Spirit of Jefferson. [volume] (Charles Town, Va. [W. Va.]) 1844-1948, 1882-01-24
PEN, INK AND SCISSORS.

j. X. johnson & Co.'S steam forge aud iron
works, at Richmond, Va, were destroyed by
fire Sunday night week.
Rev. Mr.. Ingle, of Frederick, on Thurs
day lost another child by dipthsria, being
the fth within q month.
case of small pox has occurred on Stony
Creek. near Edinburg, in Shenandoah coun.
ty. The authorities have taken preoaution
to prevent the spread of the disease.
Miss Minnie Mosher has returned to Bal
tlmore from an engagement of Sc days leo
turing and reading in the service and pay of
the National Prohibition Alliance of New
York City.
Senator Henry G. Davis boldly declared
in the Senate, tho other day, that the pen>
sion roll as now burdened by the operation
of the new Law, would require sum of money
larger than the national debt.
Track laying is progressing on the Shen>
andoah Valley Railroad south from Waynes>
boro' and north from Roanoke, and soon an
intermediate section of fifteen OF twenty miles
will be put down from the junction on North
river with the Lexington branch of the
Richmond and Allegheny Road towards
Waynesboro'
Mrs William Warner. residing near Row.
lands Mill, Washington county, Md, Wis.
tied some friends in Hsgerstown few DAYS
ego. with her infant child When she started
home she wrapped up the baby SO saugly that
1t died for want of air, and when she got to
the cad of her journey and removed the
cloaks and shawls from the presoious bundle
sho found lifeess corpse
Vice President Boyce, of the Sheusn doah
Railroad, bought most Of the parlor furniture
at the recent sale of the "oId fashioned fur.
he
think il well for Cameron that 1.-THE old.
fashioned furniture" is sold off He would
not have rested we'll upon the lounges, chairs
or beds which have supported the forms Of
Virginla's Governors of the past
Lexington Gazette
A movement is on foot to build a railroad
from kingwood. Preston county. W. Va. to
some poin. on the Baltimore & Ohio line
hingwood is rich old town. and the crop.
erty>holders ara fully enlisted in the enter
prise, including Senator Dawson, Hon. Frank
HeerDaus, Hon. J. c. MoGrow, Hon jas
Ii. Brown, Hon. Charles NJ Bishop. Gusta.
vus Cressup, DR. Maknown J. Barton Pavpe
Smith Crane. VIM. G. Brown, Jr, and others.
Articles of incorporation have been taken
on. by company. The routes from which
to select are Tunnelton, on the Baltimore &
Ohio, ten miles. along the valley CT Cheat
river; OF to Newourg, fifteen miles, through
rich field of coal or to Rowesburg, IL
miles.
A bill is pending in the Virginia House
Of Delegates for amending the charter of the
Washington, Cincinnati and ST Louis Rail-
road. The incorporntors iuoude VIM. Mil
mes, Jr., B. Borst, b. f. Grayson and
others, of Page county, besides persons in
Green, Rockingham, Highland and Abe
marie counties, Va; R. Fl. Maury, Thomas
Branch, w. F. Taylor, F. Stearns and Well
lington Goddn, of Richmond, 30. The bill
gives powers to construct, operate, &c, q
railroad from the Potomac river, opposite
the District of Columbia, to some poin. on
the Virginia and West Virginia State line.
In Highland county and particularly a branch
east of the Blue Ridge to some point on the
Potomac below Alexandria. 1t shall DO law
full for the company to consolidate with other
lines, the united company to take the name
of the Atlantic and Ohio Railroad Compaoy
or any other title it may choose The time
for the completion of the railroad and its
branches aud connections is extended to ten
years.