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

Southern Illinois is harvesting one of the
best wheat crops ever known in that region.
The Governors Guards, of Columbus.
Ohio, will encamp at Deer Park, Md, for
two weeks in July.
Ex.Gov. Holiday, of Virginia, is travel.
ing for recreation in Colorado, having recent
ly returned from the Sandwich Islands
The vote to subscribe one hundred aud
to the West Virginia and Pennsylvania Rail-
road was defeated, the majority being fifteen
less than the three, ftths required Another
vote will be taken soon as necessary for
malites can be completed.
The Democratic Executive Committee of
Monongalia county has requested tho mem
bers from each district to call meetings in
their respective districts on Saturday, July
LIST, and appoin. two delegates and TIVE alter
mates from each district to attend the Con-
grcssional Convention that will be held some
time in July.
A military company has been organized at
Roanoke, Va, under the namo of Kimball
Guards, in honor to j. Kimball, president
of the Shenandoah Railroad. Major Ell s.
Hutter was elected captain; G.. D. White,
first lieutenant 8. A. Noel, second lieuten,
ant A. j. Camp, third lieutenant Dr. j T.
Holley. surgeon, and Row W. c. Campbell,
of the Presbyterian Church, chaplain -.
Messrs. Van Voris and Stetson, of New
York, for themselves aad others, have pur-
chased the iron lands Of the Oliver farm,
Tinker creek, 81 miles from Roanoke, on the
Shenandoah Valley Railroad, where they will
proceed to erect a furnace for making mill
iron, which differs from the Bessemeter We
are also informed that an agent of Mr.. Samuel
j. Tiden has been at Roanoke recently with
reference to investing and erecting furnace
there.-Lynchburg Virytntan.
Hon. John Blair Hoge has announced him.
self O candidate for recollection from the 2nd
District. II is said that the election of W.
L. Wilson of Jefferson, to the Presidency of
the West Virginia University has removed
Congressional thorn from the side of the
Hon. John Blair. Dan Lucas will make it
mighty interesting for him, especially if it
be true that Hoge and Lucas pooled their
issues two years ago to defeat Ben Martin,
with the understanding that Hoge would not
BIO q candidate for reelection. There is but
one thing easier than making politi cal cons
pacts, and this is breaking them
kuna1cAa Gazette
One of the familiar figures of Washington
is Gen Joseph L. Johnson He is the most
military looking little old fellow that over
was. lie has quick, military gait, emart
military mustache, and when Tecumsch Shcr,
man and himself arc hobnobbng and laying
their heads together over their wine glasses
at dinners and suppers they are perfectly
happy. Gen. Sherman thinks Gen. Johnston
the greatest living soldier, and Gen. Johnston
thinks tho same of Gen. Sherman they are
perfectly honest and sincere in their mutual
admiration-fghtingm men usually are-and
each in clarifying the other pays delicate
compliment to his own self>loyc, Secretary
Chandler is no doubt very nhlo man, but a
more ordinary looking man does not exist.
He has kind of sonny when you>hsve wa
tered the~whisky and sauded the sugar come.
in>to>prnyers-look that ought by rights to
belong to Senator Hoar- Tushinqton Let
ter in the Nee0 York World.
WEST VIRGINIA HIsroRICA1 SOCIETY,".
-Fhis Society hold its customary annual
meeting at the University of West Virginia
on the Sth inst, Commencement day)
The meeting took place OF o'clock, P NJ
IN tho grand Hall of the University. before
a crowded audience-a splendid band of mus
sic from Pittsburg being present, giving ed
ditional interest to the occasion Hon. Chas.
j. Faulkner opened it's proceedings with an
elaborate address, giving minute and detail
ed account OF tho circumstances under which
West Virginia lost that rich and productive
region lyiuesouth OF, and including Putsbure.
The facts were new to most of his hearers,
and excited an extraordinary degree OF atseu>
ton aud interest. He was followed by Hon
VIM. Fl. Travers Of Jefferson, to whom had
been assigned the duty of delivering the an
nual address before tho Society. AL know
Mr.. Travers to BIO orator and scholar, aud
his address cnmo fully mp to his high rcputa.
ton Both addresses will no doubt appear
in the forthcoming volume of the collections
of the Society. Jiar'insburg Statesman.