Spirit of Jefferson. [volume] (Charles Town, Va. [W. Va.]) 1844-1948, 1872-04-02

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den's seraphs oft sumber. and we're out of sight.
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F oiling and battling each project most dear
| E vii and good spirits haunt us always,
r iyaiing eseh other in the chase,
tillithe good Father watches and winds up tho
ur brief song is ended. of EARTH. spirit. we own
N one better than the s.sr1a1r OF JErrxasos..
LIFE INsuRANoE.-We call the attention.
OF our readers to the advertisement of the
Maryland Life Insurance Company of Balti-
more, q favorite company with our county PEG.
pie. We give below notice taken from a
Baltimore paper that speaks we'll for the
management of the company. The President
and Directors of which are personally known
to our business community:
Annual Statement Of the Insurance Con>
pdntes.-On the first Monday in March the
| insurance companies of this State are required
by law to publish their annual ststements:-
1t gives us pleasure to invite the attention of
our readers to the statement of "The Mary
land Life Insurance Company" which ap-
pears in our columns to- day. The statement,
as compared with that of last year, shows a
very favorable progress, and this, together
with the evident care manifested in the sclec
ton of investments, gives good assurance of
security to policy holders. We observe that
good surplus is shown over ssreserve" or
Reinsurance fund.-" calculated upon higher
basis American mortality per cent interest)
thap is adopted by most of the Life Com
| panies in this country The insurance law of
the State of New York allows considerably
| less reserve as the standard of solvency than
has been voluntarily adopted by our Maryland
Company.
S. V. r. r. Suops.-The Shepherdstown
Register of Saturday-the editor of which
seems to be almost able with telescope eve,
to view the railroad shops of the S. V. R.R.
Co as already constructed at that point
contains the fellowing:.
Major Barrett, Engineer of tho Sbenan-
doah Valley Railroad, visited our town on
Monday last to execute the order of the Board
OF Directors in selecting suitable site for
the construction and repair shops of the COM
pany, and he had DO sort of difficulty in find
ing one adjoining the town, admirably adaptS
ed, In every respect, to the important pur-
pose in view.
The site selected, and laid off by the En-,
gineers, comprises ten acres of the Bedford"
property, which formerly belonged the Hon.
IT,
mund /. Lee, Esq, who has entered into an
agreement to sell it for the use Of the Rail-
road at stipulated price, so as to secure the
shops for shepherdstown beyond all possible
contingencies.
CLARKE lTEMs.-From the Clarke Courier
of last week we copy the following
Nc0 Posfmaster.-Mr. Joseph Price hav~
ing resigned the pos,mastership at Castlemau's
Ferry, Mr.. Thornton O. Wypdham has been
appointed to fill the vacancy
Property .Sokd.-Ou last Thursday. Mai
5. j. q. Moore sold at public cutlery his house
and lot, situated on Main street in this nlace
for 81, 125. Purchaser, Mr. Deusis Shee.
hen.
At YORK on tie s. VR. R.-Mr. Cruu-
llsh, the contractor for ten sections on the s
V. X. H., which includes that portion Of the
route adjacent to Berryville, reached this
place on Sunday with FIVE horses and carts.
and but for the rain ground would have been
broken at this point on Tuesday
Mr.. Crumlish is now engaged in fnisbin,
contract in Delaware, which he expects to
complete IN three weeks time, when be will,
add to the force now engaged here about
twenty-five moro teams, and hands to work
them.
The AMERICAN FARMER for April, is
promptly at hand, filled with SO great a bur-
den of seasouable things that an extra sheet
IS required to contain them. Among the
leading articles we note one on Fruit Grow
ing and Fruit Preserving in the South one
on the advantages offered to immigrants bv
Southern Lands and the Farm Calender for the
month. The field crops, Horticulture, Flori-
culture, Live Stock, Poultry and the Apiary.
the Fireside, &C., fill tho pages of this No. of
the Farmer, which we commend to our farm.
ers as journal we'll merits their support
Published at Baltimore Nd, by Samuel
Sands g. Son, at sl.50 year or at 81. in
clubs of five or more, with liberal premiums
to clubs.
ENGINE Blown UP.-On Monday evening
engine No. 147, employed on the Newbers
grade of the Baltimore and Ohio Railroad "a
''helper," blew up when near Rowlesburg.
and became a total wreck. The engineer.
Trueman Fresher, and the fireman (whose
name we could not learn, were both instantly
killed by the explosion. From gentleman
who came over the road yesterday, we learn
that the two men killed were blown all to
pieces. parts of them being picked I'D three
yards from the scene of the accident
Wheeling Register March 81.
We learn that strong indications of
the existence of Iron Ore have been dis
covered on the farm of Capt. John N. Opie.
one mile from Staunton, advertised in the
Ilyin'un for sale. Also, on the farm of Mr..
John Stuart, (the Bnttermilk farm) about
two miles west of this city. We have no
doubt that abundance of Iron Orc can be
found in this immediate vicinity, and tina.
there could be no difficulty in finding it in
sufficient quantities to justify the establish>
ment of blast furnaces here Further exami-