Spirit of Jefferson. [volume] (Charles Town, Va. [W. Va.]) 1844-1948, 1883-09-11

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chester Presbytery will meet at
Cliff Church, September 18th.
dfst frost of the season, in
5e9lity, appeared on Thursday
ag4ast.
Our former townsman, DR.. II. S.
astteman, of Baltimore, is on visit
% lis friends here.
Y: NJ. &C. A. meeting at their Room,
hee Hall, next Sunday afternoon,
at 5 O'Clock. All are cordially invited.
2S,513 bushels of wheat were
shipped over the B. & o. r. r., from
CharIestown depot, during the month
Z of::August.
See advertisement of Kahn & Co.
who offer $4,000 worth of Fall and
I Winter goods, and invite an inspcc-
ton of their stock.
The Synod of Virginia will hold its
ninety-sixth annual session in the
Presbyterian church, Charlottesville,
Va, October 3oth.
Ruling Elder II. w. Crittcnden is
appointed to represent Charlcstown
Church in Winchester Prcsbytcry;
Cleon Moore alternate.
457 tickets, for the Masonic Ex-
cursion to Island Park, were sold at
Charlestown station of the B. & o.
Il. r., last Wednesday.
~ child of Sarah Dodson, colored,
aged about ! years, wandered into
the milI-racc, at BIoomery, on
Wednesday last, and was drowned.
Our old friend Seth Timbc2lake, of
Clarke county, gave us pleasant call
last week. We arc always glad to see
him, and wish him long life and much
happiness.
Deputy Sheriff Moore requests us
to say that the name of John NJ.
Daniel should not have appeared in
the delinquent list published few
weeks since.
Prof. Joseph McMurran has re-
signed the presidency of the Board
of education of Shephcrdstown dis
trict- The County Superintendent
will fill the vacancy.
We return thanks for Premium List
of the 2Sth annual exhibition of the
Washington County (NId.) AgricuI-
tural Fair, to be held at Hagerstown,
October 10th to 10Th.
a district conference of the Y. N.
c. ~. will be held at KearncysviIlc,
under the auspices of the association
of that place, beginning on Thursday
evening next, and continuing Friday,
Saturday and Sunday.
The Valley Convocation of the
Protestant Episcopal Church assem-
blcd at Emmanuel church in Wood
stock, August 2Sth. The opening
sermon was preached by the Rev.
Wm.-T LeavelI, of HcdgesvilIc, and
Rev. Mr.. Mason, of Shepherdstown,
preached at night
The Y. NJ. G. y. of Charlcstown,
last Thursday night, elected the fol-
lowing officers for the ensuing term:
$. Howell Brown, Prcs't; y. d. Barr,
1st Vice Pres't; G. z. Light. I'd Vice
Pres't; Geo. L. Shipley, Rec. Scc'y;
a. ID. Barr, Cor. Scc'y; Nimrod
TrusselI, Financial Scc'y; Julius C.
Holmes, Treasurer.
N1cssrs. S. d. IIirschman & Co
have gone east to lay in a mammoth
supply of all classes of goods in their
lines, and this week the Twin Front
stores will be filed to the brim with
one of the largest aud best stocks of
goods ever brought to CharfcstoHn.
So look out for the grand arrival, and
call and examine styles and prices.
The following members of the legal
profession from other points have
visited CharIcstown since the sitting
of the Supreme Court of Appeals,
which began last Wednesday: Hons.
c. j. Faulkner and L. Boyd FaulIl-
ner, of Martinsburg; Holmes Con-
rad, Esq, of Winchester; Samuel
=, Woods, Jr., of Philippi; and Geo.
Mr.. Beethoven, Esq, of Shepherds
town.
Mr.. G. Z. Licklidcr visited Charles
town last Friday, in the interest of the
Shepherd & Hendricks Grain Drill
manufactured at the shops of the
Shepherdstown manufacturing Com
pany. He gave us a pleasant call
whilst here, and we were pleased to
learn from him that the drill, home
invention and production, is meeting
with much favor among our best
farmers, and that the Manufacturing
Company is entering upon Il pros
porous career.
Excursion tickets, at greatly re-
duccd rates, will be issued from all
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