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


Mechanics Silver Cornet Band to procure
new instruments, the Amateur Dramatic As.
ISOLATION will give an Entertainment at
Washington Hall on Thursday evening next,
May 2ud, when will BIO presented the Do
mestic Drama of "Simon Lee; or tho Mur>
der of the Five Fields Copse." The cast
for the play embraces our best talent, and as
it has been in rehearsal for some weeks, it
may be looked upon to certainty that it
will be we'll rendered. Admission, 25 cts;
reserved seats, So cents. Reserved Seat Tick
cts for sale at Light & Mitchell's Drug Store.
Our cnunty was visited again, the past
week. by the Prison Evangelist, Edmund
Randall, native OF Berkeley county. Mr..
Randall served two years in the Pcnitentiary
at Moundsville in this state He was con-
vioted at Martinsburg in 1867 of forging the
names of his father-n-law and brother>iu>
law the previous year. He surrendered him
self to the authorities before the issue of
warrant for his arrest. aud the amount of the
note forged, 5000, was paid by Mr.. Randall's
friends before his arrest. He protested conver>
sion and was received in to tho NJ. L. Church,
as probationer, by Rev Il. G. Mcdaniel,
and then confessed the crime for which he
was imprisoned. In the Penitentiary he
was active and earnest in behalf of the souls
of his fellow prisoners, aud since the expl-
ration of his term of service has been doing
the work of an Evangelist, preaching and
distributing the word of God to outcast, to
such as are confined in prisons, and to the
unfortunate. decrepi. and poor in Aims
Houses. He preached to goodly number
IF in al
on Sunday afternoon last, bssiug his remarks
on the first clause of the 7th verse of tho
HIND Psalm "Bring my soul out of rris-
on" Mr.. Randall is soliciting donations Of
Bibles, Testaments, Tracts, &C.. for dlstribu>
ton among the un for;unatc.-F+eeP Press.
Mr.. Randall preached at Washington Hal
again on Friday evening.
DISTRESSING DEATH OF CuILD.-A
little son of Mr.. DOGGY, an employee at Vir-
guia Paper Mills. at Halltown, met with
sudden and truly heartrending death at that
place Saturday last. From what we can
learn, tho little fellow. with several other
boys, was playing about the wheels and gear
ing of the new mill being erected by D. B.
Lucas, Esq. Little DOGGY was sitting astride
began turning the wheel, and he attempted
to get off. In doing so, he fell between two
cog wheels and was crushed in fearful man>
ner, death ensuing in n short time afterward
Mr.. DAVIES LEcruRE.-We are happy
to announce that at the request of some of
our citizens, Mr.. Charles Davies has con-
sented to deliver his lecture ON Poetry the
reflex of the Age" at Washington Hall next
Friday evening, May Sd. This is the lee
ture Mr. D. prepared and delivered at the
State University, Morgantown, last winter,
and which was so we'll spoken of by oil who
heard it. We need only mention this fact to
ensure full gathering, as our people arc
always glad to hear Mr.. D.
fortunes that Need not be Endured.
People suffer great deal of pain unnecessarily.
Amor tOrtures taat need not be endured those
inh!cted by the rheumatism and govt. since the
Acr Id element in the blood which produces them
by Co tact with the sensitive covering of the
clcs and joints may be eliminated by the of
that matchiess depurent, HOstetter's Stomach Bit.
t=rs before the inf lmmatory are veloped any
great extent. When II Ia considered what czcru-
chatting tor;ures rhema tism iulicts, and what a
tendency it has. whea fully developed. to attack
tho heart, the advsability of early of such
a relia bic antidote becomes at once apparent. The
rheumatic virus is expelled from tho blood by the
increased action of the kidneys-which act as
strainers-produced by the Btters, the suf1eres
will find If he uses this supreme defensive agent.
that he will be protected against return of tho
agOnizng complaint. Dyspepsia, fever and . e ue,
liver md bowel complaints and other mAladies,
are also cured bv this admirable remedy.
AT HAGLEY's Emporium goods can be
bought at the following prices: Ladies Last,
ing Caters. 75c. up; Ladies' Foxed Caters,
81 90 up; Ladies' Lasting Slippers, 40c. to
Soc Ladies' Kid Slippers, 75c. up; Misses
Slippers 40c up; Mems Heavy Shoes, 81 90
up; Mems Fine Shoes, Sl.00 up; Mems
Calf Boots, $500, $500, So so, S4.0O;
Boys Shoes, 500. up; Winchester Best
Quality Extra Heavy Oil Tanned Gloves,
SOC. per pair; Winchester Best Quality
Extra Heavy Buck Gloves, SIPS; Taylor's
Celebrated Mackinaw Hats; Satchels, UNI
brellas Notions Tobacco and Cigars. Corn
for sale in any quantity
LOOK at the FOLLOWING PRICES and be
convinced that they are cheap. 2G0 pieces of
Hamburg Edge and Inserting at five cts.
per yard and upwards Worstcd Fripges of
every known shade and quality at Is cts,
20 cts. and 25 cts. per yard; Silk Fringcs
at 25 cts per I'D. and upwards Mattings at
l63 cts. per I'D. and upwards; Hemp Carpet
at Is cts. per yd.; Moth Iroot Carpet Linz
ing Padded at s cts. per I'D. Kid Gloves, in
street aud opera shades, at so cts, IS cts,
and 81 CO., at the double store of
Jos. GOLDSMITH.
GREAT Reduction in prices Of Groceries
Good clean Rio Coffee for % cts. g lbs good
Brown Sugar for - cts, and all other goods
in proper tlon. Call and see me, opposite the
Carter House. No trouble to show goods.
Goods delivered in town. Highest market
price paid for Country Produce.