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

briefly mentioned in our last the death of
john S. GALLAuER, Esq, the veteran
journalist, which occurred at his residence in
Washington City, on the night of the 4th
Instant His remains were brought TO
Charlestown by the noon train on Tuesday,
and inferred that afternoon in Edge Hill
Cemetery, the funeral services being cons
Quoted by the Rev. A. c. Hopkins.
Mr.. Gallahcr was boru in Martinsburg, and
at the early age of eight years took his first
lessons in the art of printing, in that place.
He afterwards, whilst not yet eighteen years
of age, was entrusted with the editorial mans
agemebt of the Farmers Repository, in
Charlestown, in the absence of Mr. Williams,
the editor and proprietor, in the service of
his country, in the war of 1Sl2-14. He sub.
seguently volunteered himself, and after the
close of the war occupied the position of fore-
man of the Gazette and contributor to the
National InteNgenccr, in Washington City.
He founded the Free Press, (of which his
brother and nephew are the present editors
at Harper's Ferry, in 1921, aud six years
later removed it to Charlestown, having pur-
chased the Farmers depository of Mr..
Williams and merged the two papers into
one. Whilst at uarper's Ferry he published
the Ladies' Garland, one of the earliest
literary papers of the country. He repre-
scented Jefferson county in the Virginia House
of Delegates for Eve years from 1929, and in
1885, became part owner and editor Of the
Richmond Times and Compiler. Suisse
quently he purchased an interest in the Wig,
of that city. During the exciting campaign
of 1910 he published the Yconldm-a cau~
paige paper in the interest of the Harrison
and Tyler ticket. In 1871 he again assumed
chief editorial control of the Free Press, and
afterwards represented Jefferson in the House
of Delegates also the counties Of Clarke,
Frederick aud Jefferson in the State Senate.
He was subsequently editor and proprietor of
the Winchester RcpuLNcan, contributor to
the Richmond Daily RIuJfico", and served
as magistrate and Mcnbcr of the County
Court Of Jefferson. President Tyler mp
pointed him Third Auditor Of the Treasury
uader his admin istratiOn, eud at it's close he
the National AntcHGycMccr. Afterwards and
until recently he occupied n cle-kship liz the
Quartermaster Generals Department, at
Washington.
His life WAS an eventful and ''buSy' one,
and throughout mis- bug career he was es-
teemcd as an upright and useful citizen, and
At honor to the fraternity in which he had
figured 20 consp;cuously at different periods
Of its history
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tbs COOP TEMpLARs' EMBARRASSMENT.
Tho Entertainment given for the benefit Of
Shenandoah Lodge, l. o. G T., of this place,
at Washington Hall. on Friday evening last,
was decided success both financially and
otherwise. One Of the largest audiences
which has ever occupied the Hall greeted the
performers on their appearance upon the stage.
and the diFcreGt participants, in the main,
carried their roles to a remarkable degree Of
perfection, for amateur pcr!nTaicss. Ia the
rendition Of the great moral Temperance
drama of Fifteen Years of a Drunkari's
Life" Miss Annie Howard, as 'Acia;" Nj.
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as "Copsewood = wcro especially Landed.
NJ. So Alice Ilaiues, as Mics Vernon :" Miss
Molle HsrrclI, as Isabella )" Miss RCbecca
Woody, es -'"patty;'' and Messrs. S. c.
Young. as &C Ianville;" L. J. Williams, as
"Er.uklia :" G. W Henson, as "'Pog:ose -
D. 4 Philips, as ''Juniper ) y. c. Glen
dcaaing, as "Pounce ;" j. II. Cockrill, as
"Wingbird ;" j. H. holland, as "LnndIord )
and F. j. Weller, as "Pcklock j. all did
we'll.
Mnstrelsy formed very pleasant and en-
PERTAINING conclusion to the evenings pro
gramme, and was participated in by Mcssrs.
G. ". Henson, J. c. Holmes, y. D. Barr,
Jno. Shan. Gallahcr, J. Henry holland, j. a.
Smith, Dixie Webster, Thos. Henson and
Scott Weller, with considerable credit.
The entertainment was repeated on Satur~
day nisht-the proceeds of the two evenings.
amounting, we understand, to something over
one hundred dollars. This result must provo
very gratifying to the members of the Tenn
perance Lodge for whose benefit the enter
tainment was given otherwise, as we'll as fl
nancially, as the large audiences Ufall classes of
our citizens which gathered 10 Washington
Hall on Friday and Saturday evenings, must
be attributed in some measure to the well
wishes and cordial sympathy of the commuu-
ity in the cause for which the Good Templars
of ChaTlestowu arc so earnestly and so sue
cessfully laborinG.
LADIES FAIR AT HALLTowN.-Thel ladies