Spirit of Jefferson. [volume] (Charles Town, Va. [W. Va.]) 1844-1948, 1873-12-23

County Couar The fiscal term of the
Jefferson County Court, President Kable and
q full bench Of Justices, commsnced on
Monday of last week, and djodrned on Thurs
day morning. Among the TENS Of business
transacted were the passage Of resolutions not
to grant any liquor licenses, or pass any bills
against the county, except at the regular fiscal
terms.
The Shepherdstown and Halltown Turn.
pike was turned over to the county, and nes.
Board of Directors appointed, consisting of
DR.. 1. s. Tanner, Craven Trnssell, Geo Il .
Lynch, John T. Hinkle and James w. Glenn,
to take charge of it, collect the tolls, make re-
pairs. &c. The tollsgate will still be kept up,
and the road continued as before.
appropriation Of 900 was mads to
the Halltown and Bloomery Turnpike Cons
pany, to aid in payment of an existing debt,
incurred in completing the road, over and
above the amount subscribed thereto, assumed
and carried by the Board of Directors as indi
viduals.
The report of the committee appointed at
the former term to re-district the county was
rejected.
The Grand Jury terms of the County Cour.
we're fixed for March aud September, and the
fiscal terms for January and July of each year
COUNTY ITEMs.-From the shepherds.own
Register of Saturday we clip the following
items:
vi 4 n mi Z
| chased by The Reformed Sabbath School of
this place, is Of the Burdett manufacture.
and is very excellent one II was pur.
chased of G. NJ. StieF, Piano Manufacturer
of Baltimore. at low price, Mr.. s. making a
reduction from tie fact that it was purchased
by Sabbath School.
did to Memphis SuDerers.-Rev. Mr..
Rossiter, pastor of the Reformed Church Of
this town, has received an acknowledgement
for the amount of funds forwarded to the
| Memphis sufferers, which were collected in
the Reformed Church on Thanksgiving day,
for that purpose.
Interesting Aeeting-We learn that an in>
teresting meeting has been in progress for
some days past. at Elk Branch Church. under
the supervision of Rev. j. A. Scott, Presby>
terrain minister, assisted by Rev Geo. T.. Lev.
burn. Quite number of persons have prt1>
fessed conversion. willis. others are seeking
the "Pearl Of great price,"
Re0ioal of Reliyiom.-A revival of religion
has been in progress in the colnred NJ. f.
Church of this town, during the past two
weeks. under the supervision of the pastor,
Rev. Josert Henry. The Presiding Elder,
Rev. MIR. Foreman, of Baltimore, preached
on Sunday week last. Up to this time there
have been about twenty. FIVE conversions, and
about thirty additional mourners.
Series of .Neetings.-A protrncted meet
ing has been in progress in the Presbyterian
Church of this town, Rev. II. G. Brown. pas
tor, since Saturday last MP to Wednesday
evening, when it closed. Rev Mr.. Leyburn
delivered an interesting Lecture on Tuesday
night on the subject of "Greece and the
Greek Church"
| Sale Of Tn1~ab7e Eurm.-Nlr. Mt
SNYDER. Executor of John Snyder, deceased
sold ct private sale. u few DAYS ago, tla. very
valuable and highly improved farm. living on
the road leading from this town to Charles
town, three miles from this place, confirming
| $50 acres. tn Mr.. John Unger, of Berkeley
| County. for $50 per acre Mr.. Snvder also
| sold privately. tract of land belonging to
1'ir', of 80 acres, adjoining the farm of Mr..
jacob Snyder on the Ridge. portion was
purchased nv Cant j. s Melvin, and the
other portion by Mr.. James Barrngcr, at S55
per acre
Nc.o TURNER'S Grnnge-A new Farmers
| Grange. entitled Slack Water Grange. was or
gan'zed few days ago at the Mill of Mr..
Elisha s Snyder, near Scrabble. and will
meet every SATURDAY. evening for the transac,
tinn of business. The following is list of
the officers: Master. Elisha S. SNYDER :;
Overseer. John w Holiday; Lecturer. John
W. Daley; Steward Rober. e. Turner !;
Asst Steward, Thos Turner; Chaplain, Dr.
Grove; Treasurer, George Fnlk; Secretary,
Jacob McQuilkin: Gate Keeper, JOHN NJ
Rvers; Ceres. Miss Ann F. Turner; Pomona,
Mrs. Annie Turner; Flora, Miss Octave
SNYDER : Lady Asst Steward, Mrs. Wilhel-
nina Snyder.
OUR MAILs.-Under the recent railroad
changes, the mails now arrive at aud depart
from the Charlcstown postof6ce as follows:
| ArriUaLs
From the East, West and South, via Har.
per's Ferry ut G:3O M