Spirit of Jefferson. [volume] (Charles Town, Va. [W. Va.]) 1844-1948, 1879-07-29
LOCAL InTELLIaEgcE.

picnic on the I'm or august, In Or. y are 8
II. Stephens woods near the brick church,
Several speakers are expected. |
Upon nine acres OF land near this town,
Mr.. Leisenring raised three hundred bushels
of fine wheat-so says the Free Press.
Mr. D. L. Miller, the contractor for boring
four of the wells of our town. has gotten his
engine aud machinery in position and COM
menced work upon the new well at the west
end of town.
Nimrod Trussel is now offering rare bar
gains, to close out goods preparatory to lay
ing in his fall stock. Summer goods at cost,
and others remarkably low. See advertise
ment in this issue.
Court Clerk. Thomas a. Moore, Esq, has
been very much indisposed during tho past
week. We are glad to know, however, that
ho is since much better.
a National Fair Association has been or
ganized in Washington, aud its first exhi
btioa will be held in October. a. II. Black
burn, Esq, we'll known to our people, is the
Corresponding Secretary.
One hundred aud fifty one excursion tickets
to Byrue's Island we're sold at the Charles
town depot Thursday. About fifty COL
orcd persons took passage the same day, on
excursion 10 Chanlbersburg, Pa.
Among unclaimed express packages adj
vcrtiscd to be sold in Winchester on the
23d of August next, we notice one to L. W.
M""rc. one to L,ppit, Il Co, one to &. Il.
Bellcr and one 10 Duke 4 Gallaher.
Col. j Fairfax McLaurhln, late Deputy
County Clerk of New York, aud prominent
menber of the Bar of that city, has been
visitin his brother in law. Hon D. Il. Lucas,
of this county, for a few days past.
Tho coming meeting of the Winchester
District Conference. in this place, to COM
mence on the 10th of September next prom
Uses to be most interesting one Several
prominent aud able divincs outside of the
Conference expected to be present and
add to the occasion.
The iron on the S. v L r. has been laid
to within abou. 81 miles of Bcrryvile, and
arrangements are ben z made to ship Clarke
county wheat from Richardson's crossing, Oh
the Charlestown ana BerryvilIe turnpike
bringing, it to Char!cstown aud transferring
il by wagons y the i, & O. K Il.
We were pleased to meet, last week, Mr..
Harry G.. Nicely. native Of this c"uniy and
we'll remembered the "Eive istter.' Of
Baltimore MIR. Nicely is now engaged with
the extensive Hat. Cap and Straw goods
Enlistment If Eli Keen & Sens. G2 n rth
Cd st philadelphia. aud has been taking
orders from our merchants for goods in his
line.
The hea.iest rain since that Of March OF
lust year, fell in Charic.tnwn and vicinity on
Thursday afternoon last. h,oiin2 entire
streets. cellars, AMI in some tina inwer
h,nrs OF houses. Fine rims followed "n Friday
and Saturday, refreshing the parch"i earth.
and breaking the long dronth which had
e'nnst destroyed all hope Of corn crop this
season.
We learn that arrangements are being
made for Union Picnic OF Cur Sunday
Srhoo!s, to be held at By'ues Island sorc
time during rcxt week. The Il & o have
made a liberal offer Of excursion rates, FUR
ni>king without charge the Use OF the Island.
swinga, cirque, sets, sce-saws and pa"iions,
together with an abuuiaut supply Of ice
water.
The co!ored Good Templars Of Shepherds
tuwn will hold celebration on Friday. Au>
gust l. 1879. An excursion train will be
run over the s V. Z r on that day lcav-
ing Richardson's a; 9:l5, passing Rpon ut
$50. CharIestown nt ., and arriving at
She pherd~t".7o at 10 y. NJ; returning,
for
round trim from Richardson's. So cents; from
Eipon. IS cents; from Charlestown, 90 cents
We are surprised that. alter the long
dr0u;tl 10 which wc haze been sutj'cted.th
water gathered upon the Court House 70 /
during the recent rains vas allowed to be lost
to the reservoir in OF tho Court House,
by defective spoufiog. y considerable sum
at money was spent by the county on this
reservoir. to secure a supply ct water near
the public buildings in case Of FIRE; but ii
the water is allowed to run elsewhere, the
expenditure has been worse than useless. We
are sure the defect has been overlooked iy
the worthy President OF the County Court,
OF it would have been remedlcd
The Il & y r r excursion to ByTnc's
Island aud Harrcr's Ferry, on Thursday
last. was quite success The railroad con-
veyed about three thousand persons thi'her
from the Eastern Shore Of Maryland, Bnlti>
more, Washington, Frederick, llagers'own
Martinsburg, Winchester, aud intermediate
points, and probably at least thousand at
tended in private Conveyance from surround
ing portions of Virginia, West Virginia aud
Maryland, making about four thousand in
all. a sudden shower of rain late in the