Shepherdstown register. [volume] (Shepherdstown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1849-1955, 1873-03-22
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w SAD AccIDENr.-We regret to
learn that Mr.. r. w. Mason, residing
about 8 miles North of this town, met
with a severe accident few days ago.
1t seems that he was returning home
from Martinsbure, one day last week,
with some mill-stutf in his wagon, and in
descending the steep hill this side OF
Martinsburg, the horses in the team be-
came unmanageahle blythe driver. MIR.
Mason, who was in the wagon, jumped
ont to render assistance, and fell under
the wheels, which passed over his body,
causing fracture of two or three of his
ribs, his hand badly cut, and his body
generally severely bruised, internally as
we'll as externally. At this writing we
regret to learn that little hopes are en-
tertained of his recovery.
2- HEIRS FoUSD-Three weeks
since we published an article COPIED
from an exchange, stating that George
Stephens, a colored man, died in Troy
New York, leaving an estate OF some
$4,000 to his wife and children, sup
posed to be in Virginia. We learned
day or two since that the mother-lL-law
of Jack Stribling, colored, residing near
this town, is the wife of said Geo. Ste
phens, deceased, and Striblings wife is
the only child she has now living.
Stribling Informed us that Stephens, his
father-in-law, at one time was a slave
belonging to Mr.. William Crow, now
deceased, of Charlestown, and was set
free by Mr.. Crow many years ago'wh> n
he went to New York, and accumulated
property. Stephens, before his death,
appointed MIR. Pierson, of Troy, his
executor, and devised his entire estate,
over 10000, to his wife and children,
supposed to be in Virginia. This wind
fall will be received, no doubt, with
pleasure, by the wife, daughter and her
husband
pa County, NEws-We clip the
following items from the Charlestown
papers of this week.
IRON BUSINESS IN JEFFERsoN.-Mr
Maltby, the recent purchaser OF the val
liable Manning property on the Shenan-
doah river, received last week by rail
at the Charlestown depot two carloads
of lumber for the construction of an
immense ferry boat, to be used in ferry
ing iron ore across the river from the
extensive ore.beds on this land. 1t is
the purpose of Mr.. NJ, we understan d,
to put large force of hands to work at
once in getting out ore, and ship it to
MARYLAND via Charlestown.-Spirif.
JEFF. Co. INDUSTRIAL SoCIETY.-At
the regular meeting of the Society, on
Friday night last the question for dis
Should pecuniafy aid be fur
nished by the corporate authorities OF
the town and county to encourage the
location of Car Factory here"-was
taken up and ably discussed by Messrs.
w. NJ. Mcdonald, Il. G. Green and j.
NJ. Mason, in the affirmative, and w. IL.
Travers and w. L. Wilson i'll the mega
tive.
AT the next regular meeting, on Fri
day evening next; at 7 o'clock, the fol-
lowing postponed question will be dis
cussed.
'Is it expedient for the county to as
sist in the construction of Narrow
Guage Railroad from Charlestown to
the Old Furnace 2"
Dispuianfs.-D. B. Lucas, II. b.
Davenport and Cleon Moore, in the at
firmative; and Geo. w. SPOTS, Charles
Davies, and A. E.Kennedy, in the mega
tive.-Spirh
CORPORATION ELECTIoN.-The sub
iect of the propriety OF offering some
tangible inducement for the establish
ment of Car Factory or other manu-
featuring enterprise il, our midst having
been brought before our Town Council,
at meeting held on "Wednesday even
ing last, the following resolution was
adopted
R.soiued, That poll shall be taken
of the Voters of Charlestown, at the
Courthouse in Charlestown, on Satur-
day, March 18th, 1873, between the
hours of sunrise and sunset, on the ques-
-"Shall the Council be authorized
to give $4,000, and an exemption from
corporation taxes for ten years, to the
Baltimore and Ohio Railroad Company,
to the Shenandoah Valley Railroad
Company, or to any other Joint Stock
Company or individuals who will give
to the Council satisfactory assurances
that they will erect and carry OIL Shops
for Manufacturing PURPOSES in or adj