Spirit of Jefferson. [volume] (Charles Town, Va. [W. Va.]) 1844-1948, 1879-12-23

.Spirit witt nis III oiidny Greeting, and
hopes to meet with a generous reception.
Judge Green, of the Supreme Court of
i Appeals returned home yesterday.
Cold comfort without good " God TO burn
at this season Bring it on, patrons.
The Mt Hope Sabbath School will give
an Exhibition this Tuesday, evening.
"a accordance with the usual custom of the
papers ofthis section. the issue of the Spirit
will be omitted next week.
The printer's Christmas will be dull one
without money. Willsour patrons brighten
sitlwith silver dollars? We shall SEQ.
-.ald "Aun. Lucy" Chapman, colored,
llknown to most of our older residents,
died last week, nearly eighty years of age
We are requested to announce that Hon.
Gs 7. Butler will deliver an address to the
Grangers, at Myerstoun. the first Saturday
in January. at i o'clock. Public invited.
There was an immense crowd. We under
stand, in attendance at the Sunday School
Exhibition at Kabletown on Friday night,
and the entire affair was perfect success.
In.he absence of Rev. Mr.. Register, who
had been called to Martinsburg by DR.. Head.
Presiding Elder, Rev. j. ". Tongue
preached 10 the NJ E. Church South on Sun.
day morning.
Rev. ". Fl. Wheelright, of the Baltimore
Conference NJ. E. Church South, who was
fprmerly Presiding Elder of the Winchester
$ssict, died last week at his residence in
rrsn county. He had been great suf>
ferer for years.
Mr. K. l.. Miller, agent for G. Jourgin>
SOB. was in Charlestowu last week, and ap.
pointed j. Ran. Rodrick agent for Mr.
Jourginson. Millers aud flour packers and
dealers will do we'll to call on Mr. Rodrick.
SEQ his new advertisement in this paper.
A religious meeting, under the direction
of Rev. Mr. Csekley, which had been in pro-
gress for a month at Mt Hope School House.
closed last week. The meeting was very
successful-1S protesting conversion, most
of whom have united with the NJ E. Church
South.
The equipment of the s. " R. r. has
been increased by two more new passenger
and baggage cars, aud number of additional
freight cars. Mr.. Holmes has completed the
AGharlestowu and Berryville Depots, is push
ing forward those at ShepherdstoHn and
Millwood. anil will shortly begin the one at
Shenandoah Junction.
Merchandising the reception, from Mr..
James 81. Rodrick, of fne Christmas Tur-
keS Dir. Il. is one of our most enterpEising
merchants, and in addition to regular sup
ply of dressed and live turkeys for the holi-
days, is prepared to serve the public with
choice Groceries, Fruits, CONNECTIONS, Fancy
/; Goods. etc.. suitable for the season.
Sir. Monroe Manning returned to Charles
town last week from Nevada, and was greeted
by a number of old friends whom he had
not seen for long lapse Of years. he went
out to California with the jefferson Co. Min>
ing Co, in 1919, has since had extended
sexperience in the ups and downs of life, aud
now returns to find many and striking
changes in the home of his earlier years.
Mr.. Charles Albwen requests US to
in front of his dwelling, at Ripon, in this
county. Mr.. Albwen has been hard work.
ing mechanic, and bodily sffiiction having
compelled him to abandon his former avcca>
tion he takes this method of making an
honest living, aud hopes to receive fair
share of the patronage of the good people Of
Ripon and vicinity.
a bill. has been introduced in Congress to
pay Mr. j. N. Mason IS, 900, as the damages
caused by the injunction in the case of the
United States vs. Mason Our readers will
recolleot that as soon as the County Court
granted the ferry to Mr. Mason. the govern
ment obtained an injunction. which tied his
boat to the bank of the river for upwards of
3 year, but the case was decided 10 his favor
and the injunction was dissolved. So he
petitions Congress for damages.
In the proceedings against the Harper's
Ferry. Bridge Company, Messrs. George ".
Greenland Murtha Walsh, for contempt of
the Supreme Court of Appeals, for proceed
ing to build their bridge after s"persec'eas
had been served on them, the Court has
6ned the Bridge Company $50, and required
Messrs. Green and Walsh to pay a 6ne of $50
and the cost of the proceeding. The above
action ooly applies to disobedienee of
mandate OF the Court, aud does not affect the
decision on the merits of the case, which
cannot now be had before the June term.
ASTRONOMICAL LEoruRE.-Rev. DR..
Theodore Appel, Professor of Astronomy in
Franklin & Marshall College, Lancaster, Pa,
will deliver lecture, displaying in illumi-
mated scenes the Wonders of the Moon. as
revealed By Science and as seen by the
powers of the Telescope. at Washington