Spirit of Jefferson. [volume] (Charles Town, Va. [W. Va.]) 1844-1948, 1883-01-30
SPIRIT OF JEFFERSON.
Various Items.

GustaVe Dore, the eminent French
artist, is dead. ..- -f.
Clark Mills, the sculptor, died in
Washington few days ago.
Physicians prescribe Browns Iron
Bitters for indigestion, weakness, low
spirits, etc.
IF you want a good pair of Gum or
Leather Boots or Shoes, so TO Dali
CAIRNS. -szr
For one of the best assortments OF
Tobacco and Cigars, at low prices, go
to DALGARN's. 74 ''
The old Elizabeth iron furnaces in
Shenandoah county. Va, long idle,
are to be put in operation again.
a Tunker college, the building to
cost Sc, 600, will be erected at Bridge
water, Rockingham county, Va, by
next fall. r..
The stockholders of the Shenandoah
Valley Railroad will meet at Luray
February 21st, to consider q contract
with the Norfolk and Western Com
pany.
An enterprising Pennsylvania has
determined to establish at Front
Royal, Va, factory for the manu-
facture of molasses and sugar from
sorghum. E
Mr.. Samuel Simpson. worthy, and
in his day, most useful citizen of
Loudoun county, Va, died at his home
near Mt. Gilead, a few days ago, in
about the Goth year of his age.
An Ottawa dispatch announces,
son good authority" that the Prince
of Wales will visit Canada in March
next, and will probably extend his
travels so as to take in the chief
cities of the United States.
Grounds have been purchased at
Mount Jackson, Va, buildings erect
ed, and arrangements are making for
n meeting of the United Brethren this
summer, which is called an assembly,
and which will last ten days.
Farmers and others desiring a gen.
tcel, lucrative agency business, by
which S. to $50 a day can be earned,
send address at once, on postal, to
II. c. Wilkinson & Co, I95 and 1877
Fulton Street, New York. Ja9-6m.
Lieutenant-C Colonel W. p Craighill.
of the Engineer Corps, will resume
charge of the Improvements of the
Great Kanawha and Elk River. West
Virginia, relieving Capt z. n. Ruff
ner of the temporary charge of the
same.
The Court of Appeals of Virginia
has announced the following appoint
mcnts of officers for that tribunal: :
Col. Geo. w. Hansborough, reporter: !:
Col. w c. Pendleton. clerk at Wythc-
vile, and Major James 3. Dorman,
clerk ut Staunton.
We have heard both Democrats and
Republicans say that there is nothing
better for Cough than DIR. Bulls
Cough Syrup: this old reliable rem
edy never fails 10 cure Cough or
Cold at once, and may be obtained
ut any drug store for % cents bot
tie.
Mrs. Mcdonald broke her leg so
badly while alone in her house at Min
eral Point, Wis, that she could not
make her way out. She lay helpless
for a whole day, and had a prospect
of starving, when neighbor's dog
straycd in. She caught him. tied Il
note to his tail, and sent him home.
He brought assistance.
&. NJ Ellis has sold to- J. C. Green.
railroad contractor, and J. F. Slaugh-
ter, of Lynchburg, his undivided half
of the mineral tract, known as 'sken-
nedY.' in Augusta county. near the
line of the Shenandoah Valley Rail-
road. The entire tract contains a
fraction less than 4 800 acres. 1t is
the purpose of the owners of the land
to place force on it to expose the
several veins of iron ore, which arc
known to exist there
A locomotive is being built for the
Erie Railway in which Mr. MalIett's 5
device for consuming smoke is to be
tested In order to give the inven-
tion n thorough trial trip across the
continent will be made. There is to
be no smokcstack on this Locomotive,
and in its place is to be manhole
merely. The air used to condense
the steam is employed for heating
and ventilating cars, being delivered
through a conduit which, with coup
ling ends. passes along beneath the
cars. This system does away with
coal stoves or heaters, and supplies
the cars with fresh air and warm air
without danger of fire in case of q
smash-up-