Virginia free press. (Charlestown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1832-1916, 1880-04-17

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The Wavnesboro correspondent Of the
S,saaioa Spectator Of Tuesday last says:
Work was commenced on the 5. Y. Il. Il.
las. Wednesday about mile from town, aud
about half mile north of the Ches. x Ohio
railway but the hands only worked two days,
as the Contractors, Messrs McCabe e Spiller,
gave up their contract and left for Baltimore,
last Friday night They had split up with
Chief Engineer COe, in regard 20 some OF their
work. They have another contract IN Penn
sylyania for 81 miles of railroad and say that
they would certainly have lost money had
they kept this work Mr. Coe says work will
be resumed within the next fifteen days. The
merchants had already commenced being busy
as great numbers of laborers were in town.
Ii is to be regretted that MeSsrs. McCabe and
Spiler and their gentlemaaly superintendent
Mr.. Knight, left us so soon, for they made a
great many friends in their short stay. They
were at right much expense building store
houses, shanties, &c, and paid up all their
bills before leaving"
1t looks very much as if Messrs. Nc
Cabe & Spiller Sighted their work purposely
to get Iid of their contract. Chief Engineer
Coe is eminent in his profession, aud viii not
be slow 10 dctec, inferior work and to demand
an observance Of contracts on the part of con-
tractors. That's what he is employed for.
Mr.. John Armstrong, of Highland,
was In Stanton on T.,sday. says the Findi-
Gator Speaking Of the profit Of sheep rails
ing, he said that at the close OF the war he
sold oil his sheep except SouiEdown eve
In 1866 she commenced breeding ard has had
IS lambs including two now by Der side. 10
1876 she had three lambs aud in III Sic ead
tie three lambs each had twins. She is NOV
fifteen years old Mr.. Armstrong now has
l20 sheep and 81 young lambs. lie estimates
the profit from the single eve as follows
wool ior family Use for ten years at $50 year
$500, wool and mutton sold since 1866, 5000,
8 sheep used for mutton on the farm. S24,
present value Of his 100 sheep. $3.50, and
present value Of the a lambs, $54-total
81 ,G5S from one eve.
With the foregoing profitable results from
zone poor little eve lamb" before us, we can
hardly approximate tie aggregated proceeds
from Mr.. logan Osburn's present flock Of
three thousand ten years hence.
A brick building Dufield's, near the
railroad depot, joiuty owned by Mr. r. Il.
Wysong and tie Sous Of Temperonce-the
upper story used as a Lodge room for lie
Masonic and Temperance orders, and the
store-room by Mr.. \. c. Dra~petsh-was
destroyed by fire about o'clock Saturday
morning last Insurance On the stock Of Mr..
Drawbaugh, 1000 in Jefferson County Mu-
tual and $4,000 10 .Etna Of Hartford Ten
perance Hall insured for 5000, in Peabody, OF
Wheeling-all represented by Mr.. r. \.
Alexander, of this place Mr.. Wysong's por-
ton Of the building was uninsured, and his
loss is quite heavy. Nothing is known Of tae
origin Of the FIRE.
The stockholders Of the Bank Of
Charlestown held their annual meeting on the
9th instant, aud elected the following gentle
men Directors John w. Grantham, Isaac
II. Strider, John w McCnrdy, Gustav Brown
NJ. w. Burr, John S. Moore and Vim. d
Smith. 4 Board Of solid men. The Direc-
tors at their first regular meeting reelected the
Bank officers as follows: President-Coloncl
Juo. W. Granthsm Cashier-.Col Geo y.
Porterfeld; Teller-Mr. John r0rterGell.
The "Sappington Hotel more re-
Gently known ss the "Owings House and
now ~ tho City Hotel I'VE are Informed
has been rented by Mrs. Thomas =. Bragg
and If i shall te as well conducted as when
known throughout, the entire country as the
" Sappugtvn Hotel i. could very appropri-
ately be referred to as the Bragg Eouse -
Mrs Bragg promises to keep everything in til
top style. aud expects to take charge to-day
The Spirit says "thc heavy orders
drawn upon the Charlestown Steam Sash Fac.
tory and Planning Mill Of Mr.. VIM. Phillip:
have required the continued operation Of Che
establshn ent until 10 o'clock at night, tot
several weeks past-one Of our mechanic:
alone. Mr.. James w. Butt, having orders il
for the material for nine or zen builiugs.
GoIh-a -Dg@" IS Il rev PAPER for
Boys and Girls I; is. - nv as we are abl,
10 Judge by The specimen sent US, gotten ur
with a view e. tleir destruction aud edifcatun
Il is elegantly printed aul illustrated pob.
li,hed Is James HlYetson, g ". Crrncr o.
Eighth * Loeust streets, Philadelphia, al
s. 90 per ycar-$l 80 for six months
Mr.. c. :. Maltby the owner Of the
Ore B.uks on Sheulndnh river East d
CAarlesiu@n, says that should the navigation
OF til Sheland,lh river b. improved 50 rs 10
pass boats through the locks carrying twenty
tons Of iron ore and upwards, he wouli ship
annually from fifteen . tweu'y THOUSAND tons
A meeting Of the citizens Of Chaflcs-
town is requested by the FIRE Department, at
" Charles Washinston Hal, 81 Monday even
ing, April % a. a ,'ci,ck--ai which time
will be laid b,f1re them ,ma facts concerning
our limited deleuccs against d.e.
The GerU3dowa Tins speaks in very
complimentary t.rms Of tie lectures Of Mr.
J j. West, state Temperance Lecturer lie
Las vrsanized L,d-os If Good T,mp,Ars al
G.rardstown auI DMAcsyiMe.
Mcssrs Berry & II Gcb.w P have cn-
tered into co.parinership Tor Business at the
Mpou Station, S v Il T. and have erected a
warehouse FOR the purposes Of their enterprise
See advertisement.