Spirit of Jefferson. [volume] (Charles Town, Va. [W. Va.]) 1844-1948, 1873-08-26


County CouRT.-The August term of the
Jefferson County Court, President Kable with
Associate Justices Henkle and Rissier, com.
posing the Court, commenced On Monday of.
last week, and continued in session until Fri
day No criminal cases-were tried, and no
civil cases of generalinterest Out of forty
i've suits on the docket, twenty six were dis
posed of during$he teffn.
IL. z. Chew, Foreman, Geo w. Eichel-
berger, 4. +. Manning, John w. Grantham.
Warren Ely, S. NJ. Timberlake, G. 7. Butler.
VIM. Taylor, Thos. Osbourn, Jno. G. Ruckle,
Thos. W Beale and Rob.. W. Baylor, were
sworn as Grand Jury, and after being
charged by the States Attorney, retired
The Jury afterwards returned into Court and
reported that they had no bills of Indictment
before them and no presehttnents to make,
and were discharged.
Edmund Shaw and c. j. Faulkner, Jr.,
were sworn as attorneys in this Court.
A petition of the Kabletown and Bloomery
Turnpike Company to open road within tho
corporate limits of Charlestown, conreoting
the old Bloolnery and Charlestown road with
the kabletown and Bloomery Turnpike, along
the Southern line of the corporation of
Charlestowp, was granted.
Blackburn Hughes was sworn as attorney
in the Court.
On the petition of the Kabletown and
Bloomery Turnpike Company, Thos c. Green
and ". N. Mcdonald. to discontinue certain
portions of the old Bloomery and Charles
town road, entering Charlestown by George
street, and to open another road connecting
said county road with the Kabletown and
Bloomery turnpike, S. Howell Brown, John
Burns, VIM Il. Conklyu and Jere q arris,
were appointed to view the said road and make
report to the Court.
e. 0. Lucas was appointed constable to fill
vacancy in Potomac district.
License to ratai spurious liquors,,++was
granted to Edwin Bowen, Shepherdstown
License to retail intoxicating liquors was
granted to Gustav Brown, Charlestown.
Logan Osburn and Jere Harris were APP
pointed viewers to view tho proposed county
road to be opened from the toll gate of the
Kabetown and Bloomery turnpike Company
nearest Chnrlestown, to the Southern corpo~
ration line Of said town, where it is intersected
by Samuel street extended
Miss JEANNE PArrERsoN.-Thi young
lady gave, at Lee Hall, on Friday evening
last, to an intelligent and apprecative audi
ence, most agreeable entertainments consist.
ing of readings and Rotations chosen, with
great skill, from the best authors in our lan>
guage. The success with which she brought
the beauties aud exact meaning, even to the
most delicate shades of thought, of the pro-
ductions selected, was admirable. In all
there was display of versatility of talent
rarely found even in the veteran and practiced
performer. Her voice, which is naturally
musical, has been trained with great care. land
accompanied, as it is, by graceful and easy
elocut'on, the effect produced is just Whist the
true artist most desires.
At the earnest solicitation Of many who had
the pleasure of hearing her on Friday even
ing, Miss Patterson has consented to give
another performance, with an entirely new
programme, on this (MONDAY) evening at
o'clock at Lee Hail. We would advise all
who desire the enjoyment of a rare intellectual
treat to be present.
Miss Patterson is from Mississippi, native,
we believe, of that State She is in every
way worthy of encouragement in the enter
prise in which she is engaged, and VIC trust
that she will be greeted by full house this
(Monday) evening: