Spirit of Jefferson. [volume] (Charles Town, Va. [W. Va.]) 1844-1948, 1880-12-14
5mrit Of ysftuspn.
LOCAL IATElliaYacE.

be borne without money. liza impossible te
DO done; but the scarcity Of the commodity
for the last few days make. it lsok last a
little as if some thought chat r.y. Th.
Christmas holidays are ssarly here, and VI.
and cur family aud employees would like to
SenJsy some of the pleasures of the e~so.sien.
Bssldss, the cad of ths present year lie but.
little distant, whsn accounts must be
squared aud billie paid. Gene in and pay
wis. you eve. asd If you essuot psy all, do
ths best you saa. Will you do itl
See corrected time table of S. v. r r
on editorial page of this issue.
Severe esld weather prevailed last week,
and eur ics>gsthsrers resumed operations on
We uas. Wood. Will .ens Of err IA.
teens be kind enough to ssnd u. . LEAD or .we
at sass.
hr. James. Smsilvood informs ss that 10
caught. in tho Shenandoah river. a few GAYS
age. q bass wcishiug 5 lbs aud 10 ouacss.
Ii any of or patrons havs a shoat or TIVE
they Wesid like to furnish as on dues to the
tsp'rtt ofhos, ve wcsld he glad to receive
then.
We are glad to ns.o tia, our friend, Ja.>
tiss William Burnett, vhs hes been ysry
sick for several months past, was able to be
on the street last ussk.
A valuable horss belonging to BIZ Barney
Lloyd hurt hipsslf in the stable q fee
Nights ago, asd bis isjarIss were 30 ssrious
that he afterwards died frsss then.
Capt. Miller Nsn.s, late Geao. master q.
Casdsa Station, kss bses appointed to
aescsed Mr.. Fitzgerald "a snpsrvissr ot.
Trains en- the Valley Diyisies of the 3. l.
%. r r.
On Wednesday, last Mr.. G. ". Bsre
slaughtered twenty heg. which weighed
$500 pounds-aa uvsrags of 265 pounds
An especially fine lot, when it ia Considered
tsat tha largest saly tiPPsd the scales at $40
The Rsv. Err. Ferguson. lEts of Moors>
Geld. delivered an address in Zion (Episso,
Pai) Chsrsb, On eseSeJ corning. Oh the
ssbjsst of the Caursh ia nexieo, and
preached ia the sRns shareh on gusdsy aE
tsrusoa.
The !adiss Of Kalgts#n will hold q Fair
and Oysser sspper ea ,ke 9th ins,apt.
(ssd to e~snsiuaa ali thc week to procure
fands to pay ths Ministers CT tie sevsr.l
dsusniuations fer t.sir esry!ess rendered
curing 1889. The puhiie Ere ia7ite4
Tho pTotrse:ed aes;'og in tina M E..
Church South wss osotisu>a Isss xsak Rev
DR., Head as~sistisg tia ;,ss5or. Rag J A
REGISTER, the ESsa'sf Ps:t oe rhs week
Services night? aeri". txs ,.ss.<,,; eeeG ~
which the Rs7. b 3. H;ghlae ~, assist
ar. lease Rose, a S~eli-Err~u o:!,zev of
Balti1ora, alsi sad&+Diy. 3, apneIeay. 10
that city, Oh Nandoy CT last week. in The
6lss year Of His age. Mr. Ru<s wi;I be re-
maSbsrca ca having conducted tbs nsercan-
tile basiaess il this place :.r,c yrsra ago
4 gentleman xho has jas. rs'ufpsA :ro:,
South Western Virginia lair st oar ca.e .
year Of corn fftcsn iaoi,e. lass e .aa ezra
and the gentleman whc a:opoit Sc az isIr
specimens Of that ~ecast5s. it VII, ic oas Of
tall productions ws appreciate :o.k
highly.
Charlie BayIar (:os oF Col & VI BAY
s"r) aud h;a uo;ksT wcrs due:a. from
F:hs:leatewn toward hoaa cu Nea6ag last,
When the horse beesn.a frightened crI ZAP
away. Mrs BSyl"r asa son were hnt&. thrown
aat and considerably bruised. snd .hs buggy
-nssrlJ demolished.
john Hickman, eelored, of Clarke cosaty.
was taken before Mayor SITTER On Saturday
night laat, on . charge of 'tssline escds to
the ausust Of aheS. tea dollars lros ,hs
store of Hr. Jsuss H. Redirect. aud ia ds.
faslt of bail TO appear before the pezt grand
3ury, was committed to Jail.
Mr. ". G Ransy, residing as.r CHmeren's
Depot, bad several breed tows stolen from
him a few days ago. Evidences were foucd
of one of then hs,isg been slaughtered in
a piaoa of woods soDG distauss sway, bu, NO
elas, as VIC usderstsna, hiss been Gained as
60 the Whereabouts Of the csaers.
Special service will bs heId in Zjsn
SEpisccpslO Church, Rev Dir, " H MoEde,
pastor, bsgiEniDs on Friday pezt. ard aoa-
sludiEg with the ordiasticn of tive caaai-
dates for this priesthood on Tuesday Decem.
Der 2lss. Bishops Peuick, (AIriea,l Peter
kin, CIV. Va.,) aud possibly Pipekney.
lMd } will be IL attendRuce
The case Of Colsn c.. Po.ter's Executors
VS.. Benz. F. Daniels. all of Jefferson county,
was argued in the Supreme Court of the
Uaited Statos, in Washington, ON the Sd
and 4th of this month. I: ia a case of cons
siderable interest, growing cut of tr.ns.c,
lions during orr late OWL sag. The esta,e
of G. G. Porter WAS represented by Mr..
Faulkner, and Daniels by Mr., Lssa..
james Allison, famiIi.rly known 4. "Jin.
ME Hibsin'," died in this place. at tia rs..
idsues of Mr.. WIN. H.. Moore, (rhe cared
for hia kisdlJ during TIE latter y..rs of hi,
lifs,) en- Thursday last, aged .bou. fifty
years. Posr Jimeie bore the suforiugs Of