Spirit of Jefferson. [volume] (Charles Town, Va. [W. Va.]) 1844-1948, 1875-01-26

let him understand that his hand must be
taken from the throat of Loisiana.
Shenandoah Valley and Texas Pacific
Railroads.
The announcement is made that the iniunc.
tion inhibiting meeting of the Directors of
the Shenandoah Valley Railroad Company
and the contractors from working on the i'm
proyement, gotten out BY parties in the county
Of Jefferson, has been dissolved. The adjust
meat effected by the decision Of Judge Tur>
ner, it is stated, satisfied all parties and steps
have already been taken for q meeting of the
| Directors, with view to the resumption of
the work on the improvement. We hope this
is SO. We regard the Shenandoah Valley
Railroad IS one of the most important enter
prises ever iuaugursted for the Valley Vir~
| ginia, not only because of the local signif>
cance of the work, developing one of the
richest mineral and agricultural portions of
Virginia, but by reason of its prominent
relation to the great continental improvement
known as the Southern or Texas Pacific Rail-
road, on the 32d parallel Il will constitute
one of the main links in the proposed COM
nection of the Pacific slope at San Diego, Cali
ifornia, with the great eastern entrepots and
thus bring Virginia in direct communication
with the traffic aud travel of the continent
1t is admitted by all impartial minds that the
geographical location of the Texas Paciic
road will command for Il the bulk of the Pa>
oiic trade because of Its freedom from the OBJ
structions in winter incident to the SHOWS
which prevailed on the northern Pacific route.
['Stau"tO" Naasy VfrgiHia".
OFFI6ERs ELEcrED.-At q regular meet,
ing of Elk Branch Grange, No. u. Patrons
of Husbandry, at Dufields, held Saturday,
December 26sh, 1874, the following officers
were elected for the ensuing year:
W. B. Daniels, Master; JAS B. McGarry,
Overseer; V. NJ. FirOr, Lecturer; j. NJ.
Kephart, Steward A. s. Link, Asst Stew
ard I. NJ. Wintsrmoyer, Chaplain j. A.
Link, Treasurer; Adam Link, Secretary ia.
cob Snyder, Gate Keeper; Mrs. A. G. Black
Mrs. L. G. Daniels, Pomona Miss Amanda
Snyder, l.. A. Steward.
AT regular monthly meeting of Phoenix
Division, No. 13, Sons of Temperance, of
Dufields, the following officers were elected ::
N. T. Snyder, W. P; J. A. Black ford, w /.
A; Fl. T. Link, r. s.; Jas. w. Burr, A.
K. s.; Fl. J.. Simpson, +. s.. John A. Link,
T.; G. 81. Blackford, c.; 7. Q. Link, A. c.;
T. NJ. Wintermoyer, Chaplain; Ambrose
Hendricks, I. s.; Chas. Schmidt, o. s.. T.
j. Link, P. w. p; Miss NJ. E. Maddox, L..
s.; Miss Mary Gageby, L. e.; Miss jennie
Maddox, 1st Asst. !; Miss Fannie Horn, I'd
Asst. Miss Lizzie Sibole, 3rd Asst.
The following is a list of officers of Cale-
dOnia Lodge, 1. o. o. F., of ShepherdstOwn,
elected for the term ending July let, 1875 {:
Jos. Cookus, N. c.; Wm. B. Miller, v.
G.; Chas. Ferrel, Sec ~; d. S. Rentch, p.
Sec'y.; John d. Staley, Treas. j. d. Crow,
Warden; John D. Staley, Chaplain; Geo.
Schoppert, P. G.. Chas. Kerns, R. s. N. G.;
Jas. Frazier, L. 8. N. G.; John Smurr, L.
G.; VIM: Manuel, o. G.. Geo. Wolf R. d.
s.; Geo. Ramsbufg, L. S. s.
The following officers were elected by Po-
tomac Council, No.2, Friends of Temperance,
of Shepherdstown, for the present term:
A. A. P. Neel, P. G. D. McGliucy, A. !;
Rev. J. Hawkins, Chaplain 1. W. Chapliue,
Treasurer G. T. Licklider, F. S. G.; g. A.
Licklider, Sec'y.; D. L. Rentch, c.; Alex.
Shepherd, A. c.; G. T. Butler, I. s.; Allen
Entler, o. s.; L. B. Rmootz, Ex. P. g. l..
V.P.
Samaritan Lodge, No. 2e, I. o. f. (at
Smithfeld, has chosen the following officers
for the present term:
John E. johnson, N. G. Benz. NJ. Seek
man, V. G. John F. Smith, Secretary; John
j. Ramsburg, T. Samuel w. League, Chap
lain; /; Nathan Barnes, W.; John II. Lindsey,
c.; John B. Gruber, o. G.. Jesse Brilliant,
l. G.; Isaac Zombro, 4. 8. to N. g.. George
Hogue, 1. 8. to N. c.; Patrick J. Bsily, R.
8. to V. G.; john E. Thomson, L. 8. to V. @.
AZ q regular meeting of Forest Grange,
No. 30, P. of H., at Willow Well, held on
Tuesday, December 22d, 1874, the following
officers wese elected for the ensuing year:
VIM. j. Knott, Master; G. Il. Knott,
Overseer; Geo. 8. Knott, Lecturer Geo. w.
Osburn. Steward Jno. G. Moler, Asst. Stew
ard; Emanuel Stalcy; Chaplain Geo. w.
Moler, Treasurer Jacob L. Hoffman, Seo-
retary E. Il. Rinehart Gste Keeper; Mrs
! S. G. Guott, Ceres Miss NJ. E. Staley, Po>
mona Miss H. G. Hoffman, Flora Miss Bet
tie Knootz, l.. A. Steward.
DEATH OF CAPT. MURRY MAsoN.-An
extensive list of relatives, friends and ao-
quaintances will regret to hear of the death
of Capt. d. hurry Mason, which occurred in
this city, this morning, at the residence of
his sou-in-law. Capt. Samuel Davis. Captain
Mason was the son of the late Gen. John
Mason, of Clermont Fairfax county; grand
son of Geo. Mason, of Guston, and brother Of
the late James NJ. Mason, who for so long
time represented Virginia in the u s. Senate
He was = commander in the u. s. Navy, but
at the breaking out of the war resigned 70
take the part Of his State, and was afterwards