Spirit of Jefferson. [volume] (Charles Town, Va. [W. Va.]) 1844-1948, 1874-07-07

ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS JnSt anu PF0perthat
parties using Nv ashington Hail." rent free.
for exhibitions, &c, should bear the expense
of opening. lighting and closing the srme,
passed resolution By unanimous vote that
the Sergeant, hereafter, shall require payment
IN advance of a reasonable fee for this purpose
before opening the Hall on such occasions.
The Sergeant was instructed to enforce ex>
listing ordinances, in regard to hogs, dogs,
horses. goats. &c.
FIRES FROM RAILROAD ESGrsEs.-Tbe warm,
dry weather of the past few days has been fruit
1ui of fires a!Oog the line of the Valley Branch
of the 3. s. o. Il. R.. both above ard below
Char'estoxu. FeacIag on lie lands of Ii ssrs.
JAS. y. Z 'tisnn Jas. II. Brown. Il. Is. Davenport
aud others, has been destroyed. aaIl even old
ties along the sid" Of tie read fred By sparks
from passing 81 81 res. This damage. as lar as
Sse can !sarl. trIi,ute-i almost entirely to
one or botn .! tie engines IF tn. Express Trims
aud 5eii" cSnii sed WITHIN such a narrow z:lGIius
IL is to lie hoped TIE i.tir"a! Company will an
piE whatever remedy mas he rccrsSarl, aud
thus preserve the c-ngs. fencing. Sc. Of the
farmers aio h line of this III l.v.:v Erc.: coz
slant dancer IF dest cc,iG!.
1ater, on S.ttIrl Law. several serious fires &C.
cGrrcEl1- among tnc;r which tiest.cycd about
seventy shocks OF wheat the farm occupied
bv Mr. Moses Tru.sell tyyo miles aLcve Cnat1e.-
town. Oh tie Valley Branch. and came near de-
stroyinG the dwelling on the smu e-tOcctLcr
with considerable losses on the Main Stem.
Since writing the above we learn thar, in
order to guard against fires from passing Trains
the Railroad authorities are running their sec
tion trucks behind Passing trans. with water.
aud using every means at their command to
avoid damage to crops. We also IL, dcrsfaud
that compensation will be mad" for iosscs in
Cured
OUTLAwEY.-A species of ontlavrv was ex
hIbited In this vicinity last wea:1 which, tor pure
downright dcvi!ment, exceeds amvtkrn. that
has transpIred here for Icing while. Portions
of the forcing a short dstanc.. ont the I4eetown
road, and In the lane leading to the FIRMS of Jo-
seph Cane, ESQ, and others. were thrown down.
and the rails formed into distractions in tine
middle of these highways; farm gates uni jrsed:
water gates in Evitt's run thrown down. aud
fields with growing crops thrown open to the
Tree access of strOllinE stock suspic look
ing cOuple-a white man and a negro-were
lurking about here during the early part of the
week, and 90 Tuesday evening about dusk at
tackled and n:altrrated little son of Mr.. A. w.
Cramer. who was driving his fathers COW to a
pasture field on the LeetOwn road. These par
ties Fave been suspiciOned of all the acts above
mentioned. Such lawIessuess shorld not be per-
Fnitted to go unrebulled, and trust the guilty
parties VIII be Terrified out and duly punished
DEATH ON THE RAILRoAD.-Mr. Neal
Wilmington, former citizen of this county.
and brother of Mr.. John N Wilmington, of
this place, we regret to learn, met with a sad
and fatal accident on Friday, the 10Th ult at
or near Newtown Station, on the Harper's
Ferry and Valley Branch of the B. & O. r.
r. Mr.. W. was engaged as Boss of gang
of workmen on the above road. and on the
day named. as we understand, was struck bv
an iron rail thrown from a passing train.
by which he was injured to such an extent
that death ensued on the following Sunday
night, He was sged about So years, and
leaves wife and two children to mourn his
untimely death.
SANITARY.-The continued hot weather
Tenders all sorts of sanitary precautions Of the
frst Importance. Our citizens should each
take particular care to keep their own premises
clean and carefully remove all decaying veg
etaoie or animal matter. At the same time
coPperas water, lime and other disiufectants
should be freely sprinkled in back yards, cell
lars, alleys. sinks and other places.
NARROW EsCAPE.-Mr John Wyudam,
residing near Summit Point, and an employee
of the b. & o. r. r. Co.. jumped from train
of cars while in motion, near Flagg's Crossing,
on Tuesday afternoon last, and narrowly es-
capped instant death. AS it was, however he
received serious fall, but escaped without
ssrieus injury.
Lot PURcHAsED.-Mr Amos Dunlap has pur-
chased of Mr. Henry D. Rust nearly one-fourth
OF an acre of the lot of the latter for building
purposes. Price paid S275.