Shepherdstown register. [volume] (Shepherdstown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1849-1955, 1878-10-12
Press THE S. V. r. R.-The intelli.

PRESS THE >. V. Il. 1.-THE intelli.
gence received from Maryland in regard
to the action OF the people there on the
extension of the Shenandoah Valley
Railroad is of the most encouraging
character. The gratitude of the people
OF this county is due the Hon. A. r.
Boteler for the energy and Judgment
with which he has pressed and present
ed its Importance to them.
The projected connection at Smiths
burg independent of any entangling al
liances with the Cumberland Valley
Railroad will enable the Shenandoah
Valley Railroad to secure terms from
that line that will be of great present
and future advantage to the people
along its entire extent
The people in this Valley have in the
past labored under serious disadvanta-
ges on account of the extensive carrying
competition between the West and the
East, on the one hand, and the existence
of an unbridled monopoly, so-called, on
the other. This has not only subtracted
from the fair reward of their labor, but
it has deprecated the value of their pro-
perty nearly one half, and crippled ex-
listing enterprises and discouraged the
investment of capital in additional pur-
suits, for the successful prosecution of
which we offer greater advantages than
any other locality, so favorably situated,
in the United States
With unlimited water power, lands
of the highest producing capacity,
healthtulness not exceeded and beauty
of scenery without parallel, it is mat
ter of surprise to all our visitors that
lands should be so cheap. The solution
of it is that we pay as much for trans
portation to the markets As is paid by
people living a thousand miles distant
from the sea board. There is no por-
ton ofthe Atlantic seaboard so rich in
natural gifts as this Valley, and there is
no part of it, that has the benefit of
competition to the markets, where in
ferior lands are not of twice the value
of ours or inferior water power is not
utilized. twill notbe one year afterper-
maneut competition is established until
new life will be infused, and new per-
manent and important enterprises will
he established. Our lands will be dou-
bed in value by the reduced rates of
transportation. Instead of from ten to
fifteen cents per bushel paid now, our
grain will then be shipped to the city
markets at four to five cents, and all the
necessaries of life and business coming
to us from the cities for distribution
will be so cheapened to the consumer,
that an annual saving of at least two
hundred thousand dollars will be secured
to our county alone.
The very highest duty of every citi-
zen aud the paramount interest of every
property-holder is to press the road to
completion as rapidly as possible. and
to discourage and frown down all efforts
to re,ard its progress in any way
CharissioUn Free Press.
DEATH OF A CENTENARIAN At Will.
LIAMspoRr.-On Monday morning, Sep
TENDER 3O,h, Mrs. Margaret Ensrninger
departed this life at the advanced age
of about lOl years. This estimable lady
was the wife of George Ensminger who
died in 1885. She was born at Cham
bersburg, Pa, and came to Williamsport
in 1887, the year in which the great
/ Constituent Convention sat at Phila-
delphia making the present Constitution
OF the United States. She was then ii
wears old She well and distinctly re-
| membered the visit of Gen. Washington
and repeatedly told many of the Incl
dents which occurred on that great oc-
casion in the annals of Wiliamsport.
Gen. ONO Holland Williams of Revo-
lutionary fame, whose remains now lie
! in the Cemetery on the Bluff, was
gentleman whom she daily saw, fire.
Quen,ly conversed with, and knew as
we'll as we do our nearest Deighbors.
Many of the daring exploits in the
Revolution and in the war Of 1912,
were told in her presence by the very
actors
Mrs. Ensminger was a lady Of fine
physique and splendid constitution both
physical and mental Her excellent
health was never impaired by any kind
of fashionable dissipation, but on the
contrary was always carefully preserved
by heallhful exercise and that calm con-
teutedness of mind which are so highly
conducive to longevity. Her faculties
remained uninpaired up to the last day
of her life 1t fact but few hours 0e-
fore her death, she dealt in a bit of
pleasantly with her friends. Disease
found no victim in her-she merely ran
down, or wore out like machine, for
want of fabrication.
In 1908 she was married. She was
the mother of Q children of whom all
are living but one. Mrs. Andrew H.
Hager of our town is one of her daugh-
tiers. Her oldest child, Mrs. Anderson
of Williamsport, is now in her 10Th
year. Her children, grand, children,
great grand, children, aud great-great-
grand children make sum total of 147
lineal observation-disclosures Her.
aH
Thomas King, conductor on the B.
& o. railroad, was accidentally killed
at this place, Sunday morning He was
about to couple some cars to his train