Spirit of Jefferson. [volume] (Charles Town, Va. [W. Va.]) 1844-1948, 1876-05-30

"You'l Miss Me when I'm Cone"
Comic Chorus-"Emperor of Austria"
Music by Orchestra.
PART SECOND.
BurIesgue md Hun.or.
Professor Sloper, from the Pacific Slope, will
deliver his great Lecture before the Charles
town Literary Association. Subject:
Milk, or the Geological formation ofthe
Earth prior to the Cyclopedian Era,
with selections from Shakspeare's
Ham let alone by Lord Bacon.
Comic Song.
Ten Minutes with a Ventrilcquist, by the
Man of many voices.
Tho Royal Museum, introducing tho Baby
Elephant, German Dwarf, Irish Giant,
and many other known and suns
known animals.
Comic Song.
The Performance to conclude with the side
splitting Italian Fantocinna in their Panto-
mime entitled
"Ah Sin in Search of a Neal"
Purchasers of Reserved seats will be pre-
sented with beautiful Floral Chrome Tickets.
Performance to begin promptly at s o'clock.
Admission % cents Reserved Seats 35 cents.
MATTERS IN BRIEF.-Mr. VIM. NJ. Bow
ers, son of Mr.. Peter Bowers, of this county,
has passed successful examinations before
Judges Green, IIoge aud Armstrong, and
been licensed to practice law in the courts of
this State. He will take his departure for
California this week, to locate in Chico in
that State, where We have no doubt he will
in time build up for himself successful prac>
tice. Our best wishes go with him.
The Charlestown Cornet Band serenaded
the successful candidates for municipal honors
on Thursday night.
The Mechanics Silver Cornet Band played
on the streets several nights last week.
An. old o'possum with nine young, were
captured by Mr.. jag. II. Couklyu recently
A black snake, in the act of sucking eggs,
was destroyed by the same gentleman.
The bell for the NJ. T.. Church South, of
this place. has arrived. It ia from the foundry
of Jushua Register, Baltimore, and weighs
LOGS pounds.
Two small boys, Johnnie Rohrer and Adam
Brown, were thrown from u runaway horse
on Thursday. Fortunately, neither OF them
were seriously hurt.
One of the celebrated Barney OFT Grain
Cradles" advertised in this paper by Mr.. j.
X. Z. OFT, ii on exhibition at the store of Mr..
Il. Taylor OFT, in Charlestown.
The painters brush has improved the front
of the Owinss House.
Rrbccca, littlo daughter of a. f. Ken
needy, + Il had her arm broken by falling
over 4 canister on Sunday morning. DR.. c.
7. II chardsrn was called in and gave the ne
cessary susgical attention.
Rogucs entered the smokc-housc Of. Mr..
Philip Engle, at Harper's Ferry, on Monday
night of last week, and carried off about
twenty dollars worth of bacon.
The Centennial Book, News and Stationery
Stare of Messrs. Light & Hawks is now open,
aud is one of the most stylish and attractive
places of business in the town.
Among the claims allowed in a bill which
passed the House of representatives on Fri
day, the following are reported: George Chris
man, Berkeley county, sll so; Lewis e..
Kemp, Jefferson county, s96.25.
Jas. Law. Hoof & Co., have suspended an
attractive canvass sign around their new avn
ing.
Miss Jeauie Patterson, well known to our
citizens as a graceful reader and cIocutiouist,
has been married to DR.. Ralph Wash, of
Washington, D. q.
The West Virginia Coat of Arms in the
Council Room at Mt Vernon, is painted on
wood carved into the shape of tho heraIdic
shield-a work of art by Mr.. David f.. Hem
benson, of this county.
LOSo.K Eru.1r Co,Iror The Animal