Shepherdstown register. [volume] (Shepherdstown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1849-1955, 1884-04-19
BRIEFS.


general agents.
A formation of tin and silver-bearing
ore has been discovered three miles from
Glenwood, in Mason county, w. Va,
which bids fair to prove of considerable
richness and value. Assays show that
the ore contains from eight to ten per cent
of tin and ninety per cent of silver. A
company has been formed to develop the
ore.
Application has been made for charter
for the "Charlestown Hotel and Park
Company" corporation designed to
erect and operate a fine hotel, with espc-
ciaI accommodations and attractions for
summer boarders, upon the lot known as
the Carter House garden lot, comprising
two acres, delightfully."- located in the
southeastern portion Of our town. The
enterprise is in good hands, and its sue
cess is no doubt assured.-Spirit.
Mr.. Philip Showers, as executor, last
Saturday sold the meadow lying between
the avenue leading to the fair grounds
and the lime-kiln, containing about II.
acres, to Mr.. Applegarth, for s2lO; the
meadow below the Bull-eye bridge, con-
tanning acres, to Mr.. c. d. Matthaei, for
$3.50 per acre, and OH Monday the
meadow below the gas-housc, containing
about acres, for $3.50 per acre, to Mr.. G.
d. MISUNDERSTANDING Herald.
John C. Harbaugh, of Washington
county, Nd, Tuesday pleaded guilty to
receiving more than the law allows for
prosecuting a pension claim, and was sem
fenced to thirty days in the HagerstOwn
Jail. Ilarbaugh was charged with receiv
ing S7S7.l4 for Levi Cline, of Company +,
First Regiment, Potomac Home Brigade,
on April 25, 1882, of which he gave Cline
SS7.l4, and retained 500. IIarbaugh is
an old man about Is years Of age.
Anew Railway Entcrpri>e.-Thc
Secretary of State of West Virginia has
issued articles of incorporation to the
Coal and Iron Railway Company. cor
poration that is composed of the most
wealthy and influential set of men in this
section of the country. The following is
list of the incorporatOrs: III. G. Davis,
ex-United States Senator and president OF
u national bank; John A. Hambleton,
banker, Of Baltimore; William kcyscr,
capitalist and eX-vicc-president of the Bal
timore and Ohio Railroad; II. Harrison
Garrett, son of John w. Garrett, and
banker of Baltimore; A. z. German,
United States Senator from Maryland; j.
L. Chaffee, exhibited States Senator and
president OF national bank; Enocil
Pratt, president OF Il national bank and
the capitalist who recently donated mill
lion dollars to free library in Baltimore;
William Pinckncy Whytc, Ex-Governor
and United States Senator from Mary
land; James G.. Blaine, cX-Secrctary of
State and ex-United States Senator from
Maine; }. n. Camden, United States Sen
ator from West Virginia; S. 3. Elkins,
president of national bank; Thomas F.
Bayard, United States Senator from Della
ware; John +. Mcpherson, United States
Senator from New Jersey; j. o. Moss,
president of a national bank. The Coal
and Iron Railway is proposed to assist in
developing the Elk Garden big vein of
coal and of opening and developing the
entire southern end of the Eastern Pan
Handle. 1t will run from Winchester,
Va, to and through the Upper Potomac
coal fields in West Virginia, via Moore
field, Hardy county, and connect with the
West Virginia Central and Pittsburg
Road at Davis, Tucker county, about fifty
miles southwest Of Piedmont. 1t opens
up one of the richest coal-fleldS in the
world. The agreement says that 1.-THE
railroad which this corporation proposes
to build will commence 1T or near point
Oh the eastern boundary line of the State
of West Virginia, in the county of lamp
shire, near to Lockhart's Gap, and run
thence, BY the most practicable route, to
or near CapOu Springs, in the said coun-
ty; thence to or near WarGcnsvillc, Ill the
county of Hardy; thence through the
Bean settlement to Moorcfiell, in the said
county of Hardy; thence to or near to
Petersburg, in the county of Grant;
thence by the way of Clnc's or Maysville
Gap, or by the most practicable route, to
the Upper Potomac eoal-fielGs, in Tucker
or Grant county" The principal bust
ness Office in West Virginia will lie ut
Piedmont, and the corporation is to con-
tinuc pcrpetually. The new road will be
pushed to immediate completion. The
capital of the road is s 100000.
a Sad Case.-Several months ago
family consisting of husband, wife and
three little children arrived in Shepherds
town from the neighborhoo d of Stcelton,
Pa, and being entirely destitute of money
or means and having no friends, they were
allowed to make their home in 4 canal
boat OH the other side of the river. They
remained there, living mainly on charity,
until business on the canal was resumed,
when they had to find other quarters.
They then got into small house about
two miles below town, where they have
remained in state Of great restitution,
being entirely dependent on their neigh
bors for living, the husband and father
having been sick and unable to work.
About two weeks ago he was taken very
ill with typhoid-pneumonia, and when
somo charitable persons visited the house
he was found lying upon the floor on
couple of bags, with part of an old