Spirit of Jefferson. [volume] (Charles Town, Va. [W. Va.]) 1844-1948, 1880-05-04

our last, we append the following:
Present, % Ministers and % Ruling
Elders.
Absent, 4 Ministers and IL Ruling
Elders.
Licensed: Mr. weisel Bell.
Ordained: Mr.. w. Creighton Campbell.
Received: Rev. j. s. Lafevre from the
Presbytery of Montgomery
Dismissed: Licentiate Weisel Bell to the
care of the Presbytery of Western District
and Candidate Frank W. j.. Pitman to the
care of the Presby terry of East Hanover.
Rev. j. A. Armstrong announced his ac-
ceptance of the joint call from the Shep>
herdstown and Kearneysville churches, and
arrangements were made for his installation
at each place.
Church organized at Bunker Hill by a
Committee of the Presbytery, and enrolled
on the 4th day. A Committee was also
appointed to organize a church at Round
Hill if the way be clear.
Commissioners to the General Assembly:
Rev. NJ. w. Woodwork and Rev J ~.
Waikup, with Ruling Elders =. W. Boyd,
NJ. D., and s. G. Jamison, were chosen
principal Commissioners; and Rev. r. Fl.
Fleming and G. W. Hollis with Ruling
Elders b. T. Newman and T. f. MeCoole,
alternates.
Pastoral relations dissolved between Rev.
c. s. Lingamfelter and the Berryville
church; and between Rev. E. Fl. Compston
aud the church of Berkeley Springs
"A new assessment was levied upon the
churches at the rate Of 123 cents per mem
Der, provided, that no church pay less than
two dollars.
An able paper on the proper observance of
the Sabbath was reported to Presbytery from
a special committee appointed a. the last
meeting. This paper elected spirited dis
cussion; was unanimously adopted, and was
ordered to be offered to the Committee of
Publication to be issued in Tract form, the
general circulation of which among the
churches of Presbytery was earnestly recon-
mended. 1t was further ordered that each
minister preach upon this subject before the
next Fall meeting.
committee was appointed to address a
letter of sympathy to Rev. Silas Billings. who
for several months past has been Frustrated
by painful illness. The Moderator was
directed to address a similar letter to Rev.
II. G. Brown, of Darnestown, Md, whom
serious sickness prevented from attending
this meeting.
keyser was chosen as the place of the next
stated meeting of Preshytery, and Thursday.
October IL. 1880, at u P. NJ, the time.
This was the largest meeting of Winches>
ter Presbytcry over held, as members hav-
ing been enrolled.
A Good AccoUNT,-"To sum it up, six
long years of bed ridden sickness, cost
ing $500 per year; total s1,2OO-all of
which was stopped by three bottles of Hon
Bitters taken by my wife, who has done her
own homework for year since, without the
loss of day, and l want every body to know
it FIR their benefit.
JOHN WEEKS Butler, n. Y"
We mentioned last week that Messrs.
Duke Gal'aher were shipping tin work to
J Is CrowclI & Co, Greencastle, Pa manu-
lecturers Of the celebrated "Wiluughby"
drill, with CrowelPs Guano Attachment. We
have since learned that Messrs D. & G have
secured the contract to manufacture the tin
work for Mcssrs. Cr"well & Go aud have
increased their workmcn-so as to make five
thousand pieces to be shipped at once.
Nessrs Crowell & Co., build annually about
LOCO drills. and the number of pieces of ii,
work for this number will be II, 900 pieces.
Free Press.
Go to BHrton's Jewelry Store to have
your work done, such as Watches, Clocks.
and Jeweiry Of all kinds He keeps on
hand Watches, Clocks, JeweIry and Silver
Plated Ware, Pickle Casters. Butter Dishes.
Dinner Casters, Cake Baskets, Spoons, But
ter Knives. FORKS, &c. JcwcIry of all kinds.
and Spec'acles TO suit everybody Spec,aclcs
from % cents to 81 son pair. Violin strings
and everything that is kept in first class
'IewcIry Store. Main street, next door to
Gustav Brown.
The funeral services Of Mrs Cat!arine
Benner, wife Of Washington Beuuer, Of this
county, who died on Tuesday last, in the
oIth year of her age, took place on Thurs.
day last from her late residence, and not>
wlthStanding the inc!emency Of the weather,
was largely attended. The pull-bearers were
l. u Woodland, Cain, Caleb Burns, t.
A. Yates, L. II. Benuer, H. Stouffer and
y ohm Burns The funeral was in charge of
Lewis Starry. Rev. b. s. Highlcy ofFiciatcd
The lnterment was at Edge Hill Cemetery
LIST OF ADVERTISED LETTERS remaining
in the Post Office at Chariestown, Jefferson
county, w. Va, May l. 1880.
Mrs. N; G Lloyd, Mary E: shackclford, Mag
wards, (2) Chatmon Fantroy, (colored) edward
Lee. Maranda s.artzman. VIM. Thompson
The above letters, II not called for within
thirty days, will be sent to the dead letter of.
fee. Persons calling for them will please
say that they are advertised.
BENZ. T. LE1sENR1NG, ?. NJ.
The Jefferson County Republicans, on Sat-
urday last, in Mass Meeting at Harpcr's
Ferry, appointed ten delegates to the State
Convention. as follows: s. V. Yantis, id.
Butt, N. q. Bracket, John E. Sch?ey,
Jno. D. Staley, B. F. Fox, Thomas John.
son, Col Eagan, J. T. Marker, A. Trump.
The delegation was instructed to vote solid
for Blaine.
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