Spirit of Jefferson. [volume] (Charles Town, Va. [W. Va.]) 1844-1948, 1879-03-25
Lee AL INTELLIGEHcE.


by Mr.. j. B. Haines, to be used as Mill.
merry Store by Mrs. G. W. Thomas.
The March term of the Jefferson Circuit
Court will begin to-day.
Mr.. J. c. Holmes has built new porch
and made other Improvements at the Grange
Store.
MT. U. Spiuks has renewed his shoe
shop to the room adjoining the residence of
MrssG. w. Brooks.
West Virginia taxes the S. V. R. R. mort
gage, recorded in this county, 81; whilst the
tax for the same in Virginia is S2,240.
The Mansard building of Mr.. J. G.
Holmes is being handsomely re painted, out
and inside, BY Messrs. j ohm n. johnson and
Thomas Henson.
w. NJ. Clements, the Master of Transport
tation of the Baltimore & Ohio Road, made
a trip of inspection along the Road from Bal.
timore to Stanton few days ago.
p. 7. Barnun, the great Snowman, sends
Us circular in which he announces that he
will accompany his Gown and Only Greatest
Show on Earth" on visit to this county
next summer.
Mr.. James W. Butt, of this place, were
stolen from the premises of Mr. p. II.
Rouse, near Shannondale Springs on Wednes.
day N ght last
A committee of the Town Council has
notified the property owners on the East end
Of Main street that they will be required 10
comply with an order OF the Council of sew
eral years ago, and lay brick pavcments in
front of their property.
IF there is anything of the kind in modern
poetry more exquisite than the little epicedial
song which we publish on the first psge, we
have failed to come across it in our reading.
There is classic aud Castaian spark lie about
this gem, which no man in West Virginia
but the author, Andrew W. Kerchival, ESQ,
can impart.
a general feeling seems to pervade our
community that some legsl inquiry should
be M ade into the manner and cause of the
death of the child that was run over by
team on tho streets of CharlestoTn last
Thursday, and we concur in the feeling. II
there is no one to blame, 10 one will be in
jured if otherwise, the guilty should suffer.
David Campbell, colored, aged about II
years, died on the premises of Mr.. Edward
V. Coylc. in Berkeley county, on Wedoes-
day last. Uncle Davy" had been owned in
the CoyIc family continuously during the
days Of slavery, and remained with his last
owuer as faithful servant up to the period
Of his death. Ia life he lived an honest and
upright Chris.iac, aud at his death tha last
horors were paid him by the whites who had
been reared to revere and love him.
We return thanks 20 our enterprisine man
ufactursrs, Messrs. Wcirick & Weller, for
liberal sample of Ground Corn aud Cob-sn
excellent article Of stock food, produced in
sueh msnner as to be perfectly free from any
danger whatever of injury to animals, aud
possessed of great nutr.ive powers. The
article is kept in stock by these gentlemen,
at their Beaier Sill, where it is ground, and
at their machine shop Office at Charlestown !;
as also an excellent article of Corn Meal.
1t seems tina. other people than ours arc
interested in the matter of the publication of
county expenditures. large meeting, at
tended by leading citizens of Rockingham
county, Va, was held at Broadway on the
9th instant, and resolutions passed request
ing the county authorities to furnish m item
lied account of all expenditures by the
county from and including 1873 to this time,
and that the Taxpayers are willing to pay an
additional tax sufficient to pay for 1000
copies of the accounts in pamphlet form to
be distributed to the tax. paycrs.
Thomas Newton, aged nearly Eve years,
bright aud interesting little son of Mr.. W. L.
Hedges, of this place, whilst playing on the
street late on Thursday afternoon, came in
contact with passing team of horses and
wagon, and was either trod upon by the
horses or run over by the wagon, las to
which the statements of those nearest by at
the time conflict and received such injuries
as to battle the skill of his attending physi-
clan, DR.. G. T. Richardson, and died at about
half past eight o'clock tho Same evening.
The bereaved parents have the heartfelt sym-
patty of the community in their sudden and
deep affection.
County Court commenced on Monday of
last week, and continued in session until
Thursday. The only jury case tried was
that of Thomas Vanmetre VS.. Light and
Grove. Verdict for defendants. Baylor for
plaintiff; Travers and Brown for defendant.
4 motion was subsequently made and an
order entered by the Court granting new
trial in the case. Considerable interest was
manifested during the latter part Of the term
in consequence of rule being issued against
II. II. Penny, of the firm of Satteree & Co.,