Spirit of Jefferson. [volume] (Charles Town, Va. [W. Va.]) 1844-1948, 1875-11-16
Masonic GRAND Lopor.-The Grand

every lodge in the State being represented.
The annual election for officers of the Grand
Lodge resulted as follows:
K. D. Walker, of Fairmont Grand Master.
G. W. Atkinson, of Charleston, Deputy
Grand Master.
Leonard MAllonee, of Grafton, Senior Grand
Warden.
J. W. Arbuoklo, of Lewisburg, Junior
Grand Warden. .
l. H. Williams, of Wheeling, Grand Trea-
eurer. - ~
o. s. Long, Of Wheeling, Grand Secretary.
The following named officers were appointed
by the Grand Master:
s. b. Bendall, of Clifton. Grand Lecturer.
Rev. j: G. Armstrong, of Wheeling, Grand
Chaplain.
Geo. s. Eyster, of Jefferson, Senior
Grand Deacon. 80.
Hugh Sterling, of Wheeling, Junior Grand
Deacon.
G; F, Scott of Petersburg, Grand Mar
shall.
J. ". Apologize, of Wellsburg, Grand
Pursuivant. 80 ~
T. w. Bliss, of Wheeling, Grand Tyler.
- The Grand Lodge will hold it's next annual
grand communication in Wheeling, on tho
second Tuesday in November, 1876 At tho.
recent meeting Eve new lodges were chartered,
one Of them at Martinsburg. A now consti-
tuition and code of regulations for the governs
ment of the fraternity were also adopted.
ATHRIvING NEIaHBoRHooD-.The neigh.
borhood of "Bloomery Mills" on the Shen>
andoah river, in this county, is beginning to
loom into prominence, by assuming the pro-
portions of considerable settlement. At the
toll-gate near Bloomery, blacksmith and
wagon shops have been in operation
for some timo, a cabinet>maker's shop is to be
started, and two new buildings are 10 course
of erection. Nearer to the river, surmount-
ing the summit of the hill where the Hail.
town road branches from tie BIoomery, Mr..
James ". Butt has raised and is pushing to
completion neat and comfortable School,
House for Fleetwood district, which is also
designed to be used as a Church, and has APP
propriately been named "DIount Hope" the
people of that vicinity contributing to finish
the building with belfry and bell, and fur
nish it with lamps and other c,nveniences for
public worship. These, in addition to the
largo FIGURING Mills of Mr.. Geo. II. Turner,
Zone of the best manufacturers in the county,)
with his Bloomery Sash Factory, operated by
Mr.. VIM Phillips, an experienced architect
aud mechanic, together with the dwellings,
dotting the landscape in the vicinity, con-
tribute to make quite lively little commu~
nifty, aad taken in connection with the fact
that the citizens of that portion Of the county
are among the best we have, we anticipate
bright a&d prosperous future for "Mount
Hope" and neighborhood.
MAIL CHANGES. The mails now depart
and are received at the Charlestown Post Of
fee as follows:
Departures.
Through Mail to Baltimore and Washing.
inet"n, 7 o'clock, 4. NJ.
Mail to Winchester and SoGth ri1. Staun-
tan, 1920, T. NJ
Mail West C6s IIarper's Forty, 4:30, P. N.
Mail to all points South and East via
Washington aud BaItie.ore, 4:3O, T. NJ.
Mail Tor Ripon aGd Kabotouu, t:1O, 2. II
ArricnIs.
Mail from Baltimore, South, East and West,
1885, P. NJ.
Mail from South ria Stsunton and Win
chester, 4:42, p NJ.
Through Mail from New York, Baltimore
and Washington, $40, Z. NJ.
Mail from Ripon and Kabletown, $50, A.
NJ.