Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1877-11-06
Alex Arz31a1A GAZETTE VIRGINIA ADVERTISERS
letter from silepicrdstOWM.

Letter from silepierdstOwn.
SHgpHERDsToWN, W. Va. Nov. 5, 1871
Among the many little towns do,tpg tie fertile
counties of the low:r valley, there is none older,
perhaps, aud certainly none that las kept the
cvcn teuor Of its Way-at oil times q quiet and
40 upeveptful ooe, when compared With the
rush, hustle sGd excitement OF some neW5r ones
favored With a special means ct prosperity
than this old river town, gently reposlog on the
banks of the staid old Potomac, whose waters
having started back 10 the spurso the great
Appalachian chain, hurry 90 to bless long
stretch of country, not forgetting to gladden.
your own good Alexandra before les! in the
multitude Of waters { the Chesapeake. With
30 spccla: source o! prosperity, and cut OF from
any public highway by some miles, With not
even now a mandatory SAFE -four mills aud
they not ruu at their bcst, Shcpher1stoWo hes
bI! little 10 claim 10 The way Of business and
general hustle. The large paper mill so indus.
trinus!y carried OF here b. the Messrs. Ashtous
Of Philadelphia ana giving employment to
may ot our citizeos Tor several years after the
war, yielded TO the geoera! pressure year or
more since. and DOW It's costly property and ma
| chiag:y are still, and quiet regrs where but
lately were 50 much cf hustle and business -
| Following On this. shortly after The ouly one
| o'her large manufacturing establishment here,
t!ie Potomac Cement Works. which turned cut
onc It ir best hydraulic cements 10 the mar
kctS. shut IL Wa lis In mcn!c water power, drew
;h" tir,H from lis hr:a kIrs, and now there,
500 al j; IGiet, a3d he Cal ita Of the company
,!c: Up. useless ard reproductive 10 the gene
raj pressure # lie times which shu. of tic
s;::ti; :Ca put d0Wu The gates OF Sc many ca
t2r!rs"+ III ever oar cGun'7y. sai ont OF which
! 4 ii Ill
he !a5d :.ol abroad now claims popusr atten
irn. i not interest, at the hands of the ref,
TIVE tiohicg people uodcr The spccioua, yet
attractive clption of The Workiucmen's Party.
| Here, tl0, are Ii be seen the f,csS remains Of
the once great Shenandoah Valley Railroad,
which, PR j2o;ed to start from cut the bounds
# cur pcig hbor State Of Maryland 10 cross the
sla!i waters Of our Potomac on the ooohncs OF
| cur town. WIS to stretch along through the
graf counties Ct Jefferson and Clarke, cross
| ing tic Shenandoah ucar From: Royal 10
Warren c"unty, from whence it was 10 carry the
sound Of the screaming locomotive into the
mGu1tal1 glrt county OF Rage, who're not yet
| has ihr iron monster been seen, and out Of
which he vas TO carry the immenso quantities
nf iron aGd timber and minerals which now
God scant?, Irregular and dangerous passage
Sc n!ark"t doWn the rapid aud tortuous ohanpe
Of the Sh randoah river 10 the fit boats OF old
70 llarrer's Ferry. II ever this work is 10 be
| fcis!!eI, Sherh:rdstown will hail with Joy the
Gaming 0! the great steam monster
The Court of Appeals Of West Virgisia closed
its Iabels at CharIestown some few weeks since,
after g !org term. having heard ADD decided a
large number Of cases. Judge Green for a
long while learned member Of the Charles
iowa bar is DOW one of the judges of this
| Court.
Saenherd College. which b as Normal State
Department connected with it, and which oc
cupics the building erected by the late r. D.
Shepherd, OF this couoty, is in healthy and
encouraging condition, and is one Of the things
of which SheDherdstown may we'll be proud.
| It has some so students, ard is doing good
work.
Tie poles are all up and DOW ready fer the
wires along the Iioe of the Chesapeake and soou
OHIO Canal, and it is thought the line will be
10 w5kiog crder L is to be hoped 40 Office
wiI! be established at Bridgeport, just across the
bridge from this place, which will give our
town the benefit OF te!egraphc conmuni cation
the first Of the kind-aud one which We need,
aud which will be we'll appreciated ~ our peo
! pie. Busioc>s along the canal SEEMS to be 10 a
brisk Condition, and boats are almost continu.
ally raising up ard dove. The fall has been
unusually good for this business, and Judging
from sppaarauc: IS the boaIs will be able to con
rioue their trips la!c in the season, and partly
make up for The long and pro6tlesa delay dur
log the good months of the summer. B.