Shepherdstown register. [volume] (Shepherdstown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1849-1955, 1873-04-19

following items from the Charlestown
papers of this week.
The Town COUNCIL AND CAR SHors,
On Tuesday last, 9Th inst, the Town
Council-a full board being present.
Recorder J. Ed Duke, Acting Mayor
| in the Chair, proceeded to consider the
"Car Shop" question which has been
before that body on several occasions
but heretofore left undecided. A reso-
luton embodying that voted upon by
the people, supplemented by the words
! to ';carry out the wishes of the people
as expressed by their votes, winch is
to donate $4,000 to the B. IL o. H. H. l.;
or other Joint stock company who Will
erect shops and guarantee the regular
employment Of at least one hundred
hands-was adopted. The vote stood
as on former occasion, 3 Councllmen
for and 3 against. Acting Mayor Duke
gave prompt affirmative yote-thcreby
deciding a question that excited the IN
terest of many of our toWnsmen,anh 1ol
which he will, undoubtedly, receive the
appreciation of improvement men gener-
! ally.
The resignation of Mayor Lakeland
was then received. Nominations TOT
his successor were then made, wherenp-
on Col. Il. p. Chew was chosen-tAe
vote being 3 Couucilmen for Mr.. Esron
Slifer and 3 for Col. r. p. Chew. Act
inc Mayor Duke cast the decisive vote
for Col. Chew,who Was declared elected
Free Press.
COMMENCEMENT OEAToR.-We take
pleasure in chronicling the fact that Mr.
Andrew a. Lipscomb, talented young
Virginian, now student of law in the
University of Georgia, at Athens, has
recently been elected the Commence
ment Orator. He is a son of former
resident of our town, and nephew OF
Senior Editor of this paper.-Free Press.
CIyL ENGINEER FOR RlCInOND.-Wo
hear with very great pleasure, says
the Fredericksburg Herald, that Col
VIM. Z. Cutshaw will probably be cho-
sen as a successor of Capt. Dimmock, to
fill the place of Chief Engineer of the
CITY of Richmond We have known
Col. G. from early childhood, and it at
fords us sincere pleasure to say that he
has filed every position in life that has
been accorded him with mastery ability.
As State Cadet at Lexington he
graduated with great distinction-as a
soldier he was true as steel, and came
out of the bloody contest with Colo
nel's commission, and one limb less-as
Professor at Lexington, since the war,
he has won golden opinions, and if the
City Council of Richmond elects him as
the successor OF Capt. Dimmock, we
feel assured that he will acquit himself
with profit to the city and with credit
to himself.-SpirH
PoruLArIoN OF CnARLEsrowN.-Thc
census of 1870 reports the population OF
Charcstown, fol the last three decades
| as follows:
For 1850. Low
For 1860. 1876
or loiU- l,o"'
showing 4 decrease of l3l from 1850 to
1860, and an increase of 21l from 1860
to 1S70.-,SpirH.
SArrlNGroS HOTEL SOLD DR.. ~. &.
Hammond has disposed of the Sapping-
toll Hotel property in this place, to DIR.
O. II. Owens, of Sykesvllle, Md. DIR.
Hammond, for the hotel property, the
stabling and grounds, and $1,000 in
Money, receives of DR.. Owens sixty
acres, store-house and three other
houses, at Sykesville, Md, in all valued
at 8. The hotel is sold subject to
the lease for five years from the lst OF
day of April, at 1900 per annum, now
held by Dr. J. Johnson,the present land
lord-the obligations and benefits of the
lease being transferred by DIR. Ham
mond to DR.. Owens.-SpirH.
PorrLATIeN OF JEFFERsoN.-The
census reports give the following tables
of population in Jefferson county, from
1910 to 1870, inclusive