Shepherdstown register. [volume] (Shepherdstown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1849-1955, 1872-05-11

Brown, John Brown, Harry Bedinger,
Charles II. ii, Cooper, Reverend Parson
Creislow, Geo, F'nlk, Mrs. Ann +.
Floud, Daniel Faidley, w. Gerhardt,
Joseph O. Geiegas, d. r. Hudgel, Co
rell Haieger, Jacob Harman, Geo W.
Handy, b. Hughes, ,, Mrs. Sarah Ho-
ger, Z. X. Jolson, W. B. Lauck, 2, j.
5. Licklider, Mrs. B. Ladhh, Mrs. Min
ME Loyet, cold, Anna Loudep, VIM.
Marmaduke, Clement March, Miss
Margaret L. Miller, VIM. O'Neal, j.
Orndorf, James Rusmisell, Harriet
Rowe, Edward H. Pleuhart, +. A.
Simpson, Milford Strone, Mrs. Susan A.
Turner, John Turner, John II. Turner,
J. West, John Wolf, Daniel Weishires-
ter, Gust Ward, J. f. Wolf, Elizabeth
Ward, Rev. John d. Freed, George 5.
Knott.
ssg~ CIRCUIT CoURr.-The Circuit
Court of Jefferson, Judge L. i. Hall
presiding, continued III session all Of
last week, and on Saturday, not being
able to complete all the business before
it, adjourned over to special term
commencing on Tuesday next, 18th in
slant, ut which time counsel having
chancery causes to be disposed of should
bring them before the Court. The fol-
lowing cases have been disposed Of
since our last issue for which we are in
debted to the Spirit -
Thos Van Swearingen VS., j. Nj.
Stonebraker. Dismissed for want OF
security. II. H. Blackburn for plaintiff,
Green Il Lucas for defendant.
Warden, Mitchell IL Co., vs.. J. V.
Moore. Dismissed by order Of the
plaintiff
Is. {. Washington vs.. Weirick IL
Weller. Dismissed agreed,
David Thomas vs.. w NJ. Snyder.
Appeal from i Justice dismissed.
Beltzhoover for Snyder
d. Is. Lucas, Guardian Of Mary Stri-
der, VS.. John II. Stnder. Judgment
for plaintiff on award. Green u Lucas
for plaintiff, Travcrs for defendant.
Thomas Strider VS. John II, Strider.
Judgment torplaintitt on award. Trayers
for defendant
Harding's Ex'r. VS.. J. G. Shirley, &c.
Judgment for plaintiff. White Il Trap
nell for plaintiff.
Samuel Myers VS.. J. Selden. Dis
missed at plaintiffs cost. Fouke for
plaintiff, Cooke d Kennedy for defend
ant
James V. Moore VS.. John Gibson.
Judgment for plaintiff on award. Green
& Lucas for plaintiff, White " Trapncll
for defendant.
Il. Cross VS.. a. Kelley's Admir-.
Judgment for plaintiff by the Court. f.
w. Wilson for plaintiff.
S. Walton VS.. c. J. Manning Judg-
ment by the Court for plaintiff. Travers
for plaintiff, Green q Lucas and White
& Trapnell for defendant.
Jos. Starry, Assignee, VS.. J. c.
Holmes Judgment confirmed by the
Court. White & Trapnell for plaintiff,
Cooke & Kennedy for defendant.
SaY~ JEFFERSON CouSrr.-A correspon-
dent signing himself "Oglethorpe," from
this County, writing to the Chambers
burg Pa, TaNey Spirit, under date Of the
goth Of April, says
In addition to the favorable change
in governmental affairs, we have other
causes for congratulation. Railroads
are springing ny, turnpikes are being
made and better system of agriculture
is being adopted. In fact, our people
begin TO realize that they have every
thing-soil, water power, proximity to
the seaboard; and last not least-the
brains to make this beautiful Shenan-
doah Valley one Of the most wealthy,
and attractive spots on this
continent
The Shenandoah Valley Railroad, be-
ginning at ShcpherGstown on the Poto-
mac. and passing through this place is
destined to become the great through
line from New York to New Orleans.
This road is being constructed now, and
will make connection with the Cumbcr-
land Valley road. You Chambersburg
folks can't help feeling interested in the
success of this enterprise, as you will be
on the line of this great national tho
Now is the time to buy lands, during
the temporary depression in prices; and
would advise all having 4 desire to
obtain farms to avail themselves of the
present opportunity. Jefferson county
offers as many inducements to this class
as any other county III the State. There
is now an opportunity to invest so as to
double the money in from five to ten
wears. Lands are not held at half the
rates here as in Franklin county, and
vet Jefferson is much better located with
respect to Eastern markets Wheat al
ways commands from ten to fifteen
cents per bushel more than in Cham
bersburg or Shippensburg. The mar
ket for small things is also bettcr-such
as potatoes, butter, fruit. DC. Now is
the time to secure good homes at a low
rate.
Bg- PRocLAMATIoN.-Mayor Rays
Proclamation will be found in another
column OF, this issue. The time for
general clean up" has come. With a
threatening visit upon our country this
season Of that dread pest!lence. cholera,