Spirit of Jefferson. [volume] (Charles Town, Va. [W. Va.]) 1844-1948, 1878-03-26

now beyond want, unless she wants more. A
miser, dying q miserable death in Jersey
City the other day, left Vic. ten thousand dol.
lars. By the way, we always did like Vic.
Dedicated to the "Berrypiliuns."
There is no town, however watched and
tended,
But ono dead bank 10 there
There are no drafts, however we'll defended,
But need Cashiers care.
A little Ave year old friend of ours came
to us the other day, complaining sadly of IAN
ulster on his lower jaw"
Some ono says that Old Bull is an in,fd
| die, and another remarks that he is vioIn>
fiddle. We are glad to state, however, that
he is not bass violin fiddle.
A lady has been found so kind.hearted, that
she will never beat an egg.
Morgan Mercury.
For fear there should he chicken in it.
She belongs to the anti.oruelty to animals
society.-Free Press.
For kind,hearted, then, read chicken.
hearted. and we will have this fowl state
ment eggs'actly right.
Charlcstown, not to be behind the times,
had its celebrated case last week-Mr. Jas.
NJ. Mason petitioning for tho establishment
of ferry over the Shenandoah river at
Harper's Ferry. Mr.. Mason was rcpresen.
ted by himself, Capt. Baylor and D. b. Lu.
cas-, Esq. The opposing counsel was Mr..
Davies for DR.. O'Donnell, aud Jas. D. Butt
for the United States. The records having
been examined from the creation of tho
world up to the present date, and two days
having been we'll filed up with hard work
on both sides, the learned judges decided in
favor of Mr.. Mason. The case, however,
will go up higher, we suppose, and it will
be sometime before it is permanently de-
cided. In the meantime the river flows on
For ferries may come; and ferries may Eo'
But it goes on forever"
SERENADE TO Gov. HoLLIDAY.-1t be-
coming known, on Saturday evening last
that Gov. Holiday, of Virginia, was on
visit to his brothcr>in.law, DR.. G. f. Mason,
Of this place, tho Mechanics Silver Cornet
Band paid him tho compliment of sere-
made, when the Governor, who has a warm
place in the hearts of our people, came out
and spoke briefly as follows:
My Frieads 81 thank you for this warm
and complimentary welcome. Somehow,
forget, that in coming hero, havo passed
our State lines and have to think a second
time to recall that Jefferson county is not
| ptill part Of the ancient commonwealth.
| My relations with your people are SO kind
and 'cOrdiaI aud you always greet my COM
| ing with such hearty good will, that feel
at once, as If was among my kith and kin.
hope it may ever DO so. Why should
! it not? Though fortune has thrown US uu-
der ditfsront State governments. the Same
| stara shine on US, tho same beautiful River
drains our borders, and tho Same now world
renowned Valley is our common homo But
Of moro value far to us both, we claim a
heritage Of which neither time nor fortune
can rob us-the same ancestry, and the no.
bic works which they did in their days-and
| in the Old timo before US. Thus may it az
| ways be. II viii do us good to rem mber
these things and to teach them TO tho youths
| who arc gOwing up to tako our places so
that, in the race of life, the young as we'll as
tho old Virginia may show in history how
grand it is to cherish those virtues which
made our fathers names Immortal. thank
you again, my friends, for your kind welcome.
Winchester Presbytery will meet 10
| Charlcstown on Wednesday, April l7th,
1873, at 7 O'Clock, p. NJ. Opening sermon
by Row II. Fl. Fleming, of Woodstock, last
! Moderator.
Tho Acting Board Of tho Potomac Assoo,
alton will meet in tho Charlestown Baptist
Church on Thursday, the 28th instant, ut 7
P NJ, at which time Rev. j. A. Haynes will
preach the Introductory Sermon, Tho
Meeting will continue during the wcek.-
Services at IL A. NJ. and 7 p. NJ, daily and
the public cordially invited to attend. This
Association is composed of thirty. nine cler>
gymsn. Of whom a half>dozen belong to tho
Acting Board and arc expected to be present
at this meeting and tho occasion will be one
| Of more than common interest
Fridav..-Subject- w hat proportion of his in
come should Christian debtor contribute for
benevolent PURPOSES. L Carol.
chnroh-ReY. J. ,: Lake and j. N. Wharton.
Observation-Disclosures Of s!rcn ,,; in
Fonok an" and HST
L. Carol and win. 8. Ponick. ~
GAME AND FISH SoCIETY.-There will
bc meeting OF this Society at tho Court
House in Uharlcstown, on Wednesday, tho
9th instant, at l l CLOCK, A. NJ. The Vice
Presidents will take tho names Of all persons
| 10 their Districts who wish to become mem>
bers. Ono object is to petition the U. 8.
Fish Commissioner to plan. food fish in the
streams of the county. Also, to recommend
the erection of homes for tho insect. eating
birds about the premises
BY order of the President.
V. NJ. FIRoR, Sec'y.
Free Press aud Register please copy, If
agreeable.]
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