Shepherdstown register. [volume] (Shepherdstown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1849-1955, 1873-05-10

/ pg COUNTY NEws.-We clip tn
following items from the Charlestowl
papers of this week.
! Town Property SoLD.--The com
Portable and pleasantly located dwelling
house OH Liberty street, between Law
renee and West streets, Charlestown
lately the property of Mrs. Roper, was
sold by Mr.. w G. Ramey, Executor, on
Tuesday last at public auction. James
NJ. Mason, Esq, was the successful and
fortunate bidder at s., S00.-frse Press.
RoBBERY.-The house of Capt. Daniel
J. Young,at Harper's Ferry,was entered
by thieves on the night Of the 21st OF
April, and robbed of household goods,
except bedsteads. 1t was not occupied
at the time, the family being at Gov
ernor's Island, New York, at which
military post Capt. Young has been sta
toned for several years-the HaTpers
Ferry home being used as Summer
resort.-Fres Press
RELIGIOUS RECEPrIoN.-From the
Baltimore Catholic Mirror of April
10Th, we learn that on Easter Sunday,
Miss Hall, of Harpcr's Ferry, daughter
Of Capt. Hall, at one time in charge of
the Rife works. and sister of the late
Mrs. DIR. Marmion,) in religion Sister
Mary, made her religious, profession in
the Convent of our Lady Of Mercy, VIII
mington, North Carolina. In the alb
sense of Right Rev. Bishop Gibbons,
the ceremony was performed and a very
impressive discourse delivered by Rev.
Father Gross, pastor of st. Thomas
Free Press. .
SURGICAL OPERATIoN.-We learn that
DR.. Is. b. Ransom of our town, per
formed few days since, quite difficult
though entirely successful operation, on
child of Mr. Webb, on the Island
Mill, lIarper's Ferry. 1t was the re-
moval OF bGscular hnmor from the
nose, of several years standing, and
which had grown to the size of a wal
nut The patient is doing well and It's
health and appearance is much improv-
ed-Spirii.
SHENANDOAH VALLEY RAILROAD
AS our people are advised meeting of
the Board of Directors of the Shenan-
doah Valley Railroad Company, took
place at Philadelphia, on Wednesday
last the 23rd instant,at which the Pres
ident of the Company, Thos \. Scott,
Esq, presided and It's affairs generally
were considered OF, and satisfactory re
suits, pertaining to the progress of the
road, arrived at, rs we learn in CONVEX
sation with Col. Splitter, one OF the Di-
rcctors.
We do not propose this week to en-
ter into details; but simply to say that
our conversation with the Colonel has
satisfied us that there was more of the
meaning of business at this meeting than
at any other of the Company in the last
two years past. He assures us that the
contractors on the line of the road be-
tween Front Royal and Luray will com
mence operations at once; that the corps
of engineers will soon take the field
again, and prosecute the survey on to
the Chesapeake and Ohio road. AS TO
the financial arrangements of the Com
pany, they are satisfactory TO the Colo
mel but we prefer not to speak with any
minuteness for them for fear we might
misleAd public expectation, and do the
Company injustice, which we have not
the remotcSt desire TO do. The Pennsyl-
yania Central Railroad Company,pcr Sc
as we understand it, do not propose to
build the road-the Central Improve
ment Company, of Pennsylvania, still
being the contractors; but the Pa. Cen.
r. II. Co. being auxiliary to them, Civ
inc them their countenancc aud perhaps
other more material and substantial aid.
The Colonel thinks that the financial ar
rangements are Of 4 character not to be
mistaken, and that progress in making
the road will be attained beyond all per
adventure This much we deem il only
necessary to say at present,and upon the
data which we extract from our CONVEX
Sation with Col. Splitter.
The general meeting Of the stockhol-
ders of the Company will be held at
Front Royal on the 2lst proXilno, when
probably more full development Of
the affairs, status aad designs of the
Company will be made public.-Page
Courier