Shepherdstown register. [volume] (Shepherdstown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1849-1955, 1870-01-22
RAILROAD AFFAIRS
A,yx. Lorps e. HAnrsH,sE R, R.

Alyx. Lnup'N & HaMrsHtRE K. r.
l. i rumortd, say me o"s'lrsIown
Shirt. that the purchasers OF The Gov
,rnmrn, property 8, Hsfp'r's Ferry have
\ c,nucllrns interest IN The stock Of the
Alexandra. Luaioun aud Hampshire
Rs,iro.d. sud TIA, ihev have deter mined
Ia hr,ns rhe same b, HarpeI's Ferry. in.
stead at sd"pnng Tue route bv Smokers
Gap. WHICH Il was supposed was mos,
vlrsibIe. We do not know now true this
impression Is, or how 1t originated. but
We think II highly probable, as any ex-
t~"s'ee manufacturers a, II rper's Ferry
would doub les find their advantage in
controlling Southern routp, indprendeu
~ nt the Baltimore aud OHIO II irosd.
Our readers will fud elsewhere in our
columns reference to HE singular legal
question whIrh is likely to bring the
NV purchasers in conlIct with the later
ra;i,nad. and this Of ,tseif may SUM aIe
them to -ees so're other o.SIsl Netbe
county can but kxp advsEsee the
c'mpe'hion OF these great ErrsY
rus,Sk. RA,lnoAD have yea
i."n to bssy' Charleston"
Spirit ,h'Xn ,'s ts' six weeks
= routes viii be Arded one way or the
'Espioe'. We are quite confident no, .tes.'
s..n has SCI sss@ssNsk.eex7h friends
Wnhin very few days charter will be
oh'"'"ed. snd Everything in readiness TO
tssr tn sense oi Ihp people a. TO Jeftr.
srn's -uh.rup,inn. We understand ths,
" IRE" wW rtfuss 10 .ub.crlbe unless
the Jeh r>un route be selected.
The VALLEY RAiLnoAp.-Tho Rich.
m"nd Wig Is of oprn,nn thsr Baltimore
will moi srhsrfihe the ! 900 600, asked
Of ter lnr 'he c"n, trqct'uu al the Vsilry
R'.x~wsAAsf~trs SINE -fr,ofiS A'he
U, vim T1rr"nsm. efficiently
C"m2rehrp-l'e iof eisi race The ennre
Sat- saws:
I'VE rrerei ,hi, result. We hsd haped
lh.i Bs!ri ,OTr would find II 10 her inter
ret /" complete this work. which woDld
b. "i gtea advantage To the people Of he
Shiry. Possibly the P,nn.y lsanra Cen
tral may he 10 Earnest snG lntet d Ia buI d
road Up ,he Loray Valley. and may tx
tend 1t Ia S ,r,n az Gordo"-vllir, Ter w
zee b ia pniois named. Tbls i. cor
potsu"n al unlimited mesns. aud oan
nuIii rsiirna = wherever they may be
profitable without sSing sid Of snY.
NOTICE.
o. ihe l5th DAY OF FEBRUARY
1874 u" I"lin"ing cumm,s, inu,rs vii
"p-n h""s- {" receive s"h-crIguons 10 The
capital stock of fhe Shenandoah Valley
E'i' 80" Company. amounting 10 ST.,
900 900. ~ sharr- al 500 rach -:
|, Hajri-an ftr. M the county CT
Rectangular. under be direction vi : A
Goldman. H-nty F"'rr and 4 VI. Nea-
In,n, or sny tao Of them: IN Lmsy, IN
the county OF P~g-, under Ihe d,rec,i1n Of
Pr.rr b. Bort, Wi!li,m Mines aud
l'rul4 r,n +. &ta>s"u, or suy two o,
th-m; ~ CnarIe>tOUn, ~ the county f
j. rsnn, undrr the direction OF \ K.
Boulder, ". II. Travels sud b. F.
I'll. ar any lwo OF them; W FtouI Roy
81. ~ lhe county o( Warren. under the d.
r-r,.n oi ". VI Buck. kphcIt Tur,er
an rhos \. Ashhy. or any ,"o e 'hen.
~ inches'er. IN tne cOout, ol fredrr-
Irk under the direction of l.lo,d Logan.
Henry VI Brent and Ph,itp WiIlams. or
<rv tSo ot rhem; IN Ber1V,rlir, in The
count, nt Clark, under ihe uirrci,nn Of
David II. NcGnn. " iiI,n \. Ne;so"
cod DAVID Nr-d-. ar Any tvs" ol them
IN Sttni"u IN ihe county ~ tugusra. un
Or the dr-r i,n Of SIct"!4s X Tr1Gi,
Michael J. Harmsn aud George Baylor,
ar aHy iva OF them. in l.ex!neInn. IN the
count, nj R,,kb'ids-, Ind'r the iiEec ion
Jlues S Paxton. J Mrn. Taylor and
William T.. Lewis. OF any w" OF ,hrm
~ Buchanan. ~ The County OF R0triour,,
under the direct on az John :. Wilson,
" hlian ID. Couch md Alphonso FIN
try, Ofany two of Il em; III FtncAsIle in
tie said ccun'y Of Bo'rour'. under he DIT
recuun ol W f.. VI Word. +. G Good
40 .nd IS A Glasgow. ar any two Of
,,er: IN Ssrm, IN The county Of Roam.
or. under ihe erection at Bernard Pit.
ger, Frederick hnsnn aud George "
5 aus, w any Two Ut thew; and IN Sim
dtrds'hle. ~ tie counIy of Green. under
tie duecn"n ni JOHN 3. Whnp. Geo J
Stp'ens. W,suS Bes,lev, James f.
Aifi,ld aud William /. Sims. o, all,
iGfre Of hen. Is order of
S. A C,FFMAS,
HE>RY F"RER,
A. NJ NEWMAN,
p. d. B'RsT,
WV. MINES,