Spirit of Jefferson. [volume] (Charles Town, Va. [W. Va.]) 1844-1948, 1875-07-20
LOCAL iRTElIIaEacE.-
JErrEasoN couNrr Bu1Ip1No Assoc1.

day night last. sl4 shares of paid>up stock of
this Association we're found to be represented,
when a Constitution for It's government (,he
Same as that of Jefferson County, No 2, with
several minor changes,) was adopted, and the
felleWiug Board of Directors elected
WIN. q. Travers, N. S. White. Is. C. Wash.
ington, q. II. Cooke, ". Il. Ka6le, Sam'l
Howell, A. w. Hawks.
At a subsequent meeting of the Board of
Directors, the following officers were chosen:
Ifcsidcnt-Wm. II. Travers.
Secretary and Treasurer-JOhn Porter
asld.
.SoIieitor-Frauk Beckwith.
Wednesday of each week was fixed upon
hs the day for receiving dues, and Thursday
night for the weekly meeting of the Board of
Directors. The first payment of dues, as will
be seen by notice in our advertising columns,
In required to be made tomorrow, (wednes-
(day. At the Bank of Charlestown.
In addition TO the 314 shares mentioned
Aboye. . number of others have become 6ona>
Jfde subscribers, and paid up their assessment
sf25 cents per share so that the Association
may be safely said. considering all the circum>
stances. to be inaugurated under tie most
favorable auspices. Now that Its full organs
ration has been completed, all who have an
idea of taking stock in it should indeavor to
de 90 this week, and start off with their pay
meats from the commencement. The officers
chosen are among the best and most reliable
ssen Of the community, gentlemen of known
integrity, the selection of whom is safe
guarantee that its Affairs will be managed in
the most correct manner and for the mutual
slTautage of every subscribing stakeholder
ANOTHER SLIP gP.-The last Free Press
cites the offer of Sir. Kcyscr to settle the
value of the property of the b. & O. RI.
60. subject to taxation in Jefferson county on
basis Of $40. 900 per mile, or $40, COO for
the whole, aud tho demurrer OF the County
Committee to the proposition, and then
quotes the assessment of Col. Baylor. on the
realty of said company within the county, at
e3O5. 700 90, with the exclamation
Thirty. fur thousand, three kun,1-elaoNa,x
iess hirn the G6er Of the Railroad C1nr oany
The Free Press, probably was not aware
that the county also Gains basis for taxation
no the rolling stock of this company, which
the Committee estimated to equal tie realty
in velae, aud which would make the whole
; S61l. 400. 00-jrst tsro hundred aud serenity
one thousand, four AuaIre.3 dollars MoeEHE4n
the after "f the R"Aroad C,mPuny!
To the above we will add that the COM
nni.%ao ,bo
fsny last veet, on basis Of $4,000 per
saile.
HELrG1nus -C"nd 'ustsoa services were
held at Zion = i Church. on Sunday
preceding services having 'een held during
the Week-zad class of f?teen candidate.
we're confirmed By the vcucra5ie Bishop
Johns. of the Diocsse Os Virginia
M"Fning Prayer Meetings we're held in the
Presbyterian Church during last week with
che usual services preceding Sacrsacrtal oc,
easious on Friday and Saturday The Sac
lament of the Lor,i's Snrpcr was administered
on Sunday. and several commandments were
added to the Church. The pastor Rev. a.
q. Hopkins, was assisted during the meeting
By the Rev. Henry NJ White. Of Winchester
FINE BAss--The f.hius party fran Shan
noudale has returned, aud our friend John w
Locke twho may be relied on every timc) has
been as good as his word. The four. POUND
Bass has been sent u.s. 1t did not remain
Looked in the waters of the Shenandoah,
aud tIe party were not under the necessity of
going tpE<yes' Ferry-though it came near
becoming Lighter, and had it fallen into the
hsad- of the Bank Club, no doubt you'd have
been well Cooke, d.
Mr.. ]. H. Haiues will accept our thanks
for nice mess of Bass, out of lot of about
seventy Eve caught by him aud two other
gen,lemcu in two days. A good haul.
TIE TEMPERANCE PIcN1c AT LEErowx.
The Temperance Basket Picnic held in DR..
Balch's woods, near Leetown, on Saturday
week, the Register says, was success of no
ordinary degree. The Division of Sons of
of Temperance of Dufisld's, and the Lodge
OF Good Templars of MiddIeway, we're
present in fall nunbcrs. besides large num-
Der Of citizens from the surrounding country.
Able and eloquent speeches were made by
Hon. James H. Grove, Rev. Mr.. Grammar,
Rev. Mr.. Shepherd, Rev. A. A. P. Neel, aud
C. 7. Butler, Esq. Criswcl's Cornet Band,
Of Shepherdstown, was present.
SUNDAY SCHOOL PIcSIc.-Tbe Picnic
held by the members and friends of the Sun