Spirit of Jefferson. [volume] (Charles Town, Va. [W. Va.]) 1844-1948, 1880-06-29
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tue same promptly.
Mr.. Charles Porter6eld is home from
Washington and Lee University, for the
summer vacation.
The colOred Union League of Charlestown
will celebrate the 10Th Amendment on
Thursday, July 18th.
The Charicstown Fire Company has been
invited to attend. the firemeu's parade at
M art'nsburg, during the Berkeley Fair.
Prof. st. Geo. L Brooke, of the West
Virginia University returned to Charlcstown
last week, aud was gladly received by his
many friends.
Jefferson. in the Shepherdstowu Reg
sstes, suggests Prof. Joseph McMurran, of
Shepherd College. for the next State Super
sntendeut of Free Schools.
Charlestown will have no special celebra,
tion of the ;4sh of July. bu. grand picnic,
in lieu of it, is talked of for about the mid
die or latter part of the month
DIR. VIM. Conner has given the finishing
touches to the painting of the new front of
the store room of Messrs. Hughes & Lock,
and tits exceedingly handsome.
Mrs. McAllister, wife of Mr.. John Nc.
Alister, the popular Master Mechanic of the
S. v. R. R., visited Charlestown last Tues,
day. and was gladly received by her many
friends.
We are requested to announce that the
Colored Democratic Club of She pherdstown
will visit Charlestown on Saturday evening
next, and propose to have public speaking.
organize club here, &c.
Mr.. j. c.: Holmes has been awarded the
contract for building the new Charlestown
aud Grafton passenger depO,s Of tho b. & o.
r. R., aul, work upon the buildings will be
commenced in short time.
Rev. w, Tongue filled tho place of
Rev. DR.. Head, Presiding Elder, at the
Front Royal Quarterly Meeting on last Sum
day. DR.. Head was detained at home on ac>
count of the illness of his wife.
Messrs. Wiltshire and Slower, census
enumerators of CharIestown district. find the
present population of Charestown to be
seven per cent, in the last decade
There was an insurance of 81 500 upon
the property of Mr.. W. j. Grantham. re-
ccutly' destroyed by FIRE, in the Aetna Com
pany. which Mr.. K a. Alexander, the agcut
here, promptly paid to Mr.. Grantham.
Miss Anna Gallaher received a severe fall
on Saturday night last, whilst in the act of
removing the decorations from the front
porch Of her fathers residence, striking the
railing aud becoming for short time uucon>
scIuuS.
The general good order preserved on Satur
day night was doubt due in great r,ca
sure to the request of the Mayor, that the
iqnnr saloon Keepers wmu!d close their places
OF business at "c!"ck which was PROMPTLY
compiled with by the dealers
Night harvesting was inauguratcd in this
vicinity, lay Mr.. Ahram Stump, of this place,
on Monday night of last week, on which &C.
ca-ion Mr.. S. ran sell. binding rcarcr Lv
III "ntIght. ard cnt twelve acres of whc.
betwceu supper aud breakfast.
Prof. f. Hamilton's Great New York Cir
Gus will exhibit at BerryvilIe on Friday next.
June ID. The S. V. II. Il will issue round
trip tickets from all points on their line to
Berryville. on regular trains, on tI.at day -
opecIa trains returning each way alter night
exhibition.
During thunder storm here on Sunday
afternoon. the telegraph lino on the b. 4 @.
II X was struck by lightning. along the
curve just below the CharIestown depot, and
sevcn poles were shivcred into spIinters. and
tho wire for about quarter Of u.ile thrown
to the ground.
WIN. l.. Wilson, Esq, of this place, was
made a member of the Committee of Crcdcu-
tials in the Cincinnati Convention, and it
was upon Mr. Wilson, motion that the Tam
many delegation from New York was invited
TO seats on the floor during the session Of the
Convention.
We were pleased CD yesterday to receive
pleasant visit from our genial friend Colonel
Daniel Dechert, of the Harrisonburg Spirit
IF the FdHcy, with his estimablo wife and
two sprightly boys, ON their return from
visit to Shepherdstown. We wish them
safe journey home, and pleasant pathway
through life.
The Town Council, on Tuesday night last,
laid the corporation levy at 20 cents on each
500 of property-the same as last year
The assessment gives the value Of zeal estate.
1913, l0S; personal property, 1851, 1893;
white males, 3O3 colored males, 1871; dogs
IS. Tho Sergeant's salary was again Fixed
at $500 per anuum.
Round trip tickets will be issued by tho
B. & o r. r. Co. to the Grand Basket Pic
MIC and Days Encampment of tho Valley
Military,u under the auspices of the Harrison
burg Guards, at Fishers Hill Grove, on Sat-
urday next, July Sd. Special train will PASS
Charlest"wn, going. at 7:39, A. NJ; return.
ing, leave Fishers Hill at 600, p. NJ. Fare
for round trip, 81 60.
The main hotel building of Mr. Charles
Beck, at Summit. Poiut. was destroyed by
fire on Saturday last ahopt noop With