Spirit of Jefferson. [volume] (Charles Town, Va. [W. Va.]) 1844-1948, 1879-03-18
LOG AL IN1ELLIaEAcE.

Hon. Chas. Jas. Faulkner, at Washington
Hall, on Monday evening next.
The State Democrat succeeds the late
Wheeling Standard. We wish the new
candidate for public favor success.
Dan. Young. the negro who stole Mr.. VIM.
II. Gibson's horse, was brought from VIM
chester, ON Friday, aud lodged 10 jail here
to await trial.
Mr. McGlone, who was in a critical situa-
ton few days ago, from being struck on the
head with brick bat at Harper's Ferry, is
about again and was in Charlestown last
week.
4 5Taet .! laod OF tho cstc.e o. the iste
Thos. g. Trussel, cont.ining 534 acres ce@:
Ecarocysyile, wss.so!d on Tuesday las; oy J.
Garland Hurst, D. S, to M Geo u. Cock
Teil, at $50 80 pes acre.
+. NJ. Aisquith, Esq, local agent of the
Maryland Life Insurance Company, paid
over, few days ago, to Mrs. Capt. Jno. J.
Lock, the sum of $4,000, amount of policy
on the life of her late husband in said Com
pany.
Mr. G. W. Leisenring- of Mr.. G ideon
Leiseuriug, landlord of the Carter House in
this place, and brother of Mr.. B. F.'Leiscn>
ring, the Charestowu Postmaster-is appoint
ed Postmaster at Lutherville, Baltimore
county, Md.
And still they come! A writer in the
last issue of the Shepherdstown Register sug-
gests Mr.. John II. Strider, of this county,
Z" as suitable man aud gentleman in every
way capable for the executive chair of our
thrifty commonwealth"
An unsuccessful attempt to rob the store
OF Mr.. Jas. Il. Rodrick, on Wednesday
night last, was defeated by the vigilance of
the clerk sleeping in the store, Mr.. Jesse
Engle. shot from whose pistol caused the
thief to depart and not to stand on the order
of his going.
We have been requested by ladies con-
nected with the management of the recent
Catholic Church Fair at Winchester, by
raised, to return thanks to ladies and gem
tlemen of Chariestown and vicinity for con-
tributions towards the enterprise.
The Sabbath School of the NJ g. Church
South, of this place, have received their new
library. purchased of Mr.. A. w. Hawks.
religious books, aud will furnish any book at
publishers price, with liberal discount to
Sabbath Schools and min listers.
Fresh Fish are now being rapidly brcug h
into our market, and among other dealers
Messrs. S. e. Young and Thos. s. Redmsn
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Perch, &C., in constant supply, at the lowest
rates tho markets will afford They invite
the patronage of the public, aud offer Fish
equal to best that can be procured anywhere.
There has been recorded in the Office of
the Clerk of the County Court of Jefferson
u mortgage to the Farmers Loan and Trust
Company of New York, to secure the FIRST
mortgage bonds of the Shenandoah Valley
Railroad to the extent of SIS, 900 per mile.
This mortgage will also BIO recorded in the
various other counties on the line of the road
aud with ample means which it is expected
will shortly be derived thereby, an early re-
sum ption of work and com pletion of the road
is thought to be reduced to a certainty.
Mr.. Charles Davies, on Tuesday of last
week, had very narrow escape. He was
coming from Harper's Ferry to Charlestown,
aud at HaIItown waa standing GU the depot
platform and attempted to get on tho train
aiter :: hz' started. His foot slipped and he
fell buck ,.2s- - -.-': sd :..'o. Under
aootf the moving Gu, .i.i-n g.s--- ar .ti.p
until the front sSle Of the rsgr In. s..-sG
Hic!, sE3 ne Va, throw" vis.I greet yi..cacc
out between the wheels and under the depot
platform, where by drawing himself up he
just managed to save his feet from being am
putated. The train was stopped and those
who had seen the fall rushed back to pick
up, as they supposed, the mu,ilated remains.
Their surprise may be imagined when they
saw first the brightly polished boot come
slowly out from beneath the platform, fol-
lowed by the neat but slightly demoralized
figure of Mr.. Davies, to all appearances an
unhurt man. what were you thinking of,
Mr.. Davies, you were curlcd up under the
platform trying TO save your feetY 81 was
thinking of some verses [ had promise to
write in lady's album" The man who is
composed enough to compose under such cir
cumstances, surely is in the good graces of
the muse.
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