Virginia free press. (Charlestown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1832-1916, 1873-03-29
Shepherdstown Items.

From the Sbepherdstown Register Of Satur-
day we clip the following items:
" The work Of finishing up the grading of
the first eight miles of the Shenandoah Valley
Railroad. commencing at this town, which was
thrown up by Mr.. J NJ. Barry, the former
contractor, Mr.. Ettele, and under his hands it
no doubt will be completed in very short
time
We regret TO state that whilst w Seaton
Cnderdonk, aged about Is years, was engaged
in removing the paper from the knives, in the
Paper Mil. Of this town, on Monday last, his
LETT hand was caught in the knives, causing
severe wound by tearing out the AcShy part of
the inside of his hand. Dr. Manning rendered
the necessary treatment.
Rev. Mr. Rossiier, Pastor Of the Reformed
Church OF this town. and his wife, returned
home from a visit Of a short time, Ia PenuSyl-
vania, on Tuesday last, and found, upon en-
tering the Parsonage, quite number of ladies
connected with the Church, who had taken
possession in their absence, aud filled the
pantry with a large amount of good things
aud substautials Of the season
q" Capt Imboden, of Richmond, agent for a
large company in England, visited our town
on Monday last, for the purpose Of procuring
. site for manufacturing purposes. This COM
pany wish 10 enter into the business Of estab-
fishing iron fcunderies, rolling mills and 9TH
er manufactures, if proper location can be
had, and iron ore and timber can be procured,
and coal sufficient 10 propel the machinery, if
necessary.
On Tuesday evening last, while the hands
upon the \. Y. Railroad were at work. and
digging up ground, in town. near the Charles
town road, thoy came upon two raiSin boxes,
in each Of which were the bones Of an infant.
supposed 10 be negro children. deposited there
Immediately after their birth. NJ doubt they
had been deposited there some time as the
boxes were rotted and decomposel.
" We regret to learn that Mr.. T. W Ma
son, residing about miles North Of this town.
met with severe accident few DAYS AGO. II
seems that lie was returning home from Mar
tinshurg, one day last week. with some mill
stuff in his wagon, and in descending the steep
hill this side Of Martinshurg. the horses be-
came unmanaeeable Mr.. Mason, who was in
the wagon, jumped out to render assistance, and
fell under the wheels, which passed over his
body, causing a fracture Of two or three Of his
ribs his hand badly cut, and bis body geuer-
ally severely bruised, internally rs well as ex-
tcrnally At this writing we regret to learn
that little hopes are entertained of his recov-
cry.
Three wocks since we published an article
copied from an exchange, stating that George
Stephens. colored man died in Troy. New
York, leaving an estate OF some SO 600 to his
wife and children, supposed to be in Virginia.
We learned day or two since that the
mother-in-law of Jack Stribng. colorod. re-
siding near this town, is the wife Of said Geo
Stephens, deceased, and Stribling's wife is
the only child she has now living. Siribling
Informed us that Stephens. his father-in-
law. at one time was slave belonging to Mr.
William Crow, now deceased, Of Charlestown,
and was get free BY Mr. Crow many years ago,
when he went to New York and accumulated
property. Stephens before his death, APP
pointed n Mr. Person, of Troy, his executor.
and devised his entire estate, over $4,000,
TO his wife an children, supposed to be in
Virginia.