Spirit of Jefferson. [volume] (Charles Town, Va. [W. Va.]) 1844-1948, 1882-01-31
LOCAL IHTELrIeERcE.

Va WI" haeet monday, February
9Th Circuit Court Tuesday, February l4,b
The Mail north via the s V. r now
closes at IL O'Clock, A. NJ j; south at ]. pm
Hon ID. 3. Lucas has been attending tho
session OF the Court of Appeals, at Charles
ton.
Sesefa' new cases of smallpox were re,
ported IN Winchester tho early par. of las.
week. 'a''
John D. strider, Esq, we understand. has
purchased largely controlling interes. in the
Grange store at this place
The S. V. R. R. north>bo mail train
now passes Charlestown at 1l:23. A, NJ
south bound at 1:lS, p. NJ.
We return thanks to Hon. a. G.. Davis
for bound copy of the Report of the Ds>
Parsment of Agriculture for 1880.
Mr. Geo. W. Thomas, we learn, will short.
" have the parlor of his brick dwelling, on
Main street, fitted up as storc>room.
A freeze during the early part of last week
enabled our ice-gathers to secure a large
quantity of that needful article, although all
OF our ice>houses are not yet filed.
Visitors to the Spirit Office will please
bear in mind tina. our proof-sheets. mauu>
script, private letters, postal cards, &C., are
not matters intended for public perusal.
coiored man named Fortune McLane
was taken with fit on Friday morning last,
and fell against stove, burning his face
very severely. He was attended by Dr. H.
s. Castleman
> The Town Council, last Friday evening,
wv
and Mayor Slifer to put down temporary
board sidewalks in trout of their properties
on South Mildred street.
From d. NJ. Ferry & Co., of Detroit,
Michigan, we have one of the fuest seed cat,
alogues issued, accompanied with liberal
supply OF the best varieties of flower and
vegetable seeds, for which we extend many
thanks.
Dir. James Wick, the Rochester IN. W
gardener. is entitled to our sincere thanks
for package of choice vegetable and flower
seeds. No better seeds are produced than
those raised by Mr.. Wick and being an old
printer himself, he never fails to remember
his brethren of tho craft.
Willie, sged about ten years, 6 little son
tho face by mule, in the barnyard of Mr..
Thomas Frazier, on Friday morning last
DR.: g. I. Richardson gave him surgical at
tention. and he is doing as we'll as could be
expected under the circumstances.
Alta meeting of the Presbyterian coogre.
cation of this place, held on the l4th instant.
the following gentlemen we're elected addi,
tioual deaoons. viz: S. S Dalgarn Nimrod
Trussei!, A. Dehl, S. W Wysong, V. NJ
Fir"r, Andrew Witherspoon, r. ". Morrow
aud E. w Bedioger, Jr, At the commu-
nion next day four additions on examination
were made
Rev. F. j. Brooke, pastor of the Presby>
torian Church at Phiiippi (bro,her of
Prof. St Geo T. Brooke, and br othcr>in-law
of Hon D. B Lucas,) has received calls to
three churches-two in Virginia and ono in
Arkansas-with salaries much greater than
he now receives, but the Barbour .JGcrso.
man ia pleased to announce tina, he will re-
main at his present charge.
The dwelling occupied by Mr. VIM 3.
Smith, on the Mcfarland farm, about one
mile northwest Of Halltown, was DESTROYED
with almost the entire household effects and
other articles of Mr.. Smith and family.
amounting in value to twelve or fifteen hun
dred dollars. The value of the house which
belonged to Mrs. Dr.. Fuller aud daughter. of
Winchester, we have not learned. The fire
Is supposed to have originated from some
defect in the chimney. No insurance. This
ioss falls most heavily upon a worthy citizen
and his family, the female portion being not
left even \ bonnet upon their heads, and
being suddenly turned out of house and home
upon one Of the severcst mornings of this
winter, heavy snow storm prevailing at the
time.
1t would have beao proper for us to have
stated last week, in connection with our re-
port of the Town Council proceedings, that
the Council was some time ago shown propo,
sltions, through the Gas Company, whereby
iron lamp posts could be bought at SIS 90
each. We mention this now to counteract
any Impression that there no lower.
priced iron posts than at 81 rs, as might
have been inferred from the repor, before the
Council mentioned in our last 1t should be
remembered also, in connection with that
portion of the report assuming to show the
relative cost of different lights, that, as we
presume is the ease, no cost of lamp CHM
neys, wieks, cleaning. &c, is taken into ac>
coust IN the cost of kerosene as in compare
son With gas. These cxpen SEES are also very
heavy, and should be taken Into account in
consideration Of relative cost of illum uators.