Spirit of Jefferson. [volume] (Charles Town, Va. [W. Va.]) 1844-1948, 1873-12-02
J JEFFERSON LEAD, IRos AND ssTny5rEn..

JEFFERSON LEAD, IRoN AND SrryER.-
A company Of gentlemen. consisting of Messrs.
81. B. and James latham and p. C. DeSauoue
Of Philadelphia, and Maj Geo IA BardwelL
of this places having leased the Cedar Cliff,
property, adjoining the farm of p. III Rouse
Esq, on'the West side of the Shenandoah
river, in tbs county, and opposite the Shan.
nondale Springs, have within the past week
set asforce of hands to work at the 4oreSbanks
there, for. the development of the lead and
iron ores. which are believed: to exist in large
quantities at that point! Specimens of these
ores have been furnished us by Mai. Bard
well, and some that haye'been tested, without
selection, yield about IS per cent. Of :pur ire
metallic lead. In addition to this some spec
linens of this, ore have yielded about, 22
ounces to the ton of silver The latham
brothers, who are enlisted in this company.
are large capitalists, and amang theamost ex,
tensiye ! lead pipe manufacturers in this couns
try, and should this vein prove as valuable as
present appearances lead the company to be-
lieve,' they will put upa smelling furnace in
this county, and give employment to a large
force of hands. Mr.. W. W. Coe, Of the S.
". R. R. Engineer Corps, has been appointed
Mining Engineer of this Company, and has
charge of its operations - as9
REMEMBER TIE PooR.-Winter, with its
chilling blasts and biting frosts, is now upon
us, and whilst some are comfortably housed
aud we'll provided for the seventies of the
season, with warm raiment and plenty to eat
aad drink; there others, and many of
them, who are in all probability even suffer-
ing for the necessaries of life, Let those who
have aud to spare, not wait for striking cases
of misfortune to be presented to them pub
licly, but. go and seek out those poor children
of humanity who may be in want and suffers
ing, and remembering the injunction of holy
writ. do unto them as they would be done by,
that in the last CREST day it may be said unto
them, "lnasnuch as ye have done it unto one
OF the least of these, my children, ye have
done 1t unto he, +" ''enter thou into the Joy of
thy Lord
STIEFF's Piano. FAcroRY-This .well>
known house, notwithstanding the financial
panic which has spread disaster and ruin
throughout the length and breadth of the
land, still stands. steadfast,. and continues to
turn out daily Pianos that cannot be sur
passed, by any manufactured anywhere The
large number sold in the Valley of Virginia
since the war-and not few of them in our
own county furnishes incontestible proof
OF the high appreciation in which their in
struments are held by the people of this Sec
ton, and we cordially recommend the StefF
Pianos to all wishing to purchase first, class
instrument.
ALE. BURSErT.-This popular humorist,
assisted by Miss Helen Nash, a popular and
versatile poetic artistic, and by Mr. James W
Sharpiey, very fine coucertist and musical
genius, gave entertainments at Lee Hall on
Friday aud Saturday evenings last In con-
sequence of the immediate previous visits of
several other exhibitions. the Hall was not as
we'll filled as it might otherwise have been,
but the entertainment given on both Lights
were of highly satisfactory character, and
received the enthusiastic applause of the aus
dIences present.
MORE BUlLpING.-McssrsH Holmes & Rust
have contracted .ur and will this week COM
mence work toward the erection of DWELLINGS
house for D. Is. Lucas, Esq. on the lot of the
latter adjoining the premises of w. N.
Mcdonald, Esq, in Green & McDon,
AIDS Extension. Mr.. A W. Hawks. We
are informed, will also erect dwelling in the
same locality shortly; aDG we learn that it is
the intention of DR.. B. r. hanson to have a
dwelling erected, on the lot adjoining the resi-
dence of Mrs A NJ. Forrest, in the Spring
NEw GooDs.-Maj. g. W. T. Kearsley, at
the Old s'aud of w C. Sheercr, as will be
seen by advertisement in another column. has
just received and is now offering a large stock
of new and choice goods to which the aaten-
ton of the public is invited.
Mr.. Geo. w. Taylor at the store of Mr..
FIT. Grove, four doors West of the Sspping-
ton Hotel, has also replenished his stock, aud
invites call from his old friends and tho
public generally. ~
For THE MEMPHIS mum.
Der of our young men, we are informed, are
making preparations to give a Dramatic En-
tertainment in Lee Hall during the Christmas
Holidays, the proceeds to be applied to the
relief of the Memphis sufferers by the yellow
fever. The cause is laudabe one, and the
entertainment viii no doubt b. literally
patronized, Several good dramas and farces,
we understand, are in rehearsal, and good
programme for two nights is promised
COURT HOUSE IMpRovEMENT.--The new
gates for the entrance of the Court House
yard have been completed and hung The
entire lob of manufacturing the iron railing