Spirit of Jefferson. [volume] (Charles Town, Va. [W. Va.]) 1844-1948, 1879-01-21
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Isn't it little strange, that if you cork up
man he "verf"ws with humor?
Mr.. Wm. l.. Hedges had his wrist Sc
vereiy sprained by fall on the ice, Saturday
night
lie was whistling $. Shoe fly" and just
then his sh.'e flew, aud serera! consultations
came rapidly ia view.
The new ferry bn..'of D. b. Lucas, ESQ.
=. Reyes Ferry, was carried away by the re
cent breaking up of the ice on the Shenan>
dosh.
Mr. Fnyette B. Souders received a severe
fall. by slipping upon the ice, on Sunday
week. necessitating the medical services OF
DIR Starry.
The Winchester Ligh, Infantry talk of in
wiling number of military companies to join
in eucsmpment near Winchester, next
summer
We return thanks to Gov Matthews, State
Treasurer Wet, Senators Butler and Fsulk>
ner, aud Delegates Melvin aud Lewis, for
public documents received.
The Sacramen, of the Lords Supper was
administered in the Presbyterian Church on
Sunday last. preparatory services having been
oesun ON Friday previous
=. lie said Queeu Euzaheth, a or at
many years ago, lis an int liz ctual way of
meeting d ifiicuity." but the difficulty Now.
a'days is to discover some intellectual way t.
meet lie.
fae specimen Of mechanical ingenuity
is 10 be seen in q handsomely constructed
Bird Cage the handtwork of Mr.. Thos c.
Earnshaw-ou exhibition at the hard ware
store of Messrs. Duke & Gallaher 1t is
really handsome, well constructed, and worth
Inspection, or purchase.
The stockholders of the First National
Bark OF Jefrrsno on Tuesday last, re elected
the old Beard Of Directors with the excep
tion of Mr. Daniel Ge'zendannrr in place of
n. s. White. Esq resigned The old eff
GERS Edward Trsrney, President; SamI
Howeli, Cashier; and Dr. j. V Simmons.
Telirr-n,e reraiued
The Nav Orleans Ministries were greeted
with good house at Washington Hail, on
Tuesday night last. The music was good,
and the com icslities OF Werner highly anus
ing The vocaIi~ms ut Msnd STANLEY we're
repeatedly enc"red. and the Baritone Solos of
Mrs. Gorton wer, finely executed
A certificate OF inc rporstinn has been is
sued 10 the J: tf+r~cn County Building As
socistinn, No. !, of Charles,nwn. with Gus
tav Brown. Eu"cur Baker ard n Hen
,ler>on iucorporators. A general meeting
of the <tck hniderS will be held in the SUI
preme Court R""m, January 3l>t. 1879 to
elect Directors, ndopt d constitution aud by
laws, &c
N"rthern invasion. in share of light fall
o: SNOW, took the people by storm in Mont
eoncry. a iabama, the other day For the
first time in a generation mantle of snow
fell upon the Sunny South. An old negro
waiter at one of the hotels aw0ke the boarders
with appeals for them TO Look nuten the
wiuder an see de drefful heshy frost comm
down in chunks"
Hon WIN Mines President of the Shcn
andnah Valley Railroad Co, wa- in town
several days last week. Messrs. Thomas V.
Kelly sud Geo Fl Bardwell. of Pennsyl-
wanna. remembered in connection with the
Shenandoah Valley, are also here, aud Peter
B. Borst Esq, President W tie Washington
CITY sud ST. Lnuis Marrow Gauge, arrived
here yesterday.
james Williams, colpred du: hi1 way
through rhe BRICK wall OF the ja' IN Fr'day
night. and was makin. his cxir from the 81
ward when he was detected by Deputy Sher>
if Wiltshire. wins fired upon hun with a shot
gun, aud brought him to speedy halt A
portion OF the load was found to have taken
effect about his head, aud DR. & T Rich
ardson Called t" attend him
Harewond Packet, aged about sixteen
years, youngest son of Mrs Lucy f and thu
late J,hn b Packet. died after brief i'll,
ness, at tho residence of his mother, near
CharIestown. on Friday evening last He
was at school at the CharlcstowD Academy
on Tuesday, bur on Wednesday had con
trac,ed. as was thought. slight cold and
remained at home, but medical attention was
not Thought necessary until Thursday. His
cold, however. rapidly developed into in
fsmmatory rheumatism, and this attacked
his heart. terminating tntaily in few hours
The sudden and unex pected death of this
promising youth, in his full vigor, and almost
bordering on manhood, is a sad blow to his
family and friends, aud they have the Sim
cero sympathy of the community in their
heavy bereavement. His funeral services, at
Ziou Episcopal Church. on Sunday afternoon,
were largely attended.
READ THIS. Wishing to close out my
winter stock I am now selling very low for
cash. Special bargains in Hosiery Ham
burgs aud Gnrsets. Dress Goods and all
Worstet articles at Cost until March LIST