Spirit of Jefferson. [volume] (Charles Town, Va. [W. Va.]) 1844-1948, 1879-09-16
LOCAL lHTELLiGEHcE.

that we cannot conduct business without
money. Promises are good, but they won't
pay newspaper expenses, or feed and clothe
the wife and the little ones. Please give us
something more tangible, friends.
The September term Of the County Court
commenced yesterday.
A cargo of one thousand tons of English
iron for the S. V R. r /, has arrived at the
port of Baltimore.
Rear Admiral Charles Boarma, died on
Saturday night last, at Martinsburg, at very
advanced age, after lingering illness.
Mr. John S yesterday has put the tin
roofing on the property of Mr.. Jas. II. Rod
rick, being improved by Mr.. Jas. W. Butt,
and NJ. D. A. Phillips is putting hands
some iron balcony in front.
A Grand Farmers B.sket Picnic will be
held at Byruc's Island to>day. (ruesday)-
Excursion tickets from Charlestown and re-
turn, 40 cents. Train will pass Charlestown
at s:4s, A NJ. and returning leave the
Island at $50, p. NJ.
The tin roofing OF the new building of
Colonel John T. Gibson, in course OF cree
ton near the Court House, will be put on by
Messrs. Duke & Gsllaher, and the front will
be ornamented with two neat iron balconies,
the work of Mr.. John II Bishop.
The ample provision made by Mr. George
w. Green, proprietor of the Mountain
View Hotel" Harpcr's Ferry, for the acoom>
mediation of guests on Thursday last, proves
that he is landlord always equal to the oc
casion, aud ready to supply tho public with
the best that the markets afford.
We are pleased toanroupce the arrival from
Eoglaud, (where he has resided for twelve
years past, of the Rev. Frank AglioDby son
of Charles Asliouby, E~q, OF this county.
Mr. Aglionby is ompsnicd by his wife,
the daughter of Rev. Mir. Bickerstith, an
English author, and is on visit to Lis
friends here.
A pleasant picnic party, imposed Of
members and friends of the Sabbath School
connected with tho NJ. E. Church South of
Berryville, made excursion to the woods
of Mr.. James b. McGary, on Saturday last,
and in the afternoon visited Shcpherdstowu.
A heavy rain during the latter part of the
day made it damp occasion, but did not
QamFen the aFGOT OF the party.
MIR. Julius c. Holmes has contracted to
erect for the Mcssrs. Sadier Bros on the
site Of their recently burned building, mass
Give brick structure, with pressed brick
front, metallic window hoods. cornces, etc
The drawing of the building. prepared by
Mr.. Holmes, is a very attractive one. Pre-
,aratory work has already been commenced
and as soon as the material can be put upon
the ground the building will be pushed for
ward rapidly.
Aa important argument in favor Of insur>
ing property IN the Jefferson County Mutual
Insurance Company, is that its cost is vastly
lower than that Of any other company
whilst loss OF more than several thousand
dollars at one tme is next to impossible, as n?
two contiguous properties are insured ly it.
This, coupled with the fact of its being O
home company, will no doubt have great
weight with individuals who are di. posed to
give the matter thorough consideration.
We would call sreci.l attention to the
lecture in the Baptist Church Thursday
evening, which promises to be most inter
cstng occasion. We have no doubt that the
community will manifest it's usual interest in
lectures by giving the speaker large audi
ence. We would slso express the hope that
our temperance friends will make arrange
ments for series of lectures during the ap
preaching winter. Their success lass year
surely warrants a repetition.
Ga last Saturday certain lawyer Of
ba, Iii. hat no
chimnegs of his maasioo needed burning out,
for they held TOO much SCOT to suit him, al.
though he generally liketh large suits. So
he proceeded to interview the chimney
burner, and ssyeth unto him : "li thee to
my mansion and burn out MY chimney"
And he hied. And in the evening the heav-
ems opened aud the rain ieli, and at the same
time smE ll boy saw blaze and he cried
aloud: Fire : Gre ~ And a watchiul citi
zon rang tie alarm. The wise lawyer hear
ing the cry rushed out irou his Office and
joined haads with the staI~srt men who
pulled the engine. And he sayeth, "Where
is the f;e?' Aud behold, thoy drew
near to his house, he lifted up his voice aud
cried, 'Ie fooIs,- is my chimney" And
they ware all sold and returned to their
homes, while the lawyer wrung out his
CLOTHES; aod tore his beard.
Tu$ MASONIC Picnic AT BYRNE's
ISLAND, on Thursday last, truly grand
affair. About six or seven thousand persons
we're present, from Baltimore, Washington,
Frederick, Hagerstown, Harrisburg, Mar.
tinsburg, Winchester and intermediate
points, the nssembiage Including Knights
Templar from Baltimore, Alexandria, Mar