Spirit of Jefferson. [volume] (Charles Town, Va. [W. Va.]) 1844-1948, 1881-06-28

We agree with the Free Press that 'sthere
Is no necessity for fast riding or driving
through our streets" There hns been en-
tirely too much of it done of, late. and we
hope our worthy Mayor will take such mea.
sures as will prevent recurrence of these
acts.
The portion of this county south and cast
OF Charlcstown, bordering on the Shenandoah
river, was visited with heavy hail storm
about o'clock on Saturday afternoon last.
Many OF the stones were literal chunks of
ice several inches in length, and as heavy as
hon egg.
Messrs. Cleon Moore, G. W. T. Kenrsley,
T. ". Brown aud j. S. Bragonier we're app
pointed Commissioners in Chanccry, by
Judge Faulkner, at the recent term of the
Jefferson Circuit Court. Mr.. VIM Burnett
resigned the Comm issionership of the Court
held by him.
Nlessrs. Weirick and Weller are always
on time with all their extensive enterprises.
aDd to be especially ahead in one respect,
they Inst week received, via the S. " r.
X, an invoice of thirty Champion Wheat
Drills, to be disposed of by them as Agents
for Jefferson county.
The millers>house belonging to Mr.. ".
w. Tanquary, and occupied by Mr. Joseph
Blue, at Brucotown, was destroyed by Ere
about 2 O'clock, 4. NJ, on Tuesday last.
Mr.. Blue, VIC understand, saved most or all
of his effects. \ colored girl, charged with
incendlarisrn in the matter, has been arrcst>
cd and committed to iii at Winchester
Two former citizens of Jefferson, Messrs.
Thomas D. Moore and John J. Abell of ST.
Joseph, Motto former n brother of the
lnto Samuel s Moore, aud tho latter brother
of Capt. Jos. T. Abell-arrived hcro last
week, on visit to their friends in this
county. Mr.. Moore. until this visit, had
been absent from here for twenty years.
We see by the Abingdon IVA J papers
that our young former townsman. Mr.. G
1Slya7 Taylor (son of Mr.. Geo. ". Taylor, }
has become associated in partnership in the
drug business with Mr. d. Cosby ZolIichot-
fer: We are pleased to- note our young
friends location in Abingdon, and wish him
abundant success in his new sphere of labor.
The dwelling Of Mr. George Anderson.
Jr, near MiddIcw"y, caught fro about 10
O'Clock on Monday of last week, from de-
fcctive fiue, and the building and all tho
personal effects of Mr. Anderson and family
therein were consumed, not leaving them so
much as n change Of clothing. We under,
stand that there was. no insurance on the
property.
Our young former townsman, Mr.. j. VIM
Brown, (son of the venerable and WE'LL
known .Jnos Peyton Brown, Esq ) visited
Charlsstown few days ago. Mr. Brown
represents the extensive Wholesale drug
house of ". J..Parker e. Co., S. Howard
St, Baltimore, and all who may favor him
with their orders will find him correct and
obliging business man, and as a native Vir>
ginian worthy OF patronage in this section
In accordance with resolution of a meet
ing at tho Court House on the End of Nav.
70 appoint a Committee "to continue the
investigation into tho state of the account
bctweo2 tho county aud the railroads. and
into the proceedings of State and county
officials with relation to said corporations, -"
Col. r. P: Chew, Chairman of said meeting,
has appointed the following gentlemen: Jos.
Yrapnell, Chairman, w. II. T. Lewis, J.
w. Grantham, jas. Law. Hooff, J Ohm Fl.
Strider, d w. Rider, Moses w. Burr and
WI. Knott.
Tho Town Council, on Tuesday night
last, ordered that all billiard rooms should
DO closed at the .samo hours that the bar.
rooms are required to close, viz: at IL
O'Clock on Saturday night, and at 10 o'clock
on other nights. The Assessor reported tho
value ofrea! estate the present year at s4O2,,
49,; personally, $3.50. O18; number of dogs
listed. 96; bitches, a white males for capita>
ton, 900; colored, 144.- The tax lcvy was
tnado the same LAST year-20 cts. on each
500 of property; capitation 81 SO, on dogs
S!.00, aud bitches So 90.
Mr.. Josiah Hereford, of the Hereford
lightning Rod Co., of Gordonsville, Va,
has located for a few. days at Chsrlestown,
with quite an imposing force of employees,
wagons and material, and is engaged in puts
ting up the popular Lightning Rods manu-
featured by this company. Those of our
citizens, in any portion of the county, who
desire to guard their property against the
liability to destruction by lightning, would
do well to confer with Mr. Hereford or his
assistants, and have their work done whilst
this special opportunity is offered. Head
quarters atthe Carter House. In.