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

The corporate authorities are GRADING zn5
maoadamizing West street, north of I,ibe,,z
Call and see the New Champion Binder a.
the warehouse of Fl Re.r
An exchange says, "Man's average life :.
3S years" DR.. Bulls Cough svru, v;l
always live. "''
The recently elected Deacons of the Press
oJterian Church will DO ordained on SUNDAY
February 26th.
Large and Selee. lot of Clocks at W. "A.
kohlhousen's from Sl.25-up. All warr,n>
tod time keepers.
ihe Rev. Mr.. Lafevre, of O1kland, Md.
preached in the Presbyterian Church here
Sunday morning last.
Rev P. II. Whsner, of this place, will
address the Good Templars of Brucetovn on
Th ursday evening next.
Mr. John Moore has sold his farm, of 15o
scres, ear Mechanicstora, to Mr. Gen w
NARROW, at $50 per acre.
few solid silver American Kev,Winde-s
at 'Ost-frOm slo-up Warranted A No.
L nms-keepers, at W. A. Kohhouseu's
The Baltimore Conference of the NJ. E.
Church will meet at Broadway Church. Bal.
tiuore, Gu the 9Th of March.
SlIverWare of Rodgers make. No II
Narrated 4uadruple plate, spoons. forks
knlSes, DC, at w. A Kuhlhouseu's
The Baltimore Conference of the NJ F
Church South. will meet ut Fredericksburg,
virginia, on Wednesday, March Sth, 1882
The Presbytery OF Winchester will hold
It's next stated spring meeting in the Lou>
DOM St church, Winchester. Va, on Wed
nesd ~, March 10Th, at u 2. NJ.
Three candidates for admission into the
Free Will Baptist Church (coIored) were i'm
mersed at the Town Mill on Sunday after
noon last. by the Rev Mr. Wainwright.
A beautiful lot of Ladies' aud Gents
Solid Gold Stone Rings job lot Will
be cold at astonishingly low prices ut W A
hohlhousen's. Call early as they will take
aud soen the stock will be broken
More than half (S7OO 40 of the entire
amount contributed to Missions in the Do,
cese of West Virginia during the year end
ing September 1st, 1881, was given by the
congregation of Zion Church, ChsrIestowu
Mr.. W. Taylor has disposed of mis- uu>
expired lease and furniture of the TAYLOR
House, in this place, (the old Sappiugton
Hotel,) to Mr.. David r. Barbour OF this
vicinity, who will take possession of the same
in few days,
We are panied to learn from the IImdica-
tor, that Capt. John Smith, who was for
many years popular conductor on the Val>
ley Branch Of the Il. 4 o road, has been adj
mitted patient to the Western Luuutic
Asylum at Stanton.
Mr.. Jas. w. Butt has the improvements Of
Mr.. Geo. ". Thomas we'll under wav, has
erected one of the two new dwelling houses
for Mr.. Albert Diehi and is putting various
repairs, in the Carpenter line, upon the in.
terror of the Carter House
We were pleased, last Thursday, to re
ceive call from Capt r. G. Morton. one Of
the editors of the Stauutou TInHicofor, and
representative of the Valley Mutual Life In
surauce Co., of Stanton The Captain is on
. trip in the interest of this organization and
informs US that he is meeting with much
tu cess.
DR.. Fl. 8. CastIeman, of our medical fra>
teruity, took his departure last week for Ball
timore, TO enter upon the practice of his pro-
fsssion in that city, whittier the bcs, wish cs
OF 4 host of friends attend him. We regret
to lose him from midst, yet wish for him
the highest success in his new home in the
Monumental City.
Dinner and Oyster Supper, for the bene
ft Of the Y. NJ c. A, of Charestown, will
be given at Washington Hall on Wednesday.
February 22d, and also the succeeding day
The object is to raise funds to suitably ft up
and furnish the new room of the Association.
in the Griggs building, on Charles street,
and it is confidently hoped that liberal pa
tronage will be extended towards this worthy
end
A stone was thrown through the window
OF the Town Council room. whilst the Coun>
oil was in session on Tuesday night last. aud
came very near striking a spectator on the
head Whilst the act in itself might not
have been done with serious criminal intent.
yet the result might have been a very hurtful
or even fatal injury to some innocent person,
and viewed in this light it deserves tho most
severe censure aud the perpctrator. if
caught. we venture to assert, will not be dealt
with lightly.
The stockholders of the First National
Bank of this place, on Tuesday last re-
elected as Directors, Messrs. r. o Talbot,
Thomas Ciaggett, Daniel Getzendanner. Jno.
Il Gibson and Wm l.. Wilson -Messrs.
Edward Tearney aud John Burns, former
members of the Board, retiring therefrom
and reducing the number from seven to five.
Mr. ii. y. Talbot was chosen President by
tho Board. and Messrs Samuel Howell