Spirit of Jefferson. [volume] (Charles Town, Va. [W. Va.]) 1844-1948, 1882-01-17
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About two inches of snow fell her. last
Thursday night.
letter for Hon. A. r. Boteler is adver,
tised as being in the Martinsburg post>ofies
Tho Masonic Supper heretofore announced
fer tho 25th of January, is postponed until
some time in February.
We return thanks to Gov. jackson and
Hons. John W. Grantham and Frank Beck.
with, for Legislative documents.
Mr.. Shryer Slower, of Charlestown, U. s.
Deputy Marshal, is in attendance upon the
u o. District Court at Parkersburg.
Mr.. Joseph Goldsmith expects, shortly. to
erect good dwelling house upon his lot,
corner OF Congress and Charles streets.
Judge L. G. Green, of the Supreme Court
OF Appeals of this State left last week for
charleston to attend the term of the Court
at that place.
We are in need of both WooD aud Corn,
and would be obliged if some of our patrons
would send us in a supply of those necessary
articles Us early as possible.
Master Thomas Grove, son of Hon james
h Grove, of this county. has been sppoin ted
telegraph operator in the office Of the Amer
lean Union Telegraph Company iu the Bald
win House, Hagerstown.
A more rigid enforcement of the ordinance
requiring the removal of snow from the side,
walks would be more comforting to pedes>
TRANS than to walk through slush shoe top
deep, as they had to do last Friday.
An election of officers for the corporation
of Bolivar, on the 5th of January, resulted
as follows-Mayor, James N. Smallwood :;
Recorder, W. b. Chambers; Councilmeu. o.
T: Kemp. B. Wentzsll, j. a. Lenox, T
w. BeaIe and 2. Nash
At the corporation election held in Har>
per's Ferry on Thursday week, S V. Yautis,
Esq, was elected Mayor; Chss. II. Trail
Recorder; John a. McCrcight, N. c..
Brsckets, Philip Engle, Alex Murphy and
James McGraw, Councimen.
All the large gas msns, with the excep>
tion of a broken link of few feet, arc now
laid. The laying Of the small mains will be
comparatively short work. The cstern is
nearly completed, and tho work upon the gas
holder will be comncoced shortly.
George Perkins, q noted colorcd thief. was
arrested by Policeman Joo. E Hough, few
days ago, Oh warrant for stealing a shost
from Mr.. John Se;dsn come weeks ago, and
after hesriug before Justice Johu Avis, WAS
committed to jail for the action o! the next
grand jury.
a shoat belonging to Mr.. John Birkitt,
Keeper OF the toll-gase on tho Hsrpers Ferry
turnpike SHIRT distance east of Charles
town, was shot and killed in a Geld near by.
by some Negro boys, a few days ago, asd
portion Of it carried of. We have hoard of
NO arrest in the case.
Austln's Dramatic Company will appear at
Washington Hall this week, for two nights
only, (Friday and Saturday, } in the popu lar
plays of rip Van Wink!e," and II ncIe
Toms Cabin" as peri .rmcd by them one
hundred consecutive nights to crowded
houses. See advertisement in another column.
hessrs. Hoke Bros. have abou, Completed
the first section of FIVE kiIns at their
new lime works at Reyes Switch, in this
county, and will omrence at once the burn
ing of lime (of which they expect to pro
duce superior qualisy) on a Largo scale.
They propose, during tho coming SKINNER,
to add to their works another section of five
kilns.
Mr. D. A. Phillips, of this place, as will
be seen by his csrd in this ssue has taken
out license as Auctioneer, and ofars his
services in that capacity to the people of
Jefferson county Mr. Phillips is possessed
of a good gift of CAB" Ono offence meant }
is energetic and reliable, a good Judge of
values, aud We believe will render efficient
service to all who may employ him in this
line.
We havc seen horses. on varinns rcce nj
occasions, very much frightened and in
some instances to tho imminent danger of
both riders, or drivers. and passers>by -by
the ungainly patent paint sign which dis
figures the stone bridge on Yves. Main stree.
Il is certainly not only an eye sore and pub,
lie nuisance which ought to be ahated but
what we fear will. if allowed to remain, vet
be the cause OF serious accident
The martinsburg Statesman contains .
call. over the signatures of Rev j. W
Hedges and DR. E B. Hedges, for Conven,
OF tho Hedges heirs residing in the State OF
West irSlnia, to meet in that city to- day,
to form an Organization, in connection with
the organizations already existing in sevora'
ct the States, for tho purpose of fully es,ab,
fishing their legal claim, under the Will Of
tho late Sir Charles Hedges of ENGLAND. &c
the vast estate left by him to his descon dan, t:
in America. We hope our friend, ". l.
Hedges, of this place, will come in for .
reasonable share of the "needful" here
spoken of