Spirit of Jefferson. [volume] (Charles Town, Va. [W. Va.]) 1844-1948, 1882-07-04
Spnlt Of Jtfftrsol1.
ChaFlestoUn, JeGersoa County. West Is.
TUESDAY MORNING. JULY 4, 1852.
PEN, INK AND SCISSORS.

/ Nsny men employ their first years SO as
to make their last miserable.
For one of the best assortm ents of Tobacco
and Cigars, at low prices, go to DALGARN's.
Do YOU WISH TO PuarFv THE svs7sM and get rid
of Biliouanese? lfso, uso Thaysrs Liver Pow
ders IS cts. Sold by druggists.
THAyzn's CoNsuHPTloS CoueH CuRE is the
bestthing for Consumption known, and will euro
al ordinary cough in thirty minutes.
The present Chief Justice of Alabama used
to stick typo on weekly paper for SIS per
week
DON'T WASTE MONEY on trashy e,traets whom
you can buy lasting perfume so deIightfuIly
fragrant and refreshing as FIoreston Cologne.
The BEsT LIvEn AND KIDSEv REGULATOR and
eeatle furgative known, IA Thayer's Liver Pow
der's Sold by N. F. HenderSoa, Charlestown.
Fancies, like wild fowers, in a night NAV
grow; but thoughts are plants whose stately
growth is slow.
For trcmuIousness, wakefulness, dizziness.
and lack of energy, most valuable remedy
is Browns Iron Bitters.
Always remember, when you are in need
of Shoes to go to DALGAeN's, who sells
them on very short profits.
If you would not be forgotten as soon as
You are dead, either writo things worth re ad>
ing or do things worth writing.
Tho colorod voters of Kansas have nom.
insted Alfred Fairfax, former slave and
now farmer, as their Congressional candi-
date.
The Prince of remedies for rheumatism is
st Jacobs Oil. We have seen it tried, and
great results accomplished.
[Hunti"gton(L (Lnd.) Democrat
It is stated that tho forthcoming rcport
of the operations of the Norfolk and Wos.-
ON Railroad will show an increase of S25, 900
earnings for the month of May over the cor
responding month of last year
It is said that on tho 18th of June, 1868.
half the great corn feds of Illinois had not
been planted, ou account of cold. weather.
and yet that year the corn crop of the United
States was larger than ever known
During thunderstorm at Columbia, s,
9, Thursday, tho Confederate monument in
tho State House grounds was struck by light
ming, and the figure of the soldier surmouns-
ing it vas dashed to the ground and dcmol-
ished.
Collector Robertson, of New York, has
comtorted the employees of tho custom house
By declaring that while ho is collector no
mau shall be dismissed or iu any way inter
ie1ed with for the noDPayment of political
assessment.
The Democrats of Matthews county, Va,
have resolved in favor of a Democratic State
tic party, and expressed preference for
Major John W. Daniel as the candidate for
Congressman at largo.
A BENEFIcIENT ACTION Tile miscraf,Ie look,
and feelings Of th"sc coutip ell at desks or work
tables, are cansrtI by weak Stomach, RIdnovs or
Bowels. Parhcr's Ginger Tonic without iUtox-
1catlnG has SUcl! bcnciiccnt action on these
Grgans , aud SO cl""1scs the poisonous matters
health are soon brought back again.-Erp,Css
?sL:ErLEHsTEes, NEsvoUs"Ees, CAsSor Rzsr
sluggish, pain in tho back, which ariseS from the
kidney, with highly coIored urine If allowed 10
stand to be thick, attended with burning when
Toided. Thayors Liver Powders will cur. you.
Only IS cents. Sold by druggist n F. Header.
son. Chariestowu, w. Va.
Gentlemen of Chorlestown, I have onened
a Merchant Tailoring Establishment here.
and have full line of Samples from New
York and PhiladeIphis, of which can got
goods ordered on three days notice Don't
fail to come and 500 me before purchasing
elsewhere. Fits guarontced-uo fit no pay
Respectfully, j. L. Dorm.
-"A stirgy family "But why did you
leave your last place ?'' asked Mrs Brown.
''Och, num-" replied the young person, with
toss of her head, ''they was that mean that
there was no livin' wild 'em. IF you'll believe
1t mum twas only yiste, that wiut Until the
parior and there was two of the gurrels a.
playin' on one peeany and their father rich
enough to buy dozen and niVer fnle it,"
Mr.. David Thomas, slater, of Petersburg,
Va, was recently engaged on the roof of
the City Mills in removing one of the dor
ncr windows, when it unexpectedly became
detached and dragged him down With it.
He tell nearly one hundred feet and plunged
into the forebay. Hc was taken out unin-
jprcd. His escape was most remarkable. as
he passed between two logs only four feet
if he bad struck either of them.
Mr.. Jefferson Maddox, sor of Mr.. Martin
Maddox, of Augusta county Va, committed
suicide last week by shooting bimself in the
head whilo laboring under depression of spir-
its. He was a brother of Martin J. Maddox,
Jr., and II. G. Maddox, both of whom are
empoycd in this city, the former with
Hurst, PuTucll & Co., and the latter with
Shipler, Smith Il Co. Captain Alfred Mad
dox, another employ Of Hurst Puruell & Co,
Is ao uncle of the young man, as was also the
late DR.. 7. Clay Maddox.-Balt San, 18th.
Gen. T. L Rosser. formerly of Virginia,
will sue the Cansda Pacific Railway Company
tor malicious prosecution of him, and he saws:
'Nhen the comes up at the next regu>
lar term of the Court in October, you will see
how infamous the scheme for my destruction
: was, and how promptly Canadian jury will
reuTess my wrongs End punish those who have
50 na!iciously and wantouly slandered me.'
Gen. Rosser, who had been chief engineer of
the company, was charged with having kept
in his possession valuable papers belonging to
the company.
The weather for tie pas: three weeks has
been extremely unfavorabIe for business,
| (and Spring Bonnets), nevertheless we have
been kept moderately busy-sud cannot con-
sciemtious!y complain. We have sold out of
great many styles in different classes of