Spirit of Jefferson. [volume] (Charles Town, Va. [W. Va.]) 1844-1948, 1874-12-08
The South Branch Railway.

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| the South Branch tnarr"w gauge) railway
convened at Cumberland. Col. Robert White,
IF R"m"ev, West Virginia, president: Wm.
Kev>er, E>q. second vice pre-iden. Baltimore
and OH" railroad; Col James NJ. Schlev. j.
G. Hei.keli E>q, of Romney, West Vir-
sinia. and P. P. cambridge. Esq. civil en-
| ginPer of the road present.
President White reported that the bed for
| the road has heen c"muleted from Green
Srrin. Run +" R"muev; that the masonry at
rho crossing over the South Branch is ready
for the bridge snperstrncture and that the
ties have been delivered along the route ready
for laying 1t was resolved to alter the pro-
| posed narr"w-gauge of the Sonth Branch rail-
way t" conform to thar OF the Baltimore and
Ohio, with which it will connect st Green
Spring Run In the construction of the road
bed and in procuring its cro~s>tes and equip
ment. steps were taken 10 provide for the
present contingency, and all that will be ne.
cessnrv in The matter will be to lay the track
wider and Of heavier rails. The board hav>
ing decided upon this sser, orders were given
for the speedy mnnuf,c,nre "f the rails needed
A. soon as dome they will he rut down and
it ia thought the road will be opened and rum
min. hv early spring. The engineer of the
road VIZ ar the same time instructed TO pro-
cPel Mt once to lay nut and locate passenger
and fret ,ht dernt grounds and cnnnpcti0n at
Green Sprin. Run 20 thai the same could be
ready nv the time the road il completed.
The South Branch RAILWAY dropping the
nnrrnw>gnn"e herPntIer) is Mt present repre-
| scented hv S35, 400 of stock subscribed mainly
nv Hnmr~hire county and S2n0, 600 ut bonds,
| held by the Baltimore and Ohio Railroad
COMPANY Il is proposed to extend the road
t" Mn"rrfi-ld. twerty four miles further pro-
Al IL, Al.
reached will subscribe necessary amount
the Baltimore and Ohio Railroad Cnmnany
hariny ~ignified nt the mepting nm Saturday
their willingness t" take rhe bonds. We he
lieve nearly If nor all, the money requisite
has been nledged and survey has been made.
There ia morning 70 prevent tho easy cnnsrrnc-
'inn If the road. and it Is more thar probable
that within wear Moore field will he reached
hy the r.il This will "ncn M MAGNIFICENT
country, rich in agricultural and mineral re-
sources, and we'll adar'Nd to grazing
TN"n,herI~"1 Ne.cs.
Coll J FAIRFAX McLAuGHL1A From
the Ge"rger"wn Cd CO. t"urier we copy tho
following complimentary notice of the above
named gentleman, known and esteemed by
numerous friends in This vicinity
While in New York last we, K. it was our
g''nd fortune t. encounter thus gentleman.
His numerous friends aud warm admirers IN
This meridian. where he devoted so many
wears of his brilliant career to education
literature. and law. will he pleased tn learn
thar be is now Deputy county Clerk of the
City aud Comfy of New York, that office
heiny tke most Im. "t:nnt in the great COM
mPrcial metropolis He has fairly won his
:" this euviahle pn>irinn. 4 graduate
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h" sunn became distinguished ms an eIe amt.
original, ard t"rrrhIe writer; and his earliest
efforts, in the National Quarterly Review,
published at Wa-hin.tu were so creditnble
that AN article from hts pen Daniel Wei,
stnr READILY copied nv the late p
Willis intr the Hum" J"urnnl with approval.
Our esteemed friend wr"te als the Life of a
II. STEPHENS, "t g. orgia, which was issued
by The Atlantic Puhi,shin: Company, Of New
York, and is regarded by it's distinguished
SUI jet tie history of his career With
vigorous. ,ii>crlined,a and we'll. stored mind Mr.
Mclaughlin now ievoren himself 10 the incul.
cation ct knowledge through the Catniic press
~ America For upwards 1t - wear he directed
The columns of the Hos,nn Pilot, and for
long period was the accomplished editor of
: the baltimore Mirror. He then, at great COST.
hut, We rrt t" say, with unp,u i success com
nIemcei fhe puiI'catIOn of theS"nthern Metrnr-
oils, which during it's brief existence number
ed an,'ny it's cnEtrIbu'"rS several writer's Of
th.' h'sh.>t order of ability e.. versatility
and unf e..ing industry nnbuunded For
wa years he professor "t Latin and Greek
st Holy Cross CrIleye Worcester, Massachu-
ssssts, aud subsequently, for seYera years Pro
q, Be- g Isetiefs NJ ST slary's Semi
q 81 u 4 'otIeee During ali ,rSis
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