Spirit of Jefferson. [volume] (Charles Town, Va. [W. Va.]) 1844-1948, 1875-09-14

FoR SALE.-A Grover & Baker Sewing
MaOhins-in good Order-Cheap. Enquire
at the Spait Once.
FrRE.-AbOut half.past one o'clock ON
Thursday night last an alarm was sounded,
oeeasioned by the discovery of fire in the wing
Of the dwelling of Dir. Cbas e. johnson,
West end of Main street, Mr.. johnson him,
self having been aroused by the smoke which
had penetrated to his d-chamber in the
front part of the building-his wife and chill
dren being absent from home at the time
Our citizens promptly rallied to the rescue of
The building, aud before the engine and FIRE
apparatus could be gotten on the ground,
shose near at hand, by their manly efforts.
had stayed the flames by the aid of buckets
and water from the cisteru of Mr.. j. in his
yard. Aud here we may mention that Ben
5amin Carey, Lee Washington and Jere Low
EFT. all eolored, deserve great credit for their
lAudable labors on this occasion for to their
efforts alone, they being first on the ground,
Mr.. j. probably owes the saving of his entire
house from destruction. Every incident con-
uecsed with the origin of the fire, Is far as
6scertained, points TO the work of an incen-
diary the instrumentality by which it oc-
CURED The building was insured in the
Frankliu Insurance Company, of Wheeling,
and E. NJ. Aisquith. Esq, the Efficient Agent
OF the Company, took prompt steps for the
reimbursement of Dir. johnson to the amour,
Of his loss, which will probably be about $3.50
or $500.
The action of our City Fathers, in permit
ting the only Fire Engine in the town to be
packed away amidst lot of wheat drills, &C.,
IN an ont of.the way SIZED, where it could rot
be gotten out until after the FIRE on Thursday
night was extinguished by other msans, has,
been severely condemned by our citizens
generally; but as our new Engine House is
now approaching completion, We hope such
case will NOT occur again
N6FEs ABOUT TowN.-Several changes
have been made at the s.Owings House.
within the past week. The front entrance
TO the old Office has been walled up, and that
room will be converted into ladies' reception
room. The hotel Office has been removed to
the East front room, snd access thereto direct
from the sidewalk is rendered easy by new
doorway made in the front of the same
Dir. James ". Butt has erected another
Frame Dwelling for Messrs Weirick & Vel
Ter, on their grounds adjacent to the Berry
vile Turnpike, aud built an addition to their
Plaster Mill He is about beginning the cree,
1i,r IF sno,bor J1-.iI;r,. II o,,., e. L..u .
tlemen. in the same IoclEity Mr. Butt has
also erected neat Frame Dwelling for Henry
Mitchell, cnlored on a lot near the crossing
of the S. V. r. R road-bed, on the Smith
field Turnpike.
a candidate for admission into the New
School Baptist Church, CcoIored,) was hap
tized by immersion at tile Town Mill on Sun
day afternoon.
Town CoUSCIL MArrEKs-The Town
CouaciI met in regular session on Tuesday
night lsst-aIl the officers aud members
present
A ce~Plsint OF Mrs. Mary Taylor, in re-
/, gard to water being conveyed into her cellar
from the street gutter, because of recent work
by the corporation. was referred to the Mayor
aad Sergeant to remedy.
The question of putting prisoners and
cramps" TO Werk for the c"rporasion, was
discussed. aud tho determination was ex-
pressed By the Council to have the Ordinance
TO that effect carried out hereafter, through
means of a corporation ''chain gang"
The application of Mr.. Gustav Brown 20
H. n, 4. u.
The Committee on Engine House was di,
rectcd to report the kind and probable cost of
fencing suitable for the Market>H House lot.
TIE GRANGE Picnic AT FLOWING
SPRING,-We we're not presen. at the Picnic
held by the Changers of Jefferson county at
Flowing Spring on Wednesday last, but uu-
derstand it was quite pleasant affair. Col.
q. ". Baylor, Thos. NJ. Isbell and c. T But
Ter, Eses., addressed the numerous assemblage,
and che festivities of the occasion were inter-
spersed with music by the Shcpherdstown
Ssnd,. aud wound up with indulgence in the
pleasures of the dance. On the whole We
presume our Granger friends and their guests,
with their wives, sweethearts and little ones,
spent . day Of thorough enjoyment, aud we
roget that We were not fortunate enough 10
be present with them.
o. s. CouRT,-The United States District
: Court ddge JaOkson-met in Wheeling on
Wednesday last. On Thursday the case Of
the United States Vs. the Baltimore & Ohio
Rsiiroad Company, in chaucery, was called
for hearing, when it was stated by Gen. Golf,