Spirit of Jefferson. [volume] (Charles Town, Va. [W. Va.]) 1844-1948, 1871-01-03
Suusrvisor's Court,

Supervisors Court.
The Board Of Supervisors met on the 2lst
ultimO, when the following business was trans
acted -
ResOlUed. That License be granted to Geo.
w. Chambers to retail spurious iquirs at
Harper's Ferry.
ResolOed, That License be granted to Mi
chael Doran to retail spurious liquors at Har.
per's Ferry.
Ordered, That VIM. a. T. Lewis be al
lowed to erect not more than three gates on
the road leading from n. Castleman's mill to
Rock Ferry on Shenandoah river.
The following resolution vas adopted;
To the Legislature Of The State Of West VTr-
giRiai
We. the undersigned, Board of Supervisors
| of jefferson County, petition TO your Hon
orable Body against removing the COun v
Seat Of Jefferson County. W. Va. from Shep.
herdstOWn to CharlestORn, believing that such
! an event at this time would be against the
wishes Of twO.thirds Of the Taxpayers for the
following reasons:
LIST. That upon the location Of the County.
seat at ShepherdsrOWn. hue public building,
eOn'aing Court Hall and Jury Rooms beauti.
fully located. aud with spacious grounds. was
donated To the County for use rs n Court
|
were added to said building. furnishing fire
proof depositaries uf the Records Of the Court
aud County. and Puclic offices for the County
officers. a new Jail and jailor's hOtse have
also been erected, making 4 complete set Of
| public buildings necessary for County pur-,
poses, in ShepherdstOWn. all finished and at
large expense to the County, while Charles
town. the former County-seat. affords nothing
! but the original grounds with the ruins of the
buildings thereon.
2nd That turnpike is now being built,
to be finished BY July LIST. 1871, which, when
completed, will make Shepherdstown easy of
secess by turnpike from Harper's Ferry,
CharlestOwn, Smithfeld, aud all prominent
points of the County.
ord. That the taxes, for County purposes
alone. for the present year, Is six mills on the
! dollar. which will not probably decrease for
three years to come. owing to the annual in
'erest and principal faIitug due on County
turnpike Bonds for that purpose.
4ih. That the County has already sub.
scribed S2i0.UO0 TO the capital stock of the
proposed Shenandoah Valley Railroad Com
pany. which may At any time he called for.
negotiated aud tho County become liable for
the annual interest thereon.
5'h. That with the present County and
State tax and our future county liabilities
already incurred. the expense incinent tn n
change of the County scat and erection uf
public buildings at Chatlest"wn. would he
assuming and creating a debt that would
ErnSsIy burden the taxpayers of the County.
materially hinder immigration anil develop
ment. and burden the tax payers, involve the
county in financial ruin, aganst which your
| petitioners enter their SOLEMN protest and re-
mons'rance. and respectfully ask your favora-
bic consideration OF the same, aud they will
/ ever pray. &c
/ Voted for by John D. Stalcy. Hczekiah
ROdericE. Thomas VI. Shanll. Ehud Turner
Mr., RidenOur not voting either way.
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TEMPERANCE CELEBRATION Phoenix
( Division. Sons of Temperance. Of Duficlds.
had Il grand celebration aud oyster supper at
their hall Da Saturday night last, an account
nj which has been furnished us for pmblica-
tt"n, but which, we regret, was received too
late for this issue. There was a large attcu-
dance of both the Brothers and Sisters of the
( Division, aud an interesting address was de-
li'errd by c. W. Currie, Esq That being
the Regular night for tho eIeetion of officers,
the following we're chosen for the ensuing
term john y. OSbourn, W. p; Charles
i. Barnhart. W. A.; Charles w Currie. X.
y; Adam c Ilcudr;,k a. Il. s.; Henry l..
mPs"n, +. s; John \. Link. T.. Jacob II.
Coleman, c; Thomas C. Grove. \. c.; Mel.
SIN 7. Snyder, I. S; John F. Baue, O.S.
5. s. EXnIBITION.-Thc Exhibition given
by the members of the Sahhuth School con
uectcd with the VI. Z Church. South, on
Tuesday and Thursday evenings of last week,
were grand affairs, and met with universal
commentator among all present The most
Interesting feature Of programme on Tuesday
evening was the Surprise, at the close of
the exercises, in the shape of handsome
Christmas Tree. loaded with gifts for the little
ones. which hud hecn prepared without their
knowledge. the distribution of which caused
them to dispcrse to their homes with hearts
happy aud light as air
The committee request Us to return thanks
20 the community for the liberal patronage
extended on the occasion
COLD WEATHER.-The extremely cold
weather of week before last seems to have
been general throughout the country, and is