Spirit of Jefferson. [volume] (Charles Town, Va. [W. Va.]) 1844-1948, 1875-07-06

NOOD WANlEDs-At lew loads OF good
Wood will be received on dues to this Office.
Bring it in.
'THE NEw BuILD1Na AssoorAT1oN.-A
meeting for the completion of the organizes
tion of the Jefferson County Building Asso-
citation. No, 8, as will be seen by card pub
Eshed in this paper, will be held in the Grand
Jury room at the Court>H House. on Tuesday
evening, July 18th, at 8 o'clock. In the
meantime books of subscription will be open
at the Bank of Charlestown and the First
National Bank, where parties taking stock
should subscribe their names and pay the in
eidental fee of rs cents per share, in order
that they may be permitted to vote and have
voice in the organization of the Association
We feel that We cannot too strongly urge upon
our people the value of these organizations to
4. community, and the importance to indi-
viduals of becoming stockholders therein
One association of this kind has passed
through successful career in Charlestown
and completed its existence, leaving behind
1t on every hand monuments of the power of
accumulated mites, in the shape os costly
business houses, beautiful private residences,
&c. the second is well on the high road to
success, and the third is about to spring into
existence under the most fattering auspices
Let all who can, take stock in it. Its OPP
erations are not necessarily confined to the
town, but as its name implies, it should shed
It's benefits over the entire county. The coun.
tryman as well as the townsmaD, may secure
to himself aud family home through its aid !;
or If, as is frequently the case, he may have
: one already purchased. and be unable in the
ordinary way to complete his payments on the
same, why not 60 into the Building Associ>
atiou and spread his debt over six or seven
years. and thereby save his home? AS
simple investment of capital there is nothing
that pays much greater legitimate profit
than well managed Building Association
We therefore urge upon each and all of our
readers to become subscribers to. the stock of
the Jefferson County Building Association,
No s.
fHz GRAssHoPPER PLAGUE.-In addition
to the destruction caused BY the grasshoppers
on the farm of Mr.. Geo s. Knott, near
Opequou Bridge in this county, occupied by
BIZ. George Nyers-where 6fty>seveu bushels
or more of them have already been caught by
means of canvass attached to a buggy rake,
aud put in bags aud drowned-tIese insects
have become particularly destructive upon the
lands of Mrs. Rebecca Watson, J no. W Gran>
than, Esq, aud the late DR.. Seibert, of the
Middleway ueighborhood, aud the farms of
Josiah Watson, Meredith Helm, Esq, and
Others, lower down 10 the directiau of Shcp.
herdstOwn-in some cases Skipping over al
most entire Reighboring farns With but little
or no injury to the,u whilst oo some the
lands mentioned above, the clover and grass is
cleaned OGt ALMOST rot and branch.
SUDDEN DEATH The friends of james
81. russell, son of Mr.. Bay liss Trussell, of this
County, succeeded few weeks since in get
ting place for him in the Asylum at Weston,
in our State, 10 hopes of alleviatiug his mental
and physical ailments, from which he had
been long and severely afl cted. Sheriff
Tearsey received dispatch on Saturday from
the Superintendent of that Institution, stating
he had fallen dead that morning in fit, and
wishing to kHow What disposition should be
made Of his remains Mr. T.. was formerly
merchant Of Onr town, about 35 years of age,
and leaves wife aud two children, with
large circle of relatives aud friends, to mourn
his early demise.
SUDDEN DEATH OF AN INFANT Charles
Huntoa, the sprightly and interesting little
infant sou of Mr. A. ". Hawks, aged about
eight months, died rather suddeuly co Sa;ur>
day night last He had been az we'll as usual
and out with his nurse late Friday evening,
but by some means caught cold aud was taken
with acOngestive chill Saturday morning, aud
died at about one o'clock that night. His
afflicted parents have the sympathy of the
community in their sudden bereavement.
Funeral from the residence of the parents
this (MOnday) afternoon, at o'clock.
FREAK OF BEEs.--Abou. two years ago
two swarms of bees belonging to DR.. J: ia
ss7aish, of this place, dcser..ed their hives
aud upon EXAMINATION it was found that pos.
session of the hives had been taken by nest
of arts. Since then the hives have remained
on the bench where they then were, unoc,
eupied, until Sunday last, when swarm of
bees came and took possession of one of them
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