Spirit of Jefferson. [volume] (Charles Town, Va. [W. Va.]) 1844-1948, 1871-02-21
Cone BY One."


Spifif Once. Feb. II, 1871.
Gone by One"
Itis with feelings Of deepest sorrow that
We have this week to record the uurimeiy
death Of our young frreui aud tuwusman,
ALBERT ID. REED, which occurred on the
morning Of Wednesday. the 10Th instant. in
the 3lsI year Of his age. The community
has seldom been called {" yield up to death :
unrelemIiu. hand Que Of ats members tai
elIted. SO genial, So universally beloved aud
respected. Has aIniabiIiry aud cheeriulne>s
OF disposition united Ia = rare musical IalamI
and u voice Of wonderful sweetness, caused
him to be sought after aud highly appreciated
By wide circle of friends both At home aud
il Washington City where he made his resi-
denee tor a number of years, completing his
musical education there aud taking hiIs h rank
a. Professor at Music. lis health bec"m-
ing enieeLled while there. lie gave up his Ia
VOriI pursuit and removed to Kingston, Ten.
heSsec, where. having III his early years served
an apprenticeship in newspaper "ihce. lac be-
came one Ul the editors 1T the E.ISi IcH"sNScSIT
After some length of time. lin iins has he 'lth
continued to FAIL he returned to- his native
county where he spent the rest uf his life.
occasionally, when his strength permitted.
giving few music lessons. \ few weeks
before his death he Connected himself with
the Presbyterian Church ia this place. snh
from that time expressed his entire resignation
{ dea,h, aud met the Kin. ct Terrurs peace
fully We may believe, to he released
from his intense >uffcrIngs and enter into ev-
eri1sring rest. Parents, Urn;hers aud sister
deeply mourn the l"sS ut a devoted sun and
affecIiOnate brrther, aud the pride and IA
Vorits Of his family aud frieudS Free Press.
IMPEOvI>G--Tu sati-fy the anxiety ex-
pressed by our exchanges ihrou- h"ut the Val
ley, We are -raiiGed t" state that the condition
Uf Nj " J. HAWKS at the present writing,
has very much improved from, wha, it was Ii
few weeks since His numcruu< friends \;
home u"w entertain 4 reasonable hope that hs
mry >..,n he ah.a 'n ,.s,n nave ia their midst
though w.'ir i constitution iInpair' I"
FENDER much u. IN, f.r.ner u.c!ulucss una
vA.lns
IxsunAHcE-I: vii DC .ecr by advertise
mr"I ia tnIN ,,aG,r ihaf the Valley Ere la
sIr.nce company II h.> Town ~ Transferred
its r,rks {" the ps4buiy.' Il, Watching
hsyIn. cnur.uIeI. i"r The iI.urr. to Il. a.
themselves 81 their Baukrug privileges r1-
clUsIVely. This II certainly very high
e tdIII"u al rlrat c"mpluy. by thiS action
they endorse the Peabody r-,giusIn!c
liberal. &: Mr.. j ED. HUKE. of Uhi- rnwu.
la'c y gent of the Naliey. has n"ru >'cur-.,i
an Agent Tor i!I> section. AID lac has already
taken a large number OF risks.
Ia addition 10 rhc above. which is copied
from our ue.ghhor of the Frcc I.rss W.. eau
only add tha, Il" Insurance Company stands
higher in our community than the &c Peah"ly.
aud "T their General AGENT iur tie Valley.
NJ. DUKE. he i live in all rLin.-.-
What he does he les with earurs;ne>>, aud
when dOne II is -eu.Iully done riSAt
THE DGAMArIc PEEFnrMA~cx ou S.,ur-
day night was a decided success. The attend
ance. cousiierin.. the weather. was much lar
ger thu anticipated. The characters. ~ We
learn. were faithfully deIinea,cd rhrud.hour.
AID some ct the representations apVrnactrus
the highest order OF thcspilu talent TIE
audience gave every evidence If sa,I>tactr"u
with The entertainment aud were grA,fied
with the ann .unccment that an"rher per
f,rmaucs with new pieces would take piscu IN
few weeks.
AsTER4L OIL.-The introduction of new
fluids for Iighr. Is of every day occurrence
but Messrs KsarsIey & Shcerer consider they
have secured the me plus ditca.. 1t is Pratts
Astral Oil, producing 4 clear and beautiful
light, free from odOr and warranted nou-ex-
plosiye. We are informed that it is RECON-
meRdcd By hundred Fire Insurance Com.
Panies. watch speaES we'll in its favor.
THE SAPPINGTUN IInrEL in this town has
been leased by Mrs. IlAEFuRD Of Berryvile.
where in cOnnexiou with her husband. some
years ago, vas kept one OF the best Hotels in
the Valley.
SALE.-Ine property IN the Western end
Of the town, Known as that Of the late VIM.
MTrOW's, decd, has been sold by John Burns
TO George w. KeilisOn for the sum OF 500.
Ma. ZAcuARIAu RAIXEs. living in the
vicinity of Port Republic, Rockingham county,
died last week. lie was we'll known all along
the Shenandoah river, rs COmmndore Rlines,
having been engaged Tor many years in boa,
ing on that stream.
AT the FEBRuARY term of the Clarke
county Court i, was ordered tina, the polls be
opened on 4,h Thursday in March. TO take the
sense Of the people on a proposition to sub
scribe 100000 TO the Shenandoah Valley
Railroad.
FTRE ~ LEEsBURG. VA. The dry goods
store of WIldamn & Clagcett on King street.
In Leeshurg. Va took FIRE Thursday, aud the
loss was about s6OO-S55O If which was for