Spirit of Jefferson. [volume] (Charles Town, Va. [W. Va.]) 1844-1948, 1876-05-16
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TUESDAY MORNING. NAY f6. 1876.
PEN, INK AND SCISSORS.

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There is poplar tree in Monroe county
twenty feet in circumference 7r
= Mrs, Mary A. Ford, ''Una," the we'll
known Irish>A American poetess, is dead.
- Greeubrier county has instructed del
egates to support Matthcws for Governor.
The New York .Greenback Convention
repufiates Tilden and wants Western man.
ra-ME. John; DonDayan of Harrisonburg,
accidentally shot himself in the hand few
-days-ago. z'-------s-,,-- --.>-e=---,----.----.=-
Samuel NJ. Sheetz, convicted of forcible
incest in Allegany county, Md, has been
sentenced to fifteen years confinement in the
penitentiary. ~ y
= The Democracy of Indiana declare for
Gov Hendricks for President, oppose further
contraction of the currency and call for more
greeubscks. 7.r-' FF
: The Tammany Society held its annual
election on the 1st instant, when the reg
ular ticket for sachems, headed by John
Kelly, was elected,
= Sarah Jane, a little daughter of VIM.
j. Dean, who resides near Ilarrisonbure, was
scalded so badly some days since, as to cause
her death in four days.
= Randolph county has appointed dell
egates to the Charleston CopFen,iop, and the
E"'erPriscsays they will support either Judge
Camden Gov. Price for Governor.
= Two men who had abandoned their
wives and taken up with other women, in
Wetzel county, iu this State, were, with their
concubines, treated TO a coat of tar and feath-
ers recently.
The AIethodists of the Winchester Dis
trict, of which Rev. G. w. Cooper is the
Presiding Elder. will hold camp meetings
during the summer at Hancock, Berkeley
Springs and Bunker MartinsJurg Ind.
A farmer in Augusta county, Va, set a
spring gun in his chicken>honse a'few nights
ago, and next morning found a coored thief
lying on the ground hotthrousl the abdomen,
from which he died in few hours. Thieves
should look out for spring guns. r-.-..--
The population of Danville. Va. in
creased from 1000 in 1850 to 5, ,4G4in 1870,
and is estimated at 600 at this time. There
are five tobacco warehouses in Danvile, and
their sales of leaf tobacco during the season
of 1918 aggregated 1907, ,421 pounds,
with value of SO, ,002, ,2IS.
WoNDERFUL MoNsTRos1TY-Th I:alti>
more Nctcs gives an account of one .oi the
most extraordinary specimens of infant .non-
strosities ever known, which was born in: that
city short time ago. DR. Thos N Orie, a
native of this county, was one of the attend
ing physiciapsat the birth Of the child, which
was one of pair of twins, the last borr,, and
whose birth had to be aided with instrurs sents
The Netrs article says:
1t was found to be perfectly 0cepAalous, or
headless. The spinal column ends abruptly,
without the slIshteft appearance Of any cra>
mum cavity. The superior end of the spine
is surmounted with flesh, which is partially
covered with foe dark hair The body is also
deformed throughout, showing chat Develop
ment was arrested at an early stage of embry.
onic life. Tho legs are of;cxtraOrdinary size,
being at least three inches in circumference
at the thigh ,and are of gelatin GUS + u distance
of greater consistency that flesh. The feet
are perfectly developed, but turned inwards
in that manner which would have caused the
little one to be what is known as club footed
The arms and hands are perfect. From this
popular description of the infant, the reader
can gain fair idea of tho. pecplisrities of
this wonderful monstrosity.r.
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