Spirit of Jefferson. [volume] (Charles Town, Va. [W. Va.]) 1844-1948, 1875-01-12

HOME INTEREsTs.-As the Leri7yfon
Gazette and Citizen well says, "when you get
In tight place for some article of family use
aud haven't just the money by you to pay for
it, you often get accommodation from the
merchant or mechanic of your town or neigh
bOrhood, who waits till it Is convenient for
you to pay for it. Blu, then again, when you
and go and spend your money with those who
accommodated you, and thus keep the home
currency 10 circulation where it ought to stay?
or do you make up an order, getting others
perhaps to join you, and forward the cash to
distant city to swell the Golfers of those whom
you never derive any benefit or favors from?
This course will re>act on you if you do so.-
Each class is dependent on the other, to some
extent. for mutual benefits and patronage
should be best'wed on those upon whom you
are dependent for patronage. To that way
you are building up an interest from which
you may some day derive something in return,
no matter what your business may be. It is
better even to pay little more for an article
sometimes than to be draining your section of
its circulating medium by sending it off to
foreign parts. If others would serve you SO
in your line of business, how would you live )?
Pa7Tonize home interests first, if you want to
prosper yourselves aud see others prosper"
MEETING OF DIREcToRs OF SHEN VAL
r. Il. Goa meeting of the directors of
this Company was held at Front Royal on the
23d of December last The attendance was
full. but two Of tho members of the board
being absent AS this Vas the first meeting
of the directors since the commencement #
the legal proceedings instituted by the County
OF Jefferson against the Cumptny, in April
last, there was necessarily mach routine bust
ness transacted. The Main question. VIZ: the
prospect of an early reSuml ton of work Oh
the road, was discussed and committee
charged with the duty of a=cersainins what
arrangements could he made iOz the negotia.
ton of the bends OF tie road, was appointed
As the result of the lnbUrS of This cnmnittre
weare advised. that there are most satisfactory
indications that at an early day the necessary
funds for the prosecution of the enterprise
with viyo- will he realized. OF course the
difficulty of CARRYING forward n work Of the
magnitude Of this road in the midst of the
general suspension of nearly all similar un>
der'akings, will he appreciated by all inter
csted in 1t aud should its managers. notwith
standing the pressure Of the times. he able to
resume operations at an early day, we nre
quite sure that that need of praise t" which
they will be entitled will not be withheld from
them.
COUNTY CouRr.-Tte January (trial) term
of the Jefferson County Court-CoI. r. "
Baylor President, with Justices Helm and
Hern-will commeucc on Monday next. the
18th Instant. The following are the names of
the jurors drawn for the term:
Alexander Murphy, C. C. Kreps. j. NJ
Decaulnc, William Grubcr, Daniel Cnck,ill,
David Fry, John J. ShauII, James " Glenn.
David f. Henderson, J II Snyder. Eugene
Baker, Philip Henry Sr., Z"phnniah Bane
Lewis + Starry, Nelson Il SNYDER, john L
Myers. &c" S. EySter, II V Daniels Robert
Y. Shirley, William Avis, Daniel Hood, jos.
II yesterday, Brent N;rhoI~, Henry Rome
mons. Murtha Walsh, Wilbur 4. Winters,
Craven TrnsScll. VIM y. I!u,tF, Conrad Lick
liier, J"scFh Colbert.