Spirit of Jefferson. [volume] (Charles Town, Va. [W. Va.]) 1844-1948, 1881-02-15
LOCAL ffIEllIaEHcI.

g. ~ III We nave had anNfhar oall
snap.
We were visited with a slight hail storm
ca Saturday evening last.
oriswelfs cornet Band of Shopherds.ovn,
has organized an Orchestra in eenpeet;o.
with the band.
ohVs branch Encsmpment, of this place.
meets, every Tuesday night, instead of frs,
ana third Monday nights, as heretofore.
A Post OEoe has been established a,
Shenandoah Junction, to be known a.
"hsilFs"-Mr. Jas. p. Conley, Post Mas,er.
ih' river and harbOr appropriation bill,
Q. the House eff Representatives, names
5000 for the Shenandoah river in Yves,
Virginia.
The case of Rose & Co. vs.. Brown and
vile, from Jefferson county, was submitted
at the recent term Of the Court Of Aopo.ls
AZ Charleston.
We are indebted to Hon. II. G. Davis for
n eopy of the o.. s. Post Route Map of yir-
ginia and West Virginia, for which wa OK
tend sincere thanks.
For ~Baughman Bros. celebrated Mediea-
ted Paper Mea. Sacks. for protection from
shippers. call at Dalgarn's, opposite the
ooIteE HOUSE, CnarlestoWn.
Hon. Jno. Blair Hoge delivered his leo
turs en- "Opportunities-their Want and
Waste" to a largo aud appreoiativo audi
enes, at Gerardstown, 4 few evenings ago.
Bishop MOTyeire (nephew of Mrs. Rev.
Jne. W. Tongue, of this place. will preside
ever the Baltimore Couferenee, NJ. e. Church
South, at its coming session at Harrisouburg
Va.
The Hinton Herald says: If the Yves.
Virginia University must have q President.
the Hon. VIM. L. Wilson, of Jefferson
county, would ell the bill. He is a scholar
and q gentleman.
a bill has boon introduced in Congress-
donating all abs land aud wator-power
rights OF the general government at Har-
Per's to West Virginia, for educational
purposes.
Ar. jos. J.. Moran has sold his house and
lot at the anglo formed b, the junction of
the Middleway turnpike and Summit Point
road, at the West end of Charlestown, TO
VIM. Hill, Sr, eolored, fer 1920.
The Giltonian Tablcosx of Parsdiss Lost,
exhibited by Prof, Dc HsDs, st Washington
Hail. on Monday and Tuesday evenings of
last week. were decidedly sse, apd the cx>
hieltisu one of a high order eff merit.
AsonE visitors from. elsewhere to the lee.
ture of the Rev. DR.. Guard, on Friday n;e.h,
were Rev. s. G. Ferguson, of From. Royal,
Mf. Mccoy, Superintendent OF The Riverton
Lime KiiIs, aad Charles Davies, ESQ, Of
Harpor's Ferry.
The s. V. R. r. depot ct SBurpsbu7g,
Hid was destroyed by fro on Saturday night
week. eHd al tho papers, books, &c, cons
nee'ed 1'th the business at said depot, were
consumed Tho FIRE ia believed to have been
the work of an incsndisry.
We return thanks to Jos ". Cuxo. ESQ
Auditor of the s, V. R r., for a COPY of
tho Philadelphia Shipping Manuel. or Ship
Pers Wade Mecuu !; being = careful syuop.
sis of all the laws, rules aud regulations gov.
ernIns the shipping trade Of the Dor, of
Philadelphia.
We take great pleasure in Eecom mcudins
TO our readers tho vegetable and flower
seeds produced by Mr. James Wick, of Ro.
chester, N. Y. We have used many of his
varieties through a series of years, aud have
always found them perfectly reliable and
among the very best.
The old fsyoritsr, Duprcs & Benedie,,s
Minstrels, gave an ontertainmont ut Wash>
lngtoa Hall on Wednesday night last, and
were greeted with a crowded house. II ia
almost unnecessary for us to add that the
troupe uaintained its high reputation thor,
eughly onrtha occasion.
Tho activity ia now prevailing
along the entire ~unaomplcted portion of the
8. v. r.. R., north and south of Luray, and
it is said that six weeks of good weather
will sec this gap CLOSED and trains running
through from Hsgerstown to Woynesboro.
Then, on to Salem or Big Lick.
George L. Hensel, Esq, of Martinsburp.
Past Grand Master of tho Grange Lodge, 1.
o. o. T., of West Virginia, and Reprosen>
tative to the Sovereign Grand Lodge of the
World. visited Wildey Lodge, of this place.
on Thursday night last, for the purpose Of
e1emplifying the work of tho Order.
We return thanks to Messrs. Merchant
Mitchell for q supply of elegant toilet soap.
OF which they keep a fine stock, together
with a superb line of fancy goods in great
variety. Ladies, especially, in search of
choice goods, will do we'll to call at tb;s
hoaso and examine the attractions offered.
A delegation of Winchester ladies misses
Josephine Haney, Carrie Parker, Florence
Tetty and Eva Andersen) visited Charles
town lsst week, aud made a brief canvas for
subscriptions in aid of the coming Fair for
the benefit of Madison Lodge, 1. o. o. F..
of Winchester, and were weleonely received
As q matter of some importance to eur
business community. We note the fact that
nail matter for points south of Washington