Spirit of Jefferson. [volume] (Charles Town, Va. [W. Va.]) 1844-1948, 1886-08-10

will be held in Middletown, Frederick
county. Va, August 24-27. Organ
~ization and opening sermon on Tues
day, at half past z o'clock p. NJ.
Thanks to Mr.. F. B. Young for late Florida
papers.
The statement of the sale of the Kecrl prop
erty is incorrect.
The s. V. R. R. will run an excursion to Lu-
ray August 18th.
Maj. W. Il. T. Lewis returned last week
from Orkney Springs, Va.
Mr.. Jas. w. Butt is tin roofing a bnilding for
Miss Ellen Homer, near Leetown. e.
The Supreme Court of Appeals will meet in
Charlcstown on Wednesday, September LIST.
Mcssrs. Armentrout 81 Tutwiler are laying q
new brick pavement in front of the property of
Mr.. 8. s. Dalgarn. on Main street.
Mr.. Fl. o. Talbot has in his garden a single
stock of corn from which there are six shoots,
each bearing a perfect car of corn.
Thanks to Hon. Jos. s. Miller. Commissioner
of Internal Revenue: for a copy of his prclimi-
nary report for the year ended June 80, 1886.
Zion (Episcopal) Sunday School, of this
place, will picnic ut Morgan's Spring. near
Shcpherdstown, on Friday next, going via the
S. V. II. R.
From the Roanoke Leader: Miss Bessie
Travcrs, of Charlestown. w. Va. well known
in Roanoke society. is visiting her sister, Mrs.
w. w. Coe. in this city.
The Frostburg (Md.) Journal, in its summer
resort personals. notes rs registered at the
Frost Mansion House: Mrs. Bates and son, and
Miss Magruder, of Charlestown.
Alittie nine-year-old son of Mr.. -- Hand
wright, residing on the farm of Mr.. VIM. Beall,
near Flowing Springs Mill, was playing about
n hog scaffold on Sunday last. when the heavy
beam of the same fell upon the child, striking
his stomach and injuring him so that he died
by tho time Il doctor could be summoned.
Among changes in the star route postal
schedule in West Virginia, the following is an
nounccd Route l2. 102, Kcarncysvillc to Mid
dlcway: Leave Kcarncysvillc daily except
Sundays at 2 P. NJ. or upon arrival of mail
trains. arrive at Middlcway by $3.50 P NJ, or in
az hours after leaving Kcarneysvillc leave
AIiddlcway daily except Sundays at $50 4. NJ,
arrive at Kcarncysvillc by II A. VI.
Miss Susan Leakin, of Baltimore, n sister of
Rev. DIR. Geo. A Lcakin and Mrs. n. P. Camp
bell. of that city. died ut the Stephenson Fe-
male Seminary in this place, (whithcr she had
come in the hope of rccuperating her failing
hcalth) ON Sunday morning last. aged about 20
years. The deceased was u daughter of Mr..
Shepherd Lcakin. deceased. at one time Mayor
of the city of Baltimore. Her remains will be
taken to Baltimore for intermcnt to-day.
The Lcague of American Whcclmen will be-
gin their annual bicycle tour September 9th.
starting at Buffalo. N. Y. and winding UP at
Martinsburg and Harpcr's Ferry. The route
will embrace Niagara Fails. New York. Nor
folk. [@oing from New York thence by watcr)
Richmond. Statrnton. Luray. Winchester.
CharIcstown. and many other intermediate
points. The League will dine here on Satur-
day. September 18th, and that evening the
tourists will take the cars at Harper's Ferry
for their various homes. The Valley wheelmcn
are quite anxious that these visitors he well
treated throughout the Valley. and Mr.. N. b.
Scllmitt. Valley Roadmaster. writes to us re-
spcctfulIv suggesting that we ask all hOrscmcn
to show them unusual courtesy. that they may
carry with them only tho best impressions of
our country and people.
The B. e o. r.. r. and steamer W. ". Cor
cOran will run a select combined excursion to
Washington and Mt. Vernon on Tuesday AIT
gust 10th. Train will leave Winchester at Cos.
pass CharlcstOwn ut ESQ. and arrive in Wash
ingtOn at 8. y. NJ. Returning. train will leave
Washington at 5:31. P. NJ, or cXcurSionists
may remain until departure of Lexington Ex-
press. at 1o:10 having ample opportunity.
after the return of the steamer from Mt. Yer
non at s. p. NJ. to visit the grand panorama
of the Battle of Bull Run and other points of
interest and return the same day. Tickets also
good for three days. ard good to return on
regular trains. Schedule of train and round
trip rates as follows: