Spirit of Jefferson. [volume] (Charles Town, Va. [W. Va.]) 1844-1948, 1874-03-31
Lat1L INTELLIGENcF.

half the cost OF imported saTdlnes.
sHoATs WANTED.-several good
shOats ~illbe taken on dues to the Spirit
Office. If any of our frinds have any to
furnish US with, they win please inform us at
once
STIEFF PIANos.-Te were visited on
Thursday last BY Mr.. Fred. P. Stief, the
gentlsmanly and clever junior of the Balti-
more piano establishment conducted under the
name of Charles NJ. Stisf, SO we'll known
throughout this section. Mr. s. is travelling
in the interest of his house, aud we bespe.k
for him the fulIestsueeess. The Stieff Pianos
have gradually grown in favor with our PEG.
pie, and to-day have reputation throughout
almost the entire South second to no other
sold. By the eentlemanly aud liberal dealing
of this firm. and their munifcent iberality
toward different deserving objects in the
South, since the war, added to the first>class
character of their instruments, our people
have come to look upon the "Stief' as the
STANDARD piano of the day, and not few have
been already sold aud are now in use in this
county. II any of our readers contemplate
the purchase of a musical instrument of this
character. We would advise them by all means
to examine into the merits of the "Stieff
Piano."
1MEROvEMENrs.-Thst third story of the
building of Mr.. GuSsav Brown has been COM
pletsd to the square aud workmen are getting
ready for the roofing.
Tie improvements upon the store>room of
Sir. j. Goldsmith are nearly completed, and
are quite handsome.
Work has been commenced on tae founda>
tiou for the. new addition to the Gibson build
ing. adj'ining Court House Square.
The new dwelling of D. B. Lucas, Esq in
the Green & Mcdonald extension, is in the
plas terers' hands.
OF the three -tes buildings of Mr.. A. W.
HAWKS. in course of erection in tho same 10,
cAlity. one is about ready for the plss;crers,
another hearty 30, and the foundation for the
third one commenced.
The house of Mr.. John Shelter, on the
Bloomery Turnpike, is under roof and nearly
cImplet,d, and Mr.. George Watson's house,
on an adjoining lot. has been commenced.
SUDDEN EEAlE OF Az EsTIMABLE LADY.
The friends end se9ua;E .anccs Of Mrs
Mary Wright. widow Of the late Samuel
Wright, were Stocked nn Tuesday last, on
learning ofher sudden and uuex pected death,
which occurred at her residence near Charles
town, at O'Clock on the afternoon of thst
day Mrs. Wright, after having risen in tie
:uOrniug aud performed her no, hold duties
as usual. WAS stricken with apoplexy about 8
O'Clock, and at was a corpse. With a
rimpte exclamation to her daughter, Mrs DR.
Reckham, that Sbe was paraIy zed, she sank
down and was soon unconscious, in which con
ditinu she remained until her spirit took its
flight. Mrs W. had been for years a con
sistnut member of the Presbyterian Church,
sTas most estiulabIe lady in all the relations
of life, and by those who knew her best was
greatly beloved. Peace to heE ashes,
ALMOST FIRx.- The building known as
the property of the late Samuel Sheetz, West
end of Main street, came near being seriously
damaged, if not totally destroyed by fire on
Tuesday night last. An aperture existing in
the back of the Fireplace in the rear wing of
the building, the fire was communicated
therefr"m To the logs inside, and but for the
timely discovery thereof by an old colored
woman who was sitting up with sick daugh>
ter, might have resulted seriously-it being
after midnight when discovered. People can
not be too cautious about fire, and the &C.
curreuces of the past two weeks should serve
to put all upon their guard.
MAMMOTH SIERRA mammoth steer,
raised by Messrs. Stouffer & Breuneman, of
this county. and purchased by Messrs W. s.
Merchant and Geo W. Young, of this place,
was shGgaterd by the latter gentlemen on
Wednesday last aud sold in market the next
day. This leviathan weighed gross 1890
TBS. and netted the handsome weight of
1,l50 ias. Pretty good stock! Mr.. Mer-
chant will screft thanks for a steak. A mate
to the above, but not quite SO large, will be
slaughtered tomorrow.
FIRE ALARM Our community was stirred
up by an alarm OF FIRE about six O'Clock on
Tuesday evening last, and the Fire Depart
ment promptly called out. Luckily, how
ever. the alarm did not amount to much,
being only occasioned by the ignition of bar
rel in the Fireplace of the cooper shop of
Messrs. Weirick & Weller, while in che pro,
cess of searching, which was speedily thrown
out of the window and extinguished
C1RGUtr GorRr.-The March term of tho