Spirit of Jefferson. [volume] (Charles Town, Va. [W. Va.]) 1844-1948, 1893-05-02
Various Items.


Mr. Lloyd D. Logan, of winches-
ter, is dead.
The plant of the Mineral Wool
Company at Roanoke was destroyed
by IRE.
W. T. McCue has been appointed
postmaster at Staunton, Va, vice S.
n. Yost, removed.
The government exhibits for the
Worlds Fair will not be placed in
pc sition until May 10.
The Virginia State fair win be held
in Richmond, beginning October 10
and continuing four days.
The Norfolk & Western Railroad
owns $50 locomotives, PAT passen-
ger coaches and IA, 733 freight and
other cars.
Sarah G. Jones has been licensed
to practice medicine by the Virginia
board of medical examiners, the
second in the history of the State.
Ex-Secretary Tracy says that in
addition TO the hard labor and con-
slant anxiety his cabinet life cost him
about $4,000 year over and above
his salary.
The new schedul eof the Baltimore
and Ohio Railroad, which goes into
effect on May 18th, provides for a
forty-four minute train between Bal
timore and Washington.
Mr.. U. S. G. Pitzer, If Martins
burg, has accepted an invitation TO
deliver the memorial address at the
National Cemetery, Winchester, ON
Memorial Day, May 80.
The latest examination of the pen
sion rolls show that 952. 036 persons
are now drawing pensions, nearly all
on the alleged account of disabilities
incurred by the war between the
States.
Guy Hildebrand, the one-ycar-old
son of Rev. S. v. HiIdebrand, of
Fairfax c. H., died at>the residence
of bis grandfather, in Washington,
on Friday evening last.
Alexandria Gazette, 4AprH %.
1t is stated that Mr.. Hutton,
Baltimore electrician, submitted a
proposition to the corporation board
of Sharpsburg, to light that place
with electricity for $500 a year. His
plan is to locate plant at the, rail-
road station and light Shepherdstown,
Sharpshurg, KeedysvfIle and Boons-
boro at one time. -Hagerstotcn Globe
1t appears that the following Lieu
tenant Generals of the Confederate
army are still living; Stephen d.
Lee, Starkville. Miss. !; James Long
street, Gainesville, Ga; Simon B.
Buckner, Frankfort, Kentucky;
Joseph Wheeler, Wheeler, Ala. !;
Anlbr ose p. Stewart. Oxford, Miss. !;
Wade Hampton, Columbia, S. G. {;
John B. Gordon, Atlanta, Georgia.
Mr.. Geo. Fl. Ramsburg, of Lee
town, the present efficient Superin-
tendent of Schools in Jefferson
county, is a candidate for reelection.
Mr.. Ramsburg is clever gentleman
and thorough school man, his whole
heart being in the work, and Jeffer-
sonians should see that he is kept at
his persent post of duty. Rev. A. A.
p. Neel is also candidate. He is
unknown to us, hut is spoken of very
highly by the jefferson county news
pape -Martipsburg Statesman.
a new summer schedule will 90
into effect ON the B. & o. the 14th of
May. The Chicago limited train,
which leaves Baltimore at 1920 A
H., will go to Chicago via Pittsburg
on1 Akron inefaa1 ~ 81, G..E.x-
and Wheeling, as at present. The
train which now leaves Baltimore for
Pittsburg at 7:15 p. NJ. will then
leave at p. NJ, and will run through
to Chicago. An additional train,
leaving Baltimore at IL p. NJ, will
go to Chicago via Grafton and Wheel.
ing There will be no change in the
running of the Cincinnati and st.
Louis trains.
Major Walton, w. W. Coe and a
number of others interested in s.
O0O-acre tract of timber and coal
lands in Mcdowell county, w. Va,
have induced the Norfolk & Western
Railroad to build branch to their
property. The property is TO be
thoroughly developed. Negotiations
for the erection of large saw mill
plant in Pocahontas, w. Va, have
been closed by Col. John L. McGraw,
of GrUfton. AIR. McGraw, in com
pany with others, will engage extern
sively in the timber business, and
will cut about 100, 900 feet daily ON
the banks of the Greenbrier river.
A branch of the Chesapeake & Ohio
Railroad will also pass alongside the
Observation-Disclosures Record.