Spirit of Jefferson. [volume] (Charles Town, Va. [W. Va.]) 1844-1948, 1873-01-14


County, IrEMs.-From the shepherdstown
Register of Saturday we clip the following
items:
The Lutheram FaI.-The Ladies' Fair,
after progression of nearly two weeks, closed
on Saturday night last, realizing little up.
wards of five hundred dollars, clear of all ex-
penses.
Serious Accident.-We learn that son of
Mr.. Geo. w. Johnson, named William, aged
about Is years, near Kerneysville, was en-.
gagged In telling tree, on Thursday morning
last, from which limb broke and struck him
upon the back part of his head, severely and
dangerously fracturing his skull
Death OF a Worthy Citizen.-Died, at his
residence, near Unionville, in this county. on
the 18th inst, Adam Link, ST., in the 18th
year of his age. Mr.. Link was prominent
citizen of our county, universally respected,
and eminently useful. Hc was a leading
member of the Lutheran Church, for a long
period one of its Elders, and during a long
lie one OF its warmest and most benevolent
and most liberal supporters. He died in
peace, and has gone to bis reward.
The SToNEwALL CEMETERY Assoc1A-
T1oN.-A charter was received for record on
Saturday at the Office of the Secretary of the
Commonwealth, granted by Judge Robert IT.
Turner, of the Circuit Court for the county of
Frederick to incorporate s.the Stonewall Gems
etery Association" for the purposes of collec-
ting the bodies of Confederate soldiers in the
Lower Shenandoah Valley and re-intering
them in grounds near Winchester, now known
as "Stonewall Cemetery" &C., &. The asso-
citation is not to hold more than FIVE acres of
land and to have nominal capital stock of
not more than $40, 900 nor less than SIS 900,
to be divided into shares of $500 each. The
othcers tor the first year follows =
Joseph II. Sherrard, president; Lewis N.
Huck, treasurer, corresponding and recording
secretary. The principal Office of the asso>
citation is to be located in Winchester
Winchester Times.
SUDDEN DEATH.-Mr. II. Hoover. second
son of the late Philip Hoover, died suddenly
at his residence in this town on Sunday morn
ing last. Mr.. II. has been afflicted with in
fammatory rheumatism for long time, but
had been attending to his business as usual,
last week, aud the sad event was cntirely un-
expected. He leaves wife and two small
children, and many friends, to mourn his loss.
His funeral was attended on Tuesday by the
Fire Department, and Shawnee Tribe of Red
Men, all of which organizations he was an
esteemed member Winchester Times.
RAILROAD CoNTRAcTs.-S Y. r. R
We are informed by one who has the oppor~
tnn:ty to know, that the contracts on this road
will be awarded this week that ever; thing
in connection with the enterprise is in an en-
couraging condition.
A company engaged in the manufacture of
powder, in Philadelphia, propose to build
powder magazine in this place. and ship the
powder for the use of the road here by the
cargo,-I'agc Courier.
Interesting Revival meetings are now in
progress every night at the Braddock street
Methodist Church under the preaching OF the
Rev. DIR. Lconidas Rosscr. We hope they
may be successful as those recently held at
Staunton, where there were two hundred and
fifty converts. one hundred aud f.tv.thrce of
whom joined the Methodist and the remainder
connected themselves with other churches.
Winchester Times.
AUCTION SALEs.-The advertisement of
the following sales, to which toe attention OF
our readers is called, will be found in this
paper:-
Saturday, February 1$t-Real Estate BY
Kennedy aud Brooke, Commissioners.
A thing not generally known-That
people who set to high words often use low
language.