Spirit of Jefferson. [volume] (Charles Town, Va. [W. Va.]) 1844-1948, 1881-03-22

cySeIJ VIII nolu It's next
meeting at Elk Branch Church, in this
county, beginning April 18th, at 5 O'Clock,
p. NJ.
hr. Luther-R Finnel will please accept
thanks for a bunch of fine, fresh Potomac
Herring-the arst of the season, and good
rs. tho best.
NE. Henderson & Co. have compliment
ed US with a copy of Dreer's Garden Calen.
dar for 1881. which contains much of value
to gardeners and others.
We are requested to announce that the
County Council, P. of II will meet at Ripon
on Saturday next, March 26th, VIII en- a full.
attendance is expected.
Rev. Mr.. Whisner, the newly appointed
Methodist preacher here, arrived on Satur>
day last and preached on Sunday, making a
very favorable impression.
For B%aughman Bros. celebrated Medica-
ted Paper Meat Sacks, for protection from
shippers. call at Dalgarn's, opposite the
Carter House, Charlestown.
See the new advertisement of the Messrs.
U%pdsgraff, Hagerstown, Md. This is a
prompt, reliable and liberal dealing firm and
it will be found a pleasure to deal with
them.
Danl. B. Lucas, Esq, Special Commits
%sionsr, has sold to Col. Patrick .O'Brien, of
this county, IS acres of unimproved land be-
longing to the Rider tract, below Halltewn.
ut $50 per acre.
The many friends of Postmaster B. f.
Leisenring, of this place, will be glad to
learn that he has improved very much within
the last few days, aud will probably be able
to be on the street in a short time.
We call attention to the new advertise
meut of Messrs. Horace Beall & Co, on this
page. This firm has one of the largest
stocks in the Valley, and has justly earned
an enyiablo reputation for fair prices aud
liberal dealing.
Five fac young Cochin hens were taken
from the poultry house of Mr.. V. NJ. Firor,
in this slace, on Tuesday night last. We
learn that a very large number of chickens
were taken from Mr.. Wm. Wilt, near Ripcn,
a few nights ago.
Geo. II. HagIey is remodeliug and reno,
waiting his establishment, preparatory to the
opening of his Spring Stock, to which the
attention of the public will be especially
called in a few days. Wait Tot the opening,
and give him a call.
Chief Engineer Coe, of the Shenandoah
Valley Construction Co., has removed his
headquarters to Wnyncsboro, Va, and work
upon the Sheuaudouh Valley Road, from
Waynesb orc southwark, We understand, will
be comm euced very shortly.
The Most Excellent High Priest of JO!-
ferson Chapter. No, 5, R. a. NJ requests
US to state that the next regular meeting of
that body will be held on Monday night
next, the 2Sth instant. 1t is earnestly de-.
sired thss all Companions be present.
Mr. Jas. W. Butt has completed the new
plank sidewalk on Samuel street extended,
from the residence OF Mrs. Aun J. Burnett
to the new dwelling house of Mr.. Gideon
J4eisenring, and the people of that locality
will now enjoy enc CT the beat walks in the
town.
Rev. DR.. A w Wilson, Rev. j. En.
gle and Rev. j. W. Wolfe, Of the Baltimore
Conferences, N. L Church South; and Rev.
DR. j. McKendrce Reilly, of the Baltimore
Conference, NJ. e. Church, all made short
visits TO Charlestown last week. Rev. MIR.
on Wednesday night.
We are pleased to note the recent eradua-
ton in medicine, at tho University Of Louis.
willie, Ky, of Mr.. Chas. d. Turner, son of our
esteemed c~ountyman, Geo. Fl. Turner, ESQ.
We have not learned at what point DR.. Tur.
ner proposes to chang out his .h1ugle," but
we wish him success wherever he may To-
cate, and from what we know of him believe
he will attain it.
We understand from the Secretary Of the
Game Society that the Association failed to
get the South Carolina cartridges which it
hoped to secure, and the money subscribed
for that purpose will not be needed unles
the subscribers permit it to be used for pro-
curing California partridges, which are a
different species, or some foreign game birds
known in other countries.
The congregation of the Second Baptist
Church, (New School, colored) of this place.
is now engaged in the laudable effort of rais-
ing funds to erect a church building. To do
this, collectors will be supplied with SUBJ
scription lists with printed headings, and we
are requested to state that only such collec>
tors as possess these papers are authorized to
collect subscriptions for the purpose named.
MIR. j. c. Holmes, the energetic builder
of depots on the S. V. R. r., has completed
his contracts on the portion of the recently
constructed portion of the road, and he and
his ferce has returned to Charlestown where
he is already engaged in other work, tho
frst job being the construction of an addi-