Spirit of Jefferson. [volume] (Charles Town, Va. [W. Va.]) 1844-1948, 1882-11-28


LuTH ERANs CONFERENCES The. Middle
Conference of the Lutheran Synod of Mary
land IN annual session at Harper's Ferry ;orz
gained by the election of Rev. p. ii. Miller.
of Lovettsville, Va, president, and Rev. w.
ID Stottlemyer, of Jefferson, secretary
Among the clergymen present were Rev. DIR.
Butler, of Washington, D. G.; Rev DIR. Geo.
Diehl, of Frederick, and Professor Turner,
of Lutherville. The subjects discussed were
'The Mission of the Minister of the Gospel
aud 1.-THE Duty of Members to the Church. {"
An Interesting essay on the subject 'How
Long Should Sermon be on Ordinary o.
casions" was read by DR.. Diehl He thought
that the length of a sermon should be deter.
mined by circumstances, and ordinarily not
over thirty minutes
COUNTY IrEMs.-From the Shepherds
town Register We copy the following items:
Uncle Tom Moore Gas he is known by
nearly every one), the clerk of tho County
Court, is now 70 years old, aud still active
and obliging, as he has been in the same DO
sition for the last forty years.
The Hendricks g. Shepherd Grain Drill,
with new and improved phosphate attachment.
will be on exhibition at the Shepherdstown
Manufacturing Company's Shops on Saturday
afternoon next, December I'd, at 2 O'Clock,
p. NJ, and the farmers of the surrounding
country are invited to be present.
Samuel Manuel. a colored man in the EN-.
ploy of Messrs Rush and Harry Turner.
near this town, met with a curious accident
on Sunday night last Being sleepy, he gave
huge yawn, when he slipped his jaw out of
joint. 1t took two doctors to get it back in
Its right place, and now Sam eau talk and eat
as well as ever.
The Circuit Court of JefFerson-Judye
Faulkner presiding-has been in session since
last Tuesday. The most of the week has
been occupied with State oascs, and the fol-
lowing have been disposed Of: Will Ross,
colored, convicted of grand larceny, aud
sentenced to three years in the penitentiary
Jesse Poindexter, colored, grand larceny,
three years in the panitentiary. George Per-
kins, alias George Washington. colored, petty
lsrceny-secord conviction-one year in the
penitentiary. Henry Allen, colored, for burns
ing barn of Col. WIN. a. Morgan, FIVE years
in the penite ntiary.
Moses W. Burr, Geo. W. Boyer, Francis
NJ. Brown, Jos. + Engle and Charles N.
Snyder, were appointed Trustees of the NJ.
Church South at Browns Crossing, and
Joseph Wngeley, Geo T. Watson. Charles o.
Payne, Austin Anderson. Won. D. Haysett,
Braxton D Homer aud e. G. Watson, Trus
tees of tho Leotown n. t. Church South,
Mason Marshall a.d Berj F. Graves we're
aPPoiDted Trustees of sbepberdstown NJ. L.
Church South, in place of J Chalmers Bycrs
and Joseph Fleming, resigned.
Mr.. Fl. n. Bell, oolored, an artistic worker
in hair, is in Cherlestowu csnvassing and
doing work in his line. His executions in
hair watch guards, breast>pins, earrings,
bracelets. &c sre smong tho very best We
have ever seen, and challenge superiority
lie is native of Winchester, and bears with
him the strongest credentials. His scaIp
work and ''Eureks Scalp Cleaner aud uair
Purifier" are very highly endorsed by MANY
of The bes. people in Maryland and West
Virginia. IEs also cleans and reuews kid
gl9Tes in an elegant manner. he Will re.
main in Charlestown fow days longer, and
those having human hair to work up, or dcsir>
ing anything ri sc done in his line. should
give tim their orders at once