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Spirit of Jefferson. [volume] (Charles Town, Va. [W. Va.]) 1844-1948, 1889-08-20
Another Opportunity to vista
Iantic City via B. & o.

The Fourth Select Excursion of the
Season to this great resort is an
nounced by the b. & o. for Thursday,
August 30, and all who can do so
shouldnot fail to take advantage of the
low rates offered. Every facility is
offered the tourist, the train service
and equipment unsurpassed, Pull
man Buffet Parlor Car is attached to
the day train from Staunton through
to Baltimore connection with the New
York and Philadelphia Express.
We show below list of some of
the principal stations with time of
train and rates of fare, correspond
ingly low rates will be made from
Spirit of Jefferson. [volume] (Charles Town, Va. [W. Va.]) 1844-1948, 1889-08-20
Three CoIored Men Enter a Fur
mace Under a Religious
Craze.

A special from Birmingham, Ala.
saws: The most remarkable relig-
ious craze has seized the people near
Bessemer and the country interme-
date between that rapidly growing
place and Birmingham. For some
time past an old coIored man named
Tobias jackson has been proclaiming
himself as Daniel the prophet, and
doing all kinds of singular, wild and
queer things. The colored people in
this section are ignorant and super
stitious, and Jackson's actions and
tue great powers which he claimed to
have been invested with awed the
supplemented colored people. Sat
urday last he persuaded three young
colored meE that they were represen-
tatives of Shadrach, MeshacEc and
Abednego, the three childrenof faith
who entered the fiery furnace of Neb-
uchadnezzar of old. He claimed
that a furnace where iron is melted
and cast into all kinds of forms was
the furnace of Nebuchadnezzar, and
that they could enter it and pass
through without the smell of fire.
The three coIored men, calling them
selves the three children of Israel,
under the influence of their new
prophet, deliberately entered the
gate of the cupola of the furnace and
rushed headlong into the white heat
of the melting iron. When they
failed to come out, jackson, the
prophet, proclaimed that he saw
them rising in the air with the smoke
of the furnace, attended by angels,
and said they would revisit the earth
next Sunday. The colored people
propose to meet at church next Sun
day and pray while awaiting the de-
scent of the three children of Israel.
The mother of one of them said
when asked about the matter: 81
feel ies as sho my boy is in Heben as
if I'd done been dar an seed ,im.-
jackson, de prophet, comman him to
walk de fiery furnace, an he bleeged
ter hey him."
Spirit of Jefferson. [volume] (Charles Town, Va. [W. Va.]) 1844-1948, 1889-08-20
MARRIED.
NEW ADVERTISEMENTS.
County Court Proceed.
ingS.


State of West Virginia. jefferson County,
Set: In the County Court. August Term 1883.
At q term of the County County of said JEFF
fersOn County, begun aud held the 5th day of
August, 1889
ACCOUNT OF F1nUcIAKIEs.
j. Garland Hurst. late Sheriff. Com. Admir-
Of ". w. Harley. decd A. d. Smith, Guardian
of NJ. Essie Hilleary formerly Burtou): b. F.
Milton, Guardian of Mary Girst formerly
Huff; G. W. T. Kearsicy and s. W. Wysop1S
Admr's of Esrom Slifer. decd Charles w
Brown. admir- of =. NJ. Brown. decd w. p
Craighill, Guardian of s. E. aud n. X. Craig
hill ". IL. Willis, Guardian of Naunie j. Lack
land; Ellen J. Homer. Guardian of CLAY NJ. Mo
Clure; G. w. Henshaw. ENr of Rebccca X
HUnsiker. decd. The FOREGOING accounts of
Fiduciarics submitted to the Court. confirmed
and ordered to be recorded, there being no eX-
cepiions thereto.
n. Il. Roberts, Admir- c. t. a. OF Mann P.
Nelson. decd
This day Cleen Moore. ESQ. commissioners
of this Court returned report of receipts aud
disbursements of N X. Roberts, Admir- C. l. a.
of Mann 2. Nelson, decd, list of debts pre-
souted against said estate and certdiu eXcep-
tions endorsed thereon Gs 10 the debts of G. ".
De L. Smith and others. and the Court doth
not now act upon said exceptions. but confirm
ing said report in all other respects. except as
10 matters involved in said exceptions. doth
prder that the same be recorded in the list of
Fiduciary accounts.
List of Wills probated, Executors qualified.
administrators, Curators, Guardians and APP
praisers appointed by the clerk of this Court
kince the last regular term of this court, this
day submitted to the Court, confirmed and or
iered to be recorded.
Resignation of v. N. Firor as sealer of
weights and measures for the County of Jeffer-
gon, this day received by the Court and ac-
l:epted. And it is ordered that Lewis DinkIe
l5e and he is hereby appointed sealer of weights
Pnd measures for the said County of jefferson
hnd that said Firor deliver to said Dinkle all
fhe effects pertaining thereto now in his pos
session
Spirit of Jefferson. [volume] (Charles Town, Va. [W. Va.]) 1844-1948, 1889-08-20

We return thanks to the Commit
tee, of which our enterprising former
countyman Mr.. Ambrose Timberlake
is Chairman, for special invitation
to attend the Second Grand Annual
Mass Meeting of the Middletown I'm
migration and Industrial Improve
ment Association, to be held in the
beautiful grove near the B. & o. de-
pot at Middletown, Frederick county,
Va, on Thursday, August 29th.-
Between five and ten thousand per-
sons attended this meeting last year,
and the attendance this year is ex-
pected to reach from ten to fifteen
thousand. Prominent speakers, mil
itary and fire companies, bands of
music, base ball clubs, &C., are ex-
pected to be present. These meet
ings are held in the interests of the
agriculturists of the whole Valley,
and are intended to attract the atten-
ton of persons from abroad to our
rich and fertile section.
Spirit of Jefferson. [volume] (Charles Town, Va. [W. Va.]) 1844-1948, 1889-08-20
TheBrown ssquard Rejuvenator

There is, rs the Il. Y. Herald says,
a good deaf of excitement throughout
the country just now over tile cxper-
iments made by various American
physicians with a liquid which DR..
Brown-Sequard, of Paris, declares to
be rejuvenator of aged men. The
elixir is obtained from the glands of
dogs, rabbits, guinea pigs, lambs,
and other animals.
The discoverer of this alleged re-
storer of youthful vigor has described
in detail through the columns of the
London Lancet the effects of sub Gu
taneous injections upon himself.
He is seventy-two years old. At
the time he subjected his body to the
new treatment he was so weakened by
old age that three or four hours work
in the labratory would quite exhaust
him. He had to sit down every half
hour. The Doctors physical powers
were generally decayed.
After inoculating himself with the
liquid the Doctor says that he seemed
to recover the strength and energy he
possessed quarter of century ago.
nc WIS dIle 10 WOtk WlGuOuB IaLl0ue.
could run upstairs, and suddenly de-
veloped us much muscular power as
he had in his prime. All sorts of re-
markable and desirable changes took
place in the person of DR.. Brown-Se-
guard. That is his story. In sup
port of it he cites the experience of
DR.. Variot, who tried the elixir on
three old men with similar results in
order to see whether the effect was due
to imagination. DIR. Variot injected
pure water into the body of one sub
ject. 1t had no effect. Then he
used the rejuvenator and the man be-
came spry and vigorous.
These statements are supported by
the report of DIR. Hammond, who re-
Gently operated on himself in Wash
ington and found his youth returning.
Physicians all over the United States
are trying the liquid and report that
it is a success.
Somehow the whole thing has an air
of humbug and quackery. Still. the
evidence is growing, and there may
be something in it after al.
Spirit of Jefferson. [volume] (Charles Town, Va. [W. Va.]) 1844-1948, 1889-08-20
Various Items.

The Sovereign Grand Lodge OF
Odd Fellows will meet in Columbus,
Ohio, September II.
DR.. James L. Cabell, professor Of
physiology and surgery in the Uni
versity of Virginia, is dead.
DIR. j. B. Worthem, of Winches-
ter, Va, committed suicide on Mon,
doy of last week, by shooting himself
through the head.
The B. & o. Railroad is trying a
locomotive that burns coke instead OF
coal. If it proves a success all the
passenger engines will be fixed TO
burn coke.
1t is rumored that the machine
shops and round-house of the Chesa-
peake and Ohio Railroad will be re-
moved from Huntington to St. Albans
near Charleston, w. Va.
The Winchester, Va, paper mills
have been sold to the American Straw
Board Company, with headquarters in
Chicago. The present management,
Messrs. Wissler & Co., will continue
TO operate the mills.
The passenger business of the Bal
timore and Ohio Railroad Company
has made a large increase during the
present fiscal year of the company,
and TINS far the earnings show an
average increase Of $50, 900 month.
The had feeling existing between
DIR. W. r. NElhoien. druggist, of
Round ITH. Loudoun county. and
DR.. +. NJ. Nichols, who has an Office
over his drug store, hr0t;e- out into
a fight on the 9th inst, in which
Nichols was stabbed in the hip and
in the left lung. The lung wound is
dangerous though not necessarily fa
tai.
a duel took pTarcon tIss. fe5,I ms
at Coosa, on the AftI,am,, and e;c,lr-
gia line, between Pat Calhoun. gr,itd-
son of John G. Calhoun. attorney If
the West Point Terminal. ami ]. d.
Williamson, President of the Cl:,tta-
noogo. Rome ard Carrolton Ry.. the
offence being williamson having
given Calhoun tie lie before o com
mittee of the Georgia Legislature
Williamson fired his five barrels rap
idly without effect. Calhoun fired
one and had four yet to fire. Instead
of firing them, lie again demanded a
withdrawal of the language and after
explanations it was Withdrawn. The
Governor of Alabama has made re-
QUESTION on Gov. Gordon of Georgia,
for the principals and seconds.
Spirit of Jefferson. [volume] (Charles Town, Va. [W. Va.]) 1844-1948, 1889-08-20
Jennie Smiths Miracles.

At the Lancaster, o., campmeeting
the other day, Jennie Smith related
her experience to very large con-
gregation. She was born at Vienna,
Clark county, Ohio. She joined the
church when child. In 1857 she
was taken sick with typhoid fever,
which resulted in spinal disease
During her first sickness she did not
walk for six months. During her
second sickness she did not walk for
eighteen months, and during her last
sickness she did not walk step for
sixteen years. She was taken from
place to place for treatment, and tried
all known remedies without avail
At the time of her miraculous cure
she was in the Homepatic Hospital
at Philadelphia for treatment. Her
physician there could no nothing for
her. He was a christian man, and
while having prayer with her on the
23d of April, 1873, she was healed nv
faith. and was at once enabled to
walk. At the time of her Healing she
weighed 80 pounds. She now weighs
lbs pounds.-Pi tts6mru DfSputc6.
Spirit of Jefferson. [volume] (Charles Town, Va. [W. Va.]) 1844-1948, 1889-08-20
a year Of ereat pisasters.


Judged by the record of its first
six months the year 1889 bids fair to
be remembered as the year of disas-
ter all over the world. During the
month of January there was no Sc
rious railroad wrecks except the col
lision on the New York, PennsYlva-
MIA and Ohio Railroad, in which
eight persons were killed and as
many more seriously injured; but
there were fifteen marine disasters,
involving a loss of 165 lives, in
cluded among them being the steam
boat Paris G. Brown, which went
down in the Mississippi river, cost
ing the loss of il lives. February
and March also were singularly free
from railroad disasters, but the ma
rine losses in February were 294, an
increase of 119 over January. Dur
ing the same month 20 persons lost
their lives by a railroad disaster in
Belgium, 10 by wind storm in Ne
braska, % by the terrible hotel fire
in Hartford, Conn, 200 by an earth
quake in Costa Rica, 13 by cy-
clone in Georgia and IL by a powder
explosion in Wilkesbarre, Pa. In
March the marine losses further in
creased to 351, the number being
swelled by the 146 sailors of the Ger
man and American vessels who were
drowned during the hurricane at the
Samoan Islands. In May the floods
began their work of death and devas-
tation. The first intelligence came
from Austria and Bohemia, where 1876
lives were lost. The contamination
was in the Conemaugh Valley on the
last day of the month, when about
5000 persisted and $40, 1000, 900
worth of property was destroyed.
The month was characterized by a
frightful series of disasters. Thirty
persons were killed by an accident
on the Pennsylvania Road at La
trohe; 20 by railroad disaster at
Armaugh, Ireland; 1900 by fire in
China; 40 by fallen market build
ing in Mexico; 20 by mine disaster
in Austria, and 40 by cyclone in
Cuba. July well keeps up the rec
ord with railroad, mine and storm
disasters. Altogether during the
first six months of the year nearly
10, 900 lives were lost in disasters of
all kinds. Besides the loss of prop
erty involved in these disasters, fire
has swept away property amounting
to over $40. 100000 in value in the
United States. 1t adds to the mourn
full record of the six months that sui
cides, murders, hangings, Iynchings
and crimes of all kinds have also
shown marked increase over the
corresponding period for many years
Chicago Tribune.
Spirit of Jefferson. [volume] (Charles Town, Va. [W. Va.]) 1844-1948, 1889-08-20
GERARD d. MonrR. Clerk

GERARD d. MOORE. Clerk.
H. T. Miley, Road Surveyor of prec met No.
! 3. of CharlcstOwn Road District asked that an
order for thirty dollars drawn at the last May
term of this Court Dc cancelled and an order
for eighteen dollars be drawn instead thereof
which was accordingly done and the Clerk of
this Court is directed to credit said AiiIey with
the $500 order and charge him with the 3 Is 90.
Report OF viewers on petition of George w.
Wilt and others for the opening and establish
ing of County road the East side of the
Shenandoah river, at or near Manning's Ferry
to School House. this day received by the
Court and approved. and the Surveyor of Pre-
cinct No. of Charlestown Road District be and
he is hereby authorized to make the contract
with the Lessee of the Manning farm as recon-
mended 10y the viewers in their report
Ordered, that Forrest w. Brown. Thomas B.
Moore and Samuel w. Strider be and they are
hereby appointed n committee to confer with
the Baltimore and Ohio Railroad authorities as
to constructing tunnel under the said Rail
road at or near Peacher's crossing.
Petition of Mamie s. Abel and others for
the opening and establishing public road
from the farm of Joseph F. Abel to the Coun-
ty road already established from the farm of
| Geo. Baylor to the LeetOwn and Charlestown
road, this day received by the Court, and it is
ordered that VIM. Beall. Andrew Aldridge and
sam l.. Rissler be and they are hereby ap-
pointed viewers to view said route and report
to the next November term of this Court the
advantages and disadvantages resulting from
the opening of said road to individuals as well
as to the public generally; the damages to
which said parties whose land will be taken
are entitled and the damages the parties re-
quire; the probable cost of opening said road
and putting same in repair; whether or not
any yard. garden orchard or any part
thereof will be taken. The viewers may caT1 in
the county Surveyor and have plat aud de-
scription of said proposed road, and said
viewers may examine and report any other
route which they may deem most practicable.
Ordered, that the Charlestowu Water and
Manufacturing Company be allowed to con-
meet their mains with view to furnish water
for Courthouse and Jail, the connection at
present to reach the curb, the expense not to
exceed five dollars.
Ordered, that Forrest w. Brown be allowed
the privilege of moving the stairway in the
jail building adjoining the affice now occupied
by said Brown. and be be allowed the sum of
$500 for said work or for any other work he
may have done in changing said stairway and
| office.
A Copy-Teste
GERARD D. MOORE,
Clerk of this Court.
Spirit of Jefferson. [volume] (Charles Town, Va. [W. Va.]) 1844-1948, 1889-08-20

At special meeting of the Board
of Regents of the State University,
held last Wednesday, Prof. 4. L.
Aebord, of the Government Agricul-
tural Department, recommended the
concentration of the entire Hatch
fund into the central station. Here
tofore 5000 was appropriated for each
Senatorial district, under the dfrec-
ton of the regent, for library pur-
poses and experiments, the balance of
the $4,000 going to the central sta
ton. The Regents adopted the plans
as recommended. Miss Maggie Nor
row, of Fairmont, was elected libra
rian of the University. The direc-
tor of the Experimental Station was
instructed to employ chemist for
the Station, at a salary of 81, cooper
annum.
Spirit of Jefferson. [volume] (Charles Town, Va. [W. Va.]) 1844-1948, 1889-08-20
InOw offer my services again as
Architect and Builder,
as well as General
Contractor or Sunerinfendenf


for all classes of building. aud Repair work
neatly nhd promptly done Plans and Specin-
cntions aud estimates furnished upon applien-
ton. My aim shall be 10 give YOU work equal
70 the best in the United Sipii;s IN material uRd
ton.
My pssi experience in The erection OF the
following large buildings attest my nhility as
Builder and Contractor Oakland Hotel. b.
q o.. Lnray Inn, s. V. x. r.. Roanoke Hotel
and Union Passenger Station, Roanoke Va.
and all the stations on the Shenandoah Valley
X. X. and the handsome station for tho Nor
folk and Western II. X. MT Norfolk. Green's
Hotel at Hurper's Ferry, HarrisOnbnrg Court
House. Rockingham county. Va. the Is. & o.
stations at Charlcstown and Grafton and other
points of the road all were done under INV SUI
pcrvision-ns well numerous buildings
erected here. plans and specifications Of which
furnish to the satisfaction of all parties. So
If yOu want first-cass building according to-
modern style Of architecture. with the 6cat
seasoned material aud frst-clnFs work. with
interior finish ceilings or side walls in any de
sign in soft Gr hard wood. can do II ht less
cost and shorter time than any city 6aiIdeE
can do il for YOU. so whatever cfesss Of worn
TOu want done in rOugh or fine or extra fine
shall bnre the same curg-slull be done to
yonr entire satisfaction. But bear In mind
mat VIII gave SOu hTst-claEs material free of
any defects. with firsi-class workmen who mn
dcrstnnd their work. at moderate cost and
as low as it can be done any where. My motto
shall be TO give grade Of work you want
prices will be an evidence. Old buildings vii
hc altered to any modern design 81 architecture
you may desire. so If ynu purpose TO build or
make alterations CT repairs and you want 10
done in workmanIike manner. give me calf
and you win save money. MY past experiences
Of "a years as n builder and my experience of
four years and four days as the General Su-
prTfnteudcnt of Repairs of Public Buildings,
will give ron the guarantee Of having It done
frst-class in every respect in the most np-
proved style Of modern archtecture.
June !. 1899. julius G. HOLMES.
Spirit of Jefferson. [volume] (Charles Town, Va. [W. Va.]) 1844-1948, 1889-08-20
Consumption Surely Cured.

To THE EDIToR.-Please inform
your readers that 1 have a positive
remedy for the above named disease.
By its timely use thousands of hope
less cases have been permanently
cured. l shall be glad to send two
bottles of my remedy FREE to any of
your readers who have consumption
if they will send me their express and
post office address. Respectfully,
T. A. SLocuN1, NJ. c.,
1Sl Pearl ST., New York.
Spirit of Jefferson. [volume] (Charles Town, Va. [W. Va.]) 1844-1948, 1889-08-20
Blood Poison

is very liable to follow contact of tie hands OF
face with what is known as poison ivy, espec.
tally in hot weather or if the body is perspirine
freely. The trouble may subside for time,
only to appear in aggravating form when on.
portunitv offers. The great purifying powers
of Hoods Sarsaparilla thoroughly eradicate
every trace of poison from the blood, rs the
cures it has accomplished concluSively show
affections arising from impure or poisoned
blOOd
Spirit of Jefferson. [volume] (Charles Town, Va. [W. Va.]) 1844-1948, 1889-08-20

Ex-Judge David S. Terry, accompa-
MED by his wife, formerly Sarah AL
thea Hill, entered the Southern Over
Land Railroad dining-room at La
throp, CAL, Wednesday morning and
slapped the face of Justice Stephen
}. Field, of the United States Supreme
Court, whereupon United States Dep
uty Marshal David NagIe shot ex-
Judge Terry through the heart, killing
him instantly.
Spirit of Jefferson. [volume] (Charles Town, Va. [W. Va.]) 1844-1948, 1889-08-20

At the county convention of the
of the Republicans of Clarke county,
Va, held at Berryyille a few day
ago, the colored. men, demanded that
the craftsmanship of the county COM
mittee should be given to black
man, on the ground that nlne-tenths
of the Republican votes in Clarke
county were cast by colored men,
This argument was regarded as a
elincher, and black man was chosen
county chairman. In addition, one
of the two delegates elected to the
Republican State convention from
Clarke are of the same color.
Spirit of Jefferson. [volume] (Charles Town, Va. [W. Va.]) 1844-1948, 1889-08-20

The Democrats in Virginia on
Thursday nominated strong ticket
Captain P. w. Mckinney, of Prince
Edward county, for Governor Major
j. H. Hoge Tyler, of Pulaski county,
for Lieutenant Governor and Major
R. Taylor Scott, of Fauquier county,
for Attorney General.
Spirit of Jefferson. [volume] (Charles Town, Va. [W. Va.]) 1844-1948, 1889-08-20

George w. Tippett, Esq, editor of
the Point Pleasant Register, has an
nounced himself as candidate for
State Auditor before. the next Demo-
cratic Convention. Brother Tippett
is sterling Democrat. and deserves
well of his party.
Spirit of Jefferson. [volume] (Charles Town, Va. [W. Va.]) 1844-1948, 1889-08-20

Lieut.. Col. John NJ. Wilson, corps
of engineers, commissioner of public
buildings and grounds IN Washington
City, has been ordered to West Point
as the superintendent of the military
academy.
Spirit of Jefferson. [volume] (Charles Town, Va. [W. Va.]) 1844-1948, 1889-08-20
catarrh Can't be Cured


with LOCAL APPLICATION, as
the cannot reach the seat of the dis
ease. Catarrh is \ blood or constitu-
tionaI disease, and in order to cure ii
you have TO take internal remedies.
Halls Catarrh Cure is taken inter
nally and acts directly upon the blood
and mucus surface of the system
Halls Catarrh Cure is no quack med
icine. 1t was prescribed by one of
the best physicians in this country
for years, and is a regular prescrip-
ton. 1t is composed of the hest
tonics known, combined with the best
blood purifiers, acting directly upon
the mucus surface. The perfect com.
bination of the two ingredients is
what produces such wonderful results
in curing catarrh. Send for testimo-
malls, free.
F. j. CHENEY & CO., Props,
Toledo, o.
Sold by druggists. price zoe
From Tire Winchester Times.
The Union Cornet B nd has been
invited tn acca npanT the 2nd Va.
Regimen. Col. Jos. 4. Melton com.
mandIn9 on their visit Ia D.lti acre,
Sept. -.
Mr.. II II. Elliot has arrive 10 the
city and has taken charge of the lay
Tor House. He proposes to keep ii
in first-class style. We bespeak for
him a share of the patronage OF the
travelling public, feeling sure that he
will give entire satisfaction.
The death of Julia Harrison, infant
daughter of Hon. Thomas w. Harri-
son, which occurred last Saturday
evening, was very distressing. The
little girl was beautiful specimen OF
robust babyhood until attacked by a
rapid and fatal disease. She was
buried on Sunday evening at six
O'Clock; services at Mr.. Harrison's
residence. Only those who know
how the little ones can entwine them
selves about our hearts can fully SYM
pathize with the parents loss.