Shepherdstown register. [volume] (Shepherdstown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1849-1955, 1881-08-27

term OF tue ealu court continual
n and held the Sth day Of August. l>SI
Prosert-Robert w. Baylor. Prrsa.n,
Of the Court, and lsasc h. Striler AID j..
cob 5. Melvin, Commissioners.
The following Division OF the Comfy
into Pive MRgistcrial Districts, Instead ~
seven as heretofore, pursuant 10 = report
this day made by :. Howell Brown. Conn.
" Surveyor, is adopted and ordered bv
the Court to take effect January LIST, lSSi
District No. |, (Charlestowu)
No. /. Beginning at the corner Of School
Districts No. II and Is, on the top OF IN.
Blue Ridge Mountain, at the Furnace
Gap, a corner 10 the kabletown District.
running thence with said District, by /.
straight line 10 The mouth Of the Furnace
Run, ut the Shenandoah River, thence
crossing the River, aud running up the
same to the corner OF School District 40.
-, on the land OF Peter Rouse; thence To
the kabletown and Bloolnery 1urnuh-.
nj the Mouth of the old Chareslo>u Road,
and with il To an angle in the same, u; lbs
Bullskin Road, at the corner OF the Cave
Farm" thence To the Winchester and Po-
tomac Railroad At the crossing oi the line
between the lands OF Jas. Law Hopn Aih
George II. Bockwith, and extending sad
course until it interseCts the line " the
Middleway District, OH the land Of jas.
Law. IioolI, Il corner TO tho kable,Owa
District; thence with the Middieway Dis
trict to the Smithiield, Charlcs,orn and
IIarpcr's Ferry Turnpike, al the Mouth Of
he Lcetovn Road, thence Ia WlgcleII
Shop and along the new Road to tie Bal
timore and Ohio Railroad at Browns Shop.
thence TO the Warm Spring Road At the
corner Of j. :. Melvin and H.IZlrirld,a
corner to Middleway and Shcphcrd,torH
districts ;thcnce with the latter W he Shtn.
aadoah junction thence TO the line Of the
llarpcr's Ferry District, where said limo
intcrscctS the Farm line OF Lynch and
McCurdy. thence with llarper'S Ferry
district 10 Schaelicr's Cross Roads thence
Ia the bridge over tattail Run, ON the
Blocmcry .urupike, near Eichelbsrgsr's
Shop, thence To the mouth Of Pats Run,
on Tie east side Of the Shenandoah river.
and continuing the same course on To the
top OF the mountain, aud thence With IL 70
tho beginning.
District No. =, (kHblOtown)
No. /. Beginning al the corner " tie
Counties OF Jefferson and Clarke, OIL us
top Ot the upuntaip, running thence with
the line Of Clarke county, 10 toe csrLer of
School districts No. 10 and u, on thr hnd
Of Joseph Helm, formerly Amos Jiuaoy,
being the corner Of Middlsray district.
thence with said district, passing YRS, Of
John VI. Coylc's house 10 the WincheI,W
and Potomac railroad, thence west n jas.
Lee Griggs', tOa point just on tho IVES;
side % Robert y. Shirlsy's house; thcnco
TO the corner Of the Charlcstown Lislrlc,
on the land Of Jas. Law. loOff; thence
with said district 10 the angle of the OLD
Charlestown and kablotown aad kAbh-
town road, ut the corner Of the Gave
Farm" and with said road 10 the kAbls-
town and Bloomcry Turnpike, and on the
Shenandoah river, at the corner ofSchool
district No. -, thence down tho river tos
point opposite the mouth Of the furnace
run, thence crossing the river and on "
the top OF the mountain to the beginning
corner Of the Charlestowp district, being
the corner of the School districts No. ii
aud 10, at the Furnace Gap aud thence
with the top Of the mountain 10 the b.
ginning.
District No. 3, (MiddLwsy.l
No. 3. Beginning At the corner 81 he
kabletown district, In the Clarke county
line, being the corner ef School districts
No. 10 and II running thence With M
bletown district, passing cast Of John N.
Coyle's house TO the Winchester aud Poo
mac railroad, thence 10 point just On the
west side OF Robert y. Shirlcy't houIs.
thence with the same and the Chsrlestown
district 10 the SmithGeld, Charlestorn
AID lIaTper's Ferry Turnpike, ut nc
mouth OF the Leetown road, thence 70
Wageley's shop, aud along the new ToM
TO the Baltimore and Ohio railroad ~
Browns shop, thence 10 the warm spring
road at the corner Of Jacobs. Melvin ana
llazlcfleld, a corner 10 the Charlestowh
and Shephcrdstown districts thence WIN
the latter, along tho Warm Spring road 10
the Berkeley county line; thence win
to the Opequon creek, and following W
meanders TO Abrel's ford, at the corner oil
Clake county, and thence with tho county
line to the beginning.
District No. 4. (Sbephords,own)
No. 4. Beginning at the corner Of the
Middleway district, Ia the Berkeley conb'
~ line, mt the Warm Spring road, running
thence with said district along tie iiia
road 10 the corner Of HaZleGcld and Jccop
6. Melvin, a corner TO the Chnrlestosh
district, thence with II 10 the ShenaDdo'p
Junction. thence TO point on the line v,
tween the lands Of Geo. Lynch's heirs ana
Miss McCurdy, at the line Of the Harper,
Ferry district, thsnce with 1t 10 rhe BAN,
more and Ohio railroad at the crossing Oh
the Halltown and Shepherdstown Turn
pike, thence 10 the corner Of School Oh.
tricts No. 3 and 4. thence 10 heShsn
ferry on the Potomac river, thence Wy iD%
river and its meandeys 10 the norm "
Vanmeire's Marsh run, the corner "
Berkeley county, and thence With IN
county line to the beginning.
District No. 5, QHarpers Ferry
No. 8. Beginning at point on The oP
Of the mountain, a corner OF Cbaries"
district, thence with said district, ~ VIZ
mouth Of "Pat's run" crossing the sD.,
andoah river, and by straight Inc 70 ~.
bridge over CattaiI Run, on the Bioopeiy
Turnpike near Eicbelberger's shop, hem
to Schaeder's Cross roads, thence 70 w
corner of the Charlestown and ShepheIJ
town districts, on the line between ,he
lands OF Geo. I.yncb's heirs and Miss III
Curdy. thence continuing the same eouiss
with Shepherdstown district, to the Daiu
more and Ohio railroad at the crosslnso
the Hxlltown and Shephsrdstown Iuih
pike, thence TO the corner Of schooi W.
tricts No. 8 and 4. thence to Ncsnah
ferry on the Potomac river, thence CON-
the river, with It's meanders, TO ifs JlS
ton with the Shenandoah river; thebeS
crossing the Shenandoah river, and dona
the right bank Of the Potomac river 70 w
corner Of Loudoun county, Virginia, tne.ss
with said county line, along the top OF '''
mountain, 10 the beginning.
a Copy-Tesie.
4. A. MOORE,