Spirit of Jefferson. [volume] (Charles Town, Va. [W. Va.]) 1844-1948, 1881-02-08
CLAIMS ALLOWED.

CLAIMS ALLOWED,
The following, among other claims. have
been reported by the accounting officers Of
the U 8 Treasury, and embraced in a bill
by the House Committee on War Claims:
. Samuel w. Strider. Jefferson county. five
hundred and twelve dollars and eighty
cents. Soy
s: A. Bates, JaHsrsos county, two .hou.
sano Tour hundred and ninety dollars and
fifty cents.
Thomas a. wysong, Jefferson county. two
huadred dollars
Ann @. Blackford, JsFsrson couptv, ono
hundred and forty>fve dollars.
John W. Hendricks, Jefferson county one
hundred and sixty dollars.
John Roberts, administrator of W
ID. Myers, deceased, Jefferson county. one
hundred and seven dollars and seyeptv,6vc
esnts.
Betty !Sheaffer, exeeutrix of VIM sh.af.
fer. deceased, Jefferson county enc thousand
four hundred and eighty dollars.
VIM. w. Walker. Berkeley county. two
hundred and forty-ive dollars and sixty.
seveu cents.
j. q. Clendsniug. administrator of A G
Ctendeuing. deceased, Berkeley COUNTY sve
'C'SBt ubildIb
Frank ID Staley ,administrator of D.. Doll.
deceased. Berkeley county, Eve hundred
and twenty dollars.
Lew Henshaw. Berkeley county, two
hundred and ninety dollars.
DAVID Hess, Berkeley comfy, nine hun.
bred and seven dollars and fifty cents.
Mrs. Mary A Fill. Berkeley county. FIVE
hundred and forty dollars.
Squire Fl, Martin, Berkeley county, two
hundred and 6fty-one dollara aud twenty
Eve cents
John D Turner, administrator of J. Tur-
ner, deceased. Berkeley county, one hum
dred aud ninety.ive dollars
solomon Thornburg, Berkeley county,
ninety-6Ve dollars.
John W. Lanan, Berkeley county. fv.
hundred and forty-three dollars.
Charles D. 8. Lamou, Berkeley county.
ONE Thousand and eighty-fvs dollars and
Fifty cents.
The ladies of Winchester are preparing
fer a Fair.aad Oyster Supper. to be held on
tbs gid instant, for the benefit of Madison
Ledge. No. 6, L 0 o. F, of that plaee-
Among the special features of the Fair.
numerous valuable articles will be put up to
De awarded to parties receiving the largest
number of votes, among others. a fine gold
watch aud chain, the contestants being Mr.
Mantz. of the B. l. o. Railroad. and Mr.,
Sands. of the Shenandoah Valley Railroad.
1t is suggested by our Winchester friends
that Charle,town being a junction of the i've
roads, a considerable vote for the tive condi>
dates should be polled hero. The eapitatien.
tax levied as a prerequisite to the right of
suffrage in this case is 25 cents per VOTE
Both OF the gentlemen named. we are sure
Will appreciate the efforts of their friends in
the contest.
Tomorrow the two houses of Congress are
required to assemble IN joint convention, to
count the votes of electors for President and
Vice President. and declare the result
Besides the business of counting the
electoral votes, Congress may be called
upon to determine whether Mr.. Arthur ia
eligible to the Office of Vice President. The
suspicion that he was not born in this coun.
try, seems to be gaining ground. An CT,
change says that a New York LAWYER has
made an elaborate examination Of the facts.
and it appears that the records show tina,
his parents did not reside in any OF the
counties of Vermont, at the time of his
alleged birth in that State.
Senator Davis, of West Virginia, in hi,
remarks last week on the pension appropri.
alton bill, furnished some facts and fyure,
which are perfectly startling From the es.
Inmates of the commissioner of pepsions bs
showed that to puy the pensian cases now
pending will require almest $500. DOC. Don.
and for years to come all the way from $50.
oOO' oOo to double that amount annually
de we'll said that at the rate the pension liz.
Is increasing it may take more than the ma.
tionai debt. Claims for pensions are now com.
ing IN at the rate of three or four hundred
a DAY. and for the fiscal year OF 1880. Ill
4oo applications were 6led.
Capt. Jpo. N. Opie and other pent,snsn
OF Augusta county, Va who ara in,srs.,od
in the birds are. 10 view of the hard 49,
and the mortality among them. m,ki,u ~,
to stock that county. with NOR.
6 tridges from South Carolina. A sub.or;n,
ticn.list. has been circulated. and enossh
money raised to import a thousand bird.
They can be had from Columbia at $40 50 .
coop of City birds.