Shepherdstown register. [volume] (Shepherdstown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1849-1955, 1871-06-03
OUR RAILROAD.
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3ay last, gives the following account OF
the progress of Col. Barrett and his
Corps -
This Corps reached this place on
Wednesday, and planted their tents just
beyond town where they still remain.
A survey has been made reaching, as
we learn on Saturday, direct from Shep-
herdstown to Rippon, The Winchester
railroad is crossed midway between the
Leetawn crossing and Burns striking
our town at the corner of West street
and following the bed of the Berryville
pike to the toll-gate when it DIVORCES
to the left in its onward course. The
work is being pushed forward with I'M
usual zeal and industry, considering the
oppreSsiveness of the weather.
The Page Courier, edited by Col,
James F. Stewart, gives the following
interesting account of the meeting of
the Stockholders and Directors of the
Shenandoah Valley Railroad, held at
Philadelphia, q few weeks since =
The new Board of Directors of the
Shenandoah Valley Railroad met at the
office at the Pennsylvania Central Rail
road Company, in the city of Philadel-
phia, on the 18th inst. The newly cleo
ted President, Col. Thomas A Scott,
and majority of the directors were
present The Hon. Peter Is. Borst, of
this place, the late President, and now
one of the Board of Directors, was the
only one from this county present.
We learn from Mr. BOrst that Col.
Scott presided over the board, and man
ifcstcd the deepest interest in its pro
ceedings and that plans and measures
were devised which look to an early and
energetic prosecution of the road. He
was much pleased at all that took place
and considers that the success of our en-
terprise is now beyond all cavil or doubt
1t is contemplated to push the work
with great vigor in the Potomac coun-
try. and the contractors calculated fully
upon having the road finished from
Shepherdstown in Jefferson to Milford
III this county, by the LIST of December
next and tthe river route from Mill
ford should be finally determined upon
there is no good reason why the road
10 this place should not be finished by
Christmas This question will be fully
determined at the meeting of the Stock
holders on the 20th of June next, at
Front Royal.
Mr.. Borst confidently expects it to be
carried on vigorously in this county as
well IS in Jefferson. 1t will be well for
all to remember that meeting OF the
Stockholders for the consideration OF
all business Of interest to the Company,
will be held at Front Royal on Tues
day. the goth of June next.
We send joyful greeting to our
friends all along the line we now be
Eeye our road TO be fixed fact-beyond
al peradyenture We understand MIR.
Scott takes the deepest interest Ill our
road, and is now so arranging his null
tifarious business relations so rs to give
to It's interests much of his personal SUI
pervision. He will be present at the
Front Royal meeting. This looks like
business. Now let us all put our shout
der to the wheel and help along the
good work.
The Page Courier is in a high good
humor-as well it may beat the bril-
liant prospects of a speedy completion
OF our "grand-trunk, low-grade line
along the Luray Valley Route, and its
last issue contains the following anus
inc account of the first excursion tram
on the Road from the versatile pen OF
our genial contemporary, Col. James +.
Stewart, in which, it will be perceived,
that the Col, with his characteristic go
ahead atiyeness, anticipates our time ia
bic by something less than year and
prophetically spreads himself to the full
extent of his expansive powers of de
scription.
In republishing this jeu de esprit we
have a double motive First, to afford
our readers harmless bit of fun, and
secondly. to file away our friends imag-
jDarv account for future reference, when
we shall really require programme
to be arranged for the coming event OF
formal opening of our Road from Ha-
cerstown to Shepherdstown and so on
90 its Southern terminus, where Com
modore Maury's fan" will open to it its
radiating connections
AS will be seen by reference to our
remarks in another column, the pros
poets of our Railroad are bright We
again place our "big engine, 1.-The
TuoMAs A. Scorr" on the track. We
have had it in the companys shops for
some time past undergoing repairs, but
now it is out as good as new and little
better. We have oiled it up well this
morning with the very best green
back. oleagenators, clinked every wheel,
and found them having the ring Of the
right metal, and away goes the train
down to the Potomac, upon whose elias
sic banks, near "'old Billy Shorts ware
house" (by George stands Boteler, the
proxy of the dual supervisorship of JET
ferson county looking 'inexpressibly
happy" and waiting for the grand en-
tree The matrons and fair maids, the
little masters and misses, all, all, all in