Spirit of Jefferson. [volume] (Charles Town, Va. [W. Va.]) 1844-1948, 1880-11-09
COUNTY ITEMS From the Shepherds,

lr. L.. E. Etshison, of this town, who
came from Washington on Monday night,
met with qaite a 'mishap at Harper's Ferry
that night. 1t seems he came to that place
on the evening express, and knowing that he
could make no connection with the s. V. r.
X at the Junction for this place, started
across the bridge there for the canal on the
maryland side of the river in order to take =
boat and come home. He was guided by two
boys, it being very dark, and while crossing
that portion of the bridge over tho canal, he
and one of tho boys fell off the same, but ia
falling the boy managed to catch himself,
but Mr.. Il. fell a distahce of about twenty
feet into the canal below, aud was only with
great difficulty rescued from drowning. Be
was helped out, right snartly bruised, and
reached his home here that night consid>
erably used mp.
The south bound express from Hagers-
tawn, which passed here about six o'clock
Wednesday evening (being enc hour late)
when within about two miles from 8. V.
Junction, ran into the hsnd-oar OF the track
hands under the charge of Mr. Charles
Wright. foreman, scattering it in every direc-
ton. But, fortunately, the men, six in mum.
Der, viz Chas. Wright, Newton Conner, Ed.
Arthur, john Potts, Craig Helferstay and j.
X. She'll, who. when they saw the train COM
ing. jumped of their Car aud escaped injury,
except Mr.. John r. She'll, who fell on the
track, the hand car passing over him, the
hind wheel of which, however, catching on
his breast, held him to the track Just over
oulvers; the rnen as soon as they cav him
caught. run and jerked the car off him,
whish let him fall through the trcstle into
the eulvert below, a distance of about ten
feet, just as the engine struck the car. This
promptncss on their part saved him from i'm
mediate death, as it was he is badly Injured.
Gents, only at CAkRELL'S.
The following paragraph concerning our
well~kuown and popular County Clerk ,Thos.
A. Moore, Esq appears in a lettar from
Charlcstown, signed ~. NJ" in the Balti.
more Herald: .
VI Moore is still hale and hearty, and
works with all the regularity Of younger men.
lie is mere fully acquainted with the history
OF the county aud the peaple in it than any
other citizen, and with fine Conversations
powers still unimpaired, is very interesting.
Mr.. Moors was boru in Fairfax county, Va.
on the 29ih Of January, 1903, and went to
the acadcay in Alexandria to school until he
was fourteen years old. He then went to
Leesturg, where he afterwards studied law.
and removed to this place When he was
tWaRty>ouc, whers he pract:eed law for six
years, when he suffered tho county clerks
ohlce as deputy, in which capacity he served
for ten years. For seven years after the war
there was no county court, during which
time he wrote in thu county clerks ofioo Of
Clarke county, Virginia. Mr. Moore SEEM,
to have a superstition in regard to the 29th
OF the month. He says in explanation that
he has bean marrisd twice, each tine on tho
29sh Of Juns. His Oldest son was born on
the 29th Of june aud his youngsss son on
tho 18th of jane. All Of the prominent
events of his life seem to have eulmia sted on
the 29th of juno. During the war, slthough
then quite an old man, he took all the inn
portnut records of the court in a wagon to
Lyuehhnrg, where they we're preserved and
returned to this record Office after the estab>
lIsi'nscnt Of civil government. Oftbo twentv>
four magistrates who voted for him at his
hTst election il 1850, only four are now liv,
ing"