Valley Spirit

In order to observe in unison the Day of Fasting and Prayer recommended by our Civil Rulers, the ministers of the various Protestant denominations of Chambersburg, at a meeting held for that purpose, agreed to the following order in regard to the public religious services on that day, viz:

1. That each congregation have appropriate services in their own houses of worship on the morning of that day. And

2. That a UNION SERVICE be held at half past two o'clock in the afternoon in the Lutheran church.

It is sincerely hoped, that all our citizens will join in a general and devout religious observance of the day, so befitting a Christian People, especially at such a time as this. We indulge the pleasing hope, and herewith earnestly and respectfully request our people of all trades, professions and occupations--whether Merchants, Hotel-keepers, Mechanics or otherwise--to close their respective stores, houses, shops or offices on that day. We cannot doubt that this will be cheerfully done by all.

In behalf of the Ministers Meeting.

B.S. SCHNECK, Chairman.

On Monday afternoon two gentlemen--solid looking farmers--arrived in Camp Curtin, who sought an interview with the officer of the day, and informed him that they were in search of a girl who had strayed away. The officer thought a military camp a queer place to hunt for stray girls, especially as it reflected on the virtue and dignity of the men at arms, nevertheless the gentlemen were at liberty to make search. As the old song says, 'they hunted her high and they hunted her low,' but they did not hunt her 'when a year passed away,' for lo! in less than an hour she was found on guard doing duty as a sentinel, in the uniform of Capt. Kuhn's company of Sumner Rifles, of Carlisle--We do not know what name she enlisted under to protect the honor of her country's flag, but her real name is Sophia Cryder, and her residence only about a mile from this city. She had been in Capt. Kuhn's company a week, is a plump lass of only sixteen years of age, and had so completely unsexed herself that she could safely bid defiance to any one not acquainted with her to detect her. How she shirked an examination, which is said to be made with great strictness by the medical men of Camp Curtin, we are not informed.

She is represented as a girl of unblemished reputation, and did not, as generally happens in such cases, enlist to be near the object of her affections, but merely in a wild spirit of adventure. It does not speak well for the modesty of Miss Sophia, however, to say, that she was in the habit of accompanying the men on their excursions to the river to bathe; but she may have done this to ward off suspicion especially as she took precious good care to keep out of the water herself. This is the first case of the kind that has been brought to light, but we are informed that the most reckless dare-devil attached to the Seventh regiment of the three month's volunteers was a woman--the mother of four children.

Miss Cryder was taken home, where she can reflect over what she did not see--Harrisburg Patriot.

The girl above mentioned, previous to joining Capt Kuhn's company, was in the employ of a gentleman in this place, as hostler, alleging that she had been several years in the employ of the Messrs. Ahl, at Newville, as a teamster, but her sex being discovered she was promptly discharged from his service, after which she was picked up by one of Capt. K's men and enlisted. Her friends lie near this place and not near Harrisburg, as stated above.

P. S.--The girl above alluded to was brought to jail on Sunday last, charged with setting fire to the barn of Mr. George Kuhns, at Plainfield, with whom she resided. It is supposed she fired the barn as a revenge for interfering with her course of conduct. The barn was entirely destroyed.--Carlisle Democrat