Spirit of Jefferson. [volume] (Charles Town, Va. [W. Va.]) 1844-1948, 1871-01-10

/ rF-es;ablishing the County seat at Charlcstowu
are pretty generally signed. The names of at
least twO>thirdS Uf the voters of the County
are appended thereto. Sign and send them
in at once.
PUnLIc SALTS. by reference to our Ad-
vertisiny columns several sales Of itc4l and
Persona: Property Will be found, extensive in
chsracte! and highly desirable to purchasers.
COUNTY GrrICEKS The newly elected
County OtRccrs tooE charge OF ,heir-roo,.oo
tive positions on Monday Heek, SAYS the Shep-
herdstown Register
Sheritf-G w. Chase.
Deputy Sheriffs, 1. I. Chaplne and Geo
Koonce
Circuit Clerk-Wm. 4. Chaplihe.
observation-disclosures ID. Eayman.
Prosecuting Attorney-G. VI. Beltzhoover.
Comfy Assessor-J"hn L. Erwin.
The following members of the Board of
Supervisors met on Tuesday for organization,
with certificates Q! election:
Chaplne Township-Ehrd Turner.
Grant To&nship-J. II. Ilaines.
Avc:il Township-J. j. Ramsburg
Bolivar T"TTnsniP-IIe.. Rnderick
Nr. RodercA was elected President of the
Board. and e. II. I'rayntr reelected Clerk.
Sheriff: Chase has appointed Robert Kim,
ball jaiIor.
AccEprEp-Rev J. \. Scott Of Elk
Hrnuch, has accepted call Frrm the Pres.
5y'erian Church in Shepherd>totn Ills
places .! preaching will he FIX Branch. Xiou
Church, Shepherdsrown aud Ttearncysvillc.
VEST NINCINIA.-The Legislature con.
veucd on the l7th of January the new
Gnve::icH ID no, inangurated until HE Nth of
March
TINE TAnLE-WG have received the
handsomely arranged and carefully prepared
Tine Table Of the baltimore and Ohio Rail-
road aud its several branches. that went into
g Grafton ia Chrj>Tn,os div We have cor.
rcr'"d OR ''G'rav"Ilcr'> Uniil'' Ia corresnnud
wi'h its Table, mud will from ting 10 time
note any chances that may "ccc~,
L. s. PATENT LAw.-We have received
from Munu 4 Co.. Solicitors of Parents, No
81 Park H"w. Tcw York, NEAT and bcauti-
fui Ii:tle book, giving full instructions to the
;:niuiormti As to how to obtain Letters Patent
for all new inventions, II is at the service of
any a. our friends having business With the
Patent Office.
TIVE B'.onMERf PIkE is as rapidly M,
preaching completion cocld be expected
from tie severe weather. The kablctown
road is also progressing. 4 hill is now pen,
din. in the Legislature Of Virginia for iha
extension Of the road from the Jefferson line
to CastIGma"'s Ferry in Clarke.
BEvEHLT II. TUCR Err, ESQ. so we'll and
iavorably known to our people, has Just been
recent visit to his friends and relations
in Winchester. He still resides at St. Cath.
arue's, Canada. buoeyaut in health and pros
Porous in business
tIotst SoLD.-Thc fine property nj
the late Mrs CONRAD KowxsLAR, in Mid
dlcway. sold on Friday last at public sale;
for $3.50. y. Mason Evans, ESQ, purcha-
ser.
UNDER CoHTRACr.-Wc learn from the
I0Ny Star tha, the Martinshurr & Potomac
Railroad is Under contract, and that the work
will lie executed with efficiency and dispatch
Mr.. March. of Pennsylvania. is the contrac-
tor, hhd will begin operations dtiring the pres.
eat week.
CUfSELrN'i JCHN BROvN.-MisS Edmonia
Lewis, the young sculptures, has returned TO
Rome. She takes with her commission to
rhSel lile-sitc statue Of John Brown for the
Union League Club, Mott York: IT is thus
that loyalty" seeks 10 perpetunte the memory
of a ihntir Who sought to have Southern w0-
men and children bu;cheTed.
- The weather in Paris ia said to grow
more Indictment Gvry day. and the soldiers not
employed on the foriiicn,ioh are kept under
shelter. Several cases OF frost>bite had &C.
CURED. The Government has taken charge
of the distribution of fuel and food, and is
about to establish soup kitchens:
When Oscar Hayes; an old body.
Of c=,Ptcsiden, Polk, died not lorg ago in
Columbia, Tenn, the town was draped in
raOurning:
- catalogue Of the University of Deserct
contains the names Of ffty-six Of Brigham
loung,s children Of both sexes, who are pu-
pills in the institution.
During the past ten days We have nc,
counts of number of disastrous fires in vnri
Gus parts of the country, involving the loss
of millions of dollars.
The cold weather in Louisiana and
Florida has damaged the orange trees.
WASTEp.-A white girl from Is to 90