Spirit of Jefferson. [volume] (Charles Town, Va. [W. Va.]) 1844-1948, 1882-06-20

Miss Estele Martin, late of this place. is
very i'll at Roanoke, Va.
The picnic season is a. hand, and the Sum
day Schools are filing up.
See change of schedules of d & o S.y.
and w. NJ. Railroads on editorial page oftbis
issue.
Work upon the improvements to the Bap-
tlst Church, contracted for by Mr.. Jas. w.
Butt IS IN progress.
Tho brick walls of the new (O,k}andl
Southern Methodist Church, near Mechanics.
town, are partially erected.
Visitors to Baltimore this week will find at
Tho MnItby House every accommodation, the
very best fare, and prices reasonable.
The ladies' festival for the benefit of the
Good TemPlars, held Thursday, Friday and
Saturday evenings, was very successful.
Mr.. Joseph II Easterdsy has built an ad,
ultlon to his timing shop, extending the same
twenty-five feet farther bsck to the rear.
We were pleased. on Monday of last week,
to receive call from Mr. A S. Goulden,
one OF the editors of the Martinsburg Herald.
The County Court held special term last
week, to make settlement with OK sheriff
BAKER and with the constables in regard to
the dog-tax. ?.
A large excursion party from Baltimore
visited Luray on Wednesday last, via the
Western Maryland and Shenandoah Valley
Railroads.
Prof. St. Geo. T. Brooke, of tho West vir,
Glnia University, returned to Charlestowa
last week, and is taking his usual summer
vaca ton.
Wednesday, tho 18th of July, is the day
selected for an excursion to Luray, by tho
Hagerstown Light Infantry, accompanied BY
full band of music.
Mines" is the new name of Shenandoah
Iron Works Station on the S. V.RR. An
honor given to Hon. VIM Mines, Jr., former
Presi dent of the road
Capt. ". II. Morrow, OF Louisiana, Pike
county, Mo, is visiting his old homo hero,
called hther by the cad occasion of the ill
ness and death of his aged father
An exchange says that late law requires
the treasurer of every incorporated town to
publish annually in a country paper fnan-
cial statement of the affairs of his town
The election of VIM. l. Wilson, E,q Of
this place, to the PresideucT of the West
Virginia University, We are pleased to see,
meets with the universal endorsement of the
press throughout the State
Dr. John S. Martin, Presiding Elder of
the Rockingham District, is appointed to
take charge of Winchester Station. NJ Z.
Church South, Uicc the Rev Dir. ". P. Har
Elson, removed to Nashville, Tenn.
Ths real and personal property in Shop
herdstown is assessed at s2S1, $50 The levy
OF 80 coats each 500 of this, with 327
c"pitatons at 20 cents. and 90 dogs at so
cents, produces total tax of 81 5000.
The sixteenth animal convention of tho
Baltimore Conference Sunday School Society
of the NJ Church Soath is TO be held at
Harrisonburg, Va July l1-14 Bishop 4.
w. Wilson is expected 10 DO present aud take
part IN the programme.
On Saturday night week the west bound
express train, Baltimore & Ohio Railroad
ran off the track near Martinsburc, slightly
1njnring four or fcc passengers and breaking
the engine, baggage car, two express cars
smokers car and enc passenger coach.
The barn OF Col. VIM A. Morgan, near
ShcPherdstown, was burned by IN inccrdiary
about one or two O'clock on Monday night OF
last week. A rcgTe msn named Henry
Allen, formerly of Alexandria, Va,
charged with being the incondiarY. IVES ar>
vested and committed to jail here on Tuesday.
No insurance
Mr.. Adam Brenreaan, Of our county.
brought to ChnrlcStown, last Trcs5sY, pair
of the finest black match horses We have
seen for long while. They are five years
old, and tho two weigh $3.50 lbs Mr. b.
had sold them to gentleman from Hacers>
town, and they were brought hero for ship
mont to that point.
A match game of base ball was PLAYED
hare on Saturday last between the Red Star
Club, of this place, and the Potomac, of
Shopherdstown. The prize ball was won By
the Red Stars, the score standing 50 to 50.
During the game tho Umpire, Dr. W. L
Long, was struck in the eye aud severely
hurt by foul ball
The Shephcrdstown Register refers to the
old theory that abundant locust bloom forc~
shadows heavy corn crop. and rice rcrsd,
light bloom, as We have it this year, light
crop. We thought that idea was entirely ex~
ploded last year, whom we had mos. abundant
locust bloom, and of tho lishtest corn
crops We have had for years.
Mr.. Joseph Morrow, Quo of our Oldest and
most highly respected citizens, and whose
serious illness we noticed in our last, died at
his residence at the "Whito House." on
Thursday morning last, aged % years He
had been consistent member of tho Meth