Spirit of Jefferson. [volume] (Charles Town, Va. [W. Va.]) 1844-1948, 1870-11-01
RAILROAD MATTERS.

PRoeREssINe.-Th Shenandoah Y. R. r..
is progressing rapidly. The Engineer corps
will be in this neighborhood In less than ten
DAYS. We feel confident of the success of this
enterprise, when such men as Messrs. Bar
rett, Stewart and Johnston are leading the
"skirmisi line" We understand Mr.. Collins
has secured large reinforeemehts in the way
of carts, horses, &c.-Poge Courier.
The Warren Sentinel of SATURDAY. last also
contains the following communication in ref
erence to our road, and in giving the right of
way by number of the farmers of Clarke
County:
Messrs: Editors Having been recently
notified of being appointed one of the asses
sors of damages on the line of the Shenan-
doah Valley Railroad, in this county, as sur
veyed, mapped and reported by j. b. AlcElroy,
Engineer for the Company on the low grade
line, have the qualification to report that the
enterprising citizens. who are deeply interest
ed in the success of the railroad along the line
of Wildwood and Milldale to Front Royal, have
left very little work to be done by the asses
sors. take the liberty of announcing that
the free right of way has been subscribed and
obtained by Mr.. j. B. McElroy along the
whole distance from Wildwood to Front Royal,
and, as 1 had the pleasure of accompanying as
wellas assisting him, l hope Twill not infringe
upon the modesty or interest of any concerned
in publishing the names of the subscribers to
the right of way, beginning at wildwood and
| advancing successfully along the line to Front
Royal, viz:
Maj. Bevery Randolph, Frank Steine, Jas.
w. Ryann, WIN. Sewers, VIM. B. Harris,
Vim. T. Kerfoot, Jas. l.. Marshall, Jas. ".
Weir, VIM. d. Timberlake. John S. Timber
lake, Col. Thos. b Macsie, G. B. Reese, VIM.
| S. Conrad, John Hansbrough, Joseph Mckay,
NJ r. Fristoe, John Hoskins, Morgan john
ston and Moore & Carson.
1 doubt not that the upper end of tho
county will give equally as good report, as
well as the citizens of Front Royal-in addi-
ton to their present liberal subscriptions
! all have an interest in having the road pass
through the county seat.
The question of damages through the lower
end of the county being satisfactorily disposed
of, Mr.. Collins and his big plows will find no
difficulty in throwing up the grade, as his route
will be over lands accustomed to being turned
by the Barshear. Perhaps it may be impor-
tant to state that the line surveyed passes with
out hindranco the recent high water marks,
and the recent freshet has been timely in de-
fning the proper elevation to be sustained at
all points in constructing the road.
l am, very respectfully,
JNo. S. TIMBEHLAKE-
The Hagcrs.own Herald contains the fol-
lowing paragraph =
We see it announced in the Philadelphia
papers of last week that the Hanover and
Gettysburg Railroad, with the Tape Worm
and its franchises was sold at public sale in
that city on the 18Th instant for one hundred
and eighty thousand dollars, the Reading Rail
road being the purchaser. We understand
that this looks to a resnSctation of this long
neglected work, and its extension through
Washington county to connect with the Shen-
andoah at ShepherdStuwn, making an indie
pendent line of road between Mobile aud New
York by Philadelphia.