Spirit of Jefferson. [volume] (Charles Town, Va. [W. Va.]) 1844-1948, 1878-10-22
COUNTY IrEMs.-From the Shepherds

| town Register We copy the following items ::
Rev. Mr.. Hubbard, Rector Of the Episco-
| pal Church of this town, returned home this
week afeer tour of several months in Eu-
| rope.
There will be meeting of the County
| Council at Wiltshire's school house, on Sat.
urday, the 26th inst. The Hon. D. @. Ken
non, of Ohio, will oliver an address
| there.
On Thursday evening of last week, Dud-
| ley Pendleton, little son of Prof. ID. d. Pen
dleton, near town, met with quite a severe
accident by falling off horse, resulting in a
confusion of the scalp and slight conclusion
| of the brain.
Major Ives, chief engineer of the Cumber,
land Valley Railroad, with his corps, is now
engaged in locating a route for the extension
of the S. v. II. r from this town TO Bed
ington, Berkeley county, there to connect
with the Cumberland Valley road.
On Monday last Mr.. John Davis, of this
town, and Mr.. John WaIper of Walper's x
Roads got into an alteration, resulting in
Mr.. Davis striking Mr.. Walper above the
left eye with "napping hammer" The
blow fractured the outside table of the skull,
and also produced severe flesh wound also
causing Mr. w. to suffer severely from hem
orrhages, caused by the severing of an ar
terie.
On Saturday last W. NJ. Morrison, living
several miles below town. and young man
named Butler Engfe, son of John NJ. Engle,
got into an alteration which resulted In
young EugIe shooting Morrison in the left
shoulder with pistol. Engle was arrested
on Tuesday morning by officer Cameron, and
brought before Justice Daniels at Dufields,
who held him to bail for his appearance at
the next session of the grand jury. We
learn that the wound in the shoulder of Mr..
Morrison is but slight one.
CIRCUIT CouRT-The October term of
the Jefferson Circuit Court-Judge Jno.
Blair Hoge on the bench-bcgan on Tues
day. The following gentlemen composed the
Grand Jury, which was summoned for the
second day of the term j:
Col Jno. Thos. Gibson, Foreman G. T.
Butler, NJ w. Burr, Esron Sitter, l. E.
Strder, E. G. Watson, VIM. c.. Ramey, Law
renee Montague, John Fl Shewbrdge. Jesse
Graham. Thos. w. Beale, Abram Harris,
James VI Ransom.
The Grand Jury was only in session
short time, aud brought but one Indictment
Swayne; Grand Larceny. No petit jury
summoned. The Court is proceeding with
the Chanccry Docket, and special term will
be held for the trial of Common Law causes
CHURCH MATTEns.-A revival of religion
has been in progress at the Methodist Protes
tant Church, Harpers Ferry.
The protracted meeting at the Methodist
Church in Charestown has been attended
with much interest during the past week,
number of conversions resulting. A dnZen
or more persons were admitted to the men,
bership of the Church On Sunday.
The Sacrament of the Lords Supper was
administered at the Presbyterian Church. on
Sunday morning The usual services began
on Friday morning, and the Rev. j Il Ora
ham, OF Winchester. preached excellent ser
mons on Friday night and Saturday morn
ing and night. Five accessions to the Cam
rIunicauts of the church were received. -
The financial exhibit of the church, as re-
ported before a church meeting Srtur
day. shows it to be in better condition than
for some time past.
Extra Liability to AIaiar1aI Infection.
Persons whose blood lie thin. diges lion weak and
liver slugg,eh, extra liable to the attacks of
maiarial disease. The moot trifing exposure
may und ersuch conditions in feet system which
# healthy, would resist the mia.matic faint. The
only way to secure immunity from malaria in To-
calitcs where it prevalent, is to tone and regu
lato the system by improving weakened diget-
ton, enriching the blood. and giving whole
impetus 10 bi.iary ,ecretioD. Theee results
are accomplished by nothing SO effectively as
Hostetter's Stomach Btters. which long expert
ence has proved - ne thu most reliable aafey uard
against fever nd aguc and kindred disorders, as
well as tho best remedy for them. The Bittcrs
are, moreover. excellent invi gorant OF the
gans of uri "a ton, and active depurent, elimi
mating from the blood those acrid Impurities
which originate rheuma tic nim' nts.
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