Spirit of Jefferson. [volume] (Charles Town, Va. [W. Va.]) 1844-1948, 1872-04-09

lowing business was transacted 80
Ordered, That the Board authorize the
printing of Two Hundred and Sixty-fve
Thousands Dollars in County Bonds as follows:
Two Huodred and Twenty: FIVE Thousand Dol
lars in 81 600 Bonds and two hundred and
fifty Bonds of 500, for the use of the Shen-
andoah Valley Railroad Company aud one
hundred and fifty 500 Bonds for Rebuilding
the, Court House and Jail at Charlestown.
Ordered, That $3.50 be appropriated to pay
for printing said County Bonds.
Ordered, That Supervisors Kable and Ent
Ter be Committee to attend to printing Coun>
ty Bonds. -
Ordered, That the Commissioners, David
Rillmyer, Logan Osburn aud g. w. Eichel-
berger appointed by the Board of Supervi-
sors on the 23d August, 1870, to distribute
the Bonds of Jefferson County, w. Va, in
aid of the construction of the Shenandoah
Valley Railroad be, and with the assent of
the Shenandoah Valley Railroad Company,
they are hereby authorized to retain suficien.
Bonds of said county in their hands to in
demnify the land owners along said road for
any damage they may sustain in the construc-
ton of said road provided always, that the
County Bonds shall in no case be held re-
sponsible for any laEd condemned, unless the
said Company actually build their road over
the same.
Bills PASSED.
G. 81. Turner for -four, &c, furnished Pau.
pers, Sl3.22; A Hunter, balance on Rent,
s37 so; Turner Freeman, keeping pauper,
$4,000; Philip Frame, keeping pauper,
SGT so.
The Board adjourned to meet on the 9th
instant.
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respoudence of '.Timothy" in the last Shep-
herdstown Register, We clip the following:
There are few borouehs can boast of
Mayor of better record and finer personnel
than our new one, E. NJ. Lakeland, Esq
Ii comes from an honored line in this, his
native County. His father was popular and
efficient magistrate of the old school of Vir-
ginisns. His brother was Lieutenant Colonel
of the first Virgins regiment of Infantry and
proved himself valiant and true soldier in
the first battIe of Manassas. but died of heart
disease soon after that memorable conflict
His own record is without blenish as a mem
Der Of the second Virginia regiment of Cav
airy. And withsl he is comparatively young
man, this side of thirty I presume-iully six
feet two inches in height with we'll dcvel.
oped physique, his bodily presence commands
lug and if his physical strength is in proper
ton to his size, woe betide the man that
proves refractory in his grip.
Strange to say he is living in state of sim
gle unblessedness amid rich and rare qaItry
of beauty and charms, "a plight, from which
he will doubtless 6eLouch Sar the time of his
mzyoraity will have passed away. And to
cap the china. he is a gentleman of generous
impulses, for L am creditsbly Informed, that
he dcmurred to salary as Mayor, but when
pressed upon him declared his purpose to do
mats it to the poor. Long live the Mayor"
CoRRECTIoN.-The editor of the Hagers>
town MdH, in the last issue of that paper, in
protesting to give to its readers the bill passed
in the U. s. Senate in reference to the gov
erna'ent prepe'tyat Hsrper's Ferry, publishes
only the amendment offered by Mr.. Boreman,
aus not the substance of the entire I'LL as
smended. Whilst the amendment only pro-
vices for the cancellation Of purchases made
by Parties who may now desire to surrender
their property purchased of the government,
snd fer the resale of the sane; the precedip.
portions OF the bill extends the time Of pay
meut three ycSrs to such persoms-not includ
ins, the purchasers of the water power-as
have sot been enabled to makc payments and
yet wish to retain their property, purchased
IN the belief that i.rpcr's Ferry wonld ere
THE have been thriving manufacturing town.
BANK OFFICEgs.-The stockholders of tho
Bank Of Chsriestowu, on the LIST Instant. held
their annual election of Directors, which re-
suited in the choice of the old Board, as fol-
lows John w. Grantham, John ". Nc
Curdy, A. G. Timberlakc, Moses VI. Barr,
Joseph Trapuell, Isaac II. Strider and John
j. Lock.
The Board of Directors then reelected
John w. Grsutham, Esq, President; Col
Coca. Porterfcld, Cashier, and ohm Porter
field, Teller. The business of the Bank is
reported prosperous.
CoMrLIMENTARY.-A contributor to the
Warren Sentinel, speaking of Mr.. Philip Col
lius, the gentemanly and energetic contrac>
tor of the Shenandoah Valley Railroad says +:
Mr.. Collins came among us eighteen months
ago an entire stronger. His bearing. as Il
gentleman. early won for him the confidence
and respect of all who made his acquaintance.
Our language is not too strong when We sa y
no one ever lived in our community so short
while who made more or warmer friends, or
who left us moro regretted Than has been
manifested by the friends of Mr.. Collins
MUNICIPAL ELECTIoN.-At an election
in Shepherdstown, on Monday last, the follow
ing ticket-c,Iled the Rniro.d and Working
ing Mans Ticket-was elected as the Cons
mon Council:
J. P. A Eu,ler. J. w. Osborn, .Tuo II.
little, Abraham Harris. JOHN Il. Ray. John
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