Spirit of Jefferson. [volume] (Charles Town, Va. [W. Va.]) 1844-1948, 1872-03-12
L remain, very truly, your friend,
FRANCIS II SMITH.

From the above correspondence. we are
truly gratitied to learn tina. Cen. Smith has
given the appointment to one of our young
county men, Mr.. e.. B. Baylor, a son of our
old friend Col, Baylor. 1t is "a very high and
fatterins compliment to Mr. Baylor, to be
selected by the Superintendent of an iustitu-
ton that stands deservcdly high in the
estimation OF the public and from so large
number of the youth of the country.
Mr.. Baylor is jnsf 81 years of age. He
graduated at the V. NJ l. lat July, after
course of three years has been employed
during the present session as Assistant Pro.
fessor. Col. Baylor has another son who
graduated st the same time, and received an
appointment on the Pittsburg and Chicago
Railroad last September, Immediately on leay-
ing the Institute.
Derins the late war tie South was sims
piled with host of able and enlightened Off
GERS from this institution, and in every in
stance they reflected the highest honors upon
their Alma Mater. Jefferson county fur
nished her full quota from that number of
her alumni, many Of whom now sleep beneath
the green sod Of che Vslley-Allcp. Bolts
Lakeland, Thomson, and long line of others.
CORPORATION ELEcT1oN.-The dav an
pointed for our municipal election (the first
for twelve years, with single exception) is
near at hand, aud We learn from Madam Ru-
NOR that quite number of candidates for
Mayor, Recorder and Councilmen, will be in
the field. For our own part, VIC will make no
personal suggestions, but in general way we
would advise our citizens to select and vote
for men of capacity, energy and liberal spirit
men who, while they Will not be guilty of
an indiseriminate lavishness of public expep.
ditures in these scarce times, yet are possessed
of liberaliy sufficient to make such in
vestmeats as the true interests of the people
may demand without exhorbitant taxation.
and who, withal, are calculated to preserve
rigid adherence to the execution of the laws.
Accidental young man in the employ
of MIR. Charles Bowers, living on the farm of
Humphrey Keyes, Esq, met with a painful
accident on Friday last. 1t seems that the
party was loading a log upon wagon at the
time of the accident, and by some mishap
slipped and dislocated one of his thighs
Drs. Mason aud Richardson rendered the me-
cessary medical attention, and the patient is
said to be doing as well as can be expected.
To NEWSPAPERS AND CORRESPONDENTS.
We would again request our exchanges and
correspondents to direct all papers and letters
plainly to Charlesto,on, Jefferson county, West
Va, as we are almost daily in receipt of mail
matter that has been missent to Charleston,
Kanawhs county. Attention to this matter by
persons communicating with Charlestowu,
would not only be an accommodation to u.s.
but to our whole community.
ADVERTISED LErTERs.-In the list of adj
vertised letters remaining in the P. o. at
shepherdstown, we find the names of John
W. Kennedy, Miss Bessie McCurdy, Rev.
John w. Tongue, and Messrs Baylor g.
Wilson.
PUB. Doc.-Hon. Henry G. Davis will ac-
eeps our thanks for copy of the Congress
s'onal Directory of the Forty-Second Con-
gress.