Spirit of Jefferson. [volume] (Charles Town, Va. [W. Va.]) 1844-1948, 1894-01-16

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TUESDAY MORNING, JANUARY Io, 1s94.
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The Wheeling Register sends out
very handsome mammoth calendar
for 1894 The enterprise of the
Register is commendable, and should
be appreciated by large class of
readers throughout the State.
1t was Mayor Harrison, NE believe,
who expressed something of wish
that the White City might ascend
heavenward in smoke. He did not
live to see it, but good portion of
it has gone that way all the same.
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The only mistake about the Dem
ocratic meeting held at the court
house last Friday seems to have been
that there was not speaker provided
for the overflow of people who we're
unable 10 get into the place of meet
ing.
Hon. john o. Pendleton. of this
State, spoke in favor of the Wilson
bill last Friday, and denounced
those of his party who now shirked
the responsibility of reforming the
tariff and WHO wanted to hold back
in the traces.
Prominent among those present at
the public meeting endorsing Hon.
VIM. l.. Wflso last Friday was Mr..
II. w. Potts, of Shepherdstown.
Mr.. Potts is largely interested in the
Pottstown (Pa.) Iron Works, and
thoroughly endorses the Wilson bill.
And now negro murderer is
lynched in Ohio, and jury in Kan
bleeding as''-awards a
negro father t,eo dollars for son
lynched by lawIess mob. Will ;hc
voice of Fred Douglas and the pens
of northern Republican editors ex-
patiate upon these?
The rousing impromptu Democrat
ic meeting of last Friday gives cvf,
dence that it does not require years
notice to prompt al! clements of the
gallant Democracy of old Jefferson
to assemble together aud do especial
homer to a talented man who has cast
Iustre upon his home, his State and
his county.
Mr.. Henry H. Lewis. one of the
oldest and most highly esteemed cit
liens of Lynchburg, Va. died re-
Gently. aged efghty-four years. Mr..
Lewis wss the father of Mrs. II. d.
Beall, of Baltimore, and SIr. Lewis
wife, Who died about five years ago,
was cousin of Hon. Allen G. Thur
man, of Ohio.
The last meeting of the West Vir-
ginia Worlds Fair board was held al
Parkersburg last Thursday. The
sum of G,3OO of the appropriation
remains unexpended and vii! be re
turned to the State, with the furni
ture and fixtures of the West Virgin
ia Building. Hon. Geo. NJ. Bowers
of Berkeley county,is treasurer of th,
board, TO whom much credit is due.
Hon. Jerry Simpson, the Kansas
Populist, spoke on Friday in faYoI
of the Wilson bill, and created tit
sensation of the day. illustrating til,
deplorable condition of the agricuI
turaI classes by displaying dilapi
dated overcoat, which he got from :
farmer in the market place. H,
said he could duplicate it on th'
backs of a million farmers in Tho
United States to-day.
Hon. Warren B. English has favor
ed us with a copy of his reply hriet
in his contest for seat in Congress:
from the third California district
There appears 10 be no doubt what
ever of our bovhood friends homes
election. and we trust the election;
committee will report speedily in hi;
favor. He is straight forward rock,
ribbed Democrat, and believes in
''turning the rascals out"
Some of our enterprising citizens,
discerning tendency of emigration,
from the northwest back to the east
and south, regard this as an oppor-
tunity for jefferson county to secure
a valuable addition TO cur farming
community. we have but space &c
mention the matter tits week. and