Spirit of Jefferson. [volume] (Charles Town, Va. [W. Va.]) 1844-1948, 1877-10-16
LOCAL INrELlIGEHcE.

now.
Hon. G. J. Faulkner will please accept
thanks for bound cory of Message and
Documents for lS76-77.
Mr.. Jas. W. Butt has raised and weather.
boarded the framework Of the new dwelling
of Mr.. John 7. Trussel, and has it ready
for tho. tin roofing, which will DO put on by
Messrs. Davis & IIarrcll.
We have boen pleased to receive friendly
visits from Mr.. Henry D. Beall, Of the Bal
timore San "staf," who spent several days in
iows last week.
Mr. Jas. IL. Rodrick has had his store-room
enlarged and improved.
Mr.. Ii. ID. Rust has contracted for the
c,rpentcr work of the new store and dwelling
of Mr.. J. II. yesterday, aud will commence
work this week. Mr.. G. W. Mock began the
foundation yesterday.
The public square in rear Of the Market
House has been cleaned up and neatly graded,
under the supervision of Councilman Thos.
X Starry The lot will be sown in grass,
and shade trees will be planted therein.
Claude, our first junior, returns thanks to
Mr. Geo. ii. Ilaglcy, for nice present in
the hosiery limo. lie says Mr.. II. has
tremendous stock of Boots, Shoes, &c and
advises other little boys who want to keep
their feet dry and warm to induce their parents
to 50 TO his store and supply them whilst he
is selling Sd cheap.
In the Lutheran Synod in session at JEFF
torson, Md last week, n report on the assas-
sin"tion of the Rev. J NJ. Friday was adopted
culogistc Of the deceased, and very touching
remarks were made by Rcvs. Diohl, Owen
and Bowers.
Mr.. j. H. IIaincs, Agent, for the manufac>
turs of Cigars aud dealer in Tobacco, No
tions, Fruits and Produce generally has moved
his store to tho room lately occupied by Mr..
David Howell, where he will be glad to see
all his old customers and many new ones.
An interesting suit has been begun i'll
Brook Ign by Mrs. Ella j. Washington Of
this place, against Walter S. Church, of
Albany, to recover certain money received
Ivy him for some relies of George Washing
ton, of whom the plaintiff is relative, sold
by him, as her agent, to the State Of New
York for $50, geo, Of which it is claimed
that only $4,000 has been paid to the
plaintiff.
We return thanks to Mr.. J. II. Uaincs for
liberal epccitaen Of excellent Cigars of his
own manu- fnc;ure. That his Cigars and To.
hnccos are of the very best, Ennc who have
tried them will fail to testify. whilst his
prices arc rs low rs tho lowest and in a
number Of articles lower than can be bought
for elsewhere, as will lie seen by ADVERTISE
mcnt in another column. Give him call,
and our word for it you will be pleased with
his goods and prices.
Ga Monday night Of last week the hook
by which one Of the chandeliers in tho store
of Mr.. Joseph G oidsuith was attached to
the ceiling, cnmc out, and the lamps fell TO
the floor and were smashed. Fortunately
they were filled with G. West & Son 5 AIad>
din Security Oil, aud instead of Mr.. G. be-
coming the sufferer by destructive frc-us
in all probability would have been the case
with an inferior oil--thc lamps went out
without any damage save the breaking.
REV. j. r THoMrSoN's LECrURE.-Thc
lecture of Rev. j. Il. Thompson, President
Of Wost Virginia University, at Washington
Hall on Thursday night, was well attended.
The subject was "Oratory," and for moro
than an hour aud half he hold the attGn-
ton of his audience. The ideal orator as
skctchcd by Mr.. T. was one whose physical
mental and moral cndowments constituted
him a king among mon, and tho lecturer
stoutly combatted the prevalent idea that With
tho advance in general intelligence and the
almost universal influence of tho press there
was any necessary decline in the power Of
oratory or in the demand for great orators.
in connection with the fact that cloqucnce
has always furnished in FREQ country, and
sunk with the dccadencc of liberty, he de-
c!ared that there was to-day no institution of
learning of high grade in this entire country,
which gave any special attention TO the cdu-
cation aud training of orators, and as a secret
told his audience that the West Virginia I'M
ivcrsity would seek in some measure to sup
ply this training Tho lecture a whole
was highly enjoyed by the audience.
CHURCH DINNER AND SUprER.-The
ladies of the Baptist Church will give q
Dinner and Supper, at Washington Hall, on
Tuesday next, the sd instant-procecds to
be applied to church purposes. The best
comforts of the inner man will be served
without stint, and all arc invited to como and