Spirit of Jefferson. [volume] (Charles Town, Va. [W. Va.]) 1844-1948, 1865-12-12

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scriptions:
Ber7yrM-WrLIAM A. N1sETARNER.
NiR3lcuoy-JouN I. SnAULL.
Huper's Fcrry-Major T. QUINN.
MPhcrdsto5;"-D. s. RENTcu.
KuJ1ctown-Dr. JESSE S~rocKER.
UuHtown-JonN II. SrR1DER.
DuficIdS-UILLERY & JOHNSON.
Rjppon-M. b. FRYER.
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TIE MATCH RACE-The Match race here
toforc announced, mile heats. best three in
five, for $500 a side, between Lieut.. News
bay mare, Nedora, and Maj. QU1NN's sorrcl
mare, Cora, came oqon Friday last, over the
course near this town. Judges-For Major
Quinn, Mr.. Edgar Allen, of Troy, n. Y;
for Lieutenant New, Andrew E. Kennedy,
Esq. Umpire, John Moore, of this county.
L ~ lhSS "AS al SAClGtCS OlIO, DuL was easily
won by Cora in three straight heats. Time,
I'm. lis; Pm. Is; On. As. The "'scrub"
afforded great amusement to all present, ex-
cept those who were Immediately interested
in the result. Some Of the horses entered
were Indifferent whether they stuck to
the track or journeyed towards Harpers's
Ferry or Charlest0sn. although all of them
evinccd decided speed, and more than ordi-
nary bottom. The attendance was large, and,
we are pleased to say, excellent order pre-
vailed.
FATAL ACCIDENT.-On Saturday morI-
i1@f last as two brothers, WILLIAM. and
GEORGE YOUNG, sons of the late Ezekiel d.
Young, of his town, were playing in the
hay loft Of Mr.. Bishop, they fell through
the door of the NOW, and were precipitated
some twelve or fifteen feet to tho hard ground
beneath. The younger, George. about fE-
teen years Of age, t"il Immediately on his
brother, but his head striking first, resulted
N fractures OF the skIil, in the legion of TIE
forehead and temple, with depression of the
bone, rupture of ong Of its internal arteries.
and extensive heElorrhagc into the Uranium,
causing compression Of the brain. The ope-
ration of trcphining was practiscd by DR.. j.
y. Straith, assisted by Drs. j. j. II. Straith
and w. j. Lippctt, the bone raised, aud the
clot removed; but the fracture extended SO
deeply into the base of the skull, opening
@>ep vessels, and TIE pressure Of hcmorrha-c
damaged So extensively the base of the brain
that the operation could not avail, and the
youth died on Sunday evening. In this con-
~ncction we are glad to learn that Miss Emma
+. Reed; who suffered Il similar injury. a few
U.nnEcf atrnL-0 lurua pcrt;,,, r. ~ r.
bone being carried in and driven upon the
brain, is doing we'll and will recover. In
this case also, the operation, removal from
the brain OF all thG bone CORRESPONDING to
the seat Of the blow, was performed bv DIR.
i: \. Straith and DR.. w. +. Lippctt. VIII
liam Young, the elder brother. We are clad
to state, is not supposed to have been scri-
ously injured by the fall. The deceased
brother had but recently arrived here from
the ~neighborhood Of Philadelphia, and is
represented to have been a youth of fine APP
pearamce' and considerable promise.
FATAL CAsrALFv.-We re&ret to an
nouncc the death of Mr.. PATRICK O'Coy-
MEL, Of this town, under circumstances truly
distressing. He had been to a sale in the
neighborhood of Harpcr's Ferry, on We'd
nesday last, but during the night he made
his way by some means unknown, to the
t~rcssIlng work Of the Baltimore and Ohio
railroad, Immediately opposite the Ferry
The freight train passing down about nine.
and the night exceedingly dark, either passed
partly over him, or gathered: and left him
dead and mutilated, on the side of the track.
opposite to what is known IS the old "Car-
penters Shop. The fact hxTing been com>
municated to II. Y. Daniels, I:sT:, he had a
CorOners jury summoned, and after invcsti-
eating all the circumstances and e~liciting
such evidence as could be obtained, a yer1
dict was rendered of accidental death from
as above indicated. The deceased
was about torty-seven years Of age. of re-
markedly industrious habits. and of great
aud strength. lie leaves a wife and
six children to mourn his untimely end
The family and friends Of the deceased are
under special obligation to Squire Daniels |
for having obtained from Major Flags a Co |
ambulance for the transportation !
Of his mutilated body to his former home
1t Is somewhat singular that the horse of the
deceased, which he had been riding during |
the day, roamed at large through the night.
and after some boys endeavoriAg in vain to
catch him in the morning, he was found at
nine o'clock, near to the spot where Mr..
O'C. had been killed, with both hind legs
cut off by the passing train. On discovery,
some humane citizens despatched the beast
BY shooting
WATER.-We' congratulate our citizens
upon the prospect of soon having again a full
.upPly of that great essential, water. The
I'D trustees OF the town at an informal meet
ng, proposed 4 tax Of one dollar for each
which, if generally paid, they esti-I
will repair all the pumps and do SONG
'ther matters of pressing~recsssity for the
rood Of the town. The Iiqt has been pat in
he hands of Mr.. Daniel NJ. Sheetz, AND ne
rope our citizens will readily and cheerfdiHy
when called upon.