Spirit of Jefferson. [volume] (Charles Town, Va. [W. Va.]) 1844-1948, 1908-02-04
Public Meeting at Harpers Ferry.
HARPERs FERRY. w. VA.
January 3Ist, 1908


A meeting of the citizens of Bolivar
and Harpers Ferry was held at Hotel
Connor at 5 D. m, January 3Ist. to dis
cuss the subject of free bridges at Harp
ers Ferry, and endeavor to join the cit
lzens of the Shspherdstown and Charles
Town districts in their efforts to obtain
the same benefits at Sh.pherdstown and
on the Shenandoah river near Charles
Town, believing that the citizens of
Shepherdstown and Charles Town would
by joining forces with those of Harpers
Ferry. stand a better chance of opening
these barriers to the prosperity of the
business interests of the three districts,
than by taking single acton.
The meeting called Mr.. George H.
Child to the chair, and George R. Bready
as secretary. Mr.. Child explained the
object of the meeting in a very clear and
iorclble manner. followed by Rev. Faith
er Collins and DR.. b. B. Ransom.
Upon motion unanimously seconded,
a committee composed of the following
gentlemen was appointed to wait upon
the business professional and active cit
liens Of Charles Town and Shepherds
town, and in meeting assembled endeav-
or to combine a solid committee CON-
posed of a certain number from each
district with proper authority to APP
pear before the County Court of Jeffer-
son county, praying the court will take
up and consider the application of the
citizens of the three districts aforesaid,
for the condemnation of the three exist
ing bridges and the building of the other
bridge, with such action within their
jurisdiction.
The citizens of Harpers Ferry and Boil
war believe the citizens of Jefferson
county will join them in the fight, and
that the extra taxes that each may have
to pay on account of the necessary bonds
that must be issued for the purpose, will
b. made up many times by the increased
business that must flow into the towns of
Charles Town, Shephe sdstown and
Harpers Ferry that is at present barri-
caded by half a dozen men who by ex-
cessive tolls drive away all business that
otherwise would come in to the benefit
of the communities at large. With this
object in view, it is sincerely hoped that
a united and persistent effort will be
made to accomplish this much desired
result.
The committee appointed will confer
at once with the citizens of Charles Town
and Shepherdstown and arrange meet
ings for future discussion and action,
AS this INVOLVES the interests of the citi-
zens of the adjoining counties as we'll as
our own, we ask whatever help they can
afford us,
GEO. H. CHILD, Chairman
G. X. BREADY. Secretary.
Committee: G. H. Child. Charles I.
Cavalier, John Macarthur, T. ], Bur-
leigh. c. B. Wentzell. Sr, George R.
Bready,
The meeting was attended by the fol-
lowing citizens; inc Macarthur. Benz
Baden, Jos Baden. Alfred Burton. G !
Cavalier, Chas E Marlatt, Geo r Mar
ouette, t M Conner, DR. B B Ransom.
DR. F M Phillips Geo w Graham. Geo
H Child. G r Bready. Chas Anderson.
Abraham Kaplon Chas Smith. VII
Erwin. Rev E Collins, Leo O'Beirne.
Alexander Murphy. B ] Miles. John
Keller. Walter Dittmeyer. Victor Dit
meyer, Jas Cassell. Frank Trail, S Ed
Grove: B Wentzell, Jr. w w Went
zelI. c w Wentzell. W Cole. Frank
Coe. E S Cummings. T H Jones, Joseph
Jones, w 0 Towns, Shepherd Gatren. |
Jno Walsh. N c Bracket, VIM Doran. |
G L Martin. w X Peregory. Jos Eakles. |
w Q Ran. F Petruschack. VIM Kahn. w |
B Nichols ] G Hurst. Patrick Winstead
Prof Mcdonald. VIM Stuart. G w Green
D H Nichols. ! H Cox. K Strlder. c
B Wentzell. Juo Lew. Edw Higgins.
Jno Faherty, Theo LaRue, L DALEY.
w A Walsh, c NJ LaRue. F O'Beirne. {,