Spirit of Jefferson. [volume] (Charles Town, Va. [W. Va.]) 1844-1948, 1880-07-20
LOCAL IMTELIIGENcE.
MATTERS IN Bn1rr-we need Wood A.


Jefferson began yesterday.
The Sunday Schools of Charlestown will
have an excursion to Island Park ON the 5tb
of August next,
Excursion to Washington, over B. &OR
r.. July 22d-tickets good for two DAYS.
Round-trip, go.
The Shepherdstown band will accompany
the excursion to Washington aud Mt. YER
mon on Wednesday next.
The Winchester Light Infantry, we I'm j.
derstand. has been disbauded, and a new
company is being organized.
Leetown Lodge, 1. o. Good Templars,
will hold Picnic in Balch's woods near
that place, on the 3lst of July.
st. Joseph's Catholic Sunday School, of
Martinsburg, will have picnic at Island
Park (Byrnes Island) on the 9th.
On Thursday. July 22d, the colored Elk,
Gu sion to Washington. Excursion rates for
as. V. points. Special train. See posters.
Mr.. j. j. Vest, of this county, food Tens
plar State Lecturer, started yesterday on a
lecturing tour through the western part of
the State.
We are gratifed to learn that Mr.. IT. T.
Daugherty has been made a Conductor on
the Shenandoah Valley Railroad, A good
appointment.
Mr.. Fayette B. Souders, of this place,
was hurt severely, on Sunday last, by falling
across buggy wheel in his attempt to jump
from the vehicle, at or near Shannondale
Springs.
The Shenandoah Valley Railroad will run
an excursion train to the Union (col-
ored) Prosracted Meeting at BsrryviIle, Suns
d'y. August lst, passing Cnarlestown at
7:05, A. NJ.
The equitable" division of the vote of
Jefferson has been made. Equity" is de-
fined as Justice, and he who at this time lie
most justly entitled to the support of the
voters of Jefferson received it.
An Excursion to Washington City and
Mt. Vernon via S. " r. r on Wednesday
next, 2lst Of aly-tickcts good for two DAYS.
Round trip 81 20 to Washington, So Is to
Mt. Vernon. Special trains. See posters
Our young countyman. Mr.. Is. D. Gibson.
is homs FROM the University of Virginia.
Mr.. G. is preparing himself for the legal pro-
te"s'on, in which he bids fair to become an
hoo"r alike to his friends and his county,
We were pleased, Saturday, to receive
visit from our former employee Mr. Chas
II. MEG iunis, who was recently seriously in
cured on the Shenandoah Valley RaiIrnad-
Has many friends will be glad to learn that
he is Improving
by a letter published in the Wheeling
Register it appears that Col Robert White
has Withdrawn his name os candidate for
e.,
reasons for this step of domestic aud
professional character.
From the Martinsburg independent VIC
learn that at is ascertaincd by actual
measurement that Floral Hall (the place OF
meeting OF the State Cow cnti"n) will COM
fortably seat 900 delegates" Just 400 &C.
courmod,tnns too little for MIR. Mason's
proposed ) 1000 delegates.
Volunteer Infantry Cpmpany is to be
organized in CharI .s,own. About seventy
names, embracing soma of the best men of
the community. have already been enrolled,
aud meeting for organization will be held
this (Tuesiay) evening at the Court House,
Let all who wish to join attend.
a Hancock & English Cub was organized
at Kabletown on Saturday evening last, with
Henry W. CastIeman President. Vice Pres
idents-James NJ. Johuston Robert Lewis,
B. F. Langdon DIR. w. W. Brown, Samuel
Campbell, George Rissler Executive Cons
mittee-Wm. Norris, Thomas West, Sr,
John b. Page, Thos. NJ. IsbelI Samuel Hil
and Charles Harris.
Mr. W. G. Carroll has received from Mai
VIM. NJ. Lock, Of Canon City, Colorado,
formerly of this place, handsome collection
of meteorological specimens from the mines
of Maj. l.. in Colorado. The collection em>
braces various kinds of gold end silver ore
petrifcd bone. etc, and lends the appear
ance that the Major is making a success of
his residence in the far west.
The new council of Winchester has fol-
lowed in the wake of the Virginia Legisla-
ture, against the public sentiment of the best
people of that city, by the removal of Capt.
John K. Mesmer. the past efficient and
popular chief of police of that place Capt.
Mesmer was gallant Confederate officer,
disabled in battle, and is we'll known to the
members of the old "Stonewall Brigade"
The Sons of Jonadab, of Baltimore, and a
large number of other persons from various
points on the b. & o. r. R.. made an ex>
oursion to Island Park, Harper's Ferry, on
Thursday last Temperance addresses were
delivered by Rev. Uriel Graves, Judge
Mills and others, charmiugly interpreted
with Rotations by Miss Minnie Mosher, of
baltimore, whom many of our people
pleasantly remember.
There will be a grand excursion of
Churches and Sunday Schools to Island