Shepherdstown register. [volume] (Shepherdstown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1849-1955, 1876-03-25
JEFFERSON COUNTY
kE-DISTRICTED.
State OF West Virginia,
Inn.r.nn ltnnna., ..i

lSb-Znd DAY.
A Ia County Court continued and held
n for said County, the ISth day of Jan
uary, 1876, the following order was made
aud entered of record:
At Court held for this County, on tho
18th day Of November, 1875, all the JUS
tees being present, 1t WAS ordered that
the Justices of the County meet ut the
Court House Of the County, on the sum
mons of the Prr.i..cnt ofthr tourt, for the
purpose of Re-Di,trictiug the Comfy
and in pursuance Of the above order. and
by notice from the President, all the Jus
ticcs met 1T the Court House on the 9TH
of January, 1876, and proceeded 10 Re
District the County, rs follows:
District No. l-kabletown.
Beginning at the Corner Of Jefferson
ard Clarke Counties, Oh the top OF the
Blue Ridge Mountain, thence along said
mountain Oh the LoulOuu line Ia the Cor
ncr OF School Districts No. II and 10.
thence n. W. in 4 straight line, crossing
the Shenandoah River at the Walrayrm
Dam, thence In said straight line, cross
ing the Winchester Hnd Potomac Railroad
In the line Of Beckwith aud Flagg, thence
until IL intcrsccts the line Of district No.
Oh the land Of John G.. Shirley, thence
). W. In the line OF No. 10 the interscc-
ton Of the Clarke County line, where the
Winchester and PotoInhr Railroad cross
cs into Clarke County, Virginia. thence y.
+. with the Clarke County limo Ia tho be-
ginning.
District No. 2-MiddIeway.
Beginning In the Clarke County line
and Corner 10 District No. |, thence ~.
i. In a ftraigbt line 10 Browns Shop
NOW Drawbaugh's) Oh the Baltimore aud
Ohio Railroad, thence y. w. with the
Baltimore aud Ohio Railroad to the Bcrk-
ley line, thence =. W. with tho Berkeley
line to Campbelrs Ford on tho Opequon
Creek, aud Corner 10 Clarke County,
thence ). T.. with the Clarke County limo
TO the beginning.
District No. 3-Charlestown.
Beginning on the top or the Blue Ridge
Mountain and corner Ia No. |, thence Y.
W. with No. To the Intersection OF line
In No. 2 on the land Of John G.. Shirley,
thence y. r. with District No. Z Ia
Browns Shop on the Baltimore and Ohio
Railroad, thence with the said Railroad \.
T.. TO the intersection Of the Warm Spring
roal thence ). u. Ia straight line cross.
Ing the Chi.lcstown and si,cpl,er,Istown
road at point where the lands OF jaime.
II. Moore and VIM. Is. Daniels corner on
said road, aud on In straight line to the
Intersection OF the line OF District xn.5.
leaving Foley IN District No. 8, aud Nc
Michael In District No. {, thence South
Ia 4 straight line, With District 80. 8 to
the Clarlcsiowu, kablrtown aud Bloom
cry Turnpike, NJ the point where said
road crosses y. j. Mnining's land, next
to the land Of James w. Glenn, (fcsmcrly
Aoore's) theIicc with the BlOomery
Branch Of said road 90 tLe Shenandoah
River, leaving the Saw Mill aud Sash Fac
tory Ia District NO. ., liirfiee down said
River 10 the mouth Of Cat Tall Run, thence
East ina straight line % the top Of tho
Blue Ridge Mountain. the beginning.
District No. 4-Shepberdstown.
Beginning At the cro<singof the Balti-
more a Ohio Railroad, Ga the Berkeley
line, aud running with the said Railroad
~ the crossing VI the Warm spring road.
thence y. h. La q straight liBe with No. 8,
10 intersection oftbe line OF No. 8, on the
LAID Of Foley, thence North with the lipe
Of No. ), TO the corner Of School Districts
No. and4; thence y. v. with said school
District No. {, to the corner OF the lands
OF Flanagan and Knott, on the Potomac
River, thence with said river tn the Berk-
elcy County line, thence \. W. with tho
Berkeley line 20 the beginning. ~
District No. 5-Earper's Ferry.
Beginning on the SheiIandoai, River
corner 70 No. ,, thence down slid River TO
the mouth OF Cat Tail Run thence Il. with
No. ., ~ tbetop OF Blue Ridge Nountsin,
thence down said Mountain with the Lou
doun line TO the Potomsc River. thence
up the Potomsc River to the corner OF No.
1, OH the lands OF Flanagan and Knos.,
thence w. with District No. 4, TO III. cor.
ner Of school District, No. Band 4, thence
In q direct straight line South with the
lines OF Districts aud ! to the Charles
town ,kablet0Ta and Bioous.ry Turnpike,
where said royl ca osses the lais,is Off. J.
Manning, next % the land of. w. Glenn,
formerly xoore's) and corner TO No. ,,
thence withthe BIooncry Branch OF said
Road TO the beginning.
ORDERED that the PRECEDENT OF the
Court Is hereby authorized aud directed
70 have the Re-Districting ofthe County
"a above laiI od and d.dShatci recor1sJ
In the order Book 1t the January Term,
1915, OF the County Court, 10 take effect at
the next general election Of county oiii-
GERS ofthis county, aud that all Distrtct
officers shall b elected by the qJstfNei
voters within tie sounds Of said re4,ee-
tive Districts At all future elections.
A copy-rvste.
TEOi. 4. MJj.:E, Clerk
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