Spirit of Jefferson. [volume] (Charles Town, Va. [W. Va.]) 1844-1948, 1880-08-31
LOCAL IaTELLIGEacE.

= "su Hiup' ny Coi. U. L. Boyce, Car tain
George Baylor and Frank Beckwith, ESQ.
Tho Rev. W. L. Ould preached at the
Baptist Church on Sunday morning last.
The Democrats of Halitown and vicinity
have erected a Hancock and Euglish polo.
Mr. II. l.. Rinehart, of Jefferson, is an
nounced in the Martinsburg Statesman for
State Senator.
A Hancock aud English Pole, $50 feet in
length, will.be raised at Bolivar, ON sstur>
day next, at O'clock, z. NJ.
Judge j. I. Hoke. the Republican candi-
date S0r Congress in this district, was in
GhaEiestown on Thursday last
The Shephcsdstown Colored Band visited
Gharlestown on Friday, in attendance on
Woods Meeting of the Colored Methodist
Church.
The Lutheran Synod Of Virginia met at
Mt Jackson, last week. The next meeting
OF this body will be held at ShepherdstOwD,
In August. 1881.
large and valuable sow, belonging to
MIR. Thomas d. Webster, choked to death,
upon offal from one Of our slaughter houses,
oa Thursday last.
Our towusmau, MIR. J. c. Holmes, is exc
outing contract Co erect handsome cot
tage boss, for G.. II. Dulapy, Esq, of Lou
duuu county, Va.
little son of George Robinson, colo1ed,
fell out of wagon at the stone bridge on
Main street, on Friday afternoon, and was
severely stunned.
J. RUFUS Smith, of Berkeley Springs, for
lu Of ff1 lo. H. c.,
preme Master at Arms of the Supreme Lodge
Knights of Pythias.
1t is stated that the Cumberland Valley,
Pa, Editorial Association, will have al ex-
cursion to Luray Caves, Virginia, via S, V,
Il. r. on Thursday, the End of September.
The Shenandoah Valley Il. Il. Company
have rented six rooms from Mr.. II. r.
SpCese, proprietor Of the Maryland Hotel
Hagerstown; to be used by them as Offices
and general headquarters in that town.
The Rev. DIR. Huntington, President of
Columbian University, has been visiting his
sou-in-law. WIN. j.. Wilson, E-q, in this
place, and will preach in the Baptist Church
ON Sunday morning next, at o'clock.
=, Sir. Daniel Lucas Bsdincer, the brother
of our distinguished friend, + W Bedinger,
who has been visiting friends in this county,
left for College at EIampden>S ,dney on
Tuesday. lie will doubtless stand high, and
wear the laurels of his class
A little sou Of Mrs CathaTinc Roach of
Honey Woud Mills, berkeley county, aged
about ten years, was engaged in playful
scuff, with companion few days ago in
which he received painful blow in the Eit
Of the stomach, causing his death four days
afterwards.
The Tri-Stste Changers and Farmcvs'
Picnic at Williams Grove, Pa, last week is
said to have been Z grand affair, surprising
any previously held. Among the speakers
of the occasion was Col. Il. W Baylor, of
this county, Master of the West Virginia
State Grange
The Old Fellows Picnic. at Island Park,
HArpcr's Ferry, Wednesday last. was
largely attended, lud yes and members of the
Order being present from Virginia. West
Virginia, Mary land and the District of Co.
lurnbia. Widely Lodge, of this place. at
tended in body. An address was delivered
by G. a. i Cotfroth, E-q of Winchester,
and several bands cnliveucd the occasion
with good music.
One of the grandest political dcmonstra-
tious of the campaign will be tho Demo.
cratic Re Union at Pen-Mar, Tomorrow,
"wednesday to which the S. V r. r. will
sell excursion tickets through to Pen Mar at
greatly reduced rates. Round trip fare from
Charlestown S1,2 5. 4 large number of
Democratic Clubs from Virginia, West Yir>
giuis, Maryland and Pennsylvania arc ex-
pected to be present, aud the Hancock and
Euslish Cluh of Charlestown will probably
go as 4 body. The meeting will be adj
dressed by some of the most eminent sneak
ers OF the country.
The B. & o. Il. r. Co. will run an Ex>
eursiou train from the Valley of Virginia to
Washington City on tho 18th of September,
thus giving the people of the Valley another
opportunity of visiting the National Capital
and Mt. Vernon at very low rate of fare
Excursionists may also secure, in Washing>
ton, round trip tickets from that city to Bal
timore, at reduced rate, and extend their
trip to the latter city. Round trip tickets
from Charlcstown to Washington So %: to
Mt Vernon, IS 90. Train passes Charles
town at II o'clock, NJ. Tickets good for
four days, and to return on any regular
train.
The s. V. r. r. is now running a mixed
train daily to Haserstown, making connec-
tion with G. V. r. r. at that poipt. BY this
arrangement persons on line of the S. " r.
X. taking the present early morning train
north, can arrive in Philadelphia at 3:l5 z.
NJ, New York 6:25 P. NJ, Boston GOO A.
NJ. Returning, persons leaving New York