Spirit of Jefferson. [volume] (Charles Town, Va. [W. Va.]) 1844-1948, 1873-07-22


through the dullest season of the year with
printers-the harvest season-and now we
ask that you come up manfully aud give us
your renewed aid to the extent of your hon.
est obligations to this office. We must have
money to conduct our paper, and that .z,onev
must come from our patrons. Come forward,
then, and let not the promise 81 will pay you
after harvest" be to US simply an idle saying,
as it has been too often in the past; but make
it an active, living TRUTH
AGRICULTURAL EDfToR1AL Excursion. !
The excursion party of agricultural writer's,
consisting of A. b. Crandall, agricultural ed
itor of the New York Tribune {; II. E. Cotton,
of the New York Times; X a. Willard, the
dairy editor of the Rural Ncw Yorker NJ.
j.. Dunlap, president of the Illinois State
Horticultural Society Josiah Hooper, press
ideut of the Pennsylvania Fruit Growers AS
sociation; A. S. Fuller, agricultural editor of
the New York Sun; W p Thompson, rep>
resentative of the United States agricultural
department; T. S. Gold, secretary of the Con
necticnt State board of agriculture, and other
gentlemen as prominent in the agricultural
interests of the land, accompanied by Gen.
D. Ii. Strother (''Porte Crayon") as artist,
passed through Charlestown, via the ". &
+. X. r., on an extra train under charge of
5. Spencer, Esq, Supervisor of Trains of the
Metropolitan and w. & S. branches of the B.
& 0, II r on Wednesday morning last. 1t
was hoped that the party might be induced to
stop here and partake of the Inequalities of
the town, but connection had to he made
with tie down train at Summit Point. they
sarrIed here but short while. BY the kind
invitation of Mr.. Spencer however. nuns
her of our citizens boarded the train and rode
with the excursionistS as Tar as Summit Point
The party proceeded Immediately to Staun-
ton. and from thence by special train to Char
lottesville from thence their destination is
the White Sulphur Springs, Charleston, and
on to the Rocky Mountains of the far West
They will visit Salt Lake City and various
places in the Rocky Mountains, and close the
trip by returning to New York August 22d.
PILGRIMS TO WEYER's CAvE-A rarty
of our Charlestown school>b boys have concud-
ed to spend portion of their summer roll
day in novel way. viz to make pilgsm-
age to Wcyer's Cave. Rockingham county.
IA, on foot. With this intention they were
to have started yesterday. and we doubt not
are now on their way to this great natural
euriosity. These boys have undertaken a con.
siderable task for persons of their ages, and
II the trip does not prove to be one of perfect
case, it will probably aid considerably in the
development of both their minds and muscle.
We wish the young pilgrims success in their
undertaking, and recommend them to the
hospitality of the good people of our sister
Valley counties.
THE HARpRR's FERRY PRopERTy The
Attorney General has written letter relative
to the suits now pending to enforce the VEN
doris lien on the llarper's Ferry property, in
which he says: :'It is not my intention to
have the property offered for sale under the
vendors lien until all the outstanding claims
against the property are adjusted, and par
t'cuiaTiy not until it has been judicially de-
termined what, if any, right or claim the
baltimore and Ohio Railroad Company has to
the property or any part thereof
New RAILROAD SuRvEY.-Work on the
road >bed for the third track of the 3. & O.
*. X in the neighborhood of Duffield's
Depot, in this county, we understand. has
been suspended, and the company is now hav-
ing survey made for short cut North of
ha h., =.
shorten the road from one to two miles. The
rev survey will cross the Shcpherdstown road
aquarter or half mile beyond Duffield's Depot.
BADLY BITrEN.-A young colored girl,
daughter of Caroline Blue, was attacked bv
vicious dog at the residence of colored fam-
lily living in the tenant house of Mrs. Ann
Burnett, near the town mill. on Thursday
evening last, and badly bitten. Such dams
gerous animals, if not kept chained, should
be summariy disposed of
CoRREsroNDENcE-W would remind
en-. j.. t. of New York. that our rule in
common with other papers, is to insert no
communications without having the full name
OF the author in our possession-not for pubs
LEGATION, but simply for our own protection
IF our rule is complied with, his letter will be
inserted:
ARM BRokEN.-Joseph Bragg, little son
of Mr. Thomas J. Bragg, of this place, aged
about thirteen years, was thrown from horse
on Friday afternoon last, and had his left
arm broken near the wrist. DR.. c. r. Rich
ardSon rendered the necessary surgical atten~