Shepherdstown register. [volume] (Shepherdstown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1849-1955, 1872-12-07
,ss- covpr1Nrsr TO WIN. A. CHAP.


cult Court, with full bar present and
Judge Hoge presiding, the following
preamble and resolutions, complimentary
to VIM. A. Chapline, Esq, Clerk OF the
Circuit Court, were passed:
Whereas, This is the last term Of the Circuit
Court Of Jefferson County, prior TO It's organi-
cation under the new Constitution,
Resoirsd, By the members Of the Bar oil Jei-
fersou county that they give expression 10 their
sense of the uniform courtesy and kindness OF
the retiring Clerk, Wm. A. ChopLne, Esq,
during their official intercourse With him, aud
that in retiring from his position be carries
with him their best wishes aud friendly regards.
Resolu:d That the Court be requested 10
grant permission for this resolution 10 be enter
ed upon the journal Of this Court.
These resolutions were offered by
VIM. L. Wilson, Esq, and heartily con-
Cured in by the Judge, and the whole
bar and endorsed by the Judge in the
following words, The Court cordially
concurring in the foregoing expressions
of the sentiments of the Bar, directs
these resolutions to be entered upon the
records of the Court.
He further made some very fiattering
and complimentary remarks on Mr..
Chapline's efficiency and his prompt as
sistance and kindness during the term.
Mr. Charline may we'll feel proud of
the compliment thus shown him, under
the consciousness too, that the return
made him, is just and deserved one for
the faithful discharge of his duties Of the
clerkship of the County. The duties OF
this office have been many aud the re
sponsibilities great He qualified
March the 18th, lS65,-the first Clerk
after the war, and necessarily had many
extra duties to perform, and they not a
few, in arranging the papers OF the Of
flee that came into his hands in a con
fused mass, having been all disarranged
by the different changes they underwent
during the late war. Only those con-
nected with the Court can appreciate
the services rendered by Mr.. Chapline,
aud the great amount OF patience nec,s-
sary, to overhaul these papers, confused
and stuck away as they were in incon-
venient boxes, every time a particular
one was wanted. Add to this the con-
slant removal of his Office from one
building to another and the consequent
tumbling of papers and inconvenience
thereof, and it will readily appear that
Mr.. Chapline, now at the close of his
term, will and richly deserves the thanks
of the Court and the Bar, and the peo-
pie too, for ''his uniform courtesy and
kindness The people showed their
appreciation by re-electing him in 1870.
His duties will end the last of this
month and he can retire with the con
sciousness of duties well performed and
the thanks of the people offered him,and
return to his friends at this place, who
gladly welcome him home and join
heartily in the resolutions passed by the
Court and wish him well.
E A TRIAL or so YEARs.-The !
NEW YORK OBSERVER has passed thro
the ordeal. and starts out anew on the
second fifty years with a larger list of
readers and more numerous friends than .
ever Such a steady course OF prosper
ity is unexampled, and inspires conf
dence. We heartily rejoice in the great
success of paper which has already
advocated those sound principles that
underlie the foundation OF society and |,
good government Orthodox is the /
truest sense, both in Church and State,
its influence is always good. We see
its publishers propose to give every
subscriber for 1873 an appropriately
embellished Jubilee YeU- BIZ X. Those .
who subscribe will have no cause to .
regret the step. So a year Sidney 4.
Morse S Co., ~ Park Row, New York.
BD~ ENERGY AND PLUCK.-The pub .
fishers of BaIlous Monthly Magazine
were burnt out by the great fire at Dos
ton. In less than twenty-four hours af-
ter their premises were destroyed they
had purchased new Office and were
hard at work on the January number,
which will be issued at the usual time
and sent TO subscribers. We like such
evidence of pluck and we like Balloons
Magazine also, for it is worthy OF the
support of the whole community.
So A Big LoAs.-We learn that
the Pennsylvania Central Railroad Com
pany have negotiated to loan, upon
mortgage, to the Shenandoah Valley
Railroad, under construction, three mil /
lions five hundred thousand dollars, for .
the completion of the road. This is
big move upon the carpet and shows
that "our Railroad must be completed !
at once.
MORTGAGE on S. Y. r. R.-Thomas
n. Ashby, Esq, secretary of the Shen-
andoah Valley Railroad Company, pass