Spirit of Jefferson. [volume] (Charles Town, Va. [W. Va.]) 1844-1948, 1882-05-16

ster Railroad Shows will exhibit at Martins
burg. May 30th.
The Confederate soldiers graves at Shep.
herdstown will be decorated on the first Sat-
urday in June,
Postmaster Lsisenring, we are pleased to
note, is much better again, and has re-
sumed his business duties.
Hon. Frank Beckwith will please accept
Thanks for copies, as far as printed, of the
Acts of the State Legislature.
The Winchester iremen and citizens pro-
pose to have grand celebration in that
place the next coming 4th of July.
Mrs. Margaret Head, wife of Rev. DR..
Nelson Head, died very suddenly at her
hOae in Leesburg. Va, on Sunday week.
question asked us is "What has become
OF the Lee Memorial Association ?" We
turn the query over to its officers for re-
spouse.
DIR. A. G. Stalnaker, formerly of Wythe-
vile, Va, has been appointed LIST Assistant
Physician at the West Virginia Lunatic Asy-
lun.
Rev. Jne. P Stridsr, last Moderator. de,
liVer0d the opening sermon at the recent
spring session of Chesapeake Presbytery, at
Warrenton, Va.
The corporation levy of shepherdstswn
for the ensuing year has been laid at 40 cents
on the 500, real and personal property :;
capitation tax 20 cents.
A vacancy in the Board of Directors of
the First National Bank, at this place, has
been filed by the election of Deputy Sheriff
j. Garland Hurst to the position.
The Supreme Court of Appeals concluded
is term at Wheeling on the 9th instant, and
Judge Green, Of this place, returned last
week. The Court will meet again at Charles
ton June 9Th
The uoxt regular convocatiou of Jefferson
Chapter No. 5, R. A. NJ, of this place, at
which the regular annual election o: officers
will be held. will ocou, on Monday evening
ne1t. May 22d.
The naae of Hen. VIM. Fl. Travers, of
this place, is upon the list of distinguished
persons to deliver addresses at the approach
ing West Virginia University Commence
nent which will occur June Sth
The stock of MI Nimrod Trussoll has
been purchased by the Shenandoah Milling
Company, and that corporate body will here's
after condect general m merchandise business
at the old stand of Mr.. r., in the Sadler
Building.
The recent work of renovation of the Tay.
Tor House "bus" vas dsue at the Coscb Fac,
tory of Mr.. Lewis Starry, and the new bar,
ness used ON the horses driven with the Same
are the workmanship of MI lawrence A
Osbeurn.
The next Jefferson County Teachers In
stitute will be held at CharIcstown, August
2lst-Prof. T. G. Miller conductor A Dis
trict Peabody Institute, for colored teachers,
will be hold at Harper's Ferry, June 9Th
Prof. A L. Wade conductor
+. ". Brown, Trustee, sold at public .uc-
ton, On Monday of last week, to Mrs. d 8.
Hughes, the houss and lot for long time
past in the occupancy eff the fanily of the
late Joseph NJ. Brown, opposite tho Meth
odist Parsonage, on Main street. Price,
Sl.3l5
The Town Council, last Tuesday night, se>
cepted the proposal of Mr.. JAS ". Butt,
Cthe lowest bidder to erect a wooden bridge
one hundred feet long over Evitt's run, on
the north side of Main street, for Sl4O, and
authorized the Committee on Grades to cons
tract with him for the samo
The St. Clair Hotel, Formerly the Grand
Centrai,) at Martinsburg-ownsd by Messrs.
Stewart & Wisner, and with MIR. James
Hamill as Mauager-is kept in thorough
hrst>c'ass style, and visitors to Martinsburg
may always rely upon receiving at this house
the nest courteous attention and finding
there the most complete accommodations
Sarah j. Galloway, oolored, of this place,
wife of Ben Galloway and sister Of the
Rev. r. f. Warner, former pastor of the
Colored Methodist Church here, died sud
denly yesterday morning. She had risen
from her bed aud prepared to go out to her
place of service at Mr.. John PorterGeld's.
when she fell back and expired almost i'm
mediatcly.
The County Court fixed the assessment of
taxes for road purposes in the different dis
tricts at the following rates upon each s1OO
valuation of real and personal property -
Charlestown s cents Kabletown 5 cents :;
Middleway s cents; Shopherdstown cents,
and Harpcr's Ferry IL cents. County assess
mont 35 cents on the s10O-fftcen cents
lower than last year.
The place of meeting of the General As
sembly of the Presbyterian Church in the
United States, which was appointed to con-
vene in Atlanta, Ga, on Thursday of this
week, has been changed, on account of the
prevalence of smallpox at Atlanta to Co.
lumbus, Ga. The delegates from Winohes-
ter Presbytery arc Revs. j. r. Graham and
A. c. Hopkins, and Ruling Elders f. B..