Spirit of Jefferson. [volume] (Charles Town, Va. [W. Va.]) 1844-1948, 1879-04-01
LOG AL IaTELLIeERcE.

We understand, has bought the house and lot
of Mr.. George T. Watson, at the edge of
town on the Bloomery turnpike, for $3.50
cash.
Mr.. Thos. X. Starry has erected two new
Bridges over Evitt's run, on Liberty street.
Dir. J. G. Holmes is erestine large frame
dwelling for Mrs. Hannah S. f. Butler. on
her farm miles east Of ChsrlestoEn.
The Sacrament of tho Lords Supper will hs
admin i'tered in thcPrrsby terIau eau lin this
place. on Sunday, April 2oth-preparatory SER
vices commencing on Friday previous.
wymsn, Jr. the great European Wizard, Ma
Eician and Ventriloquist, will appear Mt wash
i.gton Hall. in this place .Wedn esday and
Thursday evenings OF this week. Admission IS
oon1s
The Rev. Father Lynch, brother of our
Circuit Clerk, delivered an able lecture in
Winchester on the evening of St. Patrick s
Day.
Mr.. Fl. D. Rust is raising and repairing
the McElroy building. on Main street, which
MAS partially destroyed By Ere several non,hs
ago.
Charles Davies, Esq will close the Good
Tonplars course OF lectures on the evening
of Monday, April 14,h. Subject to be an
nounced hereafter.
A tract of = little over 81 acres Of land
of CharlestoUn, vas sold ON Saturday last.
by Eugene Baker, Sheriff, to Lawreuce
Washington, at $40 per acre.
Mr.. :. P. Lrach Circuit Clerk of Jefferson.
qualified short time ago as Deputy County
CLARK and Me. Thomas A. Moore, County CLERK,
qualified last week as Deputy Circuit Clerk.
This will facilitate Re I,uSines.
of either Court of the sick ess or bseace
Of its Clerk.
The Meadow Fern" of r. Hsme
Butcher, containing about 260 acres, va.
sold on Friday last. by Andrew Huater and
Logan Osburu, Special Commissioners, to
John ". McCurdy, at s35 per acre.
Ths dwelling property of Mr. JOHN S.
yesterday was sold on Tuesday last by
Mersrs. Lucas and Kennedy. Special Cou,>
niissionc7s, to AIr. Fayctte Il. Souders, for
SSS0-sutject to confirmation ny Court.
a trac: Of 1O7! scres OF lsud, With good
Improvements, the ''home p!ace" Of the late
Captain James Hurst, VAS sold Fridsy
last, Icy W. II Travcrs and George Tor;
Srecia! Commissioners, to Niss Helen Hurst,
at SIS per scEe.
fy reference 20 our SorpfISlnE co'n;Gns
i: will be seen that Judge JOHN Blair liO-e
is to doivcr the nin,fr lecture of thc G God
Templars' course on Monday evening, : prii
7:h. His su'j"ct-'O pporiuuitics-the
want and waste"
Tue Re-. Mr.. EutsHn. the EvznFcl!st. Closed
j,is eetimG at the Baptist Church III CT aries
town. on Friday night last. Five six persona
professed diversion during the meeting, one
of wIisn WAS baptized oa Sunday last Several
others vii DC baptized OH Sunday, April 18th.
Rovs. Mcss s. Shepherd and Rogers will COM
nsace SEXES of meetings at BrowE's C.os"inS
this (<1oad3y) evening.
Orer eight Thousand dJl!crs of stock, Ee
understand, has already been subscribed to
the Shenandoah Bridge Compsny of Har-
per's Ferry, and it is spoctcd it vii! be put
under contract in q short tiuIe. The com
pany seems, SO far. TO favor wire suspension
bridge, to cross from point opposite the
foot of High street. sod on :evcl with the
railroad track.
An attempt was made, about / o'cluck on
Monday morning Of last week, by boring
Srornd the lock, to enter the sture Of Mrs.
l.. G. Dccau!ue. at Harper's Ferry; but tue
noise attracted the attention Of the clerk
sleeping in the store, who took the sound oil
the boring to be that o. rats knaTing at
something, and struck light, thus probably
fryh:ening of the would be burglar before he
had proceeded far in his efforts.
MIR. Jas. W. Butt has erected irsms
dxc!lng-housc for Messrs. Woirick Wei
Ter, on thoir ground near their machine shops
and has two moro under way. lie has also
contracted to''ercct q large frame dwelling fol
Mr.. Frank Weller, on a lot purchased Of
Nessrs. Weirick s. W ellcr, in the ssnc vi
ciuity; has contracted to put an additions
story on the wing of the dwelling o
Dir. W. c. Carroll, snd has erected an cddi
ton to and is putting general repairs upon the
property recently purchased by Mrs. Capt
John j. Lock Of Col r p. Chew. Fo+ this
addition Mr. TutwiIer built the founda ton
and Mcssrs Davis u uarrell put on the til
roofing.
Hon. Chas. Jas. Faulkner delivered thu
eighth lecture under the auspices OF the G oo'
Templars on Monday evening, March oath
The audience was very fine one, and wcr
sgreeably entertained for one hour and a-hal
ty enc of the most interesting lectures it La
ever been our good fortune to hear. TIN
subject, interesting in itself to all of our poo
nile. was made much moro so by the very abb
manner in which the duty of free education
was presented. Mr.. Faulkner paid a bigl
tribute to our own county as being tn
county which, thirty years ago, insugurnte
tho free school system. In this connection
lie referred to the Yates, WOrthingtons
Lees. Hendersons, Locks and Col. Rob't "