Spirit of Jefferson. [volume] (Charles Town, Va. [W. Va.]) 1844-1948, 1879-08-12

Two letters Tor Hon. D. Il. Lucas are ad>
vertised as remaining In the Berkeley
= Springs postofice.
The frederick City and Winchester Fire
Companies visited Byrnc's Island on Tues
day last. aud spent the day there.
Colonel Thomas Matthews, uncle of Gov.
cruor Matthews, has been visiting DR.. wiz
liam Wallace. his brother in-laW, in this
county.
Ninety acres of wheat on the farm Of Col
Jno. T Gibson, near this place, under.
stand, yielded 100 buehels-sn average of
so bushels per acre.
Andrew W. Kercheval. Esq of Romnoy.
prominent Democrat aud the well>known
Hampshire county poet, has been scjourniug
for few days at Harper's Ferry.
Atr. J. J. West will deliver temperance
Lecture before the Good Templsrs at Kab,etown
Thursday evening, August 2Sth, at II o'clock.
This IL ex"rcted TO be one of the ablest of Mr..
~ est's efforts in this direction. and the public
sre cordially invited to attend
The Southern Methodist Camp Meeting
re.r Wildwood. Clarke county. Va, was
largely attended on Sunday last. Good ser
mons we're delivered by Rev. Mr.. Gardner.
of Winchester. aud others, and good order
was main Laiued.
number of colored persons from Shep>
hsrdstnwn. Charlestown and elsewhere, were
conveyed over the S V. R r. to and from
Sunday School picnic Berryvile, on
Saturday last-Toiiver's Brass Bard of Shep>
herdstown, accompanying them.
Messrs. Armentront and Tu'wiler have
completed the walls of che new building of
Mr. Shugart, aud Messrs Dawn & IIarreN
are putting 90 the tin routing Mr. James
w. Butt. the contractor for the job, is push.
Ing it r4pidly towards ODpletiUu.
TT. Rev. j. Keane, D. D, Bishop OF
stchmond, Va. aud Vicar Apostolic of
North Carolina, will administer Confirmation
in St Peters Catholic Church. Hsrpcr's
Ferry. on Sunday next. the i1th instant -
The Bishop will aIso deliver lecture s!tcr
Fe<pcrs Confirmation at lO3 o'clock, A. N
An excursion train will DC run over the
Valley and Metropolitan Branches of the d
Is o Il Il on Sunday next, August 18th,
10 Washington Grove Carp Meeting Round
"trip from Charestown, ST IS. Far particulars
a. to schedule Of trains. &c see large posters
or call upon Mr.. a, D. Barr, agent at this
place.
The Camp Meering of the u ,ted Breth-
rem. at Lncu-t Grove, Shenandoah county,
Va, was not =" uumer"uSly sttcnded on Sun
day lat on the previous Sunday. bet the
services throughout the day were very inter-
es,iny, the singing OF some Of the little girls
notably. excellent, and general good order
prevalent.
The uew dwelling of Mr., John Porter.
fcld, for which Mr. Julius q. liolncs is the
contractor, h.e been erected t" the square of
tho second story ckwork by Messrs
ferdinand Rphr. Robert Barrett and j II.
McIntyre Mr. Holmes has also completed
the improvements to the property Of Mr.
Clements. at Summit Point and has nearly
completed she dwelling of M. John +. lli!
bert, in this place.
Anung the legal gentlemen who tave been
IN Chsriestown during the past week. wc
notice State Senator r f. Dennis. of Green
brier. (mcnt"ncd for Gorernor)j Hon. Caleb
B"ggess, of CIarksburg; lion. &. j. Faux
her aud W. H. H. Flick, of Martiusburg;
Mas. S j. c. Moore sud a. " Mcdonald
Of Bsrryvitlc, Va; Geo. N. Bel'th""vef,
E~a OF Shephcrd>tnwn; and Charles Davies,
i;-g of iIarpers Ferry.
A meeting of the S. v r. Il. Directors
was held at the. Carter House i'll this place.
on Monday evening of last week. o. those
here we noticed Hon. VIM. Mines. Press
ident; Maj U. L Bryce, Vice President;
Hon. A r Boteler Col Mann Splitter. Hon.
John I. Lnvell. Daeid BiIInycr. VIM. d.
Smith and Logan O,burn, Sr. Tho pro-
oeedIrgs Of the meeting, we understand, de.
velnped the fact that the road IL now in
better condition than ever and with bright
prospects for the rapid continuation OF its
construction.
We call the attention of our farmers and
others to the advertisement of MIR. D j.
Miller, contractor for drilling snd equiPpine
Ar,esiau Wells, &c. Mr.. Miller is prepared
10 sink wells anywhere, at the lowest possi>
BILE rates, aud as ho is now engaged upon
corporation work in Charlestown, his 5ervi-
oes may be secured elsewhere In The county
ct less cost than otherwise. He is prepared
to drill old wells deeper, bore new ones from.
the surface Of the ground-dispensing with
walls, excluding all foul surface water, in>
sec,s, organic matter, 60 so that no clean
sng ou. is necessary-and will furnish wind
engines and pumps for pumping water by
wind. Call upon Or address him at the City
Hotel Charlestown.
PUBLIC SALES The following public
sales, are advertised in this paper:
Tues,1ny. September Oh Real Estate. by