West Virginia Democrat. [volume] (Charles Town, W. Va.) 1885-1890, 1888-08-24

roofing the dwelling Of Mr.. A. W.
Sites, at Harper's Ferry.
Mr.. Gerard ID. Moore is having a
new shingle roof placed on his house
corner Of Liberty and West SITS.
A young man named Walter Stew
art was accidentally caught in 4
circular saw, near West Union, bod
bridge county, last week, and in
stantly killed.
Minnie Wood Chapel, situated
near Russell's school house on the
turnpike road leading from Berry
Vile to winchester, will be dedicated
on Sunday next, the 25th inst, on
which occasion the Rev. Dr. A. {.
Hopkins, Of this place will preach.
Mr.. Scott Weller killed chicken
last week which was most striking
curiosity. II was a healthy hen and
in good order, but on dissecting it
there WAS found pierced through its
gizzard a 6,penny nail, which seem
ingly, had been there some time, but
how it got there is a mystery.
A large assemblage Of jefferson
countymen are expected at Browns
Crossing next Saturday at 2 p. m,
to witness the Democratic pole rails
ing aud listen to the Democratic
speeches by Hon. Forrest w. Brown,
Col. r. 2. Chew and Hon. James H.
Grove.
The Third Virginia Battalion, con
sisting Of Company F, Winchester
Light Infantry" Company G, San
derson Guards" of Woodstock, and
Battery G, of Staunton, with Wood
stock band, are in camp at Island
Park. Capt. Joseph A. Mutton of
Winchester, is In command of the
battalion.
S. V. r. r. special rates to Will.
liams' Grove Changers 18th An
nual Exhibition-2 day tickets from
Charlestown $500; 6-day tickets
$3.50 Wednesday and Thursday,
29th and 30th. trains pass Charles
town at 5 and Ham daily. Elk
ira trains will leave the Grove on
Wednesday and Thurday at $50 p.
NJ.
A match game of base ball will be
played today in COlston's meadow
between the c. Frank Jones of this
place and the Pastimes of Martins
burg. Manager Hirschman, who
has been spending a short vacation
at Berkeley Springs, arrived yester-
day and will take charge of the
home team. Our boys claim to be
in fine playing condition and conf
dent Of victory.
A granary and shed. with its con-
tents, situated on the farm Of Mrs.
Maria Tucker, three miles west Of
this place. was destroyed by fire
about 10 p. m, last Friday night.
The contents, consisting of nearly
all necessary farming implements,
which were destroyed, belonged to
Mr.. J. W. Taylor, who farms the
place. The building was insured
in the jefferson County Mutual for
5000. and the contents insured. in
the Peabody of Wheeling. All in
Washington & Alexander's agency.
The Democratic campaign in this
State was formally opened at Char
lesion, the State capital, Saturday
last. A great crowd of people, in
Guiding thousands Of the hardy
miners Of that section, were present,
and heartily applauded Congress
man Mills Of Texas, who spoke Wig
orOusly in defense of the House tariff
bill and in arraignment of the Re
publican party, which he claimed
had deceived the workingman for
years by posing as his friend. Sena-
tor Blackburn of Kentucky, also
spoke. The canvass in this State is
to be a hot one, and on the part OF
the Democrats it will not be cam
paign of equivocation aud apology,
but squsrely for a reform of the
tariff.
Messrs. Baker and Hurst we are
pleased to learn, contemplate the
improvement Of the ShannOndale
Springs property, which has so long
been out of general use as summer
resort, and which at one time was
among the most delightful in the
country. A hotel, with spacious
verandas and planned with an ex-
press view to general utility and
comfort of guests, will be erected on
the old foundation, new cabins built
and other improvements made.
There is therefore now a reasonable
hope that these once popular springs
will be opened to the public by an
other season, and we trust that the
patronage extended to them may be-
come SO great as to justify further
and rapid improvements.-SPirit.
Hon. Z. P. G. Lewis, U. S. Minis
ter to Portugal, informed us q few