Spirit of Jefferson. [volume] (Charles Town, Va. [W. Va.]) 1844-1948, 1889-03-19
Various Items.

IL is proposed to have bicycle
meet in. Hagerstown in July.
Two prisoners escaped from the
jail at Martinsburg last week.
The New York Republicans are
not happy over the distribution Of
the leaves and fishes.
A FIRE at Orange C. H., VA, de-
stroyed 3 number of business houses
causing a loss of over $50, 900.
The Broadway New York un-
derground railway scheme has been
decided to be unconstitutional.
Rev. G. w. Howe, weIl-known
minister Of the United Brethren
Church, died in Rockingham county
Sunday week.
Second Assistant Postmaster Gem
eral Knott has established a through
mail service between Baltimore and
Chicago via the B. & o. Railroad.
Charles Price, aged 10 years, SON
of G. E. Price, of Martinsburg, was
blown up while playing with dyna-
mite on the new section of the G. ".
r. R., and died shortly afterward.
John A. Campbell, ex-Justice of
the Supreme Court of the United
States and Assistant Confederate Sec
rotary of War, died at his home in
Baltimore Wednesday, aged nearly
IS years.
The GRANGE Machine Company, of
Baltimore, have perfected arrange
ments with Mr.. John Fitz for the
manufacture of an agricultural i'm
plement at Tuscarora Agricultural
Works, at Martinsburg.
The Shaw minority in the West
Virginia Central Railway Company,
it is stated, will carry the dispute
relative to their representation in
the board of directors, on the cumu-
lative plan of voting, TO the Mineral
Circuit Court at Keyser.
Capt. F. w. Dawson, editor of the
Charleston Is. C. J Neocs and Courier,
was shot and killed last Tuesday in
the Office of DR.. T. w Mellow, a
young physician of that city, and DR..
Mellow surrendered himself to the
police. The affair caused great ex-
citement in Charleston.
Samuel w. Lincoln, of Lacy's
Springs, Va, who was arrested in
Baltimore last February on the charge
of opening letter addressed to Ry-
an A. Giles, fellow-boarder, and
taking postoffice money order, which
he had cashed, being subsequently
released by United States Commits
sioner Rogers, has been arrested at
Harrisonburg, Va, by Detective
Maxwell, and released on 81, 900 bail
for his appearance for trial at the
June term of the United States Court
in Baltimore.
Messrs. Thompson & Ogden, con-
tractors and builders, have under
taken to put in motion a building
boom for BerryvilIe. They propose
this spring to remove the unsightly
building used as hotel, and replace
it with structure that will be worthy
of our town and the reputation the
proprietress of the Virginia House
has won as caterer to the tastes of
the travelling public The need of
such structure has long been felt,
and the ahsccnce of it has been a.
drawback to the favorable mention of
our town by those who are able to as
sist in advertising it. Those inter
ested in the progress of Berryville
will welcome with joy this undertake
ling. In addition to ornamenting our
town with new hotel building, these
same gentleman have made arrange
ments for the erection of four new
dwellings within its limits. To carry
out this arrangement they propose an
extension of Smith street north from
TreadweIl street into the grounds
purchased by them of the late w. R.
Helvestine, and fronting on said ex-
tended street they have laid off five
lots, upon four of which these new
buildings will be placed.
Clarke Courier.