Spirit of Jefferson. [volume] (Charles Town, Va. [W. Va.]) 1844-1948, 1886-08-17

made thelrappearance at Hagerstown.
The most heated Prohibition cam
paign of the season is now in progress
in Mississippi.
Livingston w. Houston. son of Rev.
VIM. Houston, of Ohio, was drowned
near Lexington, Va.
The Luray Inn has had up to this
date three hundred more guests than
it had last year to the same date.
An effort will be made to raise
enough money to erect a monument
over the grave of Col. Harry Gilmor.
The Baltimore and Ohio Railroad
Company are preparing to erect ex-
tensivc repair shops at Harrisonburg.
The houses in Baltimore are being
remembered, on the decimal system
"a decided improvement over the
old style.
The shipments of flour from Rich
mond Va, to South America are
larger this season than at any time
since the war.
A new postoflice has been estab-
tablished at Winchester, Randolph
county, w. Va, with Arthur II. Win
chester as postmaster.
The Vice President of the City
Brewery, Mr.. j. Helmus, of Louis
vile, Ky, was entirely cured in one
week of a severe attack of rhcmatism
by St. Jacobs Oil.
Capt. Constantenus, the tattooed
Greek who went around with Barnum
several years ago, has become blind.
He lives in England and has boarded
away plenty of money.
Gen. Del. Kcmper, who served with
distinction in the Confederate army
of Northern Virginia, has been elect
ed superintendent of Anderson (S-
C. } Military Academy.
Geo. II. HagIey offers a job in Hats,
and has dropped prices on Summer
Clothing, Gloves, Slippers, &C., to
suit the end of the summer trade, also
has 20 Building Lots for sale.
The President refused to sign the
bill appropriating Sl0O, 900 for pub
lie building at Annapolis, Md. The
surplus resolution also failed to re-
ceive the Presidents approval.
"Her features are not regular, yet
what an attractive face she has! ~ 1t
is her beautiful hair. Once it was
thin, grayish and fading. A few bot
ties of Parker's Hair Balsam wrought
the transformation. 1t will do as
much for anybody.
Rev. Francis Leavell, who is now
near Charleston, Kanawha county,
w. Va, has been called to the assist
ant rectorate of Emmanuel Z. f..
church, Baltimore, of which Rev. DIR.
EcclestOn is rector. Mr.. Leavell has
accepted the call and will enter upon
his duties in 4 few weeks.
The true secret of success is merit.
This is so with Red Star Cough Cure,
purely vegetable compound, entire
ly free from opiates, poisons and
narcotics. and which has received the
public endorsement of physicians and
chemists everywhere. Twenty-Five
cents.
The recently published annual re-
port of the Atlanta (Ga.) Chamber OF
Commerce shows the growth of pop
ulation from 1865 to 1885, beginning
with 10000 and ending with $4,000,
and the taxable property has in
creased from $4,000, 900 in 1870 to
S21,712 $50 in 1885. Over S12, ,O00.-
600 of the increase has been within
five years.
Master Workman PowderIy has
written letter to a friend in Wilkes
barre, in which he states that under
no circumstances will he allow his
name to be used as candidate for
Congress in the twelfth district OF
Pennsylvania. He says he is tired OF
seeing his name used in connection
with politics. He is satisfied with
his present work, and '' would not be
in Congress among lot of pOIiti-
Clans"
A Walking Skeleton.