Shepherdstown register. [volume] (Shepherdstown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1849-1955, 1876-03-11
JEFFERSON COUNTY
EE.DISTRICTED.
State OF West Virginia,
Jefferson COUNT, set

lS16-2nd Day.
ATa County Court continued and held
II for said County, tie 18th day OF Jan
uary, 1876, the following order was made
and entered of record:
At Court held for this Cornty, on the
18th day of November, 1875, all the JUS
tees being present, it was ordered that
the Justices of the County meet at the
| Court House of the County, on the sum
mons of the President of the Court, for the
purpose of Re-Districting the Comfy
and in pursuance Of the above order, and
by notice from the President, all the jus
tices met at the Court House on the Itll
of January, 1876, and proceeded TO 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 on the Lou'loun line To the Cor
ner OF School Districts No. IL and 10,
thence y. w. In a straight line, crossing
the Shenandoah River ut the WalrayeIi
Dam, thence In said straight line, cross
ing the Winchester End Potomac Railroad
in the line OF Bcckwith and Flagg, thence
until 1t intcrsccts the line OF District No.
. OH the land Of John G.. Shirley, thence
). W. in the line Of No. 4 TO the lintersec-
ton of the Clarke County line, where the
Winchester and Potomac Railroad cross
es into Clarke County, Virginia, thence \.
+. with the Clarke County line TO the be-
ginning.
District No. 2-Middleway.
Beginning IN the Clarke County line
and Corner to District No. I, thence =.
T.. In ftraigbt line TO Browns Shop
NOW Drawbaugh's) on the Baltimore aud
Ohio Railroad, thence y. W. with the
Baltimore and Ohio Railroad to the Berk-
ley line, thence ;. W. with the Berkeley
line to Campbells Ford on the Opequon
Creek, and Corner to Clarke County,
thence >. h. with the Clarke County line
to the beginning.
District No. 3-Charlestown.
Beginning on the top OF the Blue Ridge
Mountain and corner to No. ] thence y,
vs.. with No. to the intersection Of line
in No. 2 on the land Of John g.. Shirley.
thence N, II. with District No. To
Browns Shop on the Baltimore and Ohio
Railroad, thence with the said Railroad =.
+. to the intersection Of the Warm Spring
road thence 5. h. In straight line cross
ing the ChaTlestown and Shepherdstown
road at a point where the lands Of james
II. Moore and WIN. Ii. Daniels corner on
said road, and on In straight line 10 the
intersection Of the line Of District No. s,
leaving Foley la District No. 3, aud Me-
Michael In District No. 4, thence South
In n straight line, with District No. o To
the Charlestown, Kabletown and Bloom
cry Turnpike, at the point where said
road crosses +. j. Manning's land, next
TO the land Of James " Glenn, formerly
Moore's) thence with the Bloomery
Dron aatA .oa.I 10
River, leaving the Saw Mill and Sash Fac
tory in District No. o, thence down said
River to the mouth Of Cat Tail Run, thence
East in a straight line 10 the topof the
Blue Ridge Mountain, the beginning.
District No. 4-Shepberdstown.
Beginning at the crossing Of the Balti-
more IL Ohio Railroad, Ia the Berkeley
line, aud running with the said Railroad
to the crossing Of the Warm Spring road,
thence s. T.. in straight line with No. q,
TO intersection ofthe line OF No. b, on the
Land Of Foley, thence North with the line
Of No. ), TO the corner Of school Districts
No. and 4; thence 3. l.. with said school
District No. 4, 70 the corner OF the lands
OF Flanagan and Knott, on the Potomac
River. thence with said river TO the Bcrk-
eIev County line, thence 3. W. with tho
Berkeley line to the beginning.
District No. 5-Harper's Ferry.
Beginning on the Shenandoah River
corner TO No. 8, thence down said River 20
the mouth Of Cat Tail Run, thence T.. with
No. 3, 10 the top Of Blue Ridge Mountain
thence down said Mountain with the ION.
doun line TO the Potomac River, thence
up the Potomac River TO the corner OF No.
4, on the lands Of Flanagan and Knott.
thence w. with District No. 4. TO the cor.
Der o. School Districts No. 3 and 4. thence
In direct straight line South with the
lines OF Districts and 3 to the Charles
town, Kabletown and Bloomery Turnpike.
where said road crosses the Lands off. j.
Manning, next 70 the land of. w. Glenn,
formerly Moore's) and corner TO No. 8.
thence with the Bioomery Branch of said
Road TO the beginning.
ORDERED that the President OF the
Court is hereby authorized and directed
TO have the Re-Districting ofthe County
as above laid of and designated recorded
In the order Book at the January Term,
1875, OF the County Court, TO take effect at
the next general election Of county on
GERS ofthfs county, and that all District
officers shall be elected by the qaalifcd
voters within the bounds Of said respec-
tive Districts 1t all future elections.
A Copy-Teste. ~
81 TR0S. A. MOORE, Clerk.
March Ii, 1876. st