Shepherdstown register. [volume] (Shepherdstown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1849-1955, 1909-11-18
NEW STATION COMPLETED.
Splendid Improvement of the N. q W.
Railway at Shepherdstown
Greatly Admired.

Railway at Shepherdstown
Greatly Admired.
| The splendid new passenger station OF
the Norfolk & Western Railway at Shep-
herdstown has been practically completed,
and the finishing touches are now being
put on by the workmen. The building
will be turned over to the railroad COM
pany Saturday by the contractors, COM
plete in every detail, except for the out
side work to be done by the company and
the installation of the furniture.
The new station is one OF which our
community and the railroad company may
be equally proud. 1t is accessibly and
conveniently located between German
and High streets, between the old Luth-
eran Church and the old line OF the road,
midway between the two streets named
and easily approached from either. It IS
first-class station-Norfolk & Westerns
No. land there is no better on the en-
tire system except at points where there
are union stations. The lot on which 1t
stands extends from street to street ana
is of ample width. This will be further
| improved by the removal OF the emoank-
ment on the northwest corner, and filling
in the whole space outside OF the paving
with cinders, topped with crushed Stag.
The pavement is $50 feet long, extending
from the railroad track to the rear OF the
station and making good walk all around
the building. The paving is OF heavy
vitrified brick, laid in a thick bed OF sand,
and has heavy granite curbing. A very
desirable feature OF the improvement is a
fine shed $50 feet long and reaching from
the track to the station building, with
which il is connected. This will entirely
protect passengers from bad weather, and
the pavement is at such level as to make
perfectly comfortable egress and ingresS
| from and to the trains. There could be
no improvement in this respect.
The station is handsomely designed
and excellently constructed building. 1t
is 100 feet inches long and q feet in
depth. 1t is built of pressed brick, with
granite trimmings, and is in every respect
substantial and convenient. The agents
office is in the center, facing the track,
with wrought-iron gratings TO protect the
windows, and handsome brass WlcketS
for the ticket windows. There are two
large waiting rooms, one for white per-
sons and one for colored persons. These
rooms are tastefully finished with cypress
paneling, with natural finish in hard oil,
and have comfortable benches around the
walls. There are both front and rear en-
frances. Connecting with each waiting
room are two toilet rooms, one tor men
and one for women. pasSageway con-
meets the two waiting rooms. AT the
north end of the building is large bag
gage and express room, finished with
pine wainScoting.
The station inside and outside is bril-
liantly lighted with electric lightS-neat
chandeliers on the interior and pendant
lights under the train sheds. The heat
ing is done by a modern system of hot
water, the boiler being located in the Gel
lar. Water for the toilet rooms and other
station purposes is brought from the
company's big tank a half mile south.
With electric lights, an ample modern
heating system and toilet and closet con-
venences, the new building is thoroughly
up-to-date so far as comfort is concerned.
The station has a slate roof, and the
painting is neat combination OF gray
and brown. There are two complete
systems OF drainage. The contractor
who has done this excellent piece OF work
is John p. Pettyjohn, of Lynchburg, and
the efficient superintendent who has been
in charge is o. L. Burnett The work
has been done expeditiously and well
under his management.
The contract price of this job was about
$4,000. To this has been added extra
work, including blasting and excavating
in some places and filling up in others,
that will make the contractors bill run up
to about $4,000. In addition, the railroad
company has done couple OF thousand
dollars worth OF other work in connection
with the improvement All OF the work,
we are informed by Mr. Burnett, is first
class, the specifications of the company
calling for material and workmanship about
which there can be no question. When
the approaches shall have been complet-
ed, and the grounds about the station
improved, we will have station and
surroundings such as few county towns
can boast of. And we can assure the
railroad company that our town people
throughly appreciate what it has done for
our community.
AS above stated, the station will be
turned over to the railroad company, rep
resented by Major Bruner, on Saturday.
1t will be open for inspection that day
and also, it is hoped, Saturday night. 1t
has been suggested that there be some
sort of demonstration on that occasion
when our people shall express in some
way their appreciation OF the improve
ment. We think that the idea is an ex-
cellent one, and hope that it may be car
ried out Mr. Spedden, the N. & w.
agent here, informs us that the new sta
ton will be put in use about the first OF
December.
Shortly after three O'Clock Wednesday
afternoon the three year-old son Of Mrs.
J. g. Knutti, of Sunnyside, swallowed
draught of poison. Mrs. Knutti had been
dicinfe ctiuu the house with n ctrOnU cOlu-