Spirit of Jefferson. [volume] (Charles Town, Va. [W. Va.]) 1844-1948, 1877-09-11
LOCAL IH1ELLIeEHcE.

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LEETowN TEMPERANCE CANA friend
who was present on the ground during most
of the time the Temperance Camp Meeting
was in progress near Leetown, in this county,
promised to furnish US sketch of its doings,
but he has failed to .'come to Time" aud we
having only been there one day, can only
notice it from what we gather from other
sources. The Meeting began on Thursday
week, by the day being given to the Changers,
who installed the officers of the Pomona
Grange, and held other interesting exercises.
The Rev. Jno. P. Hyde, of Mar,insburg,
preached an able and impressive sermon on
Sunday morning, and the Rev. A E. Rogers,
Of the same place, commenced q sermon on
Sunday afternoon, but the condition of his
health and the great quantity of dust prev
alent compelled hta to iesist. The exercises
were varied during the meeting with addresses
by Messrs. Sherwood, Moshcr and Rodgers,
of Baltimore Major Sullivan, of Washing>
ton DR.. Belts, of Virginia; and Rev. James
Grammer, DR.. E. L. Wager, DR.. Thos. II.
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Butler, of Jefferson the whole being most
agreeably interspersed with poetic and other
recita,ions each day by Miss Minnie T.
Mosher, of Baltimore. The latter seemed to
be the centre of attraction on every occasion,
and by her simple modest manner and sweet
voice aud rare powers of delivery, won en-
thusiastic applause with each appearance upon
the stand. Tie Kecdysville (Md) Band, in
handsome now uniforms, was present and dis
coursed good music daily. The attendance
throughout was unusually good, and taken all
in all the Camp just closed is pronounced to
have been the best of the kind yet held.
NEGRO THIEF SuoT.-On Sunday week,
during the absence of Mr.. John Cowley and
family from their residence at Flowing
Springs, their house was entered and robbed
of q number of articles, including a clock,
bed-clothing, mirror, wearing apparel, &c;
The thief was found to DO Daniel Brady, a
colored man whose wife resides in cabin
near by, and accordingly a warrant was pro-
cured for his arrest. In the meantime
party Of men determined to watch for and
Apprehcud The negro, who had absconded.
This was done on Sunday night without sue
cess, but on Monday nj ght, at an early hour,
whilst the parties were watching, the negro
approached the cabin of the woman and called
to her for his clnthes that he vas going away
to Leudoun. The party thereupon called to
him to surrender. when be wheeled and
started to run away Some of them then
fred, and he was struck about the head and
face by load Of shot from a shotgun and
pistol ball. He was brought to Jail next
ipprning, and has since been under the care
of DR.. c. T. Richardson. His wounds
severe. and it is probable he will lose one
eye, if they do not PROVE more serious.
CAMP MEETING ACCIDENTS Miss Min~
ME Roberts, daughter of Mrs. S. J. Roberts,
of this place, was thrown from vehicle. on
the turnpike between the Temperance Camp
and Leetown, on Monday night of last week
and received severe injuries on her head,
besides having ono of her wrists broken.
A party of young folks from Charleatown
were returning from Camp on Wednesday
night, in the large furniture wagon of the
Messrs. Sadler, when they had break down
several miles from town. Two young clerks
from this place started from Camp in buggy
the same night One examined the harness
and pronounced call right" when both
jumped in and started, They had proceeded
but few yards, however, before they dis
covered that there was something wrong"
and found that their horse had been travel
ing minus a collar, which no doubt had been
stolen. A collar was borrowed, and the
journey resumed, but long one Of the
springs OF their buggy broke aud they had to
stop and patch up again, reaching home at
late hour.
BARN AND WHEAT BURNED.-The fine
Switzer barn and crop of wheat of Mr.. n.
II. Willis, near Summit Point, were burned
on Monday of last week. The fire origina-
ted from steam thresher, operating on the
premises at the time. MIR. ". estimates his
loss, We understand, at $4,000, upon which
he held policies of insurance for $1,000
s2,000in the Peabody Company, of Wheeling,
upon the barn and contents, and 81 1000 in
the Aetna, of Hartford, upon the wheat