Spirit of Jefferson. [volume] (Charles Town, Va. [W. Va.]) 1844-1948, 1873-12-02
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LocAL aIMIE'LLIesMcE.
TO Our CouNraY .PArRoNs.-Adoputinp
the languages Of an exchange, we need hardly
remind our country patrons that the money
pressure is7yery great, aud very oppressive,
sud how the people in towns and cities, who
have to buy 'everything they consume, feel it
most sensibly: Noclass, perhaps, realize the
stringency to, greater extent than newspa,
per publishers that do credit business-some.
thing which, by the way, they never ought to
do, Their bills outstanding against parties
are comparatively small, though, ye,y aur,e,,
Gus, and scattered over wide extent of coun-;
try, making itexceedinglya difficult and ex-
Pensiveito collect them. while large proper
tionaare never paid. But, hard as the times
are, the expenses of publication arc not di>
unfinished, and they have to be paid regularly.
Iins cash. or the work of publication must
;.esase. We would therefore respectfully urge
All aail who know themselves to be in debt to this
Establishment, and who feel any interest in
the success Of the SPIRIT OF JEFFERSON. to:
remit at least, portion of what they owe.
11tathoses who, owe us have no money and will
send pork, beef, flour, corn, potatoes or wood.
We will receive these at market rates, We
make this proposition in spirit of accommo>
dlaat'on, hoping that it will be responded to in.
,hkessmanner Some of our .sdead- beats. p
who; Will pay nothing, we must cut off, and
that speedily. a
1.-The In editor CT this paper has been preven>
ted, by disability and consequnt confinement
indoors for some days past, from making per-
,sonal appeals to, some of those indebted to
this Office, and therefore hopes that this mod>
est request will not, as has been the case too
often heretofore, be passed by UNDECIDED
BRIDAL COUPLE IN TRouBLE.-A run
away bridal couple from frederick county,
Va, were in considerable trouble in this place
on Friday last. On Thursday morning a
youthful looking gentleman from the Back
Greek Valley, with his fair inamorata, to all
appearances some years his senior, alighted
from the cars at this place with the intention
,of being Joined in the bonds of holy wedlock
here; but, alas! they were doomed to disap-
pointment-beng unable to procure the neces
sary license of our clerk. Nothing daunted.
however, they soon procured horse and
vehicle from livery keepers here, and were
shortly on their WY to Harrer's Ferry. Ar
irving there, they obtained license from Mary
land, and the twain were made one on the
historic bridge over the Potomac. But, as
troubles never come singly, the horse attached
to their vehicle became fractions, and dashing
off wildly threw out both bride and groom.
dragging the lady some little distance, and
bruising both to considerable extent. By
this second misfortune they were detained at
the Ferry over night, and en- Friday morning
they left the. horse and vehicle in responsible
hands and took the cars for Winchester. hav-
ing first informed the owners of the turnout
of the condition of affairs by telesraph.-
Upon the arrival of the Express train here Mt
'Il.OI O'Clock, an officer was on hand and de-
tanned the loving couple, and took them before
Justice Washington, where, after consultation
by counsel on both sides-the bridal party
having been secured counsel by good hearted
citizen of JefTerson-a COMPROMISE of the
affair was made. Being OF ce more freed from
their troubles, they embarked on the 2 OF
trian for home. no doubt under the impression
that 'sthe course of true love does not ALWAYS
run smooth" But we trust that their woes
are now ended, and that thenceforward roses
may take the place of the thorns that have
during the past few days infested their path.
"A BoNNETLEss LADy.-A remarkable in,
stance of the almost entire wcrthlessncss of
the prevailing styles Of apparel for the head
occurred in Charlestown oae day last week.
Two ladies were out shopping, and calling at .
the postefice, one OF them lost her bonnet at
or near that point and never missed it until
after entering store down town, and then
not until the discovery was made BY the lady
accompanying her, when the gentlemanly
clerk in attendance on them started out and
in q few minutes returned with the missing
article. How far the lady might have gone
minus her bonnet, had not her companion in>
formed her, can only be conject ured We
vote for bonnet whose presence on the head
will at least be perceptible TO the wearer, or
style of head-dressing that will allow it to be
SO, and we venture the assertion that the lady
who lost her bonnet last week will cordially
sanction our suggestion. Let other ladies
beware.
NIGHT THIEv1NG.-We begin to hear of
petty thieving of wood, &c. occurring almost
every night, aud as yet none of the depreda.
tors have been detected. Some idle party in
search of 6re>wood even went so far, on Fri
day night last, as to carry off lot of the
flooring for the new market>house stored in
that building by the contractors. Messrs.
Holmes Il Rust and robbed Mr.. j. b. Brown