Spirit of Jefferson. [volume] (Charles Town, Va. [W. Va.]) 1844-1948, 1880-08-31
DEMOCRATIC PRECINCT MEET
INQS.
CHARLEsToWN.

Pursuant to call of the Executive Com
mitteo, the Democratic voters of Charlestowp
precinct met on Saturday. Angus. 18th,
1850, to appoint delegates to the Senatorial
Convention. to be held at Berkeley Springs
September 7th. 1880. v. NJ. FIROR was
called to the Chair, aud JAMES N. GALLA-
HER. GEO. W. HA1NEs, VIM. L. HEDGES
aud Il. y. WILLIAMS, appointed Secretaries,
IT, b. Davenport withdrew his name as q
candidate before this precinct meeting, and
John Osborn did tho same for T. G. Butler.
which Withdrawals we're announced by the
Chair to the voters.
Upon motion of VIM. Fl. Travers. it was
resolved to select ten delegates, by ballot, to
said Convention. which resulted as follows.
each receiving l72 votes:
JAS. Law. Hoof, VIM. Phillips, Jne T.
Coston. S. S. Dalgarn, David H. Cockril1,
George NARROW. c. W. Trussen, Nat. Con,
rad, Thos. W. Davis. Gustav Brown.
V. NJ. FIROR, Ch'mn.
E T.. = w Hz9Gas' Secretaries.
DELEGATES ELECTED ELSEWHERE.
: Haatl1e,Sny.-A. Fl: Tanquary, J. D. Wig.
CLINTON and S F. White.
Summit Foinc-Jnnes w. CoyIe, Col.
r. Z. Chow audi ~. G.. Frazier.
Kab'cto,on .-Benjamin Langdcn;. James
NJ. Johnston and S. Z. Risslcr..
WatshIe's.-M. W Burr.
UnUtoWa. -Jau es, n Smailwocd:
Hhrper's Ferry.-G. L. Cross, T. A.
Kirwan and Basil Avis
Bo1i0or.-Adam c. okrill, c. 3: Wen,zcll.
and Thomas ". BeaIe.
Eu6ields.-Jamos II. Moore, William
Morrison, John D. McGary.
BERKELEY CouNTY.-From the Martins.
burg Statesman We copy the following:
Thieves relieved Col. J. Q; Nadenbousch
OF two valuable copper stills one night. last
week.
The Firemen's parade that. is to take place
In Martinsburg on September 18th, the scc-
ond day of our Fair, promises to be grand
pageant. The companies from abroad have
already accepted invitations, and an immense
crowd may be expected.
The farm belonging to tho heirs of tho
late Elliott Tabb, situated three miles
Northwest of Martinsburg, was sold Satur-
day week by Commissioners Hughes, Flick,
Iroxell aud Henshaw, to Mr.. John Apple
garth OF Dorchester county, Nd, for the
sum of SAT per acre.
The following is the Republican tioke. fer
Berkeley county: House of Delegates, Geo.
E. Evans, Jacob McQuilkin; Sheriff. Geo.
A. Chrisman; Prosecuting Attorney, W. n.
H. Flick; County Commissioners. Geo. T.
Rutherford, j. VI. Clendenuipg, William
Smith; Assessors, A. NJ. Graham, Thomas
Williams; Judge of County Court, NJ. 2.
Engles.
CLARKE IrEMs.-From the Courier wc
copy the following:
Tho Hancock and English Club of Clarke
county have determined to have q pole. rais>
ing in Berryville on Saturday, the 4th of
September.
A large meeting of Democratic Conscrva-
tive voters was held at Morgan's Mill on
Saturday last, when a handsome Hancock
and English pole was raised by the enthusi.
astio multitude. Marshall Mccormick, ESQ.
delivered stirring speech.
Hon. John S. Barbour was nominated for
Congress, on Friday, on the 9th ballot, by
the Conservative Convention of the 9Th Vir>
GINA district. The contest was throuobont
principally between Maj. Holmes Conrad. of
Winchester, and s, c. Neale, of Alexandria
but neither being able to secure two.tbirds
vote the convention compromised on Mr.
Barbour. 1t is said thst Msior Conrad. in
his Endorsement of Mr.. Barbour, made one
OF the most effective and magnetic speeches
since the days of Clay,
The Adjutant General of the Army an
nounecs in general orders the death of Gen.
Albert j. Niger, Chief Signal officer of the
U. 5. Army. under whose immediate super>
VISION the present system has grown into ex.
istence. AS "Old Probabilities" no one has
6cen better known to the reading world than
Gen. Myer.
Dr- Tanner, the great faster, has lost all
his teeth aud now weighs 1855 against 1874
pounds when he began to fast.