Spirit of Jefferson. [volume] (Charles Town, Va. [W. Va.]) 1844-1948, 1880-08-24
LOCAL INTELLIGERcE,

House, next monday evening
The Oldest son of Mr.. Frank Gardner
aged FIVE years, was drowned on FRIDAY after,
9hoon last by falling into we'll.
The Lawn Party at the Baptist Church,
on Tuesday evening last, was, like the pre,
;yiou' one, perfect success, large ,hrong
being present
Prot. St. Geo. T. Brooke left Charlestown
on Wednesday, for his post of duty at the
head OF the Law department of tho West
Virginia University.
The public will be treated with able nub.
lie addresses during the session of the Good
Templar Grand Lodge, which begins here
on tho Sth of September.
The s. V. r. R will run an e1.nrsi,,
train to the grand Democratic meeting at
Pen Mar, delightful resort on the Western
Maryland Railroad, on the lst of September.
We are pleased to see that Mr.. r. p. II.
taub has received the Democratic pomino-
ton tor States Attorney for Berkeley coun.
~. and OF course take his election as assured
Our young friend, Mr.. T. W. Mitchell.
has been compelled to re.arrange and im>
prove the interior of his store-room, to meet
the demands of his constantly increasing
business.
We return thanks for copy of the Pre-,
MUM List of the Shenandoah Valley Apri-
cultural Society, for its eleventh annual ex,
hibition, to be held at Winchester, October
l9th to 22d
The Barytes beds on the lands of DR. NJ.
T. Nelson and Capt. John T. Smith. near
Middleway, in this county, are being worked,
and the Barytcs hauled to Charlestown and
shipped, via the S. V. R. R, to Penpsylva-
mia.
There will be public speaking, under the
auspices of the Hancock 4 English Club Mt
stand in front of the Court House, next
Monday evening, at o'clock, ard at the
same place thereafter, every two weeks,
during the campaign.
The rain which fell here on Thursday
evening last was accompanied. for few mo-
meuts with a most terrific wind. which. un-
rooted the store of Mr.. Rau ut Bolivar, and
blew down the porch to the same building:
also in all probability did other damage in
the county.
The b. & 0. R. r. will run an excursion
train Tomorrow, (Wednesday,) for the ben>
eft of persons wishing to attend the great
Stock Sale of Gen. Meem, near Mt. Jackson.
Pass Charlestown at 7:30. A NJ; returning
leave Mems Switch at $50, p NJ Round
trip fare, $500
The S. Y. II. r. is now running. aud will
continue to run until the regular change Of
schedule is made, next month, one through
train daily each way bctseen Bentonvillc
and iagerstown-traiup passing Churlcs,own,
northwHrd, at 6:25, a. N and returning
arriving at CEarestown, seuthward bound, at
$40, p NJ
The Odd Fellow Picnic at Island Park.
Harpcr's Ferry, tomorrow, (Wedue<day.)
in which the o Id Fellows of Maryland Vir-
GINA, West Virginia and the District of
Columbia will participate, promises to be
grand affair. Widey Lodge, Of this place,
will attend in body. Round trip fare, via
Is. & Q r. r., 40 cents Special train will
leave Charle-town at o'clock, sharp.
There will be Basket Picnic and Grand
Re union of the Masonic Fraternity of
West Virginia, Maryland, Pennsylvania,
Virginia and District Of Columbia, at Island
Park, Harpor's Ferry, on Monday, Scptenl.
Der 18th. Tho Baltimore and Ohio, Shen-
nudoah Valley and Cumberland Valley Rail-
roads will sell tickets at reduced rates
The S. V. r. r. will issue excursion
tickets to the Tri State Picnic at Williams
Grove, Pa, on the 9th. 25th, 26th and 9th
of August. Tickets good for FIVE days from
August 9th. Special trains will be ru,
August 24'h and 23th, passing CharIcstown
at $40, a. NJ, and returning leave the
Grove at 4:3O, P. NJ. Round trip tickets,
sl75
We are sorry that the inadvertent omis>
sion of Judge Hoge's namo from our list of
candidates has had such direfuI effect upon
GARNER" in tho last Free Press Our cor
dial endorsement of TIC nomiration was
given editorially in the next issue after it
was made, and VIC had no Interior object in
the omission from the ticket at the head of
our paper.
The election for State and county officers
takes place in West Virginia on the second
Tuesday in October. This year this event
comes on the 18th day of the month Tho
Presidential election and the election for
members of Congress takes place on tho
second day of November, this heing in tho
language of the law, "the first Tuesday after
the first Monday" in the mouth.
The Town Council, on Tuesday night last,
passed a resolution instructing the Street
Committee to inquire into the expediency
and approximate cost of grading and opening
Liberty street through to the SmithGeld
turnpike. Also directed the Committee on
Grades to examine and report such sidewalks
in the town as need repair aud where new