Spirit of Jefferson. [volume] (Charles Town, Va. [W. Va.]) 1844-1948, 1879-05-13
LOG AL IH1ELIIGENcE.

begin on Monday, the 10Th instant Person:
having financial matters to present should
attend to them at this term.
DIR. j. S. O'Donnell has resigned the
Mayoral,y of Hsrper's Ferry.
One candidate for admission to the commu-
MON of the Free Will (colorcd) Baptist Church
was immersed at the Town Mill on Sunday last
Harper's Ferry has public street lamps,
aud is in that respect one ahead of Charles
town.
Mr.. Horace BealI has erected powder
magazine on the 10. of N. S. White, Esq,
nea1 Edge Hill Cemetery.
The next session Of the Jefferson County
Teachers Institute, We understand, will be
held beginning on the 1lth day of August.
The Southern Soldiers Memorial Associ-
alton of Shepherdstown, has agreed upon
Saturday. the 18th of June, next, es the day
for decorating the Con federate graves in that
place.
Town Sergeant Simpson made raid on
rowing hogs on Saturday, and scooped up
Urge number. Among the victimized
owucrs, we understand, was " hog.in " ex>
Councilman.
Our excellent home artist, Mr.. Albert
Diehl, has just erected handsome monu-
meut over the remains of the gallant and la
meuted Col Lawson Bolts, buried in the
Episcopa! graveyard
Our editorial brethren, Maj. r. W. Uun>
ter, of the Winchester Times Jno. T. Low
ell, of the Warren .Sentimci; and Juo. II.
little, ofthe Shepherdstown Register, visited
Charles town last week.
The spirit of renovation and improvement
seems to be abroad in our town this spring.
We hope it may continue, and our carpen>
tiers, brickl layers, painters, plasterers and
whitewashers be kept busy
Work has been commenced toward the
erection of the new building of Mr. Rein
Shugart, on Main street, for which Mr.. Jas.
w Butt is the contractor. Messrs. Armeu-
trout aud Tutwiler will do the brick work.
The foundation for the new addition to the
dwelling of Mr.. John +. Hilbert was cons
reted last week by Mr.. Levi Baker, and
Mr. Holmes, the contractor, has raised
portion of the framework, and is progressing
with the building.
The Clssss of Virginia, Of the Reformed
Church in the United States, will hold its
Annual Sessions in Union Church. at Mid
.:Ieway, in this county, (Rev. Charles &.
Fisher. pastor.) on Thursday evening, May
Is 1879, at q! o'clock.
The firm Of D. S. Hughes s; Co. Of this place,
was, OH the first Of May. succecded by tie new
firm of Hughes s. Lock. Our young friend and
we'll known tow nsman. Mr. John w. Lock, hav-
ing entered In:0 business with the establish
Incut. Mr. d s. Hughes is now in Baltimore
purchasing goods. aud complete new stack
will be presented shortly. advertisement next
week.
Maggie Roberts, colored cir! in delicate
health, aged fourteen years, died suddenly at
the residence of Mr.. John =. Brown, on
Monday of last week. She was taken sick
on the street, but walked home, and expired
Immediately after getting in the house, Of
heart disease.
[. will be seen by advertisement that the
Anniversary of the Jefferson County Aux
iIiary Bible Society" will be held in the
Presbyterian Church. on Sunday evening,
MAY 18th, at Z! o'clock-at which time in
tesestiug addresses will be made by Rev. Mr..
Long. of Wheeling, Rev. J. A. Register and
others.
At a meeting of the congregation of the
Mar.insburg Presbyterian Church, over
which Rev. A. G. Hopkins presided as Mod
orator, held on Monday of last week, the
Rev. Mr.. Rosebro, of Lexington Presbytery,
was elected pastor to II the vacancy caused
BY the recent resignation of tho Rev. DR..
Riddle.
Our countyman, Mr.. S. II. Fesgans, has
handed US . Maryland one dollar indented
bill of the year IVA. 1t is printed on very
ordinary paper, and is something similar in
appearance to the Continental aud Virginia
paper money of the latter part of the last
century. The reverse side of the note bears
the ominous sentence" IT'S death to coun-
terfeit."
Rev. wm- II. Gatcbell delivered a lecture on
Temperance in Washington Hall. on last Satur-
day evening. He is earnest and eloquent
speaker, and native of the Emerald Isle, bav-
ing his share of genuine Irish wit. BY invita-
ton he occupied the pulpit OF tue Methodist
Church on Sabbath morning and. evening. He
will lecture this (Mondav) evening in tine Hall.
His subject" Woman Mans Truest and Best
Companion and Friend. Rejected as such by the
yotarics of the Bowl"
IMroaTA%T CASE DECIDFD.-The District
Court of the United States at Clarksbnrg, j udrc
Jackson presiding. decided the important case
of Robert A. Lucas and Catharne S. Lucas VS.
Peter C. Brooks and others, by the entry of a
decree on the 9th instant. the Court dissolving
the injunction hitherto awarded. and also dis
solving the amended bill last filed, which sought
to reopen thequestions involving the probate of
the will of James Fl Shepherd. of New Orleans.
and of the trusts sought to be engraftcd upon
it in favor of his Virginia relations.
But in deciding upon the ultimate rights of
the parties presented bv tho hill as first