Spirit of Jefferson. [volume] (Charles Town, Va. [W. Va.]) 1844-1948, 1878-03-05
LOCAL IArEILIeEHcE.

VINO nave pFomiseu US CoTH, VIII please scuu
it in at once.
We were visited on Sunday, with severe
hail storm, accompanied by thunder and
lightning.
An alarm of FIRE WAS raised on Friday
evening, occasioued by the burning out of q
chimney at the Edge Hill Cemetary lodge.
Hon. b. +. Martin will please accept
thanks for copies Of Message and Documents
for ISIS, Congressional Directory, aud
Congressional Record.
Col. Robert W. Baylor, John f. Schley,
DR.. I. s. Tanner, D. Getzendanner, L. p.
Dsudridge, and W. A, Marshall have been
elected Jefferson county Directors in the
Berkeley Co. Agricultural aud Mechanical
Association.
Our generous farmer patron, Mr.. Adam
Drenneman, has laid US under obligations by
presenting US with one of the finest punches
of Celery we have ever seen-circumierence
Is inches, from a single root. Who can
beat it?
The ,wo-scre lot of Mr.. r. B. McElroy,
known as the '.Brick POOL lot, on Liberty
and East streets, was sold publicly to Maj.
Jas. Law. Hoof, by Messrs. N. S. White and
Cieon Moore, Special Commissioners, on
Friday, at Sl66 per acre.
A handsome Jersey Wagon, for the use of
the A ln.s House, has just been turned out
at the Jefferson Coach Factory of Mr.. John
+. Hilbert. Its attractive appearance is al
most enough to create within one desire to
Ego to the po"r-house"
We were shown last week largo Photos
graph, in Water Colors, of Colby, the de-
ceased child of Mr.. Geo. W. Armentrout
The picture is the execution of DR.. A. F.
Smith, of this place, and is one Of the finest
works of art Of the kind we have ever seen.
A pair of horses belonging to Col. Robert
". Baylor, during the hail storm on Sunday,
ran away with his carriage, from the
Episcopal Church to poin. a mile from
town. No one was in the vehicle, and no
damage done beyond the breakage of one or
two spokes.
Mr Chas. T.. Dudrow, who has been one Of
the most eff ;ient baggage masters and con-
doctors ir the empioy Of the 3. & O. K. f.,
II ~" pei !bI iuluH LHS VI
Passenger Agent for that Company. Mr.. ID.
is mos. accommodating aud attentive to his
duties, and any communications addressed to
him, in care of z. II. Wo dward, Staupton
Va. will receive prompt attention.
Poultry thvcs continue their dcpredations.
On Thursday night the CHI cken coop Of Mrs.
Mary . Come, in this place, was broken
open and robbed Of a large hen, and
The poalsy yard Of Mr. b. C. Wash
taeton, a short distance ia the country,
was also visited one night last week, and
another turkey taken. The setting of spring
guns for thieves is now talked of.
W. G. Wiueland, Special Agent of tho
Continental Insurance Company of n. "
which Company has been doing business in
our county for some ten years-v;sited this
place GU Tuesday, and with the assistance of
the Cos. local agent, Mr.. Il. y. Alexander,
made an Insurance Map of the town. This
Company having large business here, was
DESTROYS of having the location of its risks in
.hs most perfect form possible.
Mr. A. D. Barr, the past efficient of as
si,tant of Mr. d. G. Ryan rs Depot aud Ex>
press Agent, &C., of tho B. 4 o. r. r. at
shis place, has, in consequence of the resig
nation of the latter, which was noticed in
our last, been appointed to succeed Mr.. 4.
Mr.. Barr is an accommodating gentleman,
and his past experience has made him pros
ficient in the duties required of him, so that
Al. e
the very best agents in the employ of the
company.
Marshall Burns, aged about eight years, a
little son of Mr.. John Burns, was thrown
from horse on his fathers farm on Thurs
day, aud found in the creek which passes
through the place just in time to safe his
life. When discovered his head was i'm
bedded in the mud and water, and he was
at last accounts it is supposed he is not Sc.
riously hurt, although he made very mar
row escape from death.
The Porter property was sold at public
auction on Friday last, by Messrs. Edward
Tearncy and VIM. i. Wilson, Executors, rs
follows: The wooden factory, mansion house
TO-, with about 20 acres of land, to Mrs. Ellen
Hurley aud Mrs. Elizabeth Reynolds at ST )
$50 the farm adjoining same, containing 2OC
ucres. with good improvements, to Mr.. Lev
NJ. Porter, at s5O.25 per acre; and houst
and lot in Bolivar to Mr.. J. B. Wentzell fol-
5000 %.
We are under obligations to MIR. Samue
Michaels, of the vicinity of Dufield's Depot
for pair OF the finest chickens we have eve,