Spirit of Jefferson. [volume] (Charles Town, Va. [W. Va.]) 1844-1948, 1875-03-30
LOCAL IHTELLIGEHcT.

= JEFFERsoN. LITERARY SoCIErY.-Iu
Washington Hall on Friday evening, at "A
o'clock. Dir. Charles Davies, Of Harper's
Ferry. having been urgently invited, will de-
liver lecture before the Jefferson Literary
Association of this place. The subject of the
lecture will be his great fellow>countryman,
Richard Briusley Sheridau-the greatest or
ator, vie aud Lfterateur of the Eighteenth
Century Those who know Mr.. Davies
belles-lettres requirements, bis handsome ad-
dress as a.speaker, his humor and keen Irish
appreciation of "goOd thing" confidently
expect that With so congeuial subject he
will afford rGre intellectual treat to his au>
dienee. And here We can not forbear to con
gratulate the Association and the citizens of
Ieffsfson generally upon its eminent success
during the past winser-a success creditable
At once both to the Association and to the
literary tastes of our county. Without mem
tiOniug the performances of the home talent
composing the Society, the audiences which
have had's6e pleasure during the past winter
of listening to such men as the Rev. DR. An
drews, the Hon. Alex. r. B"teler, the Hon.
Thos, NJ. Isbell, and last but by no means
least, tho brilliant Dr. Thos. Guard. of Balti-
more, must!feel themselves under some obi
cation to the Association; aud, doubtless,
having had their literary tastes stimulated,
will give Mr. Dasies a warm, and we hope
the proprieties of the English language. will
permit - to say, a. numerous reception. We
hope then it will be borne in mind that, as
the Association will soon adjourn until next
winter, there will probably be no other lecture
delivered; before that time.- If you don't
hear Mr. D4Vies next Friday you may no.
hear him before ncrf rimfer! Take care
then to secure your seats'often aud early.
JEFFERSON CIRCUIT CorRr.-TtfSs March
term Of the Circuit Con:t OfJetfersOn County.
Judge Juo. Blair HOge rresidiog, commenced
on, Tuesday of last week.
The Grand Jury. sworn o the frs. day of
the term, found but one Indictment, viz:
Samuel Green, eoIored, Tor petty larceny
The following is list of the Grand Jurors
&C T Butler, foreman ;, H. B Davenport.
Thomas L. Sublette. Jas. fsw. Hooff. War
ren Ehy, Willism Rider, jus. u. Holmes
Murtha Walsh. J. Garland Hurst, p. A
MsrShalI. John II little, Geo Fl. Fagg, G.
j. Manning, D. F. Shoemaker.
On Thursday, the case of the State rs. II.
F. Schultz, for Tresspass. was tried. and
verdict given for Defendant. Gloon Moore
for the Site, aud Messrs. Green and Ken
nedy for Defendant.
Al$o, the case of the State rs John Rurns,
Road Surveyor, indicted for neglect of duty,
was t.ken up, and the Defendant acquitted.
Some half d"z"n or more cases were re-
manded to the County Court
FAMILY PorsoxsD.-The family of Sir.
Harrison Lloyd, who resides abnnt 8 ] miles
from Char'estown. consisting of himself and
wife, two sons and a colnrei woman, all be-
came the subjects OF sudden Illness imme
diately after breakfast on Thursday last and
physicians being called in the symptoms were
pronounced to be those of poison by arsenic
and they were treated accordingly. and at last
accounts sl were ding we'll. No one is aus
ricioned for an attempt upon the lives of any
of the family. ana the only solution of the
mystery is upon the hypothesis that arsenic
used for the destruction Of rats on the prem
i"cs of SIR. l.. must by some accident have
gotten into the c,'.Eee used f"r the morning
meal, causing the resn'ts above stated.
ASoFHrxn R,n9oAp RurrUa..-ws recently
noted the resignation OF the Agent Of rfo B. &
o. Z. Co.. at n Illtown. in this county. Since
then Messrs- Wilson Brothers. tie agents of this
Comp luJ n. Summit P,in3-being proLibi'e ed by
the w st Virginia Laws FROM collecting co:rmis-
NIons from shippers, and failing to secure satI<-
factory remuneration from the COMPANY FIR the
use of their deDnt-have refused TO serve longer
'n the capacity OF agents. and the Railroad Corr
panv has erected an additional srdeiine and
placed rh-reoa several cara ~hrc!I are used as n
depot. under the manaGenent of 3r. Ward, Of
Winchester. A telegraph Office has also been cs-
tablished there.
MORE THIEvISG.-O FridIv night the 10 n
instant. the srnoke-house of Mr- H f. rultz,
on the Shenandoah river, was entere1 aad sew
oral hundred pounds of Bacon stolen rherefrom.
The following night DR. E. L. Wager was
robbed OF thirteen Chickens.
II 20 was stolen FROM tine premises of IT..
Daniel DOveubcTger on Tuesday night. and on
Wednesday night 30 Is. can of Lard was stolen
from the cellar of NJ. e. H. Gal!aher.
. Truly. our pe0pi' are becoming afflicted with
thieves. and it Is to be hoped that of these
IDldnirht providers will -be checked in their
career before many more depredations are com
Initted.
REMovAL--Geo Fl. Hagley will this week
remove his entire Boot aod Shoe Establish
nent from his present location to the attrac>
tive and commodious room of Mr.. Gustav
Brown, lately occupied by Mr. L. Diukle as
I jewelry shop, where be will be pleased to