Spirit of Jefferson. [volume] (Charles Town, Va. [W. Va.]) 1844-1948, 1878-05-07


May !, 1878. VOTER.
NEW York OPERA CoMrANY.-This
Company, as per advertisement in another
column, will occupy Washington Hall on
Monday and Tuesday evenings of this week,
and with the original South Carolina Jubi-
lee Singers, will present the moral and re-
ligious Dramas of sUncle Toms Cabin" and
THE Octuroon." The compliments paid
this company by the press elsewhere give
assurance Of its first class character, and
among the many favorable notices We clip
the following from the Westminster (Md.)
Sentinel:
Tho New York Opera Co. played the
moral and religious drama, 'Uncle Toms
Cabin" at Odd Fellows Hall, this city, on
Monday and Tuesday nights, to very large
and fashionable audiences, who were perfect
IL delighted and gave vent to their appreci-
alton of the performance by loud and pro-
Ionged applauses. This Company is COM
posed Of ladies' and gentlemen who are first
class performers, and cannot fail to give sat>
isaction wherever they play. The artists
are Topsy, Miss Ida LAGRANGE; Uncle Tom,
VIM Nj. Frazier Marks the Lawyer, Percy
Garrett; Aunt 0phelia, Mrs Percy Garrett;
George Harris, james Cooper; St. Clair
Jno. i. Reibcrt; Phineas, W. FL. Young;
Eva, Little Lillo Lee, the greatest child
actress of the ago. The six Colored Jubilee
Singers who accompany the troupe are GER
tainly very sweet singers and in the render
ing of their plantation songs were heartily
applauded. We hope the Company will re-
turn again.
COUNTY IrEMs.-From the Shopherdsown
Register we copy the following items:
The ladies who conducted the Cemetery Fair
Strawberry Festival on Decoration Day, for the
benefit of the Cemetery.
The lumber to be used in constructing tho
span of the bridge across the Potomac at this
place has arrived Opposite til is town, and the
contractors will begun work Immediately.
Our young friends Samuel and VIM. Hnmrck-
house. of this place, have recently constructed
and almost cOmUlcted, one OF the handsnmeSt
cottage organs that we have seen anywhere,
Sam making tn" ca bnet portion of it. and VIII
arranging and giving it the proper musical toEo
and symphony.
On Wednesday last. a colorcd boy by the namo
of Douglas Wicks. of this place. seeing on 1he
ground aD old copper pis oil cartridge, picked it
hand. stumbled and fcl!, striking the cap
end Of the Gar5rte r9n stone; and it f sT
palm of his hand.
At recent meeting of the I. o. Good Tenn
l4SCtOwn,
elected for the ensuinn term 81 R. Nicely, W.
CT; G. $. Watson. W. V r.; J. J. Watson,
II Wa Wat1" W W 6 n ToI a. H"e W
Join Dorsey. W. /. 9. e. f. wagelv. W. G.;
Georgia A. Nicely. A. NJ: Lizzie X. Nicely, r.
H. s.: Bette T. Myers L. Fl. s.
The Anteccdcnts of Disease.
Among the antecedents of discasc are incrtne7s
in the circu iaton of the blood aturally at
tcauntcd coudition of the physique, indicating
that the life lie deficient in nutrtive proper
tics. wan haggnrd look, inability to digest the
food, loss of appetite, sleep and strength, and n
be regarded among the iudicia OF approac hing
disease, which will eventually attack Tho system
and overv h I'm it. il il Is not built up and forti
fed in advance. Invigora;e, then, without loss of
time, making choice of the grent.st vita LIKING
agent extant. Hoateter's Stomach Brters, an
elixir which has givon health aud vigor to niyrads
of the sick and debilitated, which lie avouched by
ply sicians nd Analysis to be pure we'll as eff
fec:ivc, which is Immensely popular in this
country, ard cxtcnsve ely used broad, ard which
has been for years past one of the leading medi-
cinal staples of America.
H.l I'D W.AR E.--Hoyacc
Be0W has Just reccired u
nice lot Of Water Coolers
and Ice Cream Fcc1c7's,
7r7GcA zciN be sold Very Lou;
in fuct eGc1y thing in zchich
lie deals has been reduced
from 5 to go per- cent. bc10zv
late selling prices, III order to
meet the necessity of the
times.
At meeting of Shenandoah Lodge No.
80, I. o. G. T., on Tuesday night last, the
following officers were elected for the cEsu-
ing quarter, and will be installed this (Tucs-
day) evening:
Nimrod Trussoll, W c. T. John T. Coll
ston, W. V. T.. 7. S. Redman, W. S.; J.
Ed. Duke, W. L. S.; 7. w. Mitchell, W.
7. :; r. 3. Mitchell, w. c.; VIM. Bishop,
w. NJ. G. Howard, l. G.; Woody johns
son, o. G.. y. Hammond. A. S.. Il. b.
Lucas, D. VI. n. D. Barr, r. Il s.. !; Albert
l.. Moore, l.. H. S.
Mr.. +. j. Williams, the efficient teacher
of the white male public school Of this place,
favored us with an examination of some of
the work of the little boys of his school who
have been trying their hands at Map making,
and the specimens shown are very credits
able, indeed. Maps of the United States, in
sections, and of South America as whole,
in colors, by Virgil johnson, littlo over
ten years old, son of Mrs. Julia johnson of
Europe, in colors. by G idcon Leisenring, son
of Mr.. i. +. Leiscnring; South America,
by Gcne Shucert, son of Mr.. r. Shugert
and also of South America by Willie Rob>
erts, son of Mrs. Kate Roberts. The last
three boys are under ten years of age.
Free Press.
The Grand Worthy Chief Templar of
West Virginia, Mr.. W. A Strickler, has
been on visit, the past week, to the Lodges