Spirit of Jefferson. [volume] (Charles Town, Va. [W. Va.]) 1844-1948, 1878-05-07
LOCAL INTELLIGENCE.

MEMORIAL DAY.-The Executive Com
mi,tee of the Lee Memorial Association has
6xed upon Saturday, the 25M of May, as the
time for the Floral Decoration of graves of
the Confederate Soldiers buried in Edge Hill
Cemetery and elsewhere at Charestowu.-
Efforts have been made, with strong prob-
ability of success, to secure the services of
distinguished speaker or speakers for the oc.
easiou. Full details Of programme will be
given hereafter.
MATTERS IN BRIEF.-Wheat commenced
hoading in some parts of this county the lat
ter part of April, and it is concluded that
harvesting will be commenced generally by
the middle of June.
Mr.. James Gibson will please accept thanks
for late Texas papers.
Payment of corporation taxes is now in
order, as prerequisite to voting at the elcc-
tion for Mayor and Councilman.
The dairy of Mr.. Harrison Anderson was
entered aud robbed of lot of cream, and
several other articles, few nights ago.
The sod has been put upon most of the SOL
dier's Graves in Edge-H Cemetery, and
the rains on Saturday came in good time to
give the grass start.
The Winchester Nc,ys says Mr.. Addison
Manning will leave this week for Brazil
He will sail from Philadelphia. The best
wishes of his many friends attend him.
Mr. James W. Butt has engaged to erect
three frame houses on the Berryvillo turn
pike, short distance from town, for Col.
Jno T. Gibson-the dimensions Of each
building to be l6x20 feet.
Other important matters prevented the
delivery of tho Lecture on Poetry, the true
reflex of the age" by Sir. Charles Davies,
at Washington Hall, on Friday evening last.
A further announcement for the lecture,
however, will probably be made 10 short
time.
Friend little, of the Shcphcrdstown J1cg>
i.fer, called to see US on Tuesday last lie was
on his way to attend the meeting of the stock
holders of the S. V. Il. R., at Winchester,
where he answered at tho call of the list of
stockholders as ",he corporation of Shep-
herdstown-"
The card of Mr.. Specse, the new lessee of
the Owings House, which will hereafter be
known as the City Hotel" appears in this
Issue. Mr.. Spccsc has taken hold of this
property with an energy which bcspeaks that
he is live hotel msn in every particular,
and will leave no effort undouc to make his
house comfortable and attractive place of
eoj"uru for all who may patrouizc him.
Malta Lodge, a. f. & 4. NJ, of Charles
town, has received valuable present from
Mr.. A. S. Baird, a native of this place, now
of the wholesale fra of Boykin, GARNER &
Co., Baltimore The gift is large, hands
some stecl engraving of "The Iron Worker
and King Solomon" illustrating a tradition
Of tho great temple at Jerusalem and its
builders. 1t is elegantly framed, and will
prove an attractive addition to the newly
furnished hall of Malta Lodge.
Messrs. Duke & Gallahcr have on exhibition
in the Court House yard, a Mccormick
Harvester and Self Bnder-n machine that
is said to have been triumphant in all trials,
and perfectly satisfactory in its workings
wherever used. This machine is destined
to work \ revolution in tho matter of har-
vssting. late news from New Zealand,
where this great machine was used in Feb
Iuary, in field of 40 acres that produced
sirty>eiyht bushels per acre, in a trial with
other machines it was declared the best for
cutting and binding.-Frcc Press.
The Amateur Dramatic Association was
greeted with large audience at Washington
Hall on Thursday night, the occasion of tho
rendition of the highly interesting domestic
drama of 'Simon Lee, or tho Murder of
Five Fields Copse." The short space of
time in which the piece was in rehearsal pre-
vented all the partici pants being entirely
perfect in their parts, yet the play was gen.
orally we'll rendered and the tableaux at the
end of each act were grand. The cntcrtain-
ment concluded with the songs "When the
Roses Come Again." by j. Shannon Galla>
her, and "Grandfather SAM" by Geo. W.
Henson, both of which were highly apprc>
ciated. On Friday evening, May 18th, the
Association will again entertain the public
with the great moral drama of Fifteen Years
of Drunkard's Life"
CHURCH MATTERs.-The Rev. Mr.. Long,
of Wheeling, preached in the Presbyterian
Church on Sunday, morning and night.
The First Quarterly Meeting for Charles
town Station, NJ. E. Church South, began
on Saturday morning last, the Rev. DR.. Head,
the able Presiding Elder, preaching the open
ing sermon, and also on Saturday night