Spirit of Jefferson. [volume] (Charles Town, Va. [W. Va.]) 1844-1948, 1880-03-02
LOCAL IaTELIIeEAcE.

The new Presbyterian church at Banker
Hill was dedicated Sunday week.
Mr.. Chas. f. ST. Clair, we'll known in this
community, died in Washington City last
week.
Daniel B. Lucas, Esq, has sold his frame
dwelling and one aero of ground, on Samuel
street extended, to Mrs. Annie w. Brown.
for the sum of 81 200.
An adjourned meeting, for the completion
OF the organization of Building Association
No. s, will be held at the Court House, this
(Monday) evening, at74 o'clock.
Work is progressing upon the last span of
the Shenandoah bridge at Harper's Ferry,
and in the absence of any untoward event,
She entire bridge will be completed this
week.
The house and lot of Mrs Margaret Line,
In Shepherd stown, was sold on Saturday
week, by Messrs. Lucas and Brown, Special
Connis,iensrs, to Mr.. Benz. F. Graves, for
S3.l25.
The excursion trains for Front Royal, on
Sunday next, will pass Charlestown at S:35,
A. NJ, and 4:27, z. NJ; and returning leave
Riverton at 1O:15, a. NJ; and at close of
services of the day.
The Rev. T. b. Shepherd, pastor of the
Charlestown Baptist Church, left yesterday
for visit of six weeks to Florida, for the
benefit of his health. We wish him boa
uoynge, and a safe return.
Tho "Bauey MILF property was not sold
to Mr. George W. Rowland, as reported in
our last, but was offered again on Friday
r.
Parker and Wilson, aud sold to Nj Jas. II.
Rowland, for sl,S60.
special train for the Baltimore Confer
ence, NJ. E. Church South, at Front Royal,
bearing ministers aud delegates from Balti-
more aud elsewhere, will pass Charlestown,
over the b. i o. R. r., to day. (Tuesday)
just preceding the regular mail train at 1l:23,
A. NJ.
We are glad to chronicle the return of
Dir. Joseph Starry, from a visit to his
brother who resides near Cincinnati. Mr. s.
although quite an old gentleman, is looking
almost ten years younger than when we had
the pleasure of greeting his familiar face on
the strcots last fall.
We were pleased, on a brief visit to Berry
aspect in all directions. New life seems to
be infused into the old town since the advent
of the railroad, aud her future prosperity, We
hope, is assured. One of her most enter
prising citizens is the proprietor of the Pl &C.
nix Carriage Works, Mr. Geo. c. Thomas,
'who knows how to put up good work, and 20
whom we are indebted for numerous kind
nesses.
The Town Council on Tuesday night last,
refused to reccdc from its action requiring
the removal of the county stable in rear of
the Court House, and Capt. George Bay lor,
attorney for the county, proceeded to Mar
tinsburg on Wednesday and secured an in
junction from Judge Hogo, restraining the
corporate authorities from interfering with
the county property. The matter accordiug>
ly, We presume, will be made question for
legal decision.
An eligibly located lot in the town of Lu 8,
ray, Page crun;y, Va, has been purchased
by Mr.. John E. Hilbert, CT this place, for
the pur pose of erecting aud establishing a
Coach Factory thereon. The necessary
buildings will be erected in short time and
the business at that point put iuto active ops
Grafton under the charge OF Mcssrs Char les
and William Hilbert the two eldest sons Of
Mr.. Hilbert active, competent young men,
aud deserving Of success.
Tho Rev. j. A. Regestcr, the able aud
popular pastor of CharIestown Station, NJ. T.
Church South for the past year, will, We are
pleased to learn, present a clean sheet in re-
gard to tho financial condition of bis charge,
at tho coming session of Con fercnee-cvery
cent paid up on church and parsonage build>
iugs and pastors salary-a square account
with which to begin the new conference
year, and one, We apprehend, which few
congregations can excel.
We call attention to the advertisement, in
another column, of Bau9hman Bros. Wcdi>
Gated Paper iSachs, for The Protection OF
Meut. These sacks have been proven to be
one of the best, as they are certainly one OF
the cheapest, ways of preserving meat from
insects, aud the high character borne by the
Messrs. Baughman is sufficient guarantee
that they will offer nothing but what they
know to be a good article Mr.. S. S. Dalgarn
il the sole agent for Jefferson county.
A resolution was offered in the Town
Council, on Tuesday night last, by Couuci>
man c. Frank Gallaher, to have a plank walk
laid from Hull's Pump to the s. v r. r.
Depot, one-half at the expense of the corpo-
ration, and the other half at the cost of the
property owners along the line. The resou>
ton was seconded by Mr.. Webster, but fail.
ing to receive additional support, was lost
DR.. Tomlinson expressed his opposition as
only being on the ground that there was no
money in the treasury and favored a most.