Spirit of Jefferson. [volume] (Charles Town, Va. [W. Va.]) 1844-1948, 1880-03-16

D. Howell and w. A. Morgan, Special Com
missioners
Hc7nesdoy, March 17A Personal Prop
erty, by Mrs. Annie W. Brown.
Thursday, March 1SM.-PersonalP Proper.
ty, by Daniel Hefebower.
Friday, March 19M-Real Estate, by D.
B. Lucas, Special Commissioner.
Saturday, Aarch 27M.-Real Estate, by
Isaac Fouke, Trustee.
Thursday, april 1st.-Real Estate, by E.
Boyd Faulkner aud D. B. Lucas, Trustees.
Tuesday, April Charlottesville interest
in Real Estate, by John Sharpe, Trustee.
Tuesday, Nay 25h.-U. S. Property at
flarper's Ferry, by K. Rayner, Solicitor of
the Treasury.
THE WASHINGTON RELIcs.-In 1878
Mrs. Ella i. Washington, of this place, sold
numerous relics of George Washington to the
State of New York, for $1,000 For SOW
eral years she has had suit pending in the
Kings County Supreme Court against Walter
S. Church, of Albany. for SO 394, the re-
maindcr claimed to be due her of the money
paid for the relics to Mr.. Church, as her
agent. The suit was tried before ex,Con-
gresham Fecdcr, Of brooklyn, as referee,
who has just made his report He awards
Mrs. Washington s4,4SS As, with interest
from May l, 1876, less $1,000 for valuable
services rendered by Mr. Church, with in
terest from the same date. Mr. Church has
Fl ed exceptions to the referees findings, and
the case will soon come up for argument
before the Supreme Court. General Roger
A. Pryor was Mrs. Washington's counsel
THE NEW ORLEANS MINsTRELs will he
here on Saturday evening next at Washing
ton Hall. The Jackson Glenn J Times of
January so, says:
'This troupe gave one Of their choice en-
tertainments at Kings Opera House last
night, to crowded house, composed chiefly
of GU: best citiz .ns. We judge every one
was pleased, by the continuous encore, (call>
ing back upon she stage.) Prof II. G. Paf,
is worthy of long comment, in his wonderful
Claronet Solos. He deserves special men,
ton; all are worthy; space forbids special
mention of each; suffice it to say, you are all
good. We hope this company will come
again at some future day.
This troupe, it will be remembered, was
in Charlest0wn about year ago, and met
with much popular favor.
LIST OF ADVERTISED LETTERS remaining
in the Post Office at Charlestown, Jefferson
county, W. Va, March IS, 1880.
Mrs. b. NJ. Crowley, Miss Mary Green,
Miss Alice Pugh, Miss Lille S. Thompson
Aaron a Boyer, A. D Bernett, Michael
Barrett, William Davis, John Brent Ccol'd).
W. II. Ila,tcr, Will Harter, W. A. Iiaw>
kins, Thomas S. c. Mcdonald, Jacob Raab,
Capt. j. Ii. Sentz, W. II. Thompson.
Tho ahovo lnttcrc not o,ll.S IL,
thirty days, will be sent to the dead letter Of
fee. Persons calling for them will please
say that they are advertised:
BENZ. F. LE1sENRING, p. NJ.
COUNTY ITEMs.--From tho Shepherds.
town Register we copy the following items:
The S. V. r. r. Company have presented
their engineers on the road with elegant
watches
Mrs. Jones, wife of Mr.. George Jones.
died in Cumberland on Friday last She was
daughter of Mr.. Daniel i. Nichols, near
unionvllc. Her remains were inferred in
E'mwood Cemetery here, on Saturday after
noon last
He call attention to the advertisement, in
another column, of Ba"ghmam Bros Medi-
cnied L"Pcr Sucks, for tie Pro'cr ton of
-he"t. 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, and tho high character borne bv the
Messrs. Baughman is a sufficient guarantee
that they will offer nothing but what thew
know to be good article Mr. S. S. Dalgarn
is the sole agent for Jefferson county.
Mr.. Charles Carpenter, in the employ of
Mr.. John 7. Colston, was severely, though
not dangerously injured, whilst driving a
team ON Thursday afternoon last The horses
became frightened, and the two whcel>horses
falling down Mr.. Carpenter was caught under
one of them, and remained in this position
for some tune, until discovered by Mr. Col
ston, when help was secured and the injured
man extricatcd from his perious position
DR. G. +. Mason gave him necessary atten>
ton, and he is doing as we'll as can be ex-
pectcd.
- y destructive fire occurred at Millwood,
Clarke county, Va, st 2 o'clock Saturday
morning week. The fire commenced in the
grocery aud liquor store of Mr. Paddock.
whose loss is $4,000 Lemuel Shearer's
wagon shop was also burned, with Nevill's
blacksmith shop and shoe shop. Total loss
about three thousand dollars, and no insu-
rance except two hundred dollars on the
blacksmith shop. The fro is supposed to
have been the work of an iucendiary.
Go to Young Buttons Jewelry Store,
where he keeps on hand JeweIry, Spccta>
c'es, Fiolins from 81 90 up to $1,000, Clocks
$3.50 up to 500. Guns So 90 each, Pts
tolls Sl.25 to So so, Cartridges cents per
dozen-35 cents per box Remember that |
do all kinds of Watch. Clock and Jewelry
repairing at short notice, and cheaper than
II, tho g.. e