Spirit of Jefferson. [volume] (Charles Town, Va. [W. Va.]) 1844-1948, 1879-07-22
PEN, INK AND SCISSORS.

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= An infantry company has been organ
ICED at Mt. Jackson with forty-hve mem.
bers.
Hon. Thomas S. Bocock, one OF the
ablest men in Virginia, has consented to run
for the State Senate in the Appomatto1 dis"
trict.
The authorities of the Baltimore and
Ohio railroad have contributed $50 towards
the payment of the expenses of the recent
Fourth of Jolly celebration at Harrisburg,
Va.
- The news from Memphis does not grow
more encouraging. Now cases of yellow
fever are reported, and the doctors are advis-
ing the departure of all who can to get out
of town. -----
GIN. Wells, Ticket Agent Of the Val
ley r r. at Harrisonburg, has resigned to
take the place of General Baggage Agent on
the South Carolina II. r of which Capt j.
Ii. Averill is Master OF Transportation.
- A three-days' picnic is announced to
be held at Fentou's camp-meeting woods.
near Union, Loudoun county, Va, on Judy
80, 81 and August l. President Hayes is
expected to be present, and John Ii. Strider,
Esq of this county, is to deliver an address.
- Alexander Bevers, editor of the Grun-
dy (Va.) I-Idenc, was imprisoned few days
ago by Judge Rives for not appearing when
called on as witness. The nextissue of the
V7ae0e contained the following brief but
emphatic editorial: damn old Rives J"
- The Baltimore and Ohio railroad COM
pany has made arrangements with the Signal
Service Bureau by which weather indications
81 L. IL .hoI alamo THAR lnaS and
bulletined at stations for the benefit of farm
crs, merchants, aud others, six to twelve
hours in advance of the mails.
- The Baltimore and Ohio Railroad Cons
pany has determined on having official
representative of its road permanently located
at Cincinnati, and the First Vice President,
John King, Jr, will, therefore, in tho en>
suing fall, take up his residence and establish
his headquarters permanently in that city.
- VIM. II. Young. suctoIeer, sold at
public sale on Saturday last, 80 acres of land,
assigned as a homestead to the widow of
John B. Larue, to S. s. Moore, of Berry
vilc, at $50 per aero. Also, tract of 1
acres, belonging to the same estate, to Vim.
Welsh, at S5l so per acre -CHurhe Courier
The gubernatorial canvass in Kentucky
between Dr. BIackbu and Colonel Evans,
proceeds in the most harmonious manner.
They meet on the hastings in courteous dis
cussion, aud DR.. Blackburn shares his pri.
vate conveyances with his competitor in
going from one appointment to another
- McMahou Il Green, contractors, of
Stauutou, Va, have taken contract to re-
construct another bridge short distance
from the Big Sandy. This is the first result
oe the recent Kentucky railroad negotia>
tions. The Big Sandy road will be exten>
sion of the Chesapeake and Ohio railroad
- The Charlotte IN. c. Observer warmly
commends tho suggestion for the placing Of
monument over each Of the State lots in
Stone wall Cemetery, Winchester, Virginia,
where about three Thousand Confederate
soldiers are buried 1t calls attention to the
fact that Maryland, Mississippi and Florida
are already moving in tho matter, aud an
uounces that Senator Vance is authorized to
inaugurate the movement in North Carolina.
An informal meeting Of some of the di.
rectors OF tho proposed Cumberland, More
field and Petersburg railroad was held in
Cumberland Tuesday for the purpose Of dis
cussing the route The capital Of the CONS
pany is fixed at 50 600, 900, and it is under>
SCDOu lHeIe IS uO SLUCh IOI IutGHeI
that already taken. The company say they
soon as the road is surveyed they propose be-
ginning to build it, which will be some time
in September.
- Mr.. Geo. D. McGlincy, Auctioneer,
sold for Mr.. David Billmyer, Trustee, at
public sale, on Saturday last tho house and
lot, on Main street, formerly owned by Mr..
Skophor1 IaoooSn1 f,r ba
of $500. Purchaser, Mr.. David Billmyer.
On the same day, by the same Auctiouer, for
Mr. b. F. Harrison, Administrator of Mr..
Geo G. Eakle, deceased, was sold at public
sale, the house and lot, near the Jail, for
$3.50 90. It was sold to the colored congre.
cation of the NJ E. Church for Parsonage,
and is now occupied by Rev. Mr.. Ebert
pastor Shepher0stoun Register.
- Considerable excitement was created in
Harrisonbury, Va, On the night of the 18th
instant, by the tumbing down of large
stone building, known rs the old Jail, and
occupied by number of colored families -
The sh.ieks and groans Of the occupants of
the house caused almost the entire popula>
ton to assemble, but an examination dis,
closed the fact that no one was either killed
or seriously Injured. One infant was found
in bed, nearly smothered with aths and NOR
tar, and an old coored man went down from
upper room in the midst Of falling walls.
with child in his arms, ard both escaped
with but slight injuries. The building has
been long regarded as insecure, and should
have been condemned.
- Mr.. j. A. Judson. a gentleman, if not
n youth, to fortune and TO fame unknown,
has taken the trouble to deny. in the news
papers, the late General Dick Taylor's states
ment to the effect that some Of the Union
officers in the late war wore steel plates to
protect their vital parts from the bullets of
the Confederntes. If the gentleman will