Spirit of Jefferson. [volume] (Charles Town, Va. [W. Va.]) 1844-1948, 1880-08-03

- THE SPIRIT OF JEFFERSON .piW Be FIR.
n'''seai'to campaign subscribers, from, no,o
rnta ne Isl Of December, at FIFTY
ATTERs IN BKIEF.-We need Wood and
Corn very much, and would be greatly
obliged il some of ourpstrons would furnish
tho same promptly.
The Temperance Picnic at Leetown has
been postponed until Saturday, August 14th.
MrsGeorge Dooley has given the front of
his dwelling house handsome coat of paint.
On the FIRST ballo. at the Fairmout Cons
vention the vote of Jefferson county was cast
solid for Hon. D. B. Lucas -.
Four great Clowns with Stickuey's Show.
samuel p. stiokney, Charles Conway, Bob.
allen aud the eccentric ohm Faster.
"A barge party of Pittsburg iron manufao.
Ssress are preparing to make visit of in,
Fpeetion 10 the Virginia ore fields in the
Shenandoah Valley. .-s,.... ,..,r,,.-7 =. -
COL John T. Gibson has purchased of Mr..
John aIG' Il oof, for the sum of SO 800 cash.
the property of the latter on the corner of
Main and Charles streets.
Sackueys JBigE Show, Imperial Circus,
Museum aud Menagsrie, and Great Anglo.
Ameeican Aggregation, will appear in
CAarlsstown, August 9th.
The, Charlestown Sunday Schools will MIC
Mo at Island Park on Thursday next, Au>
gust 5sh. Excursion tickets from Charles
town, via B, & o. r. R., 40 cents; children
20 cents.
The 81 V.2R. r. will sell excursion ticks
cts,r good for ten days, on all regular trains,
from all pcints the road, to Berryville,
during the continuance of the Camp Meeting
to bo hold near that place, commencing ON
Thursday next, August 9Th.
The S. V. Z. r. will give IFS 6rst grand
Exesssion to the .f-uray Caves on Thursday
next. the, 9Th iustant-cars to Milford. aud
coaches from there to the Cave and return,
CrisSesfs Ceruet Band accom- pauyias. Party
Hunted to cue hundred and tweut3>five
Fare from Shepherdstowu, Charlestown and
Berryville. So IS.
Vocal the atten tion of our stock raisers
to tho advertisement of sales of land aud
atoek, by Gen. Gilbert S. Neon, at Strath>
moor, aeer Mt Jackson, Shenandoah county.
Va. to be held on the 25th of august 4
large collection Of pure bred sheep. and high
bred Kentucky Short II orns will be offered;
also his valuable country seat, "Mt Airy"
ono of the finost in the Valley of Virgius
An excursion train for the accommodation
OF the colored Bap:ists of Harrisburg aud
other points. will be run from Harrisburg.
Pa, to Charlestown, via tho Cumberland
Valley and Shenandoah Valley Railroads on
Friday next, by which time connection will
be made With Hagerstowu- The tickets will
DO good until the 10th, aud a two days pic,
mic will be held in tho Herbert woods on
Friday aud Saturday, with entertainments ut
tho colored Odd Fellows and Washington
Halls each evening.
We are pleased motto the fsct tina. the
editors of the Free Press have secured new
head or, in fact, an entire new dress for
their paper. We are sorry that the boiling
OF tho political cauldron during the past few
days caused US to unintentionally neglect
noticing the new dress of our neiehbors, and
thereby; with our friend Of the Shepherds
town Register, draw from them an unncish>
borly and ungenerous fing-for which they
srs provcrbiaI-buI nevertheless award what
We had no intention of Withholding. The
nov oseSa oI the TTee LFP$S Is neat and
handsome in every particular, and evidences
good support
Tho Democratic Presidential Electors at
Large, nominated by the State Convention
Hoa. j.. G., Cracra:t, of Ohio county; and
Hon. VIM. L. Wilson, of Jcffersou-are
able, clear aud fluent speakers, aud the
Convention; did itself honor in it's wise soloc-
ton. Their clarion voices will be raised in
no uncertain notes during the present cam
psign, and We expect to bear of good work
hy,shem in every part of the State. Hon.
James Morrow, Jr. our District Hector, is
also polished speaker, and our people will
BIO pleased to hear, they will no doub.
have an opportunity of doing, speeches from
Ill nf than