Shepherdstown register. [volume] (Shepherdstown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1849-1955, 1875-04-17
From the Warren Sentinel.
&V. x. x. COMPANY.

At a general meeting of the Stock
holders Of the Shenandoah Valley Rail
road Company, held in the Court House
in Front Royal, Warren county, Va,
on Tuesday the 9th day of April, 1873,
pursuant TO notice, the Hon. VIM. Nc
Lellsn, Of Chambersburg, Pa, noting
as temporary Chairman, called the
meeting to order, aud Thos. +. Ashby,
OF " arren county, acting as Secretary,
called the roll of stockholders, where
unon il was ascertained that 1854 IL
snares Of stock responded as being pre-,
sent which constituted majority OF
~. whole stock. The Chair appointed
Hon. A. II. Boteler, Hon. J. W. Ashby
and DIR. Z. S. Ii. Miller a joint com
mittee TO examine the proxies, who,
after a few moments, returned aud re-
ported as follows:
The county Of Page, represented by
B. +. Grayson, Esq, proxy; the county
Of jefferson represented by Robt w:
Baylor, Esq, proxy; the Corporation OF
Shepherdstown represented by Thomas
n. Ashby, proxy; the Central improve
meut Company represented BY y; L.
Boyce, proxy; the Shen. l. l.. NJ: ~ III.
Company represented by w. Mines,
Jr. proxy; Thomas NJ. Almond repre-
sented by d. Mckay, proxy.
The Chair announced the meeting as
being ready to elect permanent officers,
Col a w. Mcdonald, of Clarke coun-
ty. was nominated as Chairman by +.
i. Borst, and Col. NJ. Splitter, of Page
county, was nominated by Hon. W.
Mines, Jr. The vote was taken by
ballot with the following result: For
Col. A. w. Mcdonald, 1l94 IA votes;
for Col. NJ. Splitter, 2775, Tin each case
the vote was scaled according to law
giving Col. NJ. Splitter a majority OF
1861 81 votes. The Chair announced
Col. Splitter as having been duly elected
Chairman of the meeting. AT this
junction Col A. W. Mcdonald adj
vanced aud proclaimed himself the duly
elected Chairman. Col. NJ. Splitter also
placed himself upon the stand and as
serted his ri gh,s as the legally elected
Chairman. Quite an animated discus
sion here arose, aticr which COL A. W.
Mcdonald and those acting with MN
withdrew, and the meeting was con-
dncted under the control of the Chair
man, Col. NJ. Splitter Thomas n. Ash
by, Esq, was elected Secretary.
The vote was then taken by ballot
for the President, and the Hon. VIM.
Mcclellan, of Chambersburg, Ia, was
unanimously reelected for the ensuing
year. The following gentlemen were
then elected as Directors: Hon. a. Il.
Boteler, Hon. w. H. Travers, Maj.
Jas. Law. Hooh, Col. U. l.. Boyce, Nj.
Is. Buck, Col. Mann Splitter, Hon. John
w. Ashby, Hon. VIM Mines, IL. Is.
IIarnsberger, John Kelley and James !.
Hubley.
Hon. W. Mcclellan, President, made
a verbal report, giving the reasons Tor
suspension of work upon the road dur
ing the past year, which was attributed
in part to the injunction sued out oy
the county OF Jefferson. He also re-
ferred to the prospects OF future opera
tons, which was favorably received by
the meeting, after which the meeting
of the stockholders was adjourned. In
the evening the Board of Directors held
a meeting aud elected Hon. VIM.
Mines, Jr., Vice President, Thomas n.
Asbby, Secretary aud b. K. Jamlson'
Treasurer.
Notwithstanding the beiligerent e1-
hibition made in the meeting by the
throwing of waller pitchers and expires
sions of growing dogs, used by the
disaffected, we understand the friends OF
the road are greatly encouraged and
feel confideat this great and important
enterprise will soon be placed IN sue,
cessful working order. We hope 1t
may 30 result