Shepherdstown register. [volume] (Shepherdstown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1849-1955, 1884-11-28

Circuit Court, now In session at Charles
town, Judge C. ]. Faulkner presiding:
The following persons composed the
Grand Jury, sworn in on the first day of
the term: Geo. W. Hall, foreman; J. J.
Grantham, Joseph f. Bell, Solomon Cru
Der, Josiah Watson, ID. w. Clendenning,
r. V. Shirley, John j. Hilleary, Jas. IL.
Moore, j. V. Simmons, Thomas Locke,
Richard A. Ilessey, H. II. Cooke and
Esrom Slifcr.
The following indictments were brought
in by the Grand Jury, viz: Cook Swift,
colored, burglary; Harry Harris and
Frank Moore (three indictments), grand
larceny; Rein Piper, assault and battery;
, Charles Ross, cOlOred, unlawfully carry
ing q revolver; Albert Buzzard, unlaw-
fully carrying revolver; John Keys,
unlawfully carrying revolver.
The following State cases were disposed
of last week:
State VS.. 5. Il. Markle, indicted for un-
lawfully carrying revolver; acquitted.
Moore for State, Baylor and Beckwith for
| defence.
State vs.. Harry Harris and Frank
Moore, indicted for grand larceny; plead
ell guilty anu sentenced to the peniten-
tiary for eight Years each.
State vs.. Charles Ross, cOlored, indicted
! for unlawfully carrying "A revolver; found
guilty and fined $25. Moore for State,
Kennedy for defence.
State vs.. John Keys, colorcd, indicted
for unlawfully carrying revolver;
pleaded guilty and fined $2o.
State vs.. Cook Swift, indicted for bur-
glary; found guilty and recommended to
! the mercy of the court. Moore for State,
/ Green and Porterfield for defence.
| The Grand Jury visited the Jail, and
reported that ave find that it is in
clean and orderly condition, with the eN-
ccption that by reason Of hog-pcn i'll the
yald, which serves much to foul the
grounds, and the removal Of which we
respectfully urge should Immediately be
! had. We also recommend that the wall
surrou nding said yard neels repairs, a
portion of which seems to be falling away,
and we further recommend that unncces-
sary lumber should be removed from the
ward, and that at no time shall lumber be
allowed to accumulate therein"
Charles Porterticld was admitted 10
practice in this court.
Railroad NOtes.-A called meeting
/ of the directors of the Pittsburg and West
Virginia Central Railway Company was
held last Thursday in Baltimore. En-
! Senator Henry G.. Davis, the president OF
the company, presided, and the following
/ directors were present: Senators j. y.
! Camden, of West Virginia, and a. Z.
German, of Maryland; Col. Thomas b.
Davis, of Piedmont; Major Alexander
, Shaw, Vim. Kcyser and John \. llamblc-
ton, of Baltimore. The other directors
! Hon. james G. Blaine, ex-senator VIM.
! H. Barnum and Stephen B. Elkins--wcrc
not present. 1t was decided 10 move the
principal Office of the company from New
| York to Baltimore, and Mr.. \. Ebert, the
secretary, rendered his resignation. II
was accepted, and Mr.. +. w. :. Moore
was appointed 10 the position. The report
! of the president shows the company to be
+ i'm good condition. The quantity Of coal
! transported for the year ending Novem-
/ Der /, 1888, amounted to 274 1928 tons, and
for the year ending November / 1884,
1888, 46l toms-an increase of los, G3G tons.
The track-laying has now been completed
| to Davis, iifty-scven and a-half miles from
Piedmont, and, with the branch roa3 to
! Shaw, there are sixty miles of finished
road now owned by the company. The
! stations on the road are named after men,
| bcrs of the board of directors, and Il num-
Der Of small towns are springing up along
| the line rs the result of the development
/ of the country by the railroad and mines.
! The directors of the Western Maryland
Railroad held their annual meeting in
Baltimore on Wednesday. The report of
President Hood showed that the gross
earnings were 1865, $500. and the eX-
pcnses 1907 ,74 .9G, making the net earn-
ings 25s,245.73. The expenditures in
! bettcrments were 500, $3.50. The net
earnings show an increase over 1883 OF
! $4,O70.75. The track and machinery have
been very greatly improved during the
year, Il number Of iron bridges hay
! ing been substituted for wood, and
locomotives and cars purchased, &c.
/ Steel track is laid on almost the
entire line, and contracts have been
made for sufficient steel rails to finish the
work in the spring. The report shows
that a second track has become almost II
necessity, and that the present is all aus
picious time to begin the work. a achemc
is proposed for raising the money with
the aid of the city Of Baltimore.
The directors Of the Baltimore and Ohio
Railroad Company also held meeting
last Thursday. Mr.. Robert Garrett, first
! vice-president, and acting president for
some time before his fathers death, was
elected president. Mr.. Samuel Spencer,
second vice-president, was made first
ficc-presiueit, anu MT. lHohias III. hihS,
general superintendent of the Pittsburg
division of the Baltimore and Ohio, WAS
unanimously chosen second vice-prcsi-
dent. A new office of general manager
was created, and Mr.. Bradford Durham
was made general manager Of the Whole
Baltimore and Ohio system. MIR. w. VI.
Clements hitherto master of transDorta-
ton, was elected general superintendent
of the main stem and its branches. Mr..
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