Spirit of Jefferson. [volume] (Charles Town, Va. [W. Va.]) 1844-1948, 1889-06-25


.CnARIlsTows, JagEnnaoN COUNTY, W. VA
TUESDAY MoRElNe gUNEss. 1883.
The State Press Association met at
Wellsburg, last Paesday.
The county of Berkeley expended
S2z8.6o for county printing last
year.
Gov. Wilson has received an invi-
tation to deliver Fourth of July
Grafton before the Tammany society
in New York city.
1T has been decided to issue repair
bonds for $500, 600 to restore the c.
& o. canal. The Georgetown level
will be repaired at once.
Wake Forest College, North Caro-
lima, conferred the degree of LIZ. d.
ON Prof. st. George Tucker Brooke,
of the University of West Virginia.
Hon. D. B. Lucas was invited to
attend meeting of the trustees of
Cornell University last week, but his
engagements in court prevented his
sttend lnce.
Mr.. C. B. Rouss, the millionaire
merchant and author of the " Net
Spot Cash SYSTEM" few days ago
donated q hundred dollars toward
purchasing fire engine for Stephens
City.
The apportionment of the school
fund shows that the number of youth
in the State of West Virginia is 1885,
sS4, and the net sum to be dfsttibu-
ted amouug the counties is s286, 9s1.-
SO. OF this amount Jefferson coun-
ty gets s6,399.O5, Berkeley s4,-
476.41 and Morgan 81, 1924; Mar
tinsburg, 50, 487.75.
A West Virginia exchange wants to
know what has become of the broad
shield of American law?" Why, my
dear fellow, that is what is now being
used to sweeten the poor man scoffee.
Ask Gen. Golf if that aim about the
size of it, and if he isn't tfor his
country every time"-sugar trusts
and all.
AIrs. Mary p. Conlllyn, wife of our
former countyman William j. Conk-
Iyn, delivered the address on Memo
rial Day at Osceola, Neb. The ad,
dress, which is an interesting one, oc-
cupies about two columns of the
Strausburg Republican, which gives
it in full, and is referred to in com
pIimentary terms in the editorial col
umns of that paper.
The Thirteenth Annual Meeting OF
the Music Teachers National Associ-
alton is to he held inthe Academy OF
Music, at Philadelphia, on July 2, 8,
4, 8. Judging from the program,
Just received, the meeting will be OF
great interest and educational value
TO all music teachers who attend
sing Lily z. Church, Yice-President
for this State.
See notice of Teachers Institute in
this issue. County Superintendent
Schaeffer is using his. best efforts to
make the coming Institute an interest
ing one in every particular, not only
TO- the teachers of the county, but to
all who may attend. Our people
should take a deep interest in this
subject, and it is hoped that the ut
tendance this session will be greater
than ever before.
The practice-ship Constellation, .
from the Naval Academy, went ashore
near Cape Henry last Tuesday, and
laid in dangerous position for TWEEN.
ty-four hours, when she was gotter
safely off. The commander of tht
constellation, in his report to tn,
Secretary of the Navy, paid e. higE
compliment to the galIantry of The
first class, of which Cadet JuIiar
Latimer, of this place, is a member.
At a session of the Circuit Court
on Wednesday afternoon tie resolu-
tons in honor of the late Thomas A.
Moore, adopted by meeting of the
Bar, and already published in the
SPIRIT OF JEFFERSON, were presented
by Hon. VIM. H. Travers, in appro.
pirate address, with the request that
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