Spirit of Jefferson. [volume] (Charles Town, Va. [W. Va.]) 1844-1948, 1873-10-14

Dollars, inscurrency, for which we will give
receipts for bills due this Office for subsorip-
ton, advertising and job work. We appeal
to our patrons to respond at once to our call.
FIFTY CoRDs OF WooD WANrEp.-Those
OF our patrons who desire to pay their indebt-
edness In Wood are hereby requested to bring
!; it on, as We have place for it.
on THE W1sd--Leavins Charle.town on
The 18th of September, We attended the Ed
iterial Convention at Clarksburg on the 18th,
and enjoyed pleasant intercourse with our
brethren of the quill-reviving old memories
with those known to us heretofore and forms
ing the acquaintance of others who had not
hitherto participated in these annual re-
unions. Thus the hours few by until she
Convention adjourned, and our stay in the
pleasant town of Glarksburg was ended.
From Clarksburg we speedily made the trip
to Barbour county, with the inteutioh ofrusti
eating for few days with some friends in
Tygarts Valley. Our stay in this region was
most pleasant and agreeable, and was rendered
extremely SO blythe generous hospitality ex-
tendedou every hand. To Messrs. VIM. L.
Parks, David Roseaberger, Geo. w. Long,
Rev. Mr. Durham, VIM. Elliot, Jesse Teter.
MIR. Thornhill, Jas. Stalnaker and Mr., Me-
Cutohen. are we especially indebted for their
kindnesses in our behalf. After rusticatine
IN this beautiful region until the 7th instant.
We reluctantly babe adieu to our friends there
and started on our trip homeward.
AT Philippi, the beautiful county>seat of
Barbour, and the scene of one of the frs.
conflicts in the late war, we met with DR.. T..
ID Talbot, proprietor of the Philippi
Hotel aud stage line, in company with whom
We visite. si,u handsome Masonic Hall. and
other points of interest
Leaving Philippi, by stage .s.vel and rail-
road, We were soon landed at Grafton, where
We stopped by the way and spent an hour or
two with our friends Hol. e. Corner, of the
Sentinel, Mr.. Kohlhousen and others, and then
sped away to Piedmont.
Here we partook of the generous hospi-
taiities OF mine host OF the Simms House. our
FORMER county man, J. p. A. Entler, ESQ,
and were entertained beautifully We re-
, commend this house to travellers. and ensure
all hearty welcome, neat au6 cleanly house
and good fare.
Taking the homew.rd bound train at Pied
mont on the 9th, We made rapid time over the
Intervening space via the i. & o. r. r., and
landed in Charlestown that afternoon. and are
now snugly epsconsed in our sanctum. ready
aud willing to write receipts for subscription.
advertising and other bills, etcctcra.
RuNAwAY-floRsE In WELL.-Con.
siderable excitement was caused in the West
end of shwn on Thursday night Inst by run
away accident in tina. locality. A 8ne Young
horse belonging to i. c.. Washington, ESQ.
wss being driven to a cart BY a colored man
named Joe. Hutchinson. and becoming fright
ened on Potato Hill, whir!ed around and dash>
ing down the dcclivity in front of the Sheetz
property, broke through the fence and over
four or Eve foot wall into the garden below,
the colored man holding On to the lines in the
meantime and using his utmost efforts to
check the animal The cart upset about
thirty feet from the wall, throwing tho driver
out aud q .zck Of salt upon him. and the horse
becoming freed from the cart, dashed off down
into the garden and fell, tail>foremost into an
old open we'll. A large crowd of people from
All parts OF the town soon assec. blcd, and
after working for m hour or two the animal
was drawn out safe and sound. The escape
OF both man and horse was most miraculous.
and somewhat resembled the historical ride of
Putnam in the days of the Revolution-the
driver receiving only slight cut in the fore
head and few bruises Well bet Joe can't do
tho same trick over again aud come off as we'll,
let him try ever so hard
FIhE-The dwelling>house at Roper's
Mill, shor, distance from Charlestown, took
IRE accidentally on Thursday night last about
z o'clock, and was entirely consumed. 1t
was occupied by Mr. JAS. H. frederick, who
lost al, or nearly all of his household effects,
and with his fhmily barely escaped being
wrapped in the devouring element-being
asleep when the building took fire. A coll
ored girl in the upper par. of the house had
to leap from the window to cave herself. The
hire IS supposed to have originated by spark
from the chimney.
BOLD RoBBERY.-The store of Mr.. David
Howell, in this place, was entered on Thurs
day afternoon last, while the young clerk wss
at supPer-Mr Howell being absent in Bal
'timore-and robbed of FIVE dollars in money
and perhaps more, by a negro boy A gen.
sleman calling at the store at the time saw the
boy behind the counter, and gave the alarm,
but the young thief made good his escape by
the hack door