Spirit of Jefferson. [volume] (Charles Town, Va. [W. Va.]) 1844-1948, 1877-02-13

OF Bargain and Sale, and Deeds OF Trust, Tor
sale at the Spirit Office.
The burning out of chimney at the old
machine shops of Messrs. Weirick & Weller,
almost raised an alarm of fire on Saturday
night.
We return thanks for additional public
documents from Senator Butler.
Seventy bushels of Glover Seed-worth $40
per bushel, or 500 for the whole-were de-
ivered to JAS Law. Hooff g. Co., by Henry
b. Davenport. Esq, yesterday. Ono of the
small crops of one of efferson' S model farmers.
The new dwelling of VIM. L. Wilson, Esq,
on Mildred street, is approaching completion,
and will be an imposing ediico.
The address of DIR. L. i. Wager, on the
subject of Temperance" before Woodlawn
Grange, p Of II heretofore announced for
last week, has been postponed until Saturday
evening next, the 18th instant, at 81 o'clock.
Public invited.
The Baltimore Annual Conference of the
Methodist Episcopal Church will meet in
Frederick City, Nd, on March 9TH, and viii!
be presided over by Bishop Merrill
Dr.. William MEG uire, of Clarke county,
Va, died on tho Sd instant, at his residence
in that county. HI was highly esteemed as
a physician and a man.
Tomorrow is St. Valentines Day, and
postage stamps will be in demand
Mr.. Geo. p. Gardner, Of Harper's Ferry,
died in that place on Saturday morning last,
aged about SO years. He was buried on
Sunday by the Odd Fellows and Knights of
Pythias of both of which orders he had been
q member.
The attempt of gentleman to shoot dog
which had bitten his little SOD, created
small breeze on Main street on Friday.
The Wheeling Register reckous without
its host when it counts the vote of Jefferson
county for Clarksburg in preference to
Charleston, in the choice of capital location.
Maj Jas. Law. Hoof returned home on
Tuesday night, on leave Of absence from the
Legislature for one week.
Mr.. V. NJ. Firor will please accept thanks
for an interesting Australian paper.
From the Report of the Commissioners Of
Patents. We observe that 81 patents-or one
to every S,lS5 of population-were issued
to West Virginians last year.
See advertisement of Mendelssohn Piano
Co. y. Y.
Tho benign influence Of the temperance
movement being steadily pushed forward by
Shenandoah Lodge, l. .. G. r, of this place,
is becoming such to make itself felt for
good in the community at large. a new
impetus was given to the cause last week BY
the initiation of fourteen additional new men,
bcrs. An cold sucker" remarks that ''drinks
will soon be down to three cents in Charles
town"
Pubic SALE.-The attention OF OUT read
crs IS directed TO the following Public Sale
advertisement in this paper:
Hs7ncsr7ny, February IL Real and Per
sonal property, by d. B. Lucas, Executor.
Tac<d.y, Frbr"nry 27M-Real Estate. by
y. S. White aud George Bay Tor. Special Com
isSinucrs
T;,os,7,,y, .Mnch GM-Personal Property.
by Francis G. OFT.
Tucst}ny, .MtrcA l5A-Rcal Estate, by D.
b. Lucas and ~ Il. Kennedy, Special Com~
mission
4Non1ty, 4M,rcA T3M-Real Estate, by
Joseph Trupncll. W. II. Travers and Isaac
Fouke. Special Commissioners.
.Nond"y. MorcA l9-Real Estate, by Col.
Il. w. Baylor, President of Co. Court Of JEFF
fersou.
list OF ADVERTISED LETTERS remaining
in the Post Office at Charestown, Jefferson
county, w. Va, February 1Q,h, 1877:
Julia Laws, Lucy MagoIrick, Miss Sattie
Snyder, John w. Burkes, John Childcrs,
John W. Henderson, Reb't Keller II. c.
Noble.
The above letters, if not called for within
thirty days, vii! be sent to the dead letter Of
fee. Persons calling for them will please
say that they are advertised.
G. LEISENRING, ?. NJ.
THE Louisiana Returning Board is the
grandcst fraud on record, but the current re-
port that Dalgarn, opposite Carter House, is
selling Groceries, Notions, G lass and Queens
ware at bottom prices, is as true as tho sun
shines. \ full Stock always on hand. Our
motto is fair dealing, quick sales and short
profit. Cash or Country produce N exchange
for Goods. Goods delivered free in town
No trouble to show goods.
In order to reduce stock, preparatory to an
invoice, all Winter Goods at Goldsuith's
Twin Fronts are offered at greatly reduced
and exceedingly low prices. Those in need
Of Dry Goods, Clothing, Boots, Shoes, Rub
bers, Hats, Caps, ETC., save money by
buying there. Corn will be taken in
change for goods or in payment of old ac'
counts. No new ones opened until old ones