Shepherdstown register. [volume] (Shepherdstown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1849-1955, 1903-01-29
Notes of the Railroads.

There's something dong IN railroad
business this week. Two corps of en-
gineers now have the their headquar-
tiers at the Entler Hotel, one under J.
B. Trenholm and the other in charge
of S. G. Crawford. Mr.. Trenholm
has the section of about FIVE miles be-
tween Starts farm on the Jefferson
county line and G. D. Wysongs place
east of town, while Mr.. Crawford has
the six miles between Wysongs and
the Old Furnace, this side Of Harpers
Ferry. Both parties are cross-section-
ing, which in plain language means
that they are setting the stakes to IN
dicate the cuts and fills and show the
amount of excavating or 6lling-in as
the case may be- This is the final
work before the contractor begins op-
erations. 1t is said that the company
desires TO begin work as soon after
March lst as practicable. The engin-
GERS will rent room in town for an
office and headquarters.
The members of the County Court
of Jefferson county and Engineer Sis
son and Right-of- Way Agent Hunter,
of the B & O. Railroad went over the
line of the Shepherdstown cutoff last
Thursday, with view to establishing
the crossings of the county roads by
the new railroad. The results as
agreed upon will be most gratifying
to our people, for there will be but
two grade crossings on the line in this
county, one at the Trough road, at the
Wysong farm, and the other at Moler's
School House. The Martinsburg road
and the Charles Town pike, just at the
edge of Shepherdstown, will be car
ried under the railroad, while the
Kearneysville pike will cross the rail-
road by bridge over the tracks We
are heartily glad that these main roads
will not be crossed at grade, and the
railroad officers and our county court
have the assurances Of the distinguish
ed consideration of the public. Sur
veys have been made looking to a
change in the county road near the
Turner farm, west of town, that will
give an easy grade and eliminate
dangerous proximity to the railroad.
It will involve the construction of
nearly half mile of new road,
Major Hunter, for the B & O. Rail
road, has settled with Jacob Rush for
the right-of-way through his farm near
the Jefferson county line, northwest |
of town. The Shepherdstown cutoff
goes through Mr.. Rush's barr and
very close to other buildings, and the
gives him $4,000 damages.
The amount is entirely satisfac-
tory to Mr.. Rush. The money has
been paid.
The railroad surveyors have been
having nice time of it this week
tramping over plowed fields and
through mud of the real clinging, af-
fectionate sort. Virginia mud is at its
best when the frost is coming out of
the ground, and that's the way it has
been for couple Of days past.
The Norfolk & Western Railway
will shortly inaugurate pension
scheme for the benefit of all its en-
ployees. 1t is proposed to pension
those employees who have reached the
age of 60 years and have been in the
service fifteen years.
1t is said that Joseph H. Sands will
become general manager Of
the Norfolk g. Western Railway, with
headquarters in Roanoke. Mr.. Sands
was general manager of the N. G. W.
in it's early days.
George VIM Tabler got $4,000 for
the right-of-way through his prop
erty from the B. & O. for its Shep-
herdstown cutoff, and Harrison Tab
Ter got $4,000. The money has been
paid in both cases.
In response to petitions of citizens,
the county court of Berkeley county
has ordered the B. & o. cutoff to pro-
vide overhead crossings at Kilmers
land and near Wyndham's shops.
Plans have been completed by the
IL Western Railway for hand
some new passenger station at Roam
oke. It's needed.