Spirit of Jefferson. [volume] (Charles Town, Va. [W. Va.]) 1844-1948, 1875-07-13


Bring it in.
aThE NEW LAND booze Col. R. w. Bay.
lOr has completed the re-assessment of tho Real
Estate in Jefferson. aud the books were re.
turned on the 9Th instant. He has done his
work admirably-it is credit to him and to
the county. We copy the following statistics
which are of general interest:
Number of Acres in the County. 129 .2643
The sum included in the value of Land ON ac>
count of Buildings, S $40, $50 90
Total value of the Land and
Buildings, All 40 %
Nalue of Buildings ON Town
Lots, 521. 200 90
Valueof Lots, including Build
inss, 7os. 1880
Fhe B. & o. R. R. has in the
county 16 miles of double
sstraek road on the Main Stem,
aud IS miles of single track
rod on the Winchester
Branch.
In every mileo the Min Stem
.thsrs.isss Acres, valued at
$50, or $40 per mile, 1850 90
IN every mile there are l0, 200.
tous.of Iron, 100000
GrOss>Ties. 1,6S0.00
WaterTanks, Engines in Tanks,
slWatch- Houses and Laborers
Houses, 10000
Total. s194, 10000
The value of Winchester
Branch, s110, $1,000
seCouRT OF APpEALs.-o. s. Long, Esq ;,
eletk of the Supreme Court of Appeals of
West Virginia, viii accept thanks for copy
of the Docket of said Court for the August
term, 1875. which will commence in Charles
town on the 5th proximo. There are twenty
cases docketed for the Second Division, ten
for the First, and three for the Third The
Third Circuit. (Judge HOge's, composed of
the counties of Berkeley, Jefferson and Nor.
gan, has ton eases on the Docket all from JEFF.
E=rsen. The Capital removal case is set for
Monday, the 23d of August. We under.
staud, in consequence of the death of Judge
PAUL. the case of KabIe es Mitchell, appeal
from the Circuit Court of Jefferson, which is
set for the FIRST day of the term, will be re-
argued
COUNTY CouRr,-The July (triar) term of
the County Court of Jeffersou-Presideut r.
g. Baylor aud Justices W. B. Daniels aud
Solomon Fleming composing the Court-will
begin on Monday nezs the 18th iuStant-
The following are the jurors drawn for the
term
Mason COoklyn, Suowden Watson, W.
Dreamer. John Rice, James w Grubb. John
J. Lock, Thomas Brantner, John Mc.A rthur.
William Lloyd, R.ndol ph Custer, Thomas
t;sbanEn, Albert Diehi, John w Roberts,
". u I. Lewis, George Csbouru, William
1loPkins, JoseFh H. Renner, Thomas Lock,
Levi ". Porter. George E. Currie, James A.
-ilan,ill, John A. Brooks, Charles Eicklider,
Willard KooDce. c. J.. Burkhart, w. o.
Norris, Gustav Brown, Il. Preston Chew.
Thomas VI. Shaull, w f. Anderson.
TIE NV BUILDixG ASSOCIATION Re
member tie meeting for the completion of the
Organization of the New Building Association,
10 be held at the Grand Jury Room, in the
Court House, this (Tuesday) evening. All
subscribers who have not done so, should call
st either the Bank of Charlestown or the First
National Bank, and subscribe their names and
par the requisite fee of twenty-five cents per
share, that they may be qualified to take pare
in the proceedings of the meeting. Let all
shareholders be represented at the meeting,
either in person or by proxy.
GELEBRATIoN.-A celebration of the pas
sage of the Civil Rights Bill will, we learn,
be held in the woods of Mr. b. w. Herbert,
near this place, on the 22d of July, under
the auspices of the Independent Star Societies
of Frederick City, Md, Gnd Charlestown-
DIR: L. II. Steiner, candidate for State Senator
on tie Republican ticket, Chas. w. Miller,
POSTMASTER, aud Capt, II. Clay Nail, who is
also spoken of as candidate for Seuator-alI
of Frederick City, will, it is said, address
their coIored fellow>cit;zers
SUDDEN DEArH.-A stranger, whose name
We have been unable to learn. debarked from
canal boat at Sandy Hook, below Harpers
Ferry, on Saturday night week, suffering from
Pneumonia Abou. noon next day, (Sun-
days. we are Informed, he was found sitting
10 = chair IN the railroad watch house at that
point, dead. A female name, We learn, was
found picked in Indian ink upon one of his
arms. Further particulars We have been uu>
able to obtain.
SABBATH scnooL PrcSIc-The members
of the Sabbath School connected with the NJ.
Z. Church South, of this place, will hold
Picnic IN the woods of Mr.. B. w Herbert,
near Gharlestowu, on Thursday next, the 18th
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