Spirit of Jefferson. [volume] (Charles Town, Va. [W. Va.]) 1844-1948, 1879-07-22
LOCAL IHTELLIGEncE.

The July (triaD term of the County
Court of Jefferson began yesterday.
An extensive fire on the Loudoun heights
of the Blue Ridge was visible from here on
Thursday last.
The picnic of tho Sunday School of the
NJ. E Church South, we understand, is post
poned for short time
Last Tuesday and Wednesday, old Sol lent
his best energies earthward, aud the thermom.
eter ranged way up in the nineties.
A large quantity Of iron for the s. Y. r.
r. arrived here last week, and track laying
through Clarke county is now actively pro
crossing.
The next session of the Winchester Dis
trict Conference. u. Z. Church South, will
be held 10 Chsrlestown, commencing Sep
tember 10Th, next.
Mr.. Jas. Il. CUnklyn is now running his
new Steam Traction Engine and Thresher
constantly. 1t passed through Chnrlestowu,
in full blast, on Friday.
For of the bes. Sewing Machines
made-the New American-spply to L 7.
Kirby, Msrtinsburg, who sells and leases on
the most favorable terms.
Mr.. WIN. Kines is putting new coat Of
paint upon the building of Col Jno. T Glib
500. occupied by Messrs. Butter & Aisquith,
adjacent to the Spirit uiice.
We were pleased, yesterday, to receive a
cali from II d BeaH. Esq news editor OF
the Baftimore San, who. with his wife, is on
a short visit to his old home.
The author of the reputcd coloquy re-
ported for the last Shepherdstown Rryister
exhibits genius that will doubtless one day
make him President of the Sandwich Islands.
a Camp Meeting for the Loudouu Circuit
of tho NJ. E. Church South, will be held in
the woods of Mr. Jas NJ Benton, four miles
from Middleburg, commencing on the l4th
OF August.
The stone work of the new bridge across
the Shenandoah! at Harper's Ferry. for which
Mr. Saul Walton has the contract, is pro-
crossing The abutment on the east side is
noarly half done.
Ga Thursday last just as the fast line pas.
senger train on the BIitinorc aud Ohio rail-
road was passing a freight train, near the
corporate limits of Mar;insburg. two logs,
sons OF Patrick Martin. were struck by the
pilot of the passenger engine aud instantly
killed.
Mr. George W. Green is having the
" Mountain View Hotel, at Harper's Ferry
put in attractive CONDITION for the sum
mer, and 10 the culinary department will be
prepared to serve the multitude that may cal.
upon him next Thursday wich the best Of
everything III the market. -,H.--t.. .-s-o-t
Services preparatory to tho Communion
were begun in the Presbyterian Church on
Friday morning last. On Sunday the Sac
rament of the Lords Supper was alminis.
tered The Rev Dir. } ohm A kin -ou, Pres
ident OF Iiamf den Sydney CoM GO, assisted
during portion Of the e,tlug.
Our old friend, Mr.. John Vilwi-, Of Vim
chester, continues 10 manufacture and keep
on hand general liue of Furniture. cwhra>
cling the latest styles and best w'rk mauship
He clsu makes Undertaking a specially, and
furnishes burial ca$kets at low rates Sec
advertisement in another column.
In the Virginia Safe Regatta which came
off at fredericksburg on Tuesday last the
challenge cup, iout>oared gig race, was won
by the Rivcs Club. OF the University of Vir-
GINA, of the successful crew Of which, we
pleased to note, Mr.. i ID Gibson, son of
Colonel john 7. Gibson, Of this county,
u member
Mr.. George q. Thomas, of the Phoenix
Carriage Works; at Berryvlle, Va, pass d
through CharIestown, route to Baltimore,
Oh Thursday last, to lay in new supply of
material Mr. T. informs US that he is now
working from fifteen to eighteen hands, and
has one thousand dollars worth Of work to
complete by the FIRST of August.
We call atten ton to the card of flr Franz
+ Oehm, Merchant Tailor, OF Winchester,
Va, published in this paper. Nj Oehm
bears the Just reputation of being one of the
'.bcst filters" 10 the Valley, aud keeps con-
stantly on hand choice line Of goods for
selections "a also full line of renGy made
clothing. HIS forte is correct measuring and
cutting
Tho Colored Good Templars of Shep
herdstown will hold celebration on Friday.
August LIST. An excursion train will be run
over the S V. r. r. on that day. leaving
Ripon at 80, passing Charlestown at 9. and
arriving at Shepherdstowu at 10 a. Nj; re-
turning. leave Shepherdstown at 10 p. NJ.
Fare for round trip from Ripon, IS cents !;
from Chariestown, so cents.>
The coIored people had celebration in
Char!estown on Friday last. A procession
of Odd Fellows, &c, under tho marshalship
of j. T. Marker, and headed by the Shep>
herdstown Colurcd Band, moved through the
principal streets shortly before noon. to
liyered by Revs. Wainwright and Warner,