Spirit of Jefferson. [volume] (Charles Town, Va. [W. Va.]) 1844-1948, 1880-07-13
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cofh very much, and would be greatly
Obliged if some of our patrons would furnish
the same promptly.
Our Harper's Ferry letter was received
too late for publication this week.
The prize medal for the best target shoot
ing, at the Fishers Hill military picnic. was
awarded to the Winchester Light Infantry.
Excursion trains on the S. V.R.R. on
Sunday last, brought large number of col,
ored persons to Charlestown. from Shep-
herdstown aud Berryville, to the Free Will
Baptist Yearly Meeting.
The Democrats of Berkeley county will
hold mass meeting in Martinsburg on Sat.
uFday, July 18th, at 2 o'clock, to appoint
delegates to represent the county in the State
and Congressional Con ventions.
The second annual excursion of the Sons
of Jonadab of Maryland to Island Park.
(Byrne's Island,) Harper's Ferry, will take
place on Thursday next, July 18th. Round
Trip tickets IRON Charlestowp, 40 ceuts.
Accessions are from time TO time being re-
oe'Ved into the 1. o. Good Templars, of this
place. % Tuesday evening last several
were added to the Lodge, among them the
Rev. B. $. Highley, an experienced temper
ance lecturer.
The Sunday School of the Second Re-
formed Church of Hagerstown will have an
excursion aud picnic on Friday, July 10th,
to Island Park, the beautiful pleasure
ground belonging to the Baltimore & Ohm
X X, near HarPer's Ferry
The experience of our farmers who have
been threshing, so far as we can learn, is ut.
teriy at variance with the opinion previously
expressed by some, that the wheat yield in
Jefferson would not be so great this year as
last, as the crop is turning out splendidly.
Varnish was being drawn from barrel in
the cellar of Mr.. Heuderson's drug store on
Tuesday last, by the young clerk, when the
nutd lgnlted from lamp and came near re-
sulting seriously. It was ex,ineuisbed. how.
ever, the CLERKS hand being severely burned.
The first flour from new wheat is almost
invariably put in our local market, each sea-
Eon, by our enterprising friend, Mr.. I. N.
Renner, to whom we are indebted for lib
arat specimen of the same, sent us last week.
II is wheat raised by Mr.. Samuel Strain and
is of excellent quality.
We have received a catalogue of the
Bethel Academy. Classical and Military
School. Maj. A. G. Smith, Principal, near
Warrenton, Fauquicr county, Va. This
school is in prosperous condition, and en-
joys reputation second to none Address
the Principal for catalogues Sec ADVERTISE
meut.
On Friday afternoon last Messrs. J. W.
Garrett and Thomas ". Brown fell out about
business matter, aud finally Rrowo assaulted
Garrett with stones, following him into his
(G,rrest's) store, when the latter drew a
pistol and fired several shots at Brown, for,
tnnstely without effect. Both were bound
over to keep the peace.
A lighted lamp, left upon table in a rear
room at the residence of Mr.. Chas G. John
son, on Saturday evening last, exploded and
almost entirely destroyed the table. consumed
map upon the wall, burned the ohairboard,
DC. The fire was discovered by colored
man, and distinguished just in time to pre-,
vent most serious confagratiou.
a large straw stack belonging to MT. II.
w. Crittenden, near Ripon, was destroyed
by fire on Tuesday afternoon last On
Tuesday night threshing machine belong
ing to neighbor, Mr.. VIM. Lloyd, was also
burned. Two strange negro men were seen
lurking in the vicinity, and strong suspicion
attaches to them as having been inccudiaries
in the cases.
Alta meeting of the Ladies' Sewing So.
ciety of Beulah Church, at the residence of
Mt Ii W. Crittendcu, near Ripon, on
Thursday evening last, handsome "Log
cabin Quilt was disposed of at auction. 1t
was purchased by Mayor Esrom SIifcr, of
Chariestown, at price sufficient to remu>
nerase the members of the Society by whom
it was made.
We were pleased to meet Col. C. T. O'Fer
reil, -of Rockingham, in town on. Saturday
last He stopped for few hours on his
return from a short visit to his former home,
Berkeley Springs, where he had been called
to deliver Fourth of July Grafton BY
singular coincidence the Colonel spoke un>
der the same tree where he had delivered
like address just twenty years previous.
The stable and corn house of Calvin B
Heikes. Esq, about three miles southeast of
Charlestown, together with seventeen tons Of
hay ricked outside and farming implements
within the buildings, were destroyed by fire
on Saturday afternoon last. Supposed acct
dental origin. Loss about 5000, on which
Mr.. Heikes will promptly receive an insu-
rance of about $3.50 from the Jefferson Co.
Mutual Co, Il. A. Alexander, Agent
Will Ross and Joseph Mitchell, two col,
ored boys aged respectively about l2 and IA
years, broke into tho S. V. R. R. depot at
this place on Sunday last, and stole there's