Spirit of Jefferson. [volume] (Charles Town, Va. [W. Va.]) 1844-1948, 1880-02-24
Il'or the Spirit of Jeifsrson.l-
LINES ON THE DEATH OF MRS.
SUSAN MYERS.

SUSAN MYERS.
Weary of eartt-of its care. and its toll;
Weary of Watching herfend hopes fade;
Weary of marking the wreck and the spoil
That lay on the track that sin had made
Then all-reSigned to. the Fathers will:
Bidding adieu to her friends and home,
Calmly her eye rests ON .Calyary's hill,
Where Jesus suffered for sin to atone
Oft, as sho watched, through the deep'niuc
gloom.
Faces of loved ones. lingering near,
Thoughts of the cold and shadowy tomb
Como to her, though she had ncver fear.
Resting in peace. in the silent grave,
Sleeps the dear form that friends love SO we'll,
While the b!est soul that Che Som died to save.
With the redeemed ones forever shall dwell.
COUNTY ITEMS From the Shepherds.
town Register We copy the following items:
Twelve chickens were stolen from Mrs.
Smurr one night last week.
Mr.. Frank Jones of Duffields. has received
patent for lyc conductor for barrels.
The Odd Fellows will have a celebration
and procession in this town on Monday. the
10Th of April. Noighborng Lodges will be
invited
Hon. W. II. Il Flick, of Martinsburs and
James d. Butt, E>q of Harpers Fcrry. are
spoken of probable delegates from this
State to the Chicago Convention.
Railroad business is still booming here.
additional switches and sidelings have been
put in at the s. V. depot, besides coal bins
aud various other buildings are being ere cted.
Mr.. W. Newton Lemon purchased Liberty
Grove School House, with II acres land. at
public sale, sold by tho Reformed congrega>
ton of this town, on Saturday of last week,
for S40O.
Messrs. Best & Hoppock, contractors have
upwards OF l23 hands employed in grading
the 5. V. r., near Sharpsburg opposite
this town. A large number of hands are
also employed in getting out rock and franz
ing cribs for the bridge here, across the Po>
tomac.
The depot building a. the S.v .RR.
junction with the y. & o. Il. r. has been
completed, and there has also been plat
form made all around the same, extending
from the track of the B. g. o. to the S. v.
road, which IS great convenience to both
companies.
We have been Informed that the estate of
the late Francis Gardncr-one Of the largest
in the couuty-has been settled and distrihu-
ted among his heirs, without q will. admin.
lstrator, executor, attorney, or the intcrposi>
ton of the courts. This is a most com men>
da6le proceeding, both in social and Geo.
n0mic view, and reflects creditahly upon
those VINO have managed it. 1t rarely occurs
IN the settlement OF large estates, which have
been Accumulated through long life of
patient toll aud rigid frugality, as this one
was, that such discrete management ensues
10 its distribution, unless controlled by the
will power that made it We also understand
that there was generous forbearance and
just libe-ality of spirit manifested by the
parties directly interested in this large estate
and that the five farms and some forty thou>
sand dollars of personal property was divided
among the three heirs without entailine n
debt on either.
OUTDoNE BY BORA lad in Boston.
rather small for his years, works as an er.
rand boy Tor four gentlemen who do business
there. One day the gentlemen ware chafIinr
him little about being so small and said to
him:
You never will amount to much: Won
never can do much business; you are too
snail"
The little fellow looked at them.
"Nell." said he, las small as am, can
do something which none Of you four men
can do"
''Ah, what is that?' said they.
81 dOn't know as l ought to tell you," he
replied.
But they were anxious to know, and urged
him to tell what he could do that none of
them were able to do
Il can keep from swoaring!'' said the lit.
tie fellow
There were some bushes on four manly
faces, and there seemed to be very little
anxiety for further III formation on the point.
Medicine Should not be Guaged
BY tho suddeaness and violence of its effects.
Sei-evidcnt as this ropOs iton ID sc M the "a
are many fooiIs;. persons who are content onIv
with a remedy which acts abruptly. The pill and
other nostrum- vendors no trade upon the credu-
Itty of thir Glass. End ,hcir 'bcst holt as Door
Artemus Ward termed it, in the sale Of violent
Purgat:ves- So long as they wrench the bowels
OF their dupes suf :cntiy, they pretty sue of
certain measure Of success. If ins tesd OF such
Pernicious rubbis Iostettcr's Stomach Bitters Ia
used, the results widely different The bow.
oils are relieved hut always gently, by this pleas
ant laxative. which does not weaken but invipo.
rates them. aad enduws the co.opetative organs
and regularity. strengthens tho constitution and
physiGue, and while il is So e in it's con stituens
is sutleientl fly prompt in operation.
LIST OF ADVERTISED LETTERS remaining
in tho Post Office at Charlestown, Jefferson
county, w. Va, February 81, 1880.
Mrs. Ashby, Miss Annie Brown, Mrs.
Martha Streams, Eliza Latham, joseph Cow.