Spirit of Jefferson. [volume] (Charles Town, Va. [W. Va.]) 1844-1948, 1872-08-27
DEATH OF REV. DR.. Tneo,ss. n, BoNp.-

DEAfd of nEV. DR. IHOS. III. BOND
Rev. DIR. Thomas r. Boand, SO well known
in this community for his genial manners and
answering adherence to principles which he
held to be correct, and as one of the. ables.
editorial writers in the Methodist Episcopal
Church, died at his farm in Hartford county.
on Sunday afternoon, in the fifty>ninth year
of his age. DR.. Bond was reared to the pro.
fession of medicine, but in early life entered
upon the local ministry of the Methodist
Episcopal Church, of which he remained a
member until the late national difficulties,
when he enlisted with those who Joined the
Methodist Church South, and was its warm
supporter up to the time of his death. DR..
Bond possessed strong and highly cultivated
mind, was gifted with rare humor and fine,
yet not ungenerous, talent for sarcasm, and
wrote with remarkable facility. \
For some time before his death DR.. Bond
suffered from cancer in the stomach, which
was the cause of his death. He was an earn
est and devoted friend, and in all the relations
OF life was highly esteemed for his integrity
and unwavering adherence to the cause and
principles which he believed to be right A
good man has fallen, and the church of which
he was devoted member has lost one of its
brightes: Baltimore Gusefte.
POINT OF Rocks RA1LRoAD.-The COM
pletion of this road, says. the Washing Pa
trtot of the 18th, which will bring Washing
ton in communication some hours earlier with
the great West than by the present route, is
now near at hand. The entire route is graded
and construction trains run daily over the
track for twenty-five miles from Washington.
and seven or eight miles at the other end. be.
tween which connection will be made as soon
as the bridge work is finished Orders have
been issued to ballast the road from WASH
ington to Rockville, Montgomery county.
with stone ballasting, FREQ from dust, so as to
have the same in running order in time
enough to transport passengers, to the Mont>
gomery County Agricultural Fair, which is
set down for the latter part of ne xt month.
OLD PoToMAc R1FLEs-The annual re-
union of the surviving members of the old
Potomac Rifles, commanded by the late Col
John F. Hamtramck, will take place on Sat-
urday, the 9TH of September, the first Satur-
day in the month, according to reso-
luton adopted by the surviving members
two years ago. The meeting will take
placeat Morgan's Spring. as heretofore. The
surviving members of Col. Harper's Artillery
Company are also invited to participate. It
is hoped that as many as can possibly attend,
of the above companies will be present
Criswell's Cornet Band will be present to give
life to the occasion. The public generally.
and the ladies especially, are invited to par.
tlcipate. Every member will bring basket
of provisions !Stcpher7sto,cn Register.
A Bold BANK RoBBEnY.--On Sunday
night the 18th inst the Third National Bank
of Baltimore, on South street, was visited and
robbed, of $4,000. The parties committing
the robbery rented room in the same build.
ing lew months ago ostensiblv for CARRYING
on the brokers' business. but really for the
purpose of robbing the bank which thew ac
compished by cutting through the walls
They we're supplied with full set of burglars
tools, consequently the work of the opening
the vault was easily effected. The supposi>
ton is that they were at work for several
months in putting things in proper shane
for entering the bank, and the GOODNESS with
which they went about it showed tina. they
are experienced hands aft tho husipess
The POSTAL CAnps.-Forms of proposal
the new postal card are now completed, and
the advertisement only awaits the signature
OF the Postmaster General The new cards
are, light amber in color, five inches bv three
and one-eghth inch in size and weichs about
II drains. On one side there is visnette
head of the Goddess Of Liberty with the
words Omitted States Postal Card" enoraved
and printed in the highest style of art. This
side also contains the directions. uwr;.,
the subscription on this side and the com-
munication on the other" and is ruled for
the name, State, county postofice, number
and strcrt
WHAT Coon ROADS Do-They benefit
every one along the course. Good roads save
horse flesh, they facilitate transportation Of
the produce to market, they save your tenn
per, they greatly increase the value of land
they lend attractiveness to the eye of stran
ger, they increase the traffic and business
Show US town which receives large coun>