Shepherdstown register. [volume] (Shepherdstown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1849-1955, 1881-07-30
LOCAL ITEMS.

Mr.. Kimball, president of the Shenandoah
Valley Railroad Company, announces IL 10 DC
the purpose of the company TO build ROAD from
Big Lick, where IL strikes the Norfolk ARD west
ern road, 10 Rocky Mount, tue equity seat VI
Franklin couur, Va.
The shenandoah Valley Railroad Company /,
now building a branch road from Shenandoah
Iron Works depot through the mountains, q
distance of some six milcs, with Furnace NJ.
and Fox Mountain ore bank as objective points,
which will soon b. completed, aud will prove Oh
great value and convenience to Hon. William
Mines Jr., the owner OF these properties.
The Chesapeake AID OHIO Canal Company has
adopted a new patent lock-gate, with six pad
dies the invention OF Mr.. s. ID. Young.
These gates will be used by tue company In the
lengtheuiDg Of tue locks, the work on whlcb,
however is not likely 10 brgin before The clos
of the present seasons nav x IN. There are 90
of these l,cks which will be lenglhener, ana II
Ia the purpose of the company to have them all
completed by the re-openirg of Navigation next
spring.
The Luray town council have perfected an
arrangement with the general manager OF The
Luray Cave and Hotel Company 10 put four
electric lights In the corporate limits TO Sht the
whole town The engine for generating the
electricity will be on tue companys grounds,
near the depot, and the wires in the town will
be continued 10 the cave. Tne arrangements
will be speedily perfected.
On Saturday Mr.. Mock, missionary for the
MARYLAND Sunday School Union, visited Aunt
Nancy Bowers of Mercrrville. This noted woman
is nov 76 years OLD, and i, compelled to walk on
clutches. Her Thoughts have been turned heav-
onward Mr.. Mock in his correspondence with
the Baltimore Truth gives an account OF his visit
TO her.
Hon. E. Boyd Faulkner says the commtte on
revision Of The code OF this State Is working
steadily, fourteen hours per day, at the w hiIe
Sulphur SPRING.
Our young friend Mr.. J. Chipley WysoDg, son
of Mr.. Thomas Wysong, near This place, pald
us visit on Monday last. Ctipley has q leave
Of absence from The extensive Dry GOODS nouse
of John Shiilo IL Co., wholesale and retail
dealers Cincinnati, Ohio, with whom he mas
been for the last IS months. 1t Is one oil the
largest dry goods houses in that city. Cblpley
is All industrious aud clever Young man, ana We
feel. sure that lie will make his marx II he hVes
The Hagerstown Herald says Mr.. Geo. Fouke
left at that Office some days ago Spanish SILVER
coin, little larger than oar ten cent pieces,
which wac coined, as shown by the date upon II
in l73s, which would make IL l43 years old. Mr..
+. found 1t in roll OF old rags at the paper
mill
The ~ E. Church South, Sunday School, OF
Martinsburg, will picnic at Island Park, Harpcrs
Ferry, Ang. 5. TlC friends OF the school aud the
public are invited 10 participate.
Col. Il. Nye aud FAMILY, VINO nave oeen reg
idents ol NaItiusburg for several years pact have
moved 10 Gettysburg Pa which place they Will
make their future home.
The fifth Lie Insurance Company In Frederick
county, Md, was organized in Mldd!etown a
few days ago, and is To be known as the go
lumhil Mutual Aid Association of Middletowr,
Md"
One half Of the world does rot know how the
other hall cheats the printer.
We had a pleasant visit from Mr.. s. V. Yantis,
Jr., of Ilarpefs Ferry on Thursday last. He is
a clever and genial gentleman, and we are al
ways glad to see him.