Spirit of Jefferson. [volume] (Charles Town, Va. [W. Va.]) 1844-1948, 1882-02-21
PEN, INK AND SCISSORS,

Judge Raymond is at home in Fairmons
sick.
Gen. Rosser. chief engineer of the; Cana,
dian Pacific Railway, has resigned.
Austiu's N Y. Dramatic G om pany reached
Grafton las. week, but Uncle Tom getting
drunk, and their goods having been attaehed,
they disbanded. : Aartias5srg Herald
The burning of building Friday morn
lag in Chester, Pa, ia which fireworks were
made, caused an explosion that killed four.
teen persons outright and wounded fifty or
more, some of them fatally.
A bill has passed the Virginia Senate in
cooperating the "Fauquier and Rappahan-
mock Railroad Company" to construct rail-
road from some point on the main line of the
Virginia Midland Railway Company, or any
branch thereof, to SperryvlIe, 10 the county
OF Rappahannock, running to or within a
mile of Washington, the county-seat of said
county.
There is said to be move for bringing
the Shenandoah Valley, Norfolk and Vests
ern and East Tennessee, Virginia and Georgia
Railroads under one ownership control. The
Western Maryland is the Baltimore oonnec~
ton of this section. A railroad official who
is in position to know the inside, said this
week that if it should come to pass that the
Western Mary Hand is put up in the market,
that railroad system will bid largely for it.
Baltimore Sun.
Miss Mary Tucker Mag'Il, of Virginia, a
niece of the Hon. } Randolph Tucker, ia
vored the lads of Lincoln Institute, Phila
delphia, with one of her highly interesting
readings Monday evening. The Philadel-
phla papers concur 10 tho conclusion that
the selections were made with exc llent taste
and Judgment. The Philadelphia Inquirer
says some of her selections were given with
an effectiveness which suggested the idea
that lecture on that some kindred theme
by Miss Magiil who is a Southern lady,
would certainly become highly popular
Mr. Newberry, of Bland, one of the four
Readjusters who recently boted caucus of
that party on account of its Objectionable
dictation in the matter of election of auditor
introduced in the Virginia Senate, last Thurs
day, resolution which created considerable
stir in that body, but which of course did no,
pass. 1t is as follows:
"Resoloed, That Gen VIM Mshone be
and he is hereby, requested to return to and
remain at his post of duty in the Senate of
the United States, and that a COPY of this
preamble and resolution be sent to our paid
Senators by the clerk Of this body"
COUNTY ITEMS From the Shepherds
town Register we copy the following items:
Twelve persons were confirmed by Ri. Rev.
Geo. w. Peterkin at the Episcopal Church
in this place on Tuesday night lass
A revival of religion has been in progress
in the NJ f. Church South, Rev. ". G..
Egg leston, pastor, during the past two
weeks About twenty five persons nave been
converted, and the meeting continues with
undated interest.
The officers of Leetown Lodge, I. o G
T , are follows: " 9. T., James w.
Chapman; W. V. t. William Small; "
s., C. S. Watson W F. s., George II Vat.
son; w. t., Geo. D. johnson W. C., G.
&. Johnson W. NJ, S. H. Watson W. l.
G, T.. G Watson.
Shepherdstown. w Va, containing a
population of 1000, on the south bank of
the Potomac river, and on the G. l. o Canal
leading from Cumberland to Washing ton
city, and on tho s. V. R. R the grand
trunk line leading from New Orleans to New
York City; afording excellent manufactur-
ing facilities, will subscribe large amount
of stock to any established manufacturing en-
terprise. and exempt the same from taxation
that will locate in their town.