Spirit of Jefferson. [volume] (Charles Town, Va. [W. Va.]) 1844-1948, 1876-06-06
DEFERRED ARTICLES.
PEN, INK AND SCISSORS.

1t is stated that Miss Jennie Busk in
tends TO Feno<e to Chicago
Hon. Benjamin Wilson announces him
self IS a candidate for reelection to Congress.
The Keyser people have been overload
ing Rev, j. NJ Clymer with housekeeping
''fxins."
- Hon. W. Il. Barnum was elected U. S.
Senator from Connecticut to fill the uDe1pired
term of the late Senator Ferry.
The Republican National Convention
willmeet at Cincinnati. June 18th the Dem
ocratic National Convention at St. Louis,
June 9th.
Henry Aten. who died recently in Wells
vile, o., aged iO2 years, is written down Us
q strict Presbyterian, who always voted the
Democratic ticket,
David KerIin, Of Shenandoah. caught
two young foxes By batting a hook and throw
ing 1t into the cave where the foxes have their
den. He deems this more profitable than
angling for fish.
In the Methodist General Conference at
Baltimore, a resolution was introduced 60
amend the discipline so as to provide Tor ex>
polling members who rented buildings for the
sale Of intoxicating liquors.
L DStI1dNteF Je"eII nSS outraged the
ProPriety of things in removing = white man
named George Turner, from the Post Office at
Louisa g. H. Va, and appointing one Lazarus
Bibb, colored, as Postmaster.
The humber of paying visitors TO the
United States centennial for the first thirteen
days are more than three times as numerous
thus far as those to the Vienna exposition
during the corresponding period.
The proprietors of the lines of stages
running between iIarrisonburg and Staunton
are Ct Ioggerheads. The fare, which at first
was two dollars, has been reduced, and is now
only twenty-five cents, or one cent a mile.
~The friends of Col f. W. N Holiday
win, sRys the Winchester Tinles, ''urgs his
s~electis by the Redmond Convention as one
of the Presidential Electors for the State at
Large He has few equals as a public speaker,
and, il elected. our word for It, he will make
a spIenaid canvass"
Hon. Ii. Davis. our worthy Senator,
has d way Oh silently and unosten,atiously
doIng good that is well worthy of cnmmeE-
datlun. When ct the Hospital the other dav,
81 mail time, we noticed bundles of reading
CHATTER that had just arrived. and, upon in,
qnlry. were informed that Hon. II. G.. Davis
sent dlIly large bundles of papers for the
benefit OF the patients. y motto from him
shown US, stating that he had just paid the
subscription on several papers for years to
GENE, for the use of the Hospital.
Wesfoa Democrat.
- Right Rev. John j. Kahn, Bishop or
Wheeling, assisted By Rev. d. p. Walsh, IF
Hinton. and Rev Wm Walsh, of Lewisburg.
held services in the Catholic church in this
place, on the morning and evening of last
Sunday The rites of confirmation wers ad>
minissered to about thirty persons. There
was an unusually largo attendance, on both
occasions, and the discourses of the Bishop
were listened TO with marked attention. Tho
line of his sermons was a defence of tho doe
times of the Catholic Church. He is an able
and eloquent speaker, presenting a handsome
and disnifed appearance and possessing a re-
markable command of language. He has
gained a high position in his church, at an
esrIy age, being the youngest Bishop in this
country, and is said to be the youngest in the
world, of his denomination.
Le'n'sJ"rg (W. Ia Independent.