Spirit of Jefferson. [volume] (Charles Town, Va. [W. Va.]) 1844-1948, 1879-06-17
LOCAL tHIELLIGEHcE.

Usher of a newspaper can pay heavy expen-
ees, and live, on-air, We would like to
disabuse their minds of such on idea. 1t
isn't so. not word of it-but numbers act
as if it were, to our sad experience. Let
those who are not SO .deluded show their
. faith by their works.
Butter is bringing only cents pound in
Berryville..
Between one and two hundred persons
went to Shepherdstown on the s. v. r. r.,
on Saturday last.
Rev: T. b Shepherd will preach Sunday,
June 90. at IL A. NJ, in Charlcstown, and
at p. NJ at MecEanicstown.
Mr.. Solomon Fleming, of the vicinity Of
Summit Point, we understand, received a
severe fall from wagon on Wednesday last.
Brother little ia afflicted with boils. II
wha. the medical men say be true, that
leach one is worth five dollars" we COM
gratulate him on his good fortune.
A meeting of the Lee Memorial Associa-
ton will be held on Friday evening next.
June goth, at O'clock, at Washington
Hall. A full attendance is desired.
A heavy hail>storm visited the upper por-
tiou of Jefferson on Wednesday last, doing
extensive damage to the fencing aud crops
of Mr.. Andrew McCleary and others.
Two COWS, one of them belonging to
Mr.. J ohm II. Strider, and the other to Mr..
John r. Potts, we understand, were killed
on the railroad, near Halltown, on Saturday
evening last.
The Catalogue of Shepherd College for
1889 has been sent US, and presents a
good showing for the session just closed
The senior class numbered 9students, junior
l6, sophnore SIS, and freshmen 81.
The annual meeting of the Mt. Vernon
Ladies' Association was held last week.
Mrs. Ella Il. Washington, of this place, Vice
Regent for West Virginia, was appointed on
the committees on care of the mansion, and
on the collection Of relics.
Claude, our eldest little Junior, will to-day
begin to serve our town patrons with the
Spirit of Jcferson. Should his first rounds
he marked by any omissions, we hope they
will be overlooked. as we are sure be will try
to do his duty faithfully.
We publish in this issue the new schedule
OF the Valley Branch of the i. G. O R. R.,
which went into effect on the 18th instant
The only material change is in the VIM
chester Accommodation train, Which now
passes Charlcstown, going cast, at 6:44, A.
NJ; going west. at 1927. 2. NJ.
James Carpenter was sent to orr county
Jail on Monday of las. week under : commit
neut from Justice Conklyn, of ttte Kablc>
town district, charged with attempted rape
upon the person of Annie NJ. IIoG: aged 10
years, a little daughter of Mr. Harrison
I1ooff, resident near Kabetown.
We return thanks to Miss Alice 3IcKnight
fur an invitation to attend the Commence
meut Exercises of Fairfax HallcInstitute,
Winchester, Va. We are plcazrd to see
that. of the three graduates of 1879, Miss
Mcknight, daughter of our towrGman, Mr..
c. H. Mcknight stands first on Pie list.
a lnrgc number of persons attended the
decoration of the Southern Soldiers graves
at Shepherdstown, on Saturday mst. Ablc
and interesting addresses were delivered by
Hon. Jas. II. Grove and Maj II. Kyd
Douglass, aud Criswell's Cornetz Bond and
the Lutheran Choir furnished music for the
occasion.
The closing exercises of the C.harlestown
Academy will take place at Washington Hall.
on the evenings of the 25Ih and gath instant,
as follows: On the 25th, after the distribu>
ton of the Certificates of Dsti,ction, an
address will be delivered before the school
by the Rev. J. A. Register; on tse Goth an
entertainment by the pupils.
A number of our Charlestown Boys have
become imbucd with martial spirit, and
with their wooden muskcts are prepared to
CHARGE upon flock of ssc:e,
And put them all to tligbt."I
Several of our young men have oppressed
n wish to aid in the organization Of mill
tary company of adults, and believe with
proper efforts a good company Could be
formed here.
Some bold thief few nights ago.[robbed
the cellar OF Mr.. George W. EchelbGrger of
quantity of canned fruits, laid in assupply
of butter at the dairy of Mr.. Vim, II. 3loorc,
Sr., and took horse, saddle, bride apd bag
from Mr.. George F. Eichelbergerj, with
which to carry the spois away. The horse,
however, was turned loose and returned
home. :.
We have just received from George Sim
son &; Co, of Portland, Maine, n beautiful
Chrome aud several fine Steel EngravipSs of
the highest order-genuiue works of at4,-
Messrs Stinson & Co. publish every desctip>
ton of fine pictures, at prices ranging from
10 cts. up to $50 per copy, and we believe
will give satisfaction in the filling of elI
orders