Shepherdstown register. [volume] (Shepherdstown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1849-1955, 1874-03-28
Berkeley County.
Berkeley County.
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last Martinsburg papers,
REMovAL.-We learn, with sincere
regret, that our young friend, DR. VIM.
Baker, started yesterday for Philadel-
pnia, which city he purposes to make
his home for the better prosecution OF
his profession. We are sorry to loose,
as will our whole community, DR.. B.,
as beside being one of our best and
most respected citizens, he is, for his
age, one of the most talented and &C
! complished physicians in the country.
That he will occupy a high position
among his professional brethren Of
Philadelphia, we have NO manner of
| doubt.-Statesman.
MEETING OF THE GRANGERs.-Pursu-
ant to call, meeting of the various
Changers of the county, was held in the
Grand Jury room at the Court House.
j. w. Curtis was called to the Chair.
G. McKowu, was appointed Secretary.
Upon ballot for permanent President,
Jacob Ropp, Esq, was declared elected.
j. w. Curtis, Vice President; G. Nc
Kown, Secretary; J. Hanson Light, re-
eording Secretary. BY resolution, it
was determined that their term of Office
should continue until the first meeting
in January, 1875. 1t was also deter
mined by resolution that the County
Council meet at 10 O. clock, a. NJ, on
the LIST Saturday in April, at which time
the various committees will report by
resolution upon the subjects submitted
to them for consi1eration.-Sa Statesman.
MORE DEvELopMENr-We were
shown last week by Adam Small, Esq,
q specimen of iron ore found upon his
farm in the Southern part of the county
near Bunker Hill. From its weight we
should judge it to be very rich in char
acter Mr.. S. will proceed to develop
the vein, but he takes the right view OF
the case and will not sell to enrich the
citizens of other States. Let us keep
our wealth within our own limits by
erecting our own smelling furnaces
Statesman.
The pulpit of the Presbyterian Church
at Tuscarora was filled by the Rev. w.
w. Downey, on last Sabbath, who will
preach there regularly every other Sun
day during the year. This young but
eminent divine will, we have no doubt,
attract large congregation to the old
ehurch.-,&atssman.
The Turnpike company from Mar
tinsburg to the Frederick line has de-
clared another semi-annual dividend of
two per cent This is equal to four per
cent. per annum, and not only shows
that we can have a first class macadam-
lied road in this county, but that such
road may yield fair profit to the
stockholders.
Mr. Henderson Henshaw, who re-
sides in Tuscarora neighborhood, had
his foot badly hurt, one day last week,
by heavy log falling upon it.-States-
man.
SHALL WE HAVE AN IRON FURNACE
HERE.-It has now been satisfactorily
ascertained that the iron deposits on the
land of Mr.. Faulkner near this place,
are sufficient to Justify the erection OF
an iron furnace. The vein at which
they are now working is 80 feet in
thickness, almost solid mass OF iron,
and of indefinite depth, with its proba-
Bile extension into three large fields.
Are there any means by which we can
compel the erection of an iron furnace
near this place.-Independent
1t seems that Senator Boreman has
brought before the Senate bill to pro-
vide for holding District Court OF the
United States at Martipsburg. Should
this bill become a law, as we sincerely
hope it may, we may next expect to see
proper building erected.-Sfotesma".
| The Board of Education of our city,
has purchased that beautiful property,
the residence Of the late Alexander Ste
phens, as site for the erection OF a
graded or grammar sohcnl. The situa-
ton is elevated and healthy but two
blocks from, and in full view of the
Public Square, The price paid was
7,OO0.-Statesman
From Mr.. c.. w. Doll clerk Of the
County Court, we learn that from
January 1st, 1878, to January LIST, 1874,
l26 marriage licenses were issued. The
average age of the males at time OF
marriage is % years and of females %
l-2 years.-Idependenf,