Spirit of Jefferson. [volume] (Charles Town, Va. [W. Va.]) 1844-1948, 1878-08-27
.IncAI INIELLIGEMcE.

the Charlestown Female Seminary in the old
rooms at the residence of Maj. Kearsley, cor
ner of Main and West streets.
Judge Jackson, of the U. S. District
Court for West Virginia, was in Charlestown
on Saturday.
We are in receipt of complimentary
ticket TO to the Leesburg (Vs.) Agricultural
Fair, for which we tender thanks.
The Rev DR. Huntington, of the Colum-
bian University, Washington, d. G., has been
visiting his son-in-iaw, VIM. l.. Wilson, Esq,
in this place.
Our hotels are now doing an unusually
thriving business. The "City Hotel" had
~six,y,.hree dodgers Friday night, and the
-"Car.er House" has good number of
boarders.
upon the improvements to the Male Public
School building. The additional story is
being built of brick, by Mr.. Geo. W. Ar
mentrout.
See advertisement the Wiiloughby Gum
Spring Grain Drill, by Duke & Gallaher,
Agents for Jefferson and Clarke countless
Its merits are we'll known to our farmers, and
prices are reduced
Goldsmith's Twin Front Stores will be
regularly re.opened for business to-day,
(Tuesday, August 27th,) and all goods
sold regardless of cost, from now until the
10th of September.
The attendance at the Wadesville Camp
Meeting on Sunday was very large. The
rain nterfered with the morning services,
however, and good many persons received
n liberal sprnklin from the clouds.
MIR. George N. Lynch, aged about 62
years. we'll known and highly esteemed
citizen of Jefferson county, and father of the
nominee for Circuit Clerk, died at his res
,idence near Halltown, on Sunday night last.
The Greeuback Convention of Berkeley
County met the 17.h instant, and nomi-
mated Mr. D. Frank BiIlmycr and Hon. j.
NJ Kitchen for the legis lature, and Mr.. Da-
wilson, of Morgan county, for State Sena>
tor.
A picnic under the auspices of the aeri
cultural societies of Frederick, Carroll, Mont
gomery aud Washington counties, Md, and
I.oudoun and Frederick counties, Va, will
be held at Byrnes Island, near Harper's
Ferry, September 5.
Ga the 3rd of September q Special Car
will leave Harrisonburg for the accommodation
of families or persons desiring to ''go West"
Fos particulars apply to Capt. Charles e.
Dudrow. passenger agent az Harper's Ferry
of b. & o. R. Il.
Among the legal gentlemen who have Wis
tied Charlestown during the present session
of the Court o: Appeals, in addition to those
already mentioned by US, we notice Hon r.
8. Blair, W.. Va; Judge G. d. Camden,
Clarksburg; Col. l.. 7. Moore, Winchester,
Va; James Hutchinson, VIM. Fl. Small and
Jno A. Hutchison, Parkcrsours.
A Grand Dress Ball aud Banquet, far the
benefit of tho Lee Monument Fund will be
given at Orkney Springs, on Thursday next.
August Goth The b. 4 o. R. r. Go.
will Issue Round. Trip Tickets, good from
August 26th to September Sd, (includipg
Ball Tickets to Mt. jackson, from Harper's
Ferry. for So % Charestown. $3.50.
The Rev re. Holland, for three years
past in charge of the Lutheran Church at
sShepherdstown, has been elected Vice-Pres>
ideut and Professor of NJ oral and Intellectual
Philosophy, of Roanoke College. We re-
zret to lose Mr.. Holland from our county,
!. but congratulate Roanoke College upon so
worthy and competent az accession to its
faculty.
Work on the S. V. r. R is progressing
rapidly The track has been laid nearly to
the Bullskin run-in all about eight miles
and the construction of the tressling over
that stream is in progress. 10 the meantime
a large amount of ballast is being put on the
road. Lit,es were run last week to furnish
estimates on which to decide the permanent
crossing over the Main Stem Of the 3. O..
II. r., and the contractors expect to COM
mence work towards Shepherdstown in few
days.
Mr.. Humphrey Eugle, one of the best cit
liens of Jefferson county, died suddenly of
heart disease, at his residence, near Duffield' g
Depot. on Monday of last week, aged about
70 years. He had been apparently in good
health up to a few minutes before his death,
when he complained of feeling badly aud laid
down, and in a short time expired. Mr..
Engle was a m an of untiring energy and ster-
ling integrity, and by dint of industry had
amassed comfortable competency. In his
death our county loses good citizen, and