Spirit of Jefferson. [volume] (Charles Town, Va. [W. Va.]) 1844-1948, 1877-05-22
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at this time.
The Academy boys "Star" club and the
''Pastime" played q match game of Base Ball
on Wednesday last. The Star" came off
victorious, the score standing 46 to 81.
Mr.. j. K. P. OFT advertises in another col.
umn the continuation of the manufacture Of
the Original Barney OFT" Grain Cradle, and
announces his readiness to Repair Cradles on
reasonable terms, at the Old Stand at Ripon.
See new advertisement of Messrs. Davis &
H.rrell, in another column.
Edward Taylor, son of Mr.. Geo. W. Tay-
Tor. of this place, in endeavoring to shoot a
rat with pistol. on Friday morning last, &C
cideutally sho. himself in the left leg, just
above the ankle. The wound, we are pleased
to learn, is not serious one, and under the
skiilful attentions OF DIR. G. T. Mason, he is
doing as well as could be expected.
Brother little, of tho Register, gave us
call yesterday.
The meat house of Mr.. Anthony Nunna-
maker. of this county, was broken into a few
nights ago, and robbed of large quantity of
Bacon.
The thermometer reached the nineties last
week. Hot for May.
The enterprisine firm of Messrs. Duke &
Gallaher have become comfortably installed
in their new quarters, in West end of Market
House Building, aud take occasion through
the medium of our advertising columns to in
wife their friends and the public to visit them
when seeking to invest in Hardware, Agri-
cultural Implements and Machinery, Fer
tilizers, Seeds, Stoves, Tinware, &c.
The County Court commenced its May
(fscaD term yesterday.
TIL e old reliable mercantile house of Maj
Geo. ". T. Kearsley has received its Spring
and Summer supply of Dry Goods Hats Nos
tions, Groceries, &c, which Maj. Kearsley
has selected with the greatest care, and is
prepared to sell as low as the lowest. Ad-
vertisement next week.
The Sadler Building is beginning to
sumo handsome appearance. The fine
cornice-the heaviest and most stylish which
has yet been put upon any building in Charles,
town-was put up last week by Mr.. Holmes.
The Baltimore Sun has completed the
fiEtieth year of its existence and usefulness as
a newspaper of the first rank
Mr.. D. T. Armstrong adgertises in this
issue of the Spirit that he is prepared to Re-
pair Furniture, furnish Newell Posts and
Bauisters for Stairwsys, and do all kinds of
Turning.
d S. Hughes has received large supply
of New Goods. See advertisement in another
column.
The floral Decoration of the graves of tho
Confederate Dead at Shopherdstown will take
place on Saturday, juno End, at p o'clock.
Adams Express Office has been removed to
Duke & Gallaher's Hardware Store in Mar
ket House Building, adjoining the Owings
House.
The Free Press says that "Mr. W. P. Car
per has Brahma hen that laid eggs whilst
having brood of young chickens. One day
she laid three eggs, the next one, AID the
third day three"
We return thanks to Messrs. Duke & Gal
laher for a new Patent Nozzle for Watering
Cans. These MOBILES are made of zince and
constructed with screw similar to those on
some varieties of fruit jars. SO that they may
he opened and cleaned of any obstruction in
. moment. They are easily adjustable to any
can, and will prove excellent thing in ap>
plying Paris Green to Potato Vines.
The Executive Committee of the Lee Me-
mortal Association respectfully request the
young men of Charlestown and vicinity 20 as
semble at Edge Hill Cemetery on Saturday
afternoon next, May Goth, for the purpose Of
putting the graves of the Confederate dead
in proper condition for Memorial Day, which
will occur two weeks later. The two Bands of
the town have kindly consented to repair to
the Cemetery at 81 o'clock next Saturday af>
tcrnoon, and discourse music during the pro-
eress of the work, and if all who profess to
have a sincere regard for the memory of our
Southern dead will give but few minutes to
the work, but little labor will be required to
do all that is needed, and when the Floral
Decoration takes place strangers may find our
Mecca in condition of which we need not
be ashamed. Turn out young mon, on Sat-
urday, and lend helping hand. .
DEATH OF WIN. P. HENsoN.-Mr. VIM.
p Henson, late Deputy Sheriff and Tailor of
this county, and who has been ill for some
time past, died of Consumption, at his resi-
dence in this place, on Saturday morning
last, in the cd year of his age. He had
been several times elected member of the
Town Council of Charlestown, had been for
nearlr half a centnrv q memher of the Metho.