Spirit of Jefferson. [volume] (Charles Town, Va. [W. Va.]) 1844-1948, 1876-07-11

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DO, besides our own subsistence. We want
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MATTERS IN BRIEF-The contract for
timing the base of the cupola of the Court
House has been awarded to Messrs. Duke +
Gallaher, and the painting to Mr.. Jno. Il.
Wilmington i; the laying of the brick pAve>
nnent On George street to Mr. Jacob O. Tus-
6iIef.
The members Of the Presbyterian Sabbath
School at Harpes's Ferry held a Picnic on
Saturday week. at Byrne's Island.
Gen. NJ. JEFF. Thompson, of New Orleans.
visited his old friends in Charlcstown last
week.
j. PeytOn. Esq, Clerk of the West vir,
ginia House of Delegates for several terms
past, stopped in Town for a few hours ON
Thursday.
The Mechanics Silver Cornet Band, oe
Gharlestown, visited Harper's Ferry and spent
Independence Day there.
The pulpit of the Presbyterian Church of
HarPer's Ferry was occupied, on Sunday week,
by John P. Strider, son of John II. Strider.
Esq , of Halltown.
The Supreme Court of Appeals will meet
IN Charlestown on Wednesday, the I'd day of
August next, and there will probably be a pro-
tracted term, sizty-si1 cases being on the
docket.
Charlestown is to have a Tilden and Hem
bricks pole shOrtly-so says Capt. CockrilI,
and he knows how to put them up.
CharlestOwn Station, NJ. E. Church South,
will not have a Camp Meeting this year.
Capt. D, II. COckrill and his son Joseph
H. Cock:iH were engaged making repairs to
the recently purchased dwelling of Nj. C. f.
Beller, on Thursday, when the scafolding
gave way and precipitated then from the
second story to the groand-severely bruising
she arms of Capt c. and dislocatiug one of
the shoulders of his son. Dr. J. D. Starry
gave them attention.
Sixty carloads of tombstouez are being
shipped over the & ( o. +. Il. FOX the Ma
tionaI Cemetery at Winchester, Va.
We have only time aud space this week to
call atten.ioa to the advertisement of the New
Market POlytecuic Institute. Read It.
Mr.. Wors:.. Anderson lost n valuable horse
on Saturday froa. the elects of Ike heat.
The Ssbbssh Schoet connected with The
NJ L. Church Sou:h VII hold a Picnic in
the woods CT Mr.. L. W. Herbert, nca.
CharlestOwn, on Thursday of next week.
Mr.. Thos. D. Henson, who left Charles
town twenty~one years ago, and has since re-
sided in Ohio, is OF a visit with his wife to
his brother, Mr.. W. P. nenscu, of this place.
John Arnett, colo-ed, Gone of the deisg ,tcs
elect to the West Virginia Republican Con-
v%ention,) was arrested Saturday night fer i'll
treating his wife, aud taken before Mayor
Davis. In de"aul. of $3.50 security for his
good behavior, he was committed to Jail.
Nail fer the Valley now closes at 1850, A.
NJ; feru the East, Vest and South, at l2:l5,
P. VI.
The attention Of travellers is called 10 the
change made yesterday in the schedule of the
Valley Branch of the L. & o. Il. T., as pub
lished in our advertising columns.
Mr.. f. J. Williams Gas completed the
enumeration of the youth of Charlestown Dis
trict between the ages Of six and twenty
years, and finds the total number to he l,O2I.
A full attendance of the members of the
Good Templars is earnestly requested to-
night. Important business TO transact.
Edwin, a little son of Mr.. Geogs ".
Miller, residing near Uniouville, in this
county, aged about nine years, attempted to
kindle a FIRE with kerosene oil a few days ago,
and was burnt so badly that death ensued in
a few hours.
The negro boy who resided upon the farm
of Jno. 7. Henkle, Esq and was struck by
the 3. & o. r. r. cars a few days ago, has
since died.
We learn from the official proceedings pub
lished in the Shephegdstown Register that
the Republican County Convention was held
at Harper's Ferry on The lst instant. Reso-
buttons were adopted endorsing Hayes and
Wheeler, in favor of an honest administra.
ton, hard money, and abolition of the County
Court. The following delegates were selected
to represent the county in the State Conven-
ton at Petersburg, on the 9th inst viz
J. D. Staley, Ehud Turner, Jacob Miller,
N G. Bracket, Zadock Butt, J.. A. Nc
Creight, Thomas Lickliier, Thomas Johnson,
Albert Franklin, William Thomas, +. a.
Bushey, DR.. Ealch, Geo. w. Chase, a. Bur-
ton, Jas: D; Butt, Jno. f. Schley, George