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To The Ladies. To the Clergy, TO the Voters
cf Jefferson County.

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JEFFERSON County has almost Is
arpers Ferry Bolivar their Immediate
81 s o On @
east side q the Shenandoah River and St the territory
From Harpers Ferry Va to castlemans Ferry "a not
nearly 10 Of the County country people
The County Court has agreed 70 build one bridge near
coInodate nearly Of the Of County
falls election proposition to bond the e exceed
carry this proposition cent the people voting
vote for the bridgeO the proposition fails This undoubtedly
counymen the east side Of the river leaves his home his
objective point his county seat Charles TOWN. So whether h
loses time distance the proposed bridge nearly
To make this bridge effective Of practical use necessary
CONSTRUCT two roads, down the 70 Ferry road the
trucon these roads viii not cost the for the
especially benefited signed the County
Of the County Surveyor Jas Hendricks One of the members
50 will be seen that those specially benefited are willing
Some have said that as Charles Town Dstrict will be specially
benefited BY the Of this bridge she should
will every county spends
60 for county Charles Town District nearly
sessed value Of real county
east side Of the Shenandoah River Of little value
There several large veins ct limestone running
county limestone find
land The land the side Che Shenandoah River
present value over 100000 which
To increase the bonded Indebtedness Of jefferson county
o per cent and TO pay of at the rate
ed value land the side Of the Shenandoah River only
the first cent Every succeed
Illustrate your taxes are 500 per first
they Be- the first year $51 If they are $ they will be $3.50
Then few s wears aer this bridge pp in
value the land the side Of the
Charles Town itself much than take the bond
issue H really them
Town are getting about thirty thousand bushels Of wheat
will from eighty hundred thousand bushels Of
wheat from Loudoun county Now benefit part Of
tent The State Normal School shepherdstown benefits prm
ary Shepherdstown and vicinity but at the time it
7le1' OS1slS : It THE ERA RAILRoAD BOND ISSUE
build m
value land the River
by the building of this bridge and the construction of these
uon thereof Now all frequently heard the Bond
Of $3.50 GOO for the Of the Railroad
has and is still 10 cent
annually market it's opening the southern markets
We are today getting from to bushe for our wheat
necon with southern markets Five cts bgsheo 100000
bushels Of wheat from $4,000 which is from 70
present Indebtedness county $4,000
limited State Constitution the wisdom of the
thereof county debt assessed
me yane q hs real and e
carry debt of which the wisdom the fathers
suton thought conservative So could
$4,000 still considered
vative by the trainers Of our constitution.
MAY NOT BE NEEDED.
authorize this bond issue the County Court
consider issue it. The Of the county
the taxation assist building
bridge the Opequon Berkeley county build
ious addition Court House with and to
considerably reduce public debt So the people authorize
this bond issue the County Court find that they have the people
of them ther recorded they County Court
indebtedness The roads, have stated will
be without the county for the
business and financial side Of the Bridge Proposition
It has another side As have heretofore stated 10 of
the Of the Shenandoah River
consult histories viii find that the land the side q
the Shenandoah River settled earlier than the land the
of the but the between the peoples being
limited by frequent times impossible churches
aude the branches that they established east side of said
]. Shenandoah Churches