Shepherdstown register. [volume] (Shepherdstown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1849-1955, 1867-04-13
G.. nj. BELTzHcovER, Sec Y.
Skenc.Jo..b Valley.


olauntoa FIgIuian:
Iron AID Sand in Rockbridge-Tho Ne"
York Company that pun based Captain E.
| EChOs' sand and IRON ore h,nk, near mouth OF
North River, RockbrGge county preparing 10
ship 500 barrels of sand per month, ard contem
/ plate the erection of / urnaCe on North River
Canal. The sand is as white rs Snow, aad is
used in the manufacture nj the finest plats ali
cot glasa II is so hne tina; II yields SO per
cent Of >liCa. Eleven dollars a barrel has been
offered b. a Northern Glass House, for 1000
barrels Of 1t,
| Numbers Of zine fish. has, &c. are being
caught III the Shenandoah from Slrausburs Up
10 WoOdsock'
ice Fusr property, near Burkc's Foundry.
y as sold last THURSDAY - D1uisI CIUan t0r
800, equivalent 10 can.
Feed. Scbelfcr, Esq. recently sold - acres
of land Sonth OF WOODSTOCK, Oh Valley Pike, 10
Mr.. Fecker for $1,000
Gle. ooI Fur,ce, the property Of F. r. An,
.e rsnii, Esd, nf KoykhsIdgr Us been 'eated by
= New York Company who VIII ran Il Is!s
year.
Large deposits of baytes and man ;anese have
been discovered in the southern part of RO;k.
bridgr, OIL very poor anj. and the mineral ie
YER Is spreading very rapidly all over thAt re.
gion. The undevropei n,,oera weathtOf Va.,Is
VOL ,uisrnr 10 that oi California.
Died recently at his residence, near HowelS-
uiils, Warren county, pr John b. Rust, aged 81
years He was one ot thr most worthy gentle
nlrn OF the county, and respected by all who
knew him.
The following items are clipped from the
tiarsouhurg Rsgi.'se.
! Our fasnlv,s gsurT"iy have commenced pIoS
| los Tor !hs corn crop. If the weather continue
favorable, v Z may expect that a considerable
area OF land will be aPpropr aied to the pro
duction OF corn, more than there would h We
been had there been an opportunity to SOW the
ordinary quantity Of oats. The wheat, gener-
ally, IS looking quite promising, yet we have
| heard that in seine localities the late chaDgeahIe
weather had an injurious effect
We have been informed that the United States
mail contract heretofore awarded to A. ID. 1'rot-
ter d Co, and NJ. q. Harman s Co., in Virgin
ia, have boen let to parties in Pennsylvania and
| Kentucky. We did not learn whether the par
ties rec living the contracts obtained them by
reason OF lower bids or not. We further under.
stand hal both Trottsr Il Co, and Hartman Il
Co.. will continue their stage lines over all the
routes no occupied 10y them. 20 this sumner
we may expect lively time between the parties
thus competing for The travel through Virginia
Both of the old firms have contracts for tour
wears with the Central railroad, TO carry passen-
CESS over their lines aud OF Course they will
tain their stock on the roads TO comply with that
contract.
| Rev. Samuel KepIer Of the Baltimore NJ. E.
Church South, recently residing at Bedford, Pa,
has been transferred from the supernumerary to
the active list Of ministers, and is now stationed
At Hauison5ure, Rockingham county, Va.
We announce, with feelings of unaffected
sdness, the death OF our esteemed personal
friend and felIow.citizen, Prof Clement F. Har-
lis, one of The Principals in our Male Academy
II is unex pected and melancholy event occur
req about half past o'clock on Tuesday morn
ing last, at tie residence Of Dr. James H. Har-
Tie, IN this place.
The following are from the Lexington Ga
zeite:
Ex.Gosernor Letcher, appointed a Director
in the James River Company by the b oarC Of
Public " orks has declined accepting tie ap-
ponlment. A successor has not yet been sp-
pointed
liRowNBD.-Mr. James J. CIauerbaugh, lv-
ing on North River, near Alone Mills, was
drowned OH Saturday last His brother-in law,
DEL a'-iH IothpaIies, duu h'uooi'J "e'N S'o9'-
ing at Elijah Teafords ford near the Mills and
the horse falling, both were thrown into the wa
ter. and it is supposed Mr.. L. was so much in
lured by The fall that he was unable 20 save
himself. His broiher-inlaw got out after much
difficulty.
We .eaTn ,hs, Mr.. David Frebaugh, living
10 this county, has received and Is now engsg-
ed IN filing an oner from California, for twenty
barrels OF whiskey. This order Is owing to the
fact that sample Of"h'ssey sent by him TO
that State, some months ago, was consiGered the
very bestan Inc market aud has created great
demand for il.
Sir. Philip Ene'emsn, another OF our most en-.
ite prslng disiirrs is putting up a hundred bar
refs for Vie came morSe,.