Spirit of Jefferson. [volume] (Charles Town, Va. [W. Va.]) 1844-1948, 1880-06-15
LOCAL IATEILIoENcE..

MArTERs IN BRIEF.-we need W God and
So.n very much. and would be greatly
ooliged II some of our patrons would furn ish
the same promptly. 49,
Congress will adjourn to morrow.
oar police force have equipped themselves
with stylish uniforms.
State Senator C. 7. Butler visited Charles.
town on Friday last.
The thermometer stood here on FRIDAY NJ
81, and on Saturday 81 degrees.
Mr. j. Ransom Bolts, of this Mace has
been appointed Express Messenger on the s.
The Ne,0 Era. published a. Simpsons,
Taylor county, supports Hon. d. B. Lucas
for Congress.
MIR. Henry D. Beall, of the Baltimore
sSaa editorial staff, has been spending sew.
erai days in Charlestown.
Harvesting is now generally commenced
mere, and the bulk of the wheat crop in this
county will be cut this week.
The contractors say they will have the
shepherdstown bridge of the s. v.R.R.
completed by the LIST of July.
We have reason to believe that the new
b. q O.. r. r. depot at Charlestown will be
put under contract very shortly.
Fifteen hundred lambs have been shipped
eastward, by Messrs Oscar NJ. Lucas and
W. S. Merchant. within the last few weeks
About eighty additional lsborers, priuei-
pally Italians, passed up the s. V. R. R.
on Friday, to work on the Southern portion
of the road.
Hon. Daniel B. Lucas has returned homo
from attendance on the meeting of the Board
of Regents.of the West Virginia University,
at Morgautowu.
Cadet E. S. s. Avis, of this place, in the
final examinations at West Point Military
Academy. stood twenty in the graduating
class of i.ty-three.
r. G. Custom, Esq of Morgan, is sup
ported for the Judgeship of this circuit, by
Morgan county contributor to the Mar
tinsbu.g Statesman.
Charles Herbert, colored, had the fingers
of his right hand severely lacerated, by
circular saw at the shops of Messrs Weirick
&rWeller, one day last week.
Mr.. j. G. Holmes has about completed
the s. V. r R. depot at Sharpsburg, and
will have the ST. James Dapo.-bo,h in
mar5laud-dune in about ten days
Messrs. VIM. Mock aud w II. Moore
have completed the foundation of dwelling
house for Mr.. j. W. Blessing, to be erected
on the lot recently purchased by him of Mrs.
Rawlins, corner of West stree, and North
alley:
The roof OF the wing of the frame house
occupied by Robert Ford, colored. and owned
by Mr.. Thos D. Webster, on South George
street, took fire, it is supposed, from the
chimney, and was Slightly burned, on Satur,
day afternoon.
The Martinsburg Independent is correct in
saying of Dr. John D. Starry, of this place,
who has for some time been prominently
nsentioned in connection with the State SEN
atorship from this district, that he "wou!d
Fill the place with credit to himself and con-
atiruents."
The general cleaning up of tho streets of
the town, aud its consequent neat and clearly
appearance, (duc, as we understand, to the
special efforts of our Mayor is move
in the right direction, which we hope will
be followed by many other acts that will re-
dound to the public good.
The dwelling of Mr.. w. J Graptham,
near Middiewuy, together with his barn and
other outbuildings, with their contents, we're
nearly all destroyed by FIRE on Saturday
last, involving loss of $4,000 or ST 900.
A Middleway correspondent gives US full
particulars, publication of which We have to
defer until next week.
The visits of tramps in Charlestown within
tho past few days have become a great
nuisance, to say the least Several cases
have occurred where they have walked right
into houses where they thought no male per-
son was about, and females have been
frightened thereby. We hope our new Mayor
may manage in some usy to get the services
OF some of them upon our streets.
The closing exercises of the Charlestown
Academy will take place in Washington
Hall on the evening of Thursday, the 18th
instant. commencing at s O'Clock, with the
following programmes:
Delivery of Certificates of Distinction and
Proficiency.
Bestowal of Prizes, by Hon. D. B. Lucas
Address of VIM. l.. Wilson, ESQ.
The exercises will be limited to this one
evening. The public are respectfully in
vised to attend.
Mr. Albert Diehl, of this place, prepared
q drawing for handsome monument and
statue for the Confederate Cemetery at
Frederick City, Md, and visited that city a
few days ago to lay his proposal before the
proper parties. He was one day too late,
however, the contract having been awarded
the day previous, which we regret, as M,.
Diehl, with the intention of furnishing an