Spirit of Jefferson. [volume] (Charles Town, Va. [W. Va.]) 1844-1948, 1883-09-18

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ngssaf the American Pharma-
ssociation, in Washington
astweek.
The Synod of Virginia will hold its
ninety-sixth annual session in the
Presbyterian church, Charlottesville,
Va, October 3Oth.
A fine new dwelling has been built
, on the farm of the late Robt. n. Duke,
by Messrs. OFT & Merritt, and Messrs.
Davis & Conner are painting it.
< Hon. w. L. Wilson requests those
of our ,countrymen who desire young
German Carp to stock their ponds or
, streams, to send i'll their applications
to him at once.
Miss. Minnie Chambers, of Uar-
pcr's Ferry, who took a prominent
part in the y. NJ. c. A. Musical En-
tertaihlnent here several months ago,
is. We regret to learn, critically ill of
typhoid fever.
The Valley Convocation of the
Episcopal Church will meet in Trinity
Church, Nartinsburg, on Wednesday,
Sept. 26 Services commencing on
Wednesday night and continuing over
the Sunday following.
We were shown. q day or two ago,
a strawberry from second crop of
this yeas growth. from the vines of
Mr.. John II. Hall. The one shown
rs was one of the finest we have ever
seen, and was one of large number
of like second crop.
Mr.. John II. Stipc, of Frederick
county, Va, an old ''Stcncwall Bri-
gadc'' veteran. has recently taken
charge of the McCurdy Mill, near
Kablctown, and is turning out an ex-
cel!cnt grade of flour. We welcome
Mr.. Stipc to our county, and wish him
much business success.
Geo. II. IIagley gives notice that,
from and after October LIST, next, he
will adopt the strict cash or barter
system. BY this means he proposes
TO sell all goods at the very lowest
margin OF profit, and hopes to be able
to give satisfaction in every particu-
lar. Cash or Produce. and goods at
the very lowest notch, is the rule he
adopts.
The Shcphcrdstown Manufacturing
Company have commenced the foun-
dation for another building. The
new structure will be of brick, two
stories high, running parallel with
the machine shop, and will be one
hundred feet by fifty feet, not incIud-
ing the building to be erected in the
twenty feet between it and the pres
cntmain shop.
The Martinsburg Fire Department
decided 10 have parade OH October
10th, the second day of the Berkeley
Agricultural Fair. A number of
neighhoring fire companies have been
invited, and thus far five have accept
ed, and promise to be there. A fine
silver trumpet is to be awarded to the
company having the largest number
of uniformed men in line on the day
of the parade.
In addition to the names of law
ycrs from distance in attendance on
the Court of Appeals given in our
last, we append the following for this
week: c. f. IIogg, PIT. Pleasant :;
II. S. Turk Pocahontas r. f. Den
mis-, Lewisburg; G.. p. Simpson, PIT.
Pleasant; J. f. Brown, Charleston j;
G. S. Couch, Charleston; c. NJ.
Lampson, Lima, Ohio; II. S. Blair,
Ritchic county; 7. j. Arnold, of CAL
ifornia.
The Shenandoah Valley Baptist
Association held its first annual scs-
sion with the church, at Bethel,
Clarke county, Va, OH the 4th, 9th
and 9th instants. The body organ
lied by the election OF Rev. L. b.
Shepherd, of CharIcstown, President.
and the Rev. w. C. Biting, of Luray,
secretary. Seventeen churches were
represented. The Introductory ser
mon was preached by the Rev. y. c.
Barron, of Dcrryvillc.
County Surveyor S. Howell Brown.
has received from the publishers tho
first com pletc corrected copy of his
new Map of Jefferson County, and il
may be seen in the Office of the County
Clerk. 1t is one of the handsomcst
maps we have ever seen, and reflects
much credit upon Mr.. Brown, tc
whose untiring efforts, skill and abiI-
ity, the people of Jefferson will be in,
dcbted for q map of their county,
which cannot be cxccllcd anywhere,