Spirit of Jefferson. [volume] (Charles Town, Va. [W. Va.]) 1844-1948, 1890-12-16
Various Items.

State Senator B. j. Smith died at
his home in New Cumberland Dec. 4.
A. correspondent of the Grafton
Leader pronounces the State Reform
School big farce.
The list of,the next House of Rep
resentatives shows a Democratic plu-
rality over Republicans Of 146.
Capt. John j. williams has been
elected president of the Shenandoah
Valley Agricultural Society at Win
chester.
Officials of the Norfolk & Western
Railroad have purchased a big tract
of land at Basic City, paying SOS, 600
for it. 1t is said that large iron
plants will be erected on it.
Secretary of State Ohley has grant
ed a charter to the Limestone Compa-
ny of Harper's Ferry which has a cap
ital stock of $4,000 1t has the priv
ilege of buying land, building fur
naces, ,mills,et Its stock, which may
he increased to $4,000, is held by New
York and Washington capitalist.
People talk ofmoneyed responsibility! There
isno responsibility like baby. How important
then. that its health lie maintained BY the use of
Dr. Bulls Baby Syrup Price % cents bottle.
Hon. Jas. H. Ferguson, of Kama
wha county a member elect of tie
West Virginia Legislature, has pub
lished card announcing that lie is
not and will not be a candidate for
the Speakership of that body. State
Senator elect c. c. Watts, of Kama
wha county, has also published a
card stating that he is not candi-
date for the presidency of that body.
He says his Senatorial district needs
legislation more than it does honors,
and that he will content himself with
staying on the floor and working in
that direction, rather than seeking
personal preferment.
Why grow profuue and make use of ugly OBJ
jurgatiOns against your nasal CataTrh. when O
few applications of Old Saul's Catarrh Cure
will relieve and cure you. The price of this
valuable remedy is % cents.
The West Virginia Editorial Asso-
citation, at its recent meeting at Hunt
ington, elected the following officers
for the ensuing term: President, II.
e. Horner;, Of the Parkersburg Senti-
nell Vice-President, G. L. Thomp-
son, of the Huntington Adoertiser 4;
Secretary, j. +. McGlothlin, of the
Ravenswood Ne,rsj Corresponding
Secretary, Claiming NJ. Smith, of the
Iae.risors l,'s5 <,rsszzt eI-s g.
Brown, of the Kingwood argus, His
totian, Thomas w. Dennis, of the
Greenbrier Independent: Orator, R.
g. McEldowney, of the Wetzel DEM
ocratj Poet; g. w. Tippett, Of the
Point Pleasant Register. TIE next
meeting of the Association will be
held at Parkersburg on the Cd Tues-
day in October next.
If you suffer from catarrh why don't you
take Hoods Sarsaparilla. the common sense
remedy? 1t has cured many people.
Ex- President Cleveland's S nextpub
lie appearance is expected to be at
the great banquet which the New
York Reform Club will give at Madi.
son Square Garden, on the evening
of December %, in celebration of the
tariff victories of the recent election.
Mr.. Cleveland will make the chiet
address of the evening, and it is ex,
pected that five hundred guests viii
be present. Other speakers invited
are Governor-elect VIM. f. Russell,
of Massachusetts Gov. Horace Bois
of Iowa; Senator Carlisle, of Ken.
lucky; Congressman Wilson, of West
Virginia; Congressman Roger Q.
Mills, of Texas; ex-Secretary Villas,
ex-Postmaster-General Don NJ. Dick
inson. Congressman-eIect Justin r.
Whiting, of Michigan; Governor
elect James G. Boyd, of Nebraska
and John NJ. Palmer, the Democratic
candidate for United States Senator
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