Spirit of Jefferson. [volume] (Charles Town, Va. [W. Va.]) 1844-1948, 1879-10-28
Local IMTELlIeEacE.


Mr. j. NJ Smith has succeeded Mr.. War,
Geld as Conductor on the s. " II r.
Tho track of the s. v. r. r has been laid
to within about six miles of Rivertou.
A meeting Of the Stockholders of the S.
v. R. Il. Co. will be held a, Winchester to.
day.
Money, Wood and Corn are articles most
needed by as just now. Will our patrons DO
kind enough TO furnish them.
The brick work of tho new Law Building
has been completed, and &essrs. Davis &
uarrel are putting on the tin roofing.
Two candidates for admission to tbs Col
o,ed Methodist Church we're baptised, by
immersion, at the Town Mill, on Sunday
last.
A nice parsonage for the Free Will Bsp>
fists, (Colored,) has been erected on tho lot
adjoining their Church, by Mr.. James W.
Butt.
Mr.. j. Shirley Smith requests US to an
nounce that he has good line of Heavy
Boots for Winter, which be offers at low
pfices.
The Grand Lodge Of West Virginia, I. o.
Odd Fellows. meets at Wheeling to- morrow.
Past Grand, Q. NJ. Hough, will represent
Wildly Lodge, of this place.
z e Chilcote has been east aud laid in
foil new stock of Groceries, Quccnsxare,
Wooden ware, etc to which he nvit atten-
ton, Offering tho best Inducements to buyers.
Mr.. Il: +. johnson has about completed
tho carpenter work of tho new Office building
of Col. John T. Gibson, aud has also erected
a we'll arranged grsnary for Mr.. John Sell
den.
Chariessowa is to haze Lodge of Red
Men. Largely more than the requisite num-
Der of charter members have been secured,
aud tho Lud:e gill be organized at an early
date.
The brio. work IF tile SadIer building is
ns.rly completed, and it will probably this
~cek-within sixty days iscm the burning
OF the old buiidirg-be ready TO be PUT I'M
der roof.
The Supreme Court of this State has
awarded appeal in the Injunction case of
Mason VS. the Harper's Ferry Bridge Co,
and fixed the amount Of Mr.. Mason S bond
at $500.
The d & y Il. Il. will run special train
from Harpes's Ferry to Richuoni, via
S:aunton. to. day. TO the tr-uil State Fair,
passing Charle-tnxn ct 6:35. y VI. Round
trip, Sc 00-ticketS good for Eve days.
Mr.. Fred. Young aud " lis LauEa Blessing.
Of this place. throEn FROM buggy
At Bolivar Gu Sunday. hut fortunately
neither were seriously injured. The buggy,
h'scver, s4s damaged con silcrsbiy by tho
i:nrse.
Engine M. slt. .r.c:,el to freight
trsia on the Valley Bsaaoh OF tie Is. 4 0.
Il T.. got off the track at C:,'re-t,wu on
Tuesday night last, bat s.4 gotten on again
without carsing any serious detention o!
trnins.
t.rca7-inn cts 10 tao y .,oual FAIR at
Ivy City, near Washington, which com.
r.eners to>day as! continues until November
Gh-sre GA sale st the Charie-town Dept.
L, uud trip. including admission to the Fair,
81 50. Tirke;s good unt,i November Sab.
DaEiel y. I.sca<, E~f it will be seen by
advertisement, will deliver the second y. tho
present Good Tempisr course Of free Lee
piugnext. Tie lecture vii! beyond douh. be
a most excellent unc and all who can should
attend.
The "Spring Farm" Of Mr.. S. Howell
Brown, con tanning about 1852 acres, one
nile east of Charlcstosn. was sold on Tues
day last, by W. f. Anderson, Auctioneer,
for Messrs Howell and Morgan, Specisl
Commissioners, to Mr. John ". Roberts, at
s5lG0 per aero.
Misses Emma Sites and Alice and Emma
Mcknight were starting from the residence
of Mr.. c. II. Mcknight, IN this place, on
Sunday afternoon, when the horse became
aumauageable and kicked furiously. The
results were broken dashboard, shafts, ETC.,
and bad scare for the ladies.
As au evidence that Jefferson county con-
tributes in the most liberal manner towards
the support of the Public School system, we
are informed by Col r ". Baylor, Presi-
Dent of the County Court, that the aggregate
school tax levied for 1879 in this county
reaches the large sum OF S22 354 ST.
Among the Judges OF Stock appointed for
the National Fair are Col. r. W. Baylor, H.
j. Davenport, John f. Schley and Logan
osburD, of this county. Col. J. Q. A. Ma
doubousch, of Martinsburg, and IL. Ii. Black
burn, Esq, formerly of the same place, are
among the Judges of Domestic Wines.
Mr.. John H. Baumy.rdner, of Adams
county, Pa, has purchased, through tho
Real Estate Agency of Mr. v. NJ, Firor, of
this place, the farm occupied by John Hess,
Esq, and belonging to the estate of the late
Hon VIM Lucas, near Halltown, containing
about l25 acres, at about $50 per acre.