Shepherdstown register. [volume] (Shepherdstown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1849-1955, 1874-06-27
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HOUSE BURNED.-The residence Of
DR. Peter S. Hinton, ! miles South of
Middleway, on the Winchester road,
was destroyed by fire on Saturday last,
about l o'clock, F. NJ. Nothing was
saved from the upper rooms. The fire
is presumed to have been caused Dy a
spark from the chimney. The loss near
ly thousand dollars, which falls heavi-
ly upon a worthy citizen.-Fee Press.
TELEGRAPH OFFICE Re OPENED
The Western Union Telegraph Co. has
sent another operator TO Charestown,
and re-opened the Telegraph Office here.
Spirit.
Can IT BE ACCOMPLIsHED.-Rev.
Samuel Register, d. d., the venerable
and gifted Presiding Elder of the Win
chester district, is, with his family, So
iourninp at the "Carter House 1t has
been intimated in our columns that he
may decide to make Charlestown his
home-this being central point OF his
field of labor, and accessible and other
wise well favored and agreeable. To
have this able divine and the men Of
pietv. learning and exalted character
who are likely to be his successors in
our midst is well worth the effort, not
only of our Methodist brethren but Of
our entire citizenship, and we should
esteem it a matter of graduation If
measures can be devised and successful
" carried out for the erection or pur-
chase here of District Parsonage-we
believe there is none belonging to the
Nj. E. Church South, Conference, in
this district, the one formerly possessed
having been lost by the great civil up
heaval. Again we ask-"Can it be ac-
complished Free Press.
Contract TAKEN.-Our energetic
townsmen, Messrs. Holmes &c Rust,
have undertaken the contract tor the
erection of new Passenger Depot for
the i. &. o. r. r. Co., at Harrison
burg, mentioned by us short time
since. Mr.. Holmes was at Camden Sta
ton last week, and made the final ar
engagements for the job. 1t is to be
completed in sixty days.-Spirit
Masonic OrF1cERs.-Malta Lodge,
No. 80, A. +. & A. NJ, of this place,
has elected the following officers for the
ensuing year: Geo S. Eyser, Wor-
shipful Master; E. NJ. Lakeland, Senior
Warden; w. S. Mason, Junior Warden;
w. L. Hedges, Secretary; J. Ed. Duke,
Treasurer. The Installation will take
place on the Oath inst.--Spirit.
CIRCUIT CouRr-An adjourned term
of the Jefferson County Circuit Court
Judge John Blair Hoge prcsiding-was
commenced here on Monday of last
week. The session being principally
for the hearing Of chancery causes, but
little business Of general interest was
| transacted.
In the case Of the Kabletown &
Bloomery Turnpike Company VS.. Rea-
S IL shlgart, Appeal from the County
Court, argued at the last term, the
Judge gave his opinion, sustaining the
decision of the Court below in favor OF
the plaintiffs.
The motion for 4 new trial in the
case OF VIM Lucas VS.. the Va. Paper
Co., was overruled
On Thursday application was made
to the court to issue Mandanus d.
recting the Assessor to grant license
for the sale Of ardent spirits TO Dr. o.
II. Owings and Mr. Geo. w. Thomas
OF this piace-they having the permis-
sion of the Town Council for the same
J and the question was argued for the
petitioners by Messrs. Trayers and Ken
nedy. On Friday morning the Judge
gave an elaborate opinion in the case,
sustaining the recent action Of the
/ County Court, in exercising the power
of refusing license, and denying the
prayer Of the petitioners. The Judges
opinion clearly established that whilst
all the powers il this particular former
ely possessed by the Board Of Supervi-
sors may not have been explicitly dele
gated to the County Courts, yet they
were implicitly so; that there was no
shadow of authority between the Cor
poration Authorities and the Assessor;
that the law giving power to the Coun-
ty Courts to control the internal police
and fiscal affairs Of the counties undoubt-
edly included the power to refuse or
grand license; and that if the County
Court had no such power there is none
in existence in the State outside of the
specially chartered city Of Wheeling.
Corporation governments, as the Judge
expressed, have but few powers in re-
gard to liquor license-first. to assess a
tax for their own benefit thereon; and
second, to assent to or veto the same.
Altogether the opinion of the Judge
was the most thorough and convincing,
and gave evidence OF an extensive ex-
animation of all laws bearing upon the
subject.
The Court adjourned for the term on
Friday afternoon, after having rid the
docket of large amount of chancery
business that would otherwise have con-
sidelably extcndedth next term-Spirit.
DR.. n. d. Baker, OF this city, assisted
by Drs Page and Marshall, not long
since, performed very delicate and
skillful operation for cataract, upon the
evos of Dayv All old negro man. for