Spirit of Jefferson. [volume] (Charles Town, Va. [W. Va.]) 1844-1948, 1873-07-08
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cant Wood, and must haze &c. Will some of
our wood-paying patrons bring us in load or
two at once.
An INTEREsTfNa WEDDINa.-Seldom
have We witnessed nuptial ceremony of more
impressiveness and greater moral sublmity
than that which occurred in the Methodist
Church of this place on the morning of the
Sd at s o'clock, a. NJ. We refer to the
marriage of the Rev. James A. Duncan, D. D.,
President of Randolph Macon College, to
Miss Bette Wade, eldest daughter of the
Rev. VIM. A. Wade, the esteemed Pastor of
the Methodist congregation of Charlestown.
There being no especial invitations sent out,
the occasion drew together large company ;
of interested witnesses. The young lady who
has been resident of our town for year
aud half has won universal admiration and
most attached friends because of her sweet;
ness of disposition and loneliness of character.
The Rev. gentleman has visited among us for
two years past. preaching and lecturing to the
great delight and instruction of our commu-
nifty, and is known throughout the South as
divine of superior culture and nttainments.-
Il was union of rare female beauty, grace
and character and manly dignity and brilliant
talents, seasoned by matured experience
The bridal dress and couture were rich but not
gaudy, very becoming the handsome brunette
they adorned-whilst the groom, donaed in
BETTING suit of black, showed himself the
worthy sutton of her he had won. The ap>
pearance of the officiating minister, the father
of the bride, in the chancel quite at the hour,
announced the bridal party and soon the happy
pair attended by his brother and her mother,
stood before the man of God, to pledge their
faith and love either to other. The scene
just then was highly scenic-tke assembly
rising looked and listened with intensity-a
slight nervous tremor gave effect to the minis
tiers voice as he uttered the prescribed service
with the ring attached-the clear answer Il
will" which made them man and wife-and
now bowed side by side while the prayer
blessing was offered with the laying on of
hands-the interest of the moment was
heightened by its stiffness, fitting prelude to
Its close. A return to the parsonage, half
hour spent in social converse and congratulations
with friends, and then away on tour North
of sightseeing and blissful travel May their
cup of joy ever be full.
Fearful TRAGEDY IN CLARKE County
Reports hava reached here of fearful
tragedy which occurred in tho adjoining
county of Clarke, in Virginia, on Saturday
evening last, resulting in the killing of one
man, severe wounding of two others, and
slight wounding of two more-al brothers.
and woundius of the mother. We have been
unable to learn full particulars up to the hour
of this writing, but from what we can gather
she facts are these 1t seems that the family
of five brothers, one sister and their mother,
by the name of Little, had gathered together
at the home of the husband and father. lately
deceased, several miles from Berryville. for
the purpose of settling up the estate to which
they were heirs, and that whilst at the sup>
per table on Saturday evening difficulty
arose between them, weapons were drawn, and
ss result of the difficulty one brother was
shot dead, as stated above, two seriously
wounded, and the remaining two slightly
wounded, whilst Tic mother was also Severely
wounded-the sister and daughter alone es-
Gaping unhurt. The two brothers who we're
slightly wounded, as the information reaches
us, were arrested and lodged in Jail at Berry
vile on Saturday night,-(thc others not
being in condition to be removed, } and after
their incarceration attempted suicide by TAX
ing morphine, but failed to succeed in thus
taking their own lives. IF all this be true
this is one of the most fearful tragedies we
have ever been called upon to record. We
trust further and more detailed information
will give this sad affair better face, Blu. we
arc inclined to believe the facts, as related
above, are all too true.
:. KSIGHrs OF PYru1As.-A new Lodge of
this Order, we understand, win be instituted
at Harper's Ferry, in this county, on Friday
evening next, the 1lth instant-Deputy G..
Chancellor f. D. staley, assisted by p. G..
C.'s Smith, Hodgson, and others, officiating
This, says the Morgan Mercury, is the fourth
Lodge instituted in the State since January
last, and VIC are credibly informed that in a
few weeks the number will swell TO ten.
making in all 23 Lod gcs.
8. S. PIcN1c.-The members of the Sab
bath School connected with the NJ E. Church
South, Of this place.. we are informed, have
decided to hold their picnic on Thursday
next. the 10th instant in the woods of B. W.
Herbert. Esq, near town Judging from the