Spirit of Jefferson. [volume] (Charles Town, Va. [W. Va.]) 1844-1948, 1889-04-30
SPIRIT OF JEFFERSON
CHAalaGEovn. Jn11nnaou OoUuET, v. Va
Various items.

Parkersburg is to have . street
railway.
Staunton will soon have an electric
tire-alarm in operation.
Both houses Of the Oregan Legis-
lature have passed bill fixing liquor
licenses at S4OO.
The order discouraging the carry
ing of newspaper correspondence by
train men on other than mail trains
has been rescinded.
General James A. Walker, for
merly Lient. Governor of Virginia,
has signttfed his wtllingnessto accept
the Republican nomination for Gov
ernor.
Mrs. Louis Haight, wife of Mr..
William Haight and daughter of Mr..
Charles S. Lee, died at Anchorage, /"
the home of her husband, in Clarke
county, Va, few days ego.
DR.. Benjamin Blackford, of Lynch
burg, has been elected superintendent
of the Western Lunatic Asylum,
Staunton, Va, in place of DR.. d. B:
Conrad.
George W. Hoover, one of the
most active business men of Rocking-
ham county, Va, died recently
He was perhaps the largest man in
the State, his weight being 525 lbs.
The Richmond and. AIleghaney r.
r. was sold at Richmond, Va, to a
Representative of the reorganization
committee for So ,O00, 900. twill be
transferred to the ownership or con-
troll of the Chesapeake and Ohio road.
The committee appointed by Sec
retary Window to take charge of the
stamp vaults in the Office OF internal
reyenue, for the purpose of making
an absolute count of all stamps found
in the vaults and to verify the ac-
connts, have reported that every
stamp was properly accounted for.
Many of the negroes who were so
foolish as to join the recent migration
of some of their race from North and
South Carolina to Arkansas and Kan
sas, have already written to their old
employers to the effect that they are
nearly starving, and begging piteous-
" for money enough to get back to
their old homes, promising in that
case never TO leave again.
The building boom is again on at
Roanoke, Va. Two $40, 600 hotels
are now being constructed, both mod
Eeled after the latest improved plans /;
the contract for $4,000 theatre
will be let in few days, and work
ON new 5000 Touring mill and
grain elevator is being pushed for
ward. Mr.. G. O'Leary has contract
ed for sixteen handsome residences,
and Mr.. James S. Simmons, repre-
senting various lot owners, will have
enc hundred erected during the
summer.
For lame back. side or chest, use shiIoh.a
| Porous Plaster. Prlce 25 cents. Sold by c.
Frank Jones.
An Alabama man charged with
stealing calf, made the following
statement: 81 was always teached to
he honest, an most always have
been, but when / seed the calf
caved. / never wanted calf so bad
in all my life, an you all know that
when q man wants y calf he wants
him. The jury returned the fol-
lowing verdict: "We, this jury, are
satisfied that Steve stoId the calf,
but as the feIler that owned the ami
NAL is considerable of slouch, we
agree to clear Steve and make the
slouch pay the COSTS
1 AtlantG Consultation.
GROUP. wHooPING COUGH and Bron.
chitis Immediately relieved by Shiloh's Cure
Sold by G. Frank Jones.
Suit has been brought in the Cir
cult Court of Cabell county to test
the validity OF. provision of the
charter of the city of Huntington,
requiring the payment of municipal
taxes as qualification for the cleo
tive franchise. The question is an
important one, as many cities and
towns in this State have similar
provision in their charters. Itis held
by good authority that provision re-
Iquiring citizen to have been assessed
and to have paid taxes for the pre-
ceding year to constitute him a le-
gal voter, is unconstitutional, and the
decision in this case will settle the
| matter