Shepherdstown register. [volume] (Shepherdstown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1849-1955, 1869-12-25
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o. TURNPIKss.-It will be seen by
reference 10 The proceedings Of The Bosrd
OF Supervisors al their last meeting, that
In accordance with an Act of the Legisla-
,ure OF West Va. passed June 25Ih, 1868,
and ether subsequent Acts. they author
lied the issuing Of The Bonds oil The
County 10 the amount oil toriy-ihree
thousand dollars. Subscribing twenty
three thousand dollars 10 The construction
OF tie Shepherdsrown and HslI'ow
Turnpike. and twenty thousand dollars 10
to the construction Of the kableiown and
Bloonery Turnpike.
These are much needed Improvements,
and we feel sure that no tax payer will
coupIain " hen he gees how little a sum
he j. taxed to aid in the construction OF
these important roads.
The following statistics we're submitted
by John II. SIrider "a:
Assessable Real Estate in
this County IN 1860 was S7,4j3, 296
Accessible Personal S4,6l5,l62,
reduced by freeing slaves, 10 5000 QUO
This gives Ten Millions and up
wards of taxable property, $40, 453, 29G
By an additional levy Of one-hGT mill
10 the dollar, we have the sum OF FIVE
thousand dollars. sufficient 10 more than
pay The inleres, on this subscription al 0
per cent. per annum, which tho law al
lows.
Ii is proposed as a sinking fund 10 NEE!
the payment of this debt, TO apply the
dividends Of these roads and the present
ccs,s Of keeping them in repair BY the
County, which will pay these respective
sums within twenty years.
The committee appointed Tor the sale
Of these Bonds are confident OF raising tho
money on, Of STATE funds, lh'y are also
TO be made receivable in payment Of coun'
iy taxes.
We cannot see that any one is buthcn-
ed by This appropriation, while the fairesI
portion of our rich and beautiful County
will be rendered more attractive by fine
ROADS, hch viii delight the farmer and
pleasure seeker as they glide smoothly
along.
&5 ARREST FOR MURDER The
Charleslewn Free Press gives The follow.
ing account Of an arrest for murder OF
llsrrer's Ferry on Tuesday evening Of
, last week -
On Tuesday evening last telegram
was received Ivy John Yanis, Constable
OF Harper's Ferry, from the authorities
of Clark County. Ohio, directing the ar
res, Of young man named James Giddy,
a former rcsiden: of This County but late
~ from Ohio, charged with the murder
Of James Kelly, a, Harmony in said
county on The 9th instant, al about 4
o'clock in the evening. Giddy was that
nighl arrested by Ysnlis and others al the
residence OF his father, about Two miles
from Hsrpor's Ferry on NE opposite side
Of the Shenandoah Jiver and taken 10 The
Ferry where lie was detained uhilI Friday
evening when +. & Coffin, EGG, The
Sheriff of the County arrived with re-
QUESTION from Governor Stevenson, and
lefl with him the same evening on The
fastline for Springfield. The facts as
cleaned from The Sheriff in relation 10 The
murder are as follows: Giddy together
with four other men who were strangers,
were in drinking saloon, when diff
cully arose which ended in general row.
Grddy and Kelly were put on. and
scuflie is supposed to have ensned be-
tween them az lie first seen sller they
were out Kelly lad Giddy down snd
while in lha, position Gddy drew re-
volver and shot him through the head
killing him instantly. Giddy iUmedi-
sIeIy sprung into wagon belonging TO
gentleman by lie nsme of jesse Neer
who drove him 10 Yves, JeaIsrson about
twenty miles distant from H'Fmony
where he took The uain for Harper Fer
~, and arrived las, Saturday week. Gid
dy ia yoUng man Of about tweny.'wo
years, and is single His victim was
abou, thirty years of age, and leaves
wife and lwo children.
&C. The man who don'I advertise has