Spirit of Jefferson. [volume] (Charles Town, Va. [W. Va.]) 1844-1948, 1881-06-07
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nave PROMISED US Gorn wlli'please' deliver it
now.
Mr. Wn.H. Cameron has been appointed
postmaster at Wickliffe, Clarke county. Va.
Our corporate authorities are having
Samuel street, between Liberty and the b,
d o. Il. r., macadamized.
Recent depredations have been made bv
dogs upon the sheep of Mossrs. b. g. Wash,
ingson, b. f. Ramey and VIM. Harris.
Persons who desire to pay their subscrip-
lions to the Spirit in Wood, will please
bring 1t at once, as We need it very much.
Vegetation, which was beginning to be in
great. need of a good rain, was much re.
treshed by fue showers last Wednesday.
Thursday aud Friday.
Rev. Jesse Saunders, colored, bantized .
candidate for admission into his church
New School Baptist) at the town mill. on
Sunday afternoon last.
The inclemency of the weather deterred a
Number of our people, who would otherwise
have gone, from participating in the excur.
sion to Frederick City, last Thursday.
The Rev. w. 81. 81. Powers, of Weston.
lbrother-in>law of Rev. DR.. VIII. Meade.l
preached an able sermon in Zion (EpiscopaD
Church, on Sunday morning last.
Mr. Samuel Walton, one of the contractors
on the southern extension of the 8. v. r.
r., wns in Charlestown last Saturday, and
reports that work is progressing lively on his
portion of the line.
Geo. W. Green; Esq, of the Mountain
View Hotel, Harper's Ferry, has commons
ced the foundation for a new hotel, on a
portion of the old arsenal lot, on Shenau.
doah street, in that place.
A new brick pavement has been laid in
front of the dwelling of Mr.. NJ. L. Avis, on
West street, and the curbing set for brick
paving.i in front of the premises owned by
Mayor Sitter, on the same street.
A Teachers Institute for Jefferson county
will be held at Chnrlestown, on the 18th of
August next-Prof. T. B. Mccain Instruc>
tor. Teachers are required to attend at least
one of these Institutes each year.
Henry DUNN will open his Ico-Crcam
Saloon for the season this week, aud will be
pleased to receive the calls of bis friends and
the public generally. Special parlOr for tho
ladies, and families or parties supplied in
FANA IAahtLLASsI 40 Sua
The following legal gentlemen from abroad
have attended our Circuit Court within the
past week, viz: Hons. G.. J. aud f B. Faux.
ner, of Martinsburg, Capt. L. p. cambridge
and Maj. Holmes Conrad, of Winchester,
and Ssj a. w. Mcdonald, of Berryvilie.
The lady members of Shenandoah Lodge,
Good Tamplars, will hold a Strawberry Fes>
tival at Washington Hall, on Thursday and
Friday next, June 9th aud 10th-proceeds
for the benefit of said Lodge. The public
are cordially invited to attcud, and lend their
aid to a worthy cause.
VIM. Stephens, (of this place, formerly of
Msrylaud,) a repair hand on the S. v. Il. r.,
was thrown from a hand car, by the brcsk>
ing of the lever handle, on Friday afternoon
last, aud run over by the car, causing him
severe but not dangerous injury. DIR. G. T.
Richardson gave him surgical attention.
Mr.. JAS. W. Butt has contracted to erect
for DR.. j. v. Simmons, on the lot of the
latter, fronting on Mildred street, two hand
some brick dwellings, finished in good style.
with bay windows, metal roofing, &c. Tie
Doctor has also engaged Mr.. Butt to build
an addition to his residence, and add
other handsome Improvements to the same.
The trial of the civil cause of John G.
Lime VS.. G. w. q. Black occupied the Cir
cult Court during a good part of last week.
aud resulted, on Thursday, in a verdict for
the plaintiff. Joseph Trspnell for plaintiff:
ID. B. Lucas and E. Boyd Faulkner for de,
PENDANT. The letter part of the week was
taken up with the trial of the cnso of J. NJ.
Mason Us. the Harper's Ferry Bridge Com,
pany. which was ably contested by Messrs.
Holmes Conrad, A. w. Mcdonald and w.
L.. Wilson for plaintiff; and Messrs. c. J.
Faulkner and W. 81. Travers for the defence.
Mr.. Josiah Hereford, of the Hereford
lightning Rod Co., of Gordonsville, Va,
has located for a few days at Cbarlestown,
with quite an imposing force of employees,
wagons aad material, and is engaged in puts
ting up the popular Lightning Rods manu-
factured by this company. Those of our
citizens, in any portion of the county, who
desire to guard~the property against the
liability to obstruction by lightning, would
do we'll to confer with Mr.. Hereford or his
assistants, and have their work done whilst
this special opportunity is offered. Head
quarters at the Carter House. In.
By the new time table of tho S. V. R. R.,
which went into effect yesterday, passenger
trains now -puss Charlestown, northward, at
6:24, A. NJ, and $3.50 and SAT, P. NJ; and
southwark at s:2s and 11:51, a. NJ ; and
5:03, P. NJ. All through trains. The 6:24,
A. NJ, northward, nnd 11:51, southwark,
are the White Sulphur express trains, and
will travel at almost lightning speed. The
south bound express leaves Hagerstown