Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1872-08-03
Conservative Meeting in Prince Will
liam County.

At a meeting of the Conservative party OF
Prince William county, held at Brcutsvllle on
Friday. August I'd, Capt L. A. Davis was call
ed to the chair, aud VIM f. Lpscomb, esq,
appointed secretary.
The object of the meeting was to complete
the action of meeting held here on July lst
Oumotion OF Edwin Nelson, esq, that where
as at a meeting of the Conservative party, held
at the Court House on Monday, July lst. for
the purpose of appointing delegates to the Con-
grcssinual Convention to assemble at Tappa-
hammock on the 9th Of August next delegates
were appointed from the several townships of
this county. but no altcrnates to represent said
townships in the absence of the regular dele
gates.
BE rcso7rcd, That in the event of any of the
townships Of this county being not represented
10 said Convention by the regular delegates APP
pointed to represent the same, that the dele
gates of the other townships present in the C0p-
renion from this country be and they are here.
by appointed alternates to represent such un-
represented townships.
Which motion was unanimously carried.
1t was moved by j. }. Davies and carried
that the proceedings of this meeting be pub
liShed in the Alexandria Gazette and Manassas
Gazette. i. \. DAVIS, Chairman.
Vim. L. LlpscoMB. Secretary
SHENANDOAH VALLEY R. R-The Direc-
tors Of the Shenandoah Valley Railroad Com
pany held an adjourned meeting at the ''Gi-
rard House, in Philadelphia, on Thursday of
last week We understand the interview with
Mr. Tho A. Scott, President of the Company
in connection with the construction of this road
which is but one out of some thirty under
his charge-was very satisfactory, and the Di-
rectors have returned much pleased with the
result of their meeting. We learn, that the
proceed at once, aud he is at this time engag-
ed in running the line FROM Shepherdstown,
on the Potomac, to Hagerstown, Md. which he
hopes to complete this week and report the
same to President Scott So soon thereafter
as proper estimates of the work can be had and
the right of way obtained it is the determine
ton of the Board to put the work under con
tract, including the bridge crossing the Potu
mac at Shepherdstown. Hagerstown is fifteen
miles North of Shephcrdstown, the terminus
of the Cumberland Valley Railroad and the
starting point Of the Potomac and Martinsburg
Railroad. When the Shenandoah Valley
Railroad shall have been completed to that
point by the link now referred to, direct COM
muDication by rail will be afford US to Harris
burg, Philadelphia, Baltimore, &c. \ corps
of Engineers will go to Page next week for the
purpose of modifying some parts OF the line
between Milford and Luray, which may require
several weeks The work upon seven or eight
miles of this line is very heavy and expensive.
There are several contractors auxously waiting
for the letting Of the work who will move it
vigorously when once at it. Numerous propo
sails for erecting the bridge to span the Shenan-
doah, below Riverton, have been received,
and we have reason to believe that work will
soon be started. Thus, before the foliage:
which is now so beautiful and green upon our
mountain slopes, shall change its hue, we hope
to hear that the line from Shepherdstown to
Martinsburg will be.n the hands OF energetic
contractors; that the maSnns and carpenters
will be at work on the Shenandoah bridge, and
that our friends in Page who have been so pa
tent and anxious these many long months may
have some demonstration ola Railroad. Every.
thing now looks promising that the Shenan-
doah Valley Railroad is not dead, as has been
said Warren Sentinel.