Spirit of Jefferson. [volume] (Charles Town, Va. [W. Va.]) 1844-1948, 1889-08-06
Various Items.

Storms did great damage IN yir-
ginia last week.
A military company, forty STRONG,
has been organized at Ronceverte,
Greenbrier county, -
Plans have been made for extern
sive improvements at Camden Ssas
ton, B. & o. Railroad. .;3r.l
DR.. H. S. T. Harris, of Washing
ton, shot himself accidentally at
Orkney Springs. The wound is se-
rious. ~
Harry Seyboid, of the Bank Of
Wheeling, who was arrested, charged
with emhezzIing $4,000 has made a
confession. Il.
: Already $40, 900 of the capitalstack
for the establishment and operation
of cotton factory at Front Royal
have been taken. rs
The city railway stables in Rich
mond, Va, were set on fire by light
ming and burned and sixty horses and
mules persisted.
Mr.. W. F. Landers has sold his
farm, lying about % miles Vest. of
Martjnsburg. to Mfr. George o. Spe-
row for $4,000: -
A. F. Mosby has been appointed
postmaster at Waynesboro, Augusta
county, and w. C. Althers at Wades-
vile, Clarke county, Va. ,-
Rev. w. L. Ohld has rendered his
resignation of the pastorate of the
Presbyterian Church in Frederick,
Nd; which he has filed for the past
three or four years.
Hon. w. L. Wilson is rafting the
dry bones at a remarkably lively rate
by the series of articles on trusts that
he is now furnishing for the press
West Virginia has reason to be proud
of such distinguished representative
and his services to the party can1ot
be overestimated.-Ch Charleston Star.
The officers of Morgan's Grove Ex-
hibition are going right along with
their preparations for the big show on
September Sd, 4th, 5th and 9Th
Among the prominent speakers who
will positively he here and deliver adj
dresses are General Rosser, Governor
Wilson, Hon. Robert Beverly of Vir-
GINA, and Hon. James NJ. Lipscomb
of South Carolina. Others are yet to
be heard from-,Snepherdsto,cn Reg.
Col. c. NJ. Futterer, a couple days
ago, had a gold headed umbrella stolen
from car on the S. v. r. r. by
coIored man who got off at Charles
town. Colonel Futterer followed
him and recovered his lost property,
and tile way he slugged the thief
would have made even a Sullivan en-
vious. 1t happened that the Col
onel got angry, and for this reason he
was nerved to the extreme and was
enabled to administer the deserved
threshing. -HdgerStoun Globe.
Saturday morning week, in Poor
Valley, TazeweIl county, Va, Mrs.
Peaks arose very early, and set about
lighting the fire in the fireplace. She
saw lying in the ashes what she took
to be a chunk" which she picked
up, but it proved to be a large RATHER
in coil, and she was bitten twice be-
fore she could shake the venomous
reptile off. Her arm was corded, aid
doctor sent for il, haste. hut befoTe
he arrived the arm had! absolutely
burst. She fingers in awful agony
but cannot recover
"Col. NJ. Splitter returned on last
Sunday evening from visit to BaIti-
more where he had gone to consult a
specialist in regard to his throat ,af-..
lection. His case, his many friends,
not only in Page but throughout the
State will be panied to learn is hope
less one, and that his death is almest
daily expected. His illness enlists
more than ordinary interest and SYM
patty upon the part of our people,
among whom he has spent long an d
useful life, and by whom he has all
ways been held in such just esteem
and regard. ''-Pdoe Courier.