Spirit of Jefferson. [volume] (Charles Town, Va. [W. Va.]) 1844-1948, 1868-05-05
OFFICIAL CONFIRMATION.

the Winchester District. The Achans in
ATTENDANCE saw the comfortable church and
beautiful grave yard in Charfestown~in pos
session of its rightful owners, the only Meth
odist congregation in this town, and they de-,
terminedSthat such things should not be, and
that the property should be seized as an adj
dition to the spoils of conquest, and made to
contribute to the overflow of the already pie
thoric purse of the Northern church. To
see was to covet and to covet, was to insti-
tute proceedings to obtain. The rights of
other parties, or the peace of Zion, were
questions that did not come up for considera-
ton, but the acquisition Of the property, was
heavily discussed.
A Board Of Trustees was nominated and
| elected. Upon this Board-when their ap
! pointments were oLfImed by the radical
court-was to devolve the duty of institutinS
suit of ejectment, TO g2t possession of the
property. Last week that complaisant gentle
man, who holds the scales of justice for this
circuit, permitted the weight of his prejudices
to lean on the side of the board. and the
present trustees at once kicked the beam.
And now comes the "tug of war" The
Southern church has possession, and the
| Northern church don't ike the arrange
ment, The "Pilgrim" and his "Pet Lambs,
need this. patch OF pasturage, and we may
soon look for process from the courts to
CRAFTY their avaricc. A brief notice of tie
gentlemen constituting the new Board, may
be interesting. First on the list, and first in
the hearts of the loyalists of this county, we
have that distinguished character
MR.. ANTHONY TURNER,
who thinks that 40 patriot ought to pay
rebel any debt contracted before, or since, or
during the war, and in this way, aided by the
laws and the courts of West Virginia, he has
managed to defraud not few of his credi-
tors, and will defraud others if he has the
chance. 1t is not safe for Southern man
to trust him for poundriof tobacco. Be-
sides this patriotic feeling, he is addicted to
hankering for horses, and sometimes imag
ines other peoples horses are his own
Whenever this feeling comes over him
which is not rare occurrence-he. applies
to the court to confirm his right of owner
ship. 1t is said, however, that this singular
freak of his imagination never leads him to
fancy the horse Of {. Union man, but always
fzss his longing vision upon tho property Of
those who are suspected of at least sympathy
with the rebellion. The.next On the list, at
least in our arrangement of it, is
SAMUEL X. LINDSEY:
who has been footing the gospel horn without
much effect for more than twenty-five years,
and so strong are his propensties as prayist,
that he has even been known to force lock
to gain entrance to place of prayer. As a
singist, he is one of the biggest "bulls in the
pen," and has often made the welkin ring
with his 'melodious sonnets." He was called
ISan,uel at his christening, after certain
scriptural character of some notoriety, whose
parents are said to have asked him of the
Lord" The Il. in his name stands for Kan
garoo and this was given him for his agility
in jumping either way, backwards or for
wards. After him, in fit association, comes
GEORGE w. ANDERSON,
whose dog.iron profile is familiar to every
man who has ever travelled the Leetown road
He is not entirely without history, but VIC
have not the room to present it this week.
1t is suggested that he was made one Of the
trustees, that his sour visage might
"Afright the souls of fearful advcrsaries."
But every lump must have a little leaven, and
that this radical lump might receive its por-
ton, the Quarterly Conference referred to,
threw into the batch our old friend, from the
Harpers Ferry District,
EDMUND CHAMBERS.
late member Of the Gouse OF Delegates from
this county. We have some respect for him,
because we are told that he don't like Joe
Chapline, and we are bound to respect any
man that has poor opinion of Joe; conse'
quently we respect nearly the entire comnu-
nifty.
EALEIGH BOWERS
is the .'slast rose Of summer" that blooms on
this stock He is farmer who has resided
near the historic village of Leetown ever
since we had any recollection Of the place:
He is fellow of infinite jest, tells good
story, and tells it well, is as genial as the rays
of an autumn sun, and is reputed to be a
good Judge of horse. When he sees a
horse once, he knows him ever thereafter.
1t is this last qualification that secured him
4 place on the Board. 1t was feared that
"high-over Anthony" might take fancy to
the preachers horse, and claim him before
the Court, when it would be necessary to
have horse-judge to aid the present mule
judge in coming to a correct conclusion. So
Raleigh figures on the Board,
There is great rejoicing in the Mongrel