Shepherdstown register. [volume] (Shepherdstown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1849-1955, 1879-01-18


was welcomed by the ringing of all the
church bells, the shouts of the people
and the music of the band. Enthusiasm
and rejoicing was in the hearts of all.
As the train stopped, the board of di-
rectors headed by Vice President Boyce,
followed by the contractors and numer-
Gus citizens and invited guests from
Charlestown, accompanied by the
Charlestown Band, were received by
the committee of arrangements, who as
they alighted from the cars were greet
ed by three rousing cheers from the I'M
mense throng of citizens and friends
from far and near. The procession was
again formed in the following order by
Col VIM. A. Morgan at the request of
the chairman of the committee OF ar
engagements Mr.. i. f. Harrison.
President ofthe Day, Sec'y and Speaker.
City Council.
Challestown Band.
Shepherdstown Band.
Board of Directors.
County Court.
Contractors and Engineers.
Invited Guests.
Committee of Arrangements.
Committee on Finance.
Citizens.
The procession moved from the rail,
road down Mill street to German, and
up German street to the College Build
inc, where, after entering the building,
Mr.. John ii. little, who had been pre-
viously appointed President OF the Day,
with Prot. d. ID. Pendleton as Secreta-
ry called the meeting to order, and III
some appropriate remarks thanking the
committee for the honor conferred upon
him, introduced Hon. Geo. NJ. Beliz-
hoover as speaker of the day, who in
glowing and eloquent remarks welcomed
the officials, laborers and all the friends
of the road 10 our town. lie spoke OF
the incident and events connected with
our town-bow nearly one hundred
yeas ago, ShephcrdStown witnessed the
trial upon the Potomac by James Rum
sev of the steamboat, the first invention
and application Of steam in navigation;
and how, now, nearly one hundred years
later, the great motive power, steam,
come TO us not upon the waters OF the
Potomac, but upon the iron rails OF the
Shenandoah Valley Railroad. He spoke
of Shcpherdstown as being prominent
upon the map after January 1879, as
Marengo upon the maps OF Italy after
1876. Ills speech was practical, numor-
Gus and dignitied throughout, aud was
greatly applauded.
After Mr.. Beltzhoover's address, and
music by CriSwcll's Band, Col. u. l.,
Boyce, Vice President of the 5. Y. Il.
II. Companv,was called upon, and came
forward and in his usual humorous and
happy style made a powerful and I'M
prtssvc speech. He reconn'ed the trials
and yicissitudcs with which the railroad
company had to contend with ever since
its first inception, and he said he was
free to admit that but for the eyer-ready
assistance given by Shepherdstown, pc,
curarily aud, more particularly in va
riouS other ways, they would have had
much worse difficulties to contend with;
but now, thanks to their persevcring et-
forts, the Shenandoah Valley Railroad
was upon firm basis and its progress
could not aud would not be further i'm
peded. Col. Boyce also paid n beauti-
| ful ,rihnte to the able and efficient man
aoement of the President Of the railroad
company, the Hon. VIM. Mines, Jr.,
who, he said was unavoidably absent,
and who he knew would have enjoyed
this heartfelt and warm reception 10y the
people of good old Shepherdstown.
After Col. Boyce, calls were made
for one whom Shcphcrdstown is ever
proud to recognize, one whom she
claims as her own yet who is not with
us except when duty demands it-thcn
he is ever ready to throw aside all else
and hasten to her call: We allude to
/ Col. II. X. Douglas, Of Hagerstown, who
was, as he sai,!, "born in good old Shep-
herdstown. and that when he received
her kind invitation the night before at
about Q o'clock, he determined to attend
the summons, and that in the morning
when his alarm clock awoEe him, in the
dreamlaud he heard the conductor cry,
passengers for Shcphcrdstown by the
S. V. Il. Il -ShepherdStown Station y
Col Douglas also read an extract from
the ShepherdStown Register, written by
himself, and published in the Register
in 1860, in which he urged the necessi-
ty of a railroad for Shcpherdstown; he
said he thanked God he had lived to see
this day; and that his greatest fear was
that he should die and it would be in
scribed upon his tombstone she was born
in atOwn that never had a railroads: but
now he could die in peace
AS Col. Douglas retired from the
stand, loud cries were made for Hon.
VIM. III. Travers, Of Charlestown, who
arose and made an interesting address,
congratulatiug Shepherdstown upon this
her day of rejoicing, claiming that she
deserved much at the hands of the S.N.
K. r., and that he woald ever remem-
Der this enthusiastic aud generous re-
ception by the people of Shepherds
town.
Calls were made for Hon. A. r. Bote