Spirit of Jefferson. [volume] (Charles Town, Va. [W. Va.]) 1844-1948, 1875-04-27
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a VAnuABlz BOok-The Political. Per.
sonal, aud Property Rights of citizen. of
the United States How to exercise and
how to preserve them by Thsophilus Par
sons, LII D. National Publishing Co., Gins
cipati. Ohio. x.p =.
A careful ,perusal of this work will convey
an adequate undets,auding Of ail legal ques
tons arising ip public. or private life, for it
| gives clear explanation of those universally
recognized principles, on. which are based all
existing laws chat were enacted to SECURE US
in the enjoyment of rights and privileges.
That every one should be well Informed
concerning the risbtssand, duties of the citi-
zen. is of the greatest importance in this
country, where he participates SO freely and SO
| directly in the affairs of the government
This volume will prove OF great value to
the statesman and TO lawyers. aud cannot but
! be eminentIy useful 10 the citizen of every
| class aud calling.
The ability. accnrany and long experience
of''the author as Law wfiter and teacher, are
sufficient enarantee that the work is one OF
merit aud Usefulness. The language of the
author is simple, he eliminates from il those
sabstruse phrases SO common in most aw.books,
'ands brings his subjects within the compre.
hension, of those ,unlearned in the law
| His ex planation of the causes which led to-
the framing and adoption Of the Constitution
of the United Statesi and itss priaciples aud
purposes, is alone welisworth the essnaf the
volume to every one who aspires.to the full
enjoyment of the privileges Guaranteed him
by the Supreme Law of the land. The VAST
amount of useful knowledge the excellent
i he mi fnr fha nd
cedure OF deliberative bodies and the glossary
OF law terms in common use make the work
one of great popular value.
DRowNED.-Mr Albert s. Hoffman, son
of our townsman. Edward Hoffman Esq, was
drowned while attempting to cross the Shen>
andoah River on dam, near Strasburg, about
two weeks ago. He was missed from his
home, but an accident was not suspected until
his hat was found in the river search was
then instituted. which resulted in the finding
of his body at the bottom of the river. near
| the spot where he fell in. AIr: Hoffman was
member of Carpenters battery during the
war. aud was gallant soldier. He was hish>
ly esteemed, and his sad death is greatly de-
plored by his numerous friends He was SO
years of age.
A curious circumstance occurred in con-
uexion with the search for the body.
cousin ef the deceased when boy, had been
told by his mother, if loaf of bread were
thrown into the water at the point where a
person had been drowned that the loaf would
float to where the body lay. and there remain.
We are told it was tried in, this case, and
singular to say, the loaf did float directly to
where the body found
Winchester Times.
County IrkMs,-Fromth the shepherds.Own
Register Of Saturday, We copy the following
items:
Anti, Liquor. Itnss .Neeting-There will
be au Auti- Liquor Mass Meeting held at
Smithfeld, on Tusday night next, the 9th
Instant. The different Orders will turn out
The speakers will. be, Messrs Andrews,
Meredith, gilbert, Fisher, apd others.
M'nist4rial. Facoscics. Withip the las,
three months three of the Churches 1T this
town have become ,vacu9t OF their Pastors
In the first place, Rev, J. Il. Rosslser,. Of the
Reformed Church, received and ACCEPTED "a
call from. the First Reformed, Church, ION
Calvert street, in Bait more. 10 the ..Eex, .
pluce. Rev. II. g. Brown of the Presbyterian
Church. received and accepted a call from the
Presbyterian Church, at HedgesviIle Berke
ley county. And in the last place, Rev j
Hawkins, Of the Lutheran Church. received
and accepted call from the Luthe-as. Church
at Middletown, Md All three Of these min,
listers are able and highly educated .diviucs,
and their departures are much to be regretted
by their former Congregations.
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.AFPoINrMEHT nF DELEGATES.- fol
lowing delegates we're appointed by meeting
of Sunday school representatives at the Fourth
International Convention at Baltimore, May
II, 1875,
.Fu.t. astric,-J. II. Atkinson. New Cum
berJsnd D: T c Esrraw. Parkersbure-
Second District Rev. j. G. Hagey, Pied
m.nt joseph Sands. Fairm"nt. '.
Third .Disrrict-Tsaac n Smitht Charles
ton Rev.'M Bibb, Fayette Court, House.
State at Large-H VI. Hickok, Bethany
David humphreys Gharlestewn; Rev. John
Woods, Clarksburgh Rev. W. q Schaeffer,
Grafton.
Alternates-Dr T. II. Logan. Rev. S. B
Barnitz and VIM. H. Oxtoby. Wheeling;
Rev Samuel Register. Charestown DIR
Thomas Kennedy. Grafton; 6 " Atkinson,
Charleston; Thos. c. Miller and F n. Pier.
point, Fairmont; Rev. NJ. l.. Cutler Martins
burg; Okey johnson, Parkersburg.
Promoted Capt. Bolivar Ward, connected
with the Valley Branch of the Baltimore and
Ohio Railroad has been recently promoted to the
position of Conductor of the Accommodation
train between Staunton and Harpers Ferry
The company has not in its employ more gen.
tlemanly and efficient officer, ard the promotion