Spirit of Jefferson. [volume] (Charles Town, Va. [W. Va.]) 1844-1948, 1878-04-30
LOCAL IMTELLIeEAcE.

aud Winchester May 18th.
Hail fell here for few minutes ON Wed,
nesday night last
The Campbell Circus and Menagerie com>
bincd, will be in Martinsburg May 9Th.
Mr.. w. Ely has engaged the services Of
Mr.. w. w. johnson to paint and pencil his
store house on Main street.
We understand that a portion of the
county. west of Charlestown, was visited
with slight hsil.storm on Saturday after.
noon.
A coiored man named AID. Drew received
All Involuntary immersion on Friday after
noon, by being thrown from horse into
Evitt s run twice in succession.
Twelve car loads of cattle, shipped from
Chicago to Col. r. q. Dulaney, of Loudoun
county, Va, were taken from the cars at
the Charlestown depo. on Sunday morning
last
The First Quarterly Meeting for Charles
town Station, NJ. E. Church South, will be
held on Saturday and Sunday next, May 4th
and 5,h. The Presiding Elder, Rev. DR..
Head. and the Rev. Mr.. Arbogast are ex>
pectcd to be present.
Mr.. W. L. Stricken, G.. W. G. T. of the
Grand Lodge of W. Va, I. o. G. T, will
make an official visit to Shenandoah Lodge,
of this place, this (Tuesday) evening, and
will visit the Good TempIars of Shepherds
town tomorrow evening.
Mr.. Daniel liefebower, Trustee, has sold
privately 10 Mr.. Joshua Arnold, of Freder-
lex county, Nd, the two farms of Mr.. Dan
iel Dovenberger, in this county-the former
home place of Mr.. Dovenberger, containing
$50 acres, and the Humphreys farm contain
ing 200 acres-both for 1000.
The following named Vcstrymen were
elected for Zion Episcopal Church, of this
place, on Monday of last week :: n. S. White
DIR. c. f Lippitt, J. B. McElroy, Joseph
Trapnell, B. c. Washington, David Howell,
and John a. Washington. N. S White,
Esq. is senior Warden, and DR.. c. E. Lip
pitt Junior Warden.
Mr.. Lewis Starry has at his Hawks Coach
Factory in this place some very handsome
new vehicles. For beauty of finish, good
easy running qualities, and substantial con.
struction they are UNSURPASSED by work
turned out from any establishment in City
or Country. Mr.. Starry may we'll be proud
of his employees Free Press.
Our young mercantile friend, Mr. Nimrcd
Trusscll, has laid us under obligations by
presenting US with handsome Silk Necktic.
We return thanks for the compliment, and
wish him much success. His goods are
marked at the very lowest figures, aud We
are pleased to sec that he is already obtaining
a fair share of the public patronage.
The Town Council, a, its last meeting, on
the application of Mcssrs. John T. Co!ston
and Jas. N. Gallahcr, appropriated twcnt, :
five dollars to be used in sodding the Sul-
dicr's graves in Edge Hill Cemetery. The
above gentlemen and Mr.. r. 3. Lucas, the
efficient Cemetery Superintendent, will 81
perrise the work proposed by the appropria.
ton.
Mcssrs. N. S. White and C!eon Moore,
Special Com IN issloners, have sold privately
the old Bealcr Mill-Sitc, with four acres of
Bloomery and Kabletown Turnpike, to Messr..
Weirck j. Weller. for the sum of $780,
1t is the intention OF the enterprising pur-
chasers. We understand. to erect some Kind
of mill thereon AZ mn early dav
On visiting Horrers Ferry last week, we
found the employees of Mr.. J. C. Holmes,
of this places busily engaged in repairs and
improvements 10 the commodious dwelling
Of Mr.. John A. McCrcight, on the Island of
Virginius. We also observed large force
of railroad laborers. under the efficient su-
perintendence of Supervisor Burke, improv-
ing the track near euandoah City, where
it was injured by the frcshet last winter.
We have learned within the past few days
that there is some iDtimation that the B. &
D. II. r Co. will begin running the Win>
chester Accommodation train through to
Staunton IS nigh. express train shortly.
We do not know that this is so, but trust it
is. 1t would be great accommodation to
the Valley people, and the large amount of
through rs we'll as local travel that it could
not fail to get, if proper connections were
made, could but pay the company handsome.
ly for its enterprise.
The only jury case tried last week in the
Circuit Court was that of the State of West
Va, at the relation of Edmund Chambers
and others, Us. Geo. W. Green. In this case
suit was brought on an information in the
nature of quo ,carronto for the purpose Of
ejecting Mr.. Green from the Mayoralty Of
Harper's Ferry, which position it was claimed
he was not legally qualified to fill. The
principal contest in the case was made on
motion to exclude certain evidence, and the
ruling of the Court left but one way for the
iury to decide A verdict was therefore