Spirit of Jefferson. [volume] (Charles Town, Va. [W. Va.]) 1844-1948, 1878-07-30
FOCAL IN1ELIIGENcE.


We are pleased to note, was untrue.
The Potomac Association will meet in the
Baptist church, in Martinsburg, on the 18th
Of August.
Mr.. James w. Butt has been awarded the
contract for the erection Of Story on the
Stone School House of this place.
The Sunday School of the NJ. E. Church
South, of Martinsburg, will picnic at Byrne's
ISLAND, Harper's Ferry, next Thursday.
Wildey Lodge, No, 27, 1. o. o. F., of
this place, has paid out of its treasury in the
latt six months, for the relic. of sick and
disabled brothers, sll7.O0.
We return thanks to Messrs. Faulkner &
Craighill for copy of the Premium List of
the Lynchburg (Va) Agricultural Fair, to
be held commencing October 22d.
The Mayor of Ilarper's Ferry, we under
stand, now rejoices in being minus a suit of
clothes aud other articles, which were sur
rcp,itiously distracted from his private apart
ments one night last week. Set the police
aft.r them, friend Graham. ..-f
The busy hun of industry on Main Street,
caused by the number of workmen engaged
10 the Improvements upon the building of
Mr.. G Goldsmith, the National Back building
and the Methodist Parsonage, almost makes
one feel that the good times SO long talked
of, are near at hand.
The Free Press says: Byrne's Island,
Harper's Ferry, is to be the scene of a union
of Sabbath Schools on the 18th of August
for Picnic enjoyment, I, is to be Basket
Picnic, and all the Schools of the county
will be invited, aud railroad fares reduced
for the accommodation of all persons who
attend.
We calf attention to the advertisement Of
the Episcopal Female Institute, of Winches-
ter, Rev. j. C. Wheat principal, which ap
pears in this issue. The Annual Announce
ment of this institution of learning, which
re have efore US, shows it to be in de-
aerredly successful condition, and the attes
t.tions of those in condition to know
that it is good schael.
AT the annual me, ting of the stockholders
of the Jefferson County Building Associa~
zion, No. 5, held on the 18th instant, the
following Directors we're elected for the en-
suing year W. IL. Travcrs, Samuel Howell,
III. II. Cooke. w. II. Kable, John I. Col
s,on, Cleon Moore aud Gustav Brown. Tue
old officers, W. II. Travers, President;
John Portcr6ed, Secretary, aud Frank
I3eckwith, Sulicitor-have been re elected
by the Board of Directors.
Whilst steam thrcsher was engaged in
threshing wheat for Mr.. John Myers, on the
farm of Mr.. II. II Butcher, on Monday of
last week, one of the stacks took fire from a
spark from the engine and the whole yard of
four or f We hundred bushels of upthreshcd
wheat was destroyed in short time. Wood
was used for fuel, and the engine had no ap-
paratus for extingui>hing fires, such as MIR.
Jas, Ii. Conklyn has attached to his machine,
or this heavy loss might have been averted
If farmers use steam threshcrs, they ought
to be careful to have those with fire. hose and
fixtures for attaching the m to the engine in
case of need, and by all means should have
their whea. insured. Mr.. Myers had no in
surance.
I We call special attention of farmers to the
advertisement in our columns to day of Wal
ton, Whanu & Co.'S celebrated fertilizcrs-
We are informed that these goods are of very
high grade, aud are thoroughly reliable, and
we also understand that the results from sew
eral of their brands upon the wheat crops of
the Valley, and especially of Jefferson and
Clarke counties, have been unusually large,
tho grass magnificent where applied, and
drilling qualities unsurpassed. Special ref
ercnce is made to the following gentlemen,
whose crops tell the story Mr. Grim and
Mr. Chas. Wilson, near Summit Point, W
Va; Messrs. Mccormick and Moore & Nc,
Donald, Berryville, Va Jacob S. Melvin,
Dufied's, w. Va.
An alarm OF fire was sounded on Friday
proceeding from the steam engine attached to
the Jefferson Foundry and Machine Shops of
Messrs. Weirick & Weller, and our fire engine
and apparatus were soon in that vicinity
The fire was found to be 10 rick of fodder
and straw, adjoining the stables of the firm
aud near the dwelling occupied by Mr.. Mo-
land, all Of which were in imminent danger,
. to say nothing of the extensive shops but a
short distance away. The fire was e1tin-
guished, however, in a few minutes, without
doing serious damage. The hose attached
to the steam engine of Messrs. Weirick &
Weller did good service by furnishing a
ready supply of water to the fire engine
FoR VIsIToRs TO THE Country, from