Spirit of Jefferson. [volume] (Charles Town, Va. [W. Va.]) 1844-1948, 1874-04-14

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o. Macorghtry purchaser w. E. Anderson,
Auctioneer -..
A House and Lot on Shenandoah street,
Harper's Ferry, of the late Francis McCabe,
was sold on Tuesday last by II. H. Blackburn,
Special Commissioner. for the sum of $500
Daniel Ames, purchaser. W. E. Anderson,
Auctioneer.
small strip of land at Boat landing. Har-
pers Ferry. was sold on the same day, for the
sum of S25
CoRfoRATIoN OF SHEpnERDsrowN.-As
result of the Corporation Election held in
Shepherdstown the 9th instant, and sub
sequent choice of other officials, the following
now compose the corporate officers of that
place:
-Nnyor-John IT. little.
Recor}cr-H. G. Entler.
Treas"rer-John l.. Richard
CouHci7mrn ". Osbourn. Thos. Ashton,
David Billmyer, Abraham Harris, Greg.
Bri:ner, j. II. Shepherd. Jacob Ferrells.
II. T. Cameron was reelected Town Ser
geant.
The following is the result of the vote
upon the Hog question:
clog In" 1874
alag Out 4G
The gentleman who RAN on both sides of
the ''hos question" was elected
COMMENSURATE an article in the
list R0cki"ghum Register We fud the fol-
lowing paragraph !:
''Our neighboriug towns and counties in the
Valley below sending to HarrSonburg
instalments of good, active, live business
men. In this connection we have to thank
Charlestown and Jefferson county in w Va
and Fauquier county, in old Virginia, for
for several trst~class >"nng men. who have
come to this part of the Valley to do business
In this category VIC name Joseph T.. Brown,
snn-iu>!aw of oar townsmsn. J. ID PRICE. ESQ,
who is engaged in business with cur excel,
lent friend, u L. Rodgers, in the sale of beef,
E-h. &c &c, and Messrs. Skinner Il Ehy,
clever ynnng gentlemen, who have com
rnerced business in another department"
CmARt.ssTowN CoKNET BANp-The fol-
lowing pate explains itself:
CHAHLYsTnwN, APR Sth. IL
Mrs.. r. {. Grrcn. {hmrlc,fn,rn. ". la:
BEAR MADAME nmr liberal cnntriEn-
tinn E" the Efarle-to"n t'"rnat Baud bps been
received. t;'r which you and Your a,ly friends
Interested will please accept thanks.
Yours with great respect,
Il. II. DAVENPORT. Prcs't
j. +. kEpLINGER, Sccv.
4 little more generous he:, will make m
the needed by this organ cation. Let it
be given.
-Th" M"rEanrnwn Past in It's anxiety to
have it known that s"nebohv had Spoken re-
sncctfu'ly at the little william" who stole his
way t" seat in Cnurres dnhs the Virginia
Free i>."ss THAT old reliable democratic or
gan" oud then quotes n Paragraph from its
columns complimentary nf ! Marshal IIagan
Whether our uei"hhnr will consider the cIss>
s'Eca''on as complimentary wc do not know,
hut since f' the last half century, aud longer,
he has been dealing his pondererou4 blows,
swift and fast, upon the same sold democratic
party" we are inclined to the belief that he
will not feel largely indebted for the Posts
mention. -4M'rti"sG"rg Ind'p"ndenk
Ez9- Mr.. Vim. i Stuart, of Greenbriar
county, West Virginia, hns presented TO the
Smithsonian Institute ut Washington an
Indian calumet, or pipe. that was presented to
his grandfather, Capt. VIM Robertson, of
Augusta county. Virginia, during the revo>
iuionary war. by his brother "fHccr. Gen.
Knox. This calumet is combined pipe and
scmahawk, and has the name OF Gen. Knox
engraved on the blade.
PUBLIC SALES - The attention of our read
ers is directed to the following Public Sale
advertisements in this paper:
Frid.y. AprH 2tA-Personal Prope rtv,
by Logan O>hurn, D. S.
!S"t"rd"Y, .N"y 2d.-Real Estate, by n.
S. White, Special Commissioner.
Mo""ny, Nay 11M.-Persoual Property,by
Logan Osburn, d. S.
FoHTY HouEs' DevorIoN--A Mission
closing with Forty Hours Devotion, will COM
mence in st Peters Church, TIarper's Ferry,
on Wednesday, April 18th, at .! PM. Ser
vices on Thursday, Friday and Saturday fol-
lowing, at 9 a. NJ, and u P. NJ; and on
Sunday, April 10Th, at s aud 10! A. NJ, and
u P. NJ
CAUTION I'm our changeablc climate,
: coughs, cold, and diseases at the throat. lungs
and chest will always prevail Cruel con-
sumption will claim its victims. These dis
eases, if attended to in time. can be arrested
and cured. The remedy is DIR. WIIst0r's Bal
sam of Wild Cherry.
Eg- One of the most astonishing of the
recent municipal elections in Ohio was that
in Cleveland, where the Democrats elected