putting up The
Clock himself at his own expense; "dId
not authorize him to give il TO the Coun'
Gil but while this might not have authori.
zed him TO do soft did not affect Il. d..
Shepherds right TO give him that au.
thorily, on his behalf for he say" "he
gave il to The Town and not the Church. !"
Mr.. l.. says "among other things as
shown by papers in his possession: Mr..
ii. S. has credit of Twelve dollars and
half, and sill owes more" presume
Mr.. S. has paid all he owed long sgo,wlIh
this however have nothing 10 DO but
as regards this $3.50, let me tell Mr.. j..
that according to Mr.. Sheelz's bill there
is considerable discrepancy. | have the
bill and receipt in my possession which
| reserve for future purposes; but The $l2-
50 is far from agreeing with it; as for the
bill Mr.. l.. paid, yon will recoIect that
S24,20 was for carpenters work at the
! Church had it been for the Clock The
matter in controversy, it would have
been so stated as was the next item, VIZ :
to seperale bill for boxes 10 Clock weights
and smith work S7,S2. Just let me say
here that Mr.. Shepherds bill was in
! lure 1912, Mr.. Is bears date August
| 1912, difference Of two months but
how comes this 1872 to be paid for the
Clock will tell you-there was some
fear as to the safety of the Organ and Con-
gregalon, and this work was done or paid
for by Mr.. l.. not for the Clock alene, ,bul
the motive which prompted il was pro-
lection to the "peope" if the weights
should fall, and this is the reason why
Mr.. h., as one Of the building committee,
'meddIed with and paid something to-
ward The clock upon this subject see
Mr.. Sheerz's note to Mr.. Zlllle.
Mr.. Ziule-I wish TO say to The public
that Mr.. Henry Shepherd employed me
10 do The wood work for the Town Clock
and 10 assist in putting il up, for which
Mr.. Henry Shepherd paid me and gave
him MY receipt, and after the Clock was
up and running do not recollecI how
long Mr. E. |. Lee employed NE 10 put
up The boxes for The weights 10 run in and
limbers 10 catch the weights. which were
boiled fast with Iron bolts in case the
cord should break and the weights fall
and crush any one who should be under
it for which Mr.. E. |. Lee paid me, and
| gave him my receipt.
Signed JACOB S. SHEETZ.
As regards what Mr.. l.. has said about
my "upjust and prosecuting attack and
the attempt TO excite oGium against the
Church and Vesiry" | shall pass unno-
liced, feeling assured that no one else
who knows me viii for moment allrb.
ute tn me. any such motive, and | will
say Once for all that none of Mr.. Is
Specu}GiiOnS as TO "resUlls" 10 myseF,
lor ] alone and no one else, not even my
''aIders and assistants" of which MIR. l..
is the most conspicuous, and the only one
! recognise al all, here discIsImIng as 10
any one else, shall deler me from pursu-
ing The even tenor OF my way in this con-
lr"versy, so long as am conscious that !
have rIghl and justice on my side.
here reilersie 'ihai some OF The Ves-
try have said that the Town could have
lie Clnck if they wanted j, when they
procured proper place 10 put il. '.but if
The Council are 10 be dictated to IN the