Shepherdstown register. [volume] (Shepherdstown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1849-1955, 1880-01-17
County News.

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CouNrY NEws.-Samnel Michaels,
residing near Dufields, killed q mixed
Chester Berkshire hog, few days ago,
which weighed 400 pounds.
The B. & o. and S. V. Railroads
have arranged their permanent connec-
ton at Shenandoah Junction, and the
erection of the Shenandoah Valley De-
pot at that point will be begun at once.
A telegraph line is TO be erected con-
Meeting the office of Superintendent
Sands, in the "Lee Hall Building" with
the wires on the s. V. r. r., which
will be put up at once, all the poles be-
ing up along the entire line from Shep-
her6stown to Riverton.
The female and male departments of
Mt. Hope Public School, under the COZ
troll of its efficient teachers, Miss Fannie
V. Miller aud Mr.. John o. Knott, gave
highly interesting entertainment on
the evening of December 23d, consisting
of declarations, Rotations, dialogues,
and beautiful tableaux. .......
A number Of additional new fret ght
cars tor the S. V. r. r. have arrived at
Charlestown within the past week.
At meeting of the stockholders of
the Harper's Ferry Bridge Co, held on
the Sd instant, the following Directors
were elected: Geo. w. Green. Thos. A.
Kirwan, Thos. w. Beale, NJ. Walsh
and G. l.. Myers, Of Harpers Ferry;
S. D. Harding of Virginia; Cornelious
Verts and John Hefebower, of Mary
land; and r. A. Alexander, Of Charles
town. .rr...s
Mr.. B. F. Ramey, of this county,
sold a hog weighing 624 lbs. gross, a
few days ago, to Mr.. Daniel Riley, OF
Clark county, Va.
A good years work for 1879 is re-
ported by our excellent County Clerk,
Thos. A. Moore, Esq, viz: l0S mar
rage licenses issued, aud 500 deeds re-
corded.
Mr. Samuel Michaels, residing near
Duffield's Depot, was robbed, on Satur-
day night week, of twenty-one Pekin
Ducks and twenty five or thirty Buff
Cochin Chickens-the thieves using
two of Mr.. Michaels' horses, saddle,
brides, &C., to carry away their plum
der. The horses have been recovered,
but Mr.. NJ. is still minus saddle, hal
ter and collar, in addition to the valua-
BILE fowls taken.-Spiri.
par The following appropriate no.
tice of handsome monument recently
placed in Edge Hill Cemetery is made
by the Free Press.
Our attention has been directed to a
massive monumental stone erected,
within the past few days, by Henry B.
Davenport, Esq, over the graves of his
father and mother in "Edge Hill Gene
terry" 1t is tribute creditable to the
heart and ability of this worthy son of
a wealthy sire. The sub-base, of mar
BILE, is 1-2 feet wide-square. Upon
it is base of pure white marble, with
heavy moulding. Next is block, also
massive, with raised panels, rosette
corner ornamentation, and appropriate
inscription neatly chiseled; upon this is
a heavy cap, with archcd moulding and
ornamental corners. The monument is
l6 feet high, surmounted by an exquis-
lilly wrought urn-draped partly, and
wreathed. The word Davenport,
on the north side of the base, is no.
ticeable piece OF workmanship i'll clear
cut Gothic letters, large and relieve.
1t is the most massive, and probably
the most costly monument it the GENE
tery-excepting, in the latter particular,
the Confederate monument, which is
the workmanship of the same gentle
men, Messrs. D;ehl & Bro, Of this
town. The whole is in excellent taste,
faultless in symmetry , an honor to Dir.
Davenport, who would thus perpetuate
the memory OF his father, Col. Braxton
Davenport, for many years San upright
magistrate" and creditable to Messrs.
Diehl, who designed and executed it,
We have no hesitancy in observing
that better piece OF work in marble
has rot been wrought in the Valley.
The Messrs. Diehl have many monu-
ments to their skill.