Spirit of Jefferson. [volume] (Charles Town, Va. [W. Va.]) 1844-1948, 1874-11-17


| Wheeling.
The Grand Chapter nf Royal Arch Ma
IONS convened an Thursday morning aud con-
tinurd durin. the day and evening
On Friday marning. the Grand Comm4n.
dry of West Virginia convened their first
annual session. Among the officers of the
Grand Gommandry We notice the name Of
John F. Smith, Esq. of Middleway. NJ. of
Cd V.
GRAND LODGE, KNIGHTS OF PYru1As =
The Grand Lodge of Knights of Pythias OF
West Virginia met in Wheeling on Tuesday
last. The Lodge was called to order by G. c.
Nance jenkins of Piedmont. Nearly all the
Lodges in the State were represented The
following Grand officers were present:
G v. P.-J St j Clarksun. Wheeling.
CIV &c. ". Garfield Paw Paw
G. R and G Sd. Rufus Smith, Berke>
ley Springs.
G. B. j F. Smith. Middleway.
G. G-J Fl. Stout Grafton.
G. J.. G Stuck. Newburg.
G. o G Theo G.. Lynch, Piedmont.
Among the Grand Representatives present
were John F. Smith of jeff rson Lndye. No.
2. MiddIeway and II. s. Campbell. Charity
Lodge. NJ II, Harper's Ferry
The following officers were elected aud in
stalled for the ensuing wear:
2 & & Mauer jenkins, Piedmont.
q G E. W. Garfield, of Paw Paw
V. q. e.; WIN Wu,ler. OF Wheeling
& P.i II. 4n:ig-"n, Berkeley Springs
q X. "t K & 3; }. Rufus Smith at
ierkefcy SPRING.
u TohO Il
Grand Representative J. Rufus Smith,
ut B"rSrI'Y Spuny-.
The n"xt SESSIONS wiz be held in Martins
hug
SUDDEN phArn IN THE PULpIT The
special dispatches OF The Sun Yesterday an
bounced the death i'll his ru pit whsie reach
ing on Sunday hast, at tue Rev M::,,n T.
Hysore, pastor of the VI f t'hurcr Tw,ii,h
street, Washington. u g Mr. lIy-orc died
almost instantaue"uSiy, in the m'l-' II his
discourse. The church wa- thrnnyrd a t. or
time, and everyb"v was shocked bv die .-.t
occurrence. The subject of his discourse was
The Word at Lit,.." He had announced
on h""irnIug the service that he wa >ulfnrir.
from. inflammation 81 The ri,ru.t ~ -: h.
had proceeded som" tsn" /" his -ernn,. he
stouprd. and cSc''neti Brethren lee! very
sick. lie then uut his right hnni t. his
forehead as If suffering intensely and CRYING"
Jesus. save me, save me now" he staggered
and fell "u sofa Many persuns h.sternl
forward to his assistance his wife bein. fit
She lifted his head TO her shoulder and asked
II he felt sick. He answered Eyes" and
sank back iusensible. breathing his last in
few minutes. Drs. Adams and McKim ar
rieed promptly. and pronounced the cause of
death congestion of the brain
Baltimore .Snn, Oct TO-
The above reverend gentleman who died
with his armor "n, was formerly of the NJ P.
Church. and married Miss Krepps, of liar.
per's Ferry, in this county
$4,000 For One DoLLAz.-All Texas ia thrown
INTO fever of excitement bv the Texas Gift
Concert Association. III Danison. ofe. ing induce
ments that were never eQralled before bv any
association of the kind. Purchasers OF tlckers
have every assurance that the drawing will he
conducted: in fan and impartial manner and
the investment of one dollar Will surely get the
Grand Cash Gift o. $4,000. WHO will be the
20 SCISSOR of the lucky dollar7 Apply to t:e To-
cal agent III this place for any information de-
sired.
90 wealthy lady of New York who recently
spent few days in Charleston, IN this s ate
proposed to rent, at her own expense, a room for
room. and also to furnis them all the STANDARD
periodicals published in New York CITY, that
they might nave source of amusement and n
struciion, and not spend their time IN saloons.
&c. The proposition was gratefully accepted
aud n room for that purpose has been engaged
It is proposed t" make 1t the nucleus of Public
Library.
SISGULAR CASE OF WHooP1NG CoUGu.-It is
unusual for old persons to have tie whooping
cough, and yet che Staunton Spectator records
case IN that place of a gentleman who las that
disease who has reached the advanced age of
ntnety.tfUs wears This gentleman is Maj. Taylor
of South Carolina, who is a son of Col. Taylor of
tie Revolutionary war He staying at this
lime wi th his daughter-n-law Mrs. Charlotte
B. Taylor, of Stanton.
ROBBERY Some person or persons enter
ed the kitchen of Mr.. David Blilmyer. on
Sunday night last, through a window, and
took therefrom some -four, meat apples, &c
On the same night some person tried to enter
the kitchen of Mr.. Jacob Hill, but was driven
away by a dog which Mr. H keeps in the yard
for neutrality-suspicious. Register.
o. Staunton. beyond all doubt, is the most
thriving town in Virginia. Her march has been