Spirit of Jefferson. [volume] (Charles Town, Va. [W. Va.]) 1844-1948, 1878-05-28
LOCAL IN1ELLIGEHcE.

LOCAL INTELLIGEHcE.
DEATH OF DR.. JOHN j. II. STRAITH.-
Our community was grieved, but not sur
prised, to hear ON Sunday morning last of the
death of DR.. John J. II. Straith, one of the
most learned and scientific physicians in this
country. Two weeks ago we announced the
fact that the Doctor, while attempting to
mount his horse, was stricken with paralysis,
and was at that time lying in imminent dam
ger At his home in this town. The announce
ment of his death, therefore, on Sunday morn
ing, took no one by surprise; but we felt,
nevertheless, when the sad event had actually
taken place, that this community had sus-
tanned loss which was we'll nigh irreparable.
We say this in no disparagement of the other
learned physicians of our immediate vicinity.
They themselves, because the best able to aP>
preciate the professional attachments of their
learned brother, would no doubt be the most
ready to acknowledge his extraordinary pro-
fessioual skill; and it need give no offence
to any to say that in those branches of
his profession to which he had especially
devoted his attention, DR.. Straith had
few equals. Learned and really able men
in any profession are SO few, that when one
departs from among us it is instructing to the
living aud is proper respect to the dead, to
give a few of the prominent events of his life.
We therefore abstain from any further
notice of this able physician until we can OBJ
tain the data for more extended notice in
next weeks issue.
His funeral was attended yesterday by ono
of the largest concourses We have ever seen
at burial occasion. Nearly all the MEM
bers of the medical profession in the county
we're present.
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THE COUNTY COURT OF JEFFERSoN.-
A great portion of the session of the Coun.
~ Court, last week, was occupied in the con-
sideration of Shenandoah Valley r r. mat
ters. The question was brought up on a res
olu.ion offered by the counsel for the road,
Maj. U. i. Boyce and Hon. w Fl. Travers,
to authorize the President of the Court to
couutersigu and deliver to the Commissioners
the remaining slS1 600 of county bonds.
Capt George Bay lor States Attorney, inter
posed an amendment in which he desired to
,hrow around the subject greater safeguard
for the protection of the interests of the
county, and Mr.. James NJ. Mason introduced
an ultra resolution demanding completion
of the road to MartiEsbure before our bonds
should be issued at all. The arguments we're
exhaustive, and with the exception of the
extreme righteousness of the scene at times,
was ably conducted on both sides. The mat
ter was ended by the submiss ion of com
promise resolution, agreed upon by the
States Attorney and the counsel for the road,
on Thursday, which the Court took under
advisemeut and on Friday after full and
deliberate consultation, the resolution was
adopted, all the justices, save the two from
tho Middleway District, voting for it. This
email opposition was not surprising, however,
fer it is proverbia that the extreme self-h>
ness of the older member from that district,
prompts him to have greater leaning toward
originating Aims House dinners at the ex-
pense of the county, with three doHurs q day
to himself, and henceforward an extreme
aversion to closer connection with Martins
burg and its "-Th1ee>Card Monte" table, than
liking for matters looking to the general
interest of the people of the county at large.
All applications for liquor licenses we're
granted. The Court, on Friday, adjourned
over until Monday, to finish up the county
levy.
VALUABLE INVENTION. We have been
shown BY Mr.. G. J.. Barnhart tho model of
a valuable invention, Of which Mr., A. c.
Hendricks, of this county, Is the inventor
and pateutce, aud Mr.. Barnhart the General
Agent The device is improvement on
vehicle wheels, whereby the expense of tire
cutting is avoided, the wheel being capable
of expansion at will by any one !; broken
spokes can be removed and replaced by new
ones at any timc, a section of follow ta>
ken ont and renewed, without the serious
Inconvenience hitherto attending such ope-
ratious A fuil>sizcd wheel OF this pattern
is on exhibition at Duffield's Depot, where it
can be seen and examined by all who wish
TO do so. We congratulate Mr.. Hendricks
upon the result of his ingenuity, and feel
gratiGed that our county possesses man Of