Spirit of Jefferson. [volume] (Charles Town, Va. [W. Va.]) 1844-1948, 1876-12-05
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zion. The amount in each case is small. and
with but slight effort can be paid promptly !;
whilst the aggregate to US is considerable
We need and must have money to carry on
our business. aud We look for a hearty re-
Spouse to our call. In addition, it will not
be auiss if each patron of the Spira will
exert himself sufficient to obtain for us
an additional subscriber. There is not one
who cannot do so. Will you?
MATTERS IN Ba1EF.-Less than three
weeks remain until the Christmas Holidays.
Merchants desiring to advertise their goods
should attend to it at once.
A slight freeze has enabled the boys to
enjoy skating on the Brick POOl' for several
dsys psst."
Thanksgiving Day was observed in Charles
town by religious service in the different
churches.
We were visited with snOw-squalls again
on Thursday morning, Friday afternoon and
Saturday night
Two desirable farms are advertised at
private sale by Mr.. Daniel Doyeuberger, in
this issue of the SPIRIT.
On Monday evening last Mr. s. s. Dalgarn
favored our Office force with an opportunity
of testing the ine brands of Cigars now on
sale at his store, and they were pronounced
by all hands to be number one.
Messrs- Washington & Lippitt will have
one of the steam engines of Messrs Weiriek
4 I'D
paratus this season, and thus be enabled to
fill their large ice house in the quickest time
possible.
The largest hogs killed in Charles.owD this
season were butchered on Tuesday AID
yesterday. Mr.. II o. Talbot owned three
of the number, and two of them weighed
-4l23 lbs. each, and the other 1851 fb<-a
total of 1904 pounds Mr. Fayetts B..
Souders had two butchered yesterday which
weighed 5l44 and $50 lbs, aud Mr Gideon
LeisenEing two which weighed 5s5 and 81
lbs, respectively
The Communication of ''Csndihupa," from
Summit Point, received yesterday, does not
appear in our columns for two reasons-first,
that We had already one in type covering the
same subject; aud second. that the name of
abe writer does not accompany it.
An attractive sign-the painting the work
uanship of Sir. Wn Davis-has been
erected III front of the uus,nith Shop Of Mr.
john Il. Bi<aop.
The entertainments given by Prof Ro-
beftus, at Washington Hall, on Monday and
Tuesday evenings of last week, exceeded the
highest expectations of all present and
stamped the Professor at once as one of the
best prestigiatOrs who has ever favored our
town with visit Those who tailed to attend
missed a rare treat IN the way of tents of leg
erdemain of the first water.
Mr. Thos. G.. Rust has removed his Groce,
~ and Notion Store to the room adjoining the
law Office of a. E. Kennedy, Esq, in Huns
GERS Law Building, two doors vest OF the
Carter House. See advertisement.
The Messrs Sadler purpose erecting a
large and handsome two,story frame building
on the vacant lot on Main street, opposite
the Owings House, and have awarded the
contract to Mr.. Julius g. Holmes, who has
already furnished, the drawings for it. The
building is toshave frontage of 80 feet, run
ming back 65 feet in depth. aud will contain
three store rooms 623 feet deep in the clear,
on the lover floor. In the second story will
be large han and SIX Offices 1t will be
flushed with attractive French glass fronts,
with tin roofing Work upon the building
will be commenced at once. and it is expected
to be completed by the FIRST of April next
TILDEN is elected beyond doub. and will
be inaugurated on the 9Th of March next
but in the mean time We invite our friend,
and the public generally to call at our place
of business where they will find the best Sc
lected Stock oil Glass aud Queensware, Wood
en- and HolloW>6sre, Groceries, &c., at S. s.
Dalgarn's opposite Carter House.
FINE Pocket Cutlery, Razors, Scissors,
Carpenters Rules and Pencils, Revolvers,
Cartridges, Fishing Tackle. yiUliu and Guitar
Strings. all at low prices at G,lbert's Drug
Store, Harper's Ferry
YouNa PEOPLES FAIR The yonng peo-
pie belonging to the "aIatamoras Mission,
Band" have been working to help build a
church for Rev. Mr.. GraybiIl of Mexico. tor
the benefit of which they are gong to have
Fair. FRIDAY, December 18th. in Wishing
ton Hall Many friends have promised to
help Whatever they Intend contributing.
they will please deliver at the Hall on said
day. between II aud O'Clock All kinds
of estables, as well as fancy work, will be &C