Spirit of Jefferson. [volume] (Charles Town, Va. [W. Va.]) 1844-1948, 1877-12-18

itude is especially due to the members OF the
Committee entrusted with the management
of the donations, as well for the great trouble
incurred by them as for their own liberal
contribution.
EDWARD TEARNEY,
BASIL AVIS,
WIN II. MOORE.
Uarper's Ferry, December 18th, 1877.
COUNTY ITEMs-From the Shepherdstown
Register we copy the following items:
Mr.. Jas. H. offenberger, near town, killed
porker, full bred Berkshire. last week,
which weighed 534 pounds net.
A communication from lIalltowp, dated
December 1lth, says Capt. j. G. Cockrill.
near here, lost iiue young horse one day last
week. He was returning from Bolivar in q
buggy, and when ON Bolivar Heights his
team was run into by runaway team belong
ing to Mr.. Upright. of Bolivar, breaking the
side of Mr.. C.s horse, killing it almost in
stantly. The animal was very valuable
one.
Rev. Mr.. Ferguson, of Charlestown, COM
menced series of meetings here on Monday
night of last week but the weather for the
remainder of the week being Indictment, he
was compelled to defer services until this
week. Last night Mr.. Cacke ley, of Jefferson
| Circuit, preached an able and impressive SER
| mon.
GRANGE GLEANINGs.-The Fifth Annua
! State Grange assembled in Fairmont on Tues
day, Hon. B. NJ. Kitchen, Of Berkeley, in
the Chair. The Address of Welcome was
delivered by Mr.. G. NJ. Davidson, and was
responded to by the Chairman. A cores
pendent of the Wheeling Register says:
Hon. c. T. Butler, State Lecturer, made
a very interesting report, full of hope and ex>
pressing in strong terms the opinion of the
| order in relation to railroads
Col. R. w. Baylor, chairman of the Exc
cutive Committee, made probably the most
important report of any. While he admitted
that the order is not any stronger in point Of
numbers, he claimed tina. the members are
much more active, and that the order has
accomplished more within the last year in
business way. than ever before"
WINCHESTER ITEMs.-From the WIN
chester Times We copy the following items
Through the iustrumentality of Mr.. Lloyd
| Logan, o contribution of 500 has been
raised in Winchester for the benefit of the
sufferers by the late food at Harper's Ferry.
The Winchester Light Infantry have
definitely determined to escort the Governor
| elect to Richmond on the LIST of January, and
are now actively preparing for the journey.
| The railroad fare has been fixed at $500 for
the military, and $500 for citizens The
Light Infantry will be accompanied by their
drum corps and the Cornet Band, who will
be handsomely uniformed.
We are indebted to our friend Mr.. NJ. L.
Payne, Esq for about 'sevingteen" yards of
prime sausage made from hogs butchered by
him, which brought down the scales at $40
lbs. The farmers of old Berkeley when they
try can always be ahead. A paragraph from
the Old Family, Spirit, Register and
Times, will now be in order.
[4Narhnsburg Statesman.
We announced last week the killing of
two hogs belonging to Capt. W. Fl. Kable,
which weighed respectively 400 and AIS
pounds. Since then Mr.. II. o. Talbot has
had one butchered which weighed 419
pounds, and three others near the same size.
In addition, we understand that our enter
prising farmer patron, Mr.. VIM. D. Smith,
of the adjoining county of Clarke, in Vir-
ginia, has a hog in the pen which will now
brother Eichelberger.
Charles Davies, ESQ, of Harper's Ferry,
delivered his lecture at the West Virginia
University on Tuesday evening last. A cor
respondent of the Wheeling Register says:
"The lecture occupied one hour and
twenty FIVE minutes, but the audience was so
delighted by the continual effervescence of
honest Irish wit that the time seemed not
half so long. We predict brilliant future
for MIR. D. as lecturer, and think all should
hear him"
On Sunday week the Turks attempted to
get out Of Plevna when the Russians closed
in on them aud captured the whole army,
1000 men and 400 cannons. Turkey has
issued circular to the powers intimating its
willingness to accept the mediation of Europe.
We acknowledge the receipt of the Report
of the Directors, etc., of the Virginia Western
Lunatic Asylum for 1876, 1s76-77.
Hon. Frank Hereford will please accept
thanks for = bound copy of the Report of the