Spirit of Jefferson. [volume] (Charles Town, Va. [W. Va.]) 1844-1948, 1877-06-19


being given to Maj. Averill, Supervisor, and
the 3. 4 o. r. R. authorities, for tho manner
in which it was gotten up and successfully
carried through.
During their stay in Washington, the bulk
of the excursionists were entertained at the
Washington Hotel, corner of Pennsylvania
| Avenue and Sd Street, where good fare and
| comfortable lodgings were furnished at reason
able rates..
COUNTY ITEMS the Shephords:own
Register we copy the following items:
The NJ. e. Church South Festival, at Union
| vile, on Friday and Saturday nights last,
was attended by large crowds of persons,
an,ly. Criswell's Cornet Band and the Duff
| fields Band, were present to enliven the
| occasion.
| Tho Assessor of Shcpherdstown reports
the total amount of assessment for the cOrpo-
ration for the present year, at S2S4, 4lO.75,
| as follows Personal, sl23, 459 rs; Realty,
S160, 951 90. Number of capitations, 2!5 !;
dogs 20. The Corporation levy for the
present gear is fixed forty cents on the
one hundred dollars; Cap;tation tax, 70 cts. !;
dog tax, S1G0.
The Town Council of Shcpherdstown has
passed an ordinance providing that all wood
| intended for fuel, and offered for sale in that
town shall, previous to such sale, be taken
| to the mark house. aud be there measured
| by the person appointed for that purpose, who
shall be required to give his certificate in
writing as to the number of feet in each and
every load of wood presented for measures
mont, for which he shall charge the person
| having same measured ten cents for every
cord or load, nchalf of said fee to be ro-
tanned for his services, the other half to be
accounted for and paid over quarterly to the
treasurer of the town. any person violating
this Ordinance shall be fued not less than
one nor more than FIVE dollars.
BERKELEY COUNTY.-Erom the Martins
burg Independent we clip the following
| items:
Strawberries plenty at 90 cents per gallon.
Steps are being taken for the organization
of an Artillery Company in Martinsburg.
movement is on foot which has for its
object the organization Of Company and the
purchase of grounds for Confederate Gem
etery, in which will be inferred the COnfed-
cratic dead now buried in various parts of
Berkeley county.
The annual examination at Lonoak Female
Seminary commenced on Tuesday and close
on Thursday evening of last week, under the
special supervision of the Conference Visiting
Committee, Rcvs. j. Lester Shipley, S. G..
Ferguson and L. e. Miller, and were wit
messed by a number of patrons and friends of
the school. The examinations were thorough
in all the various departments, and the young
ladies sustained themselves handsomely
throughout.
A new era in the Piano trade has been in
nugurated by the Mendelssohn Piano Co.,
! No. Sc Broadway, N. Y, whose ADVERTISE
ment appears elsewhere. This Company is
| regularly incorporated under the Laws of the
! State of New York, and composed of eminent
Piano manufacturers, with the express object
of selling Pianos direct to the people at Fac
| tory Prices without the intervention Of agents
| or dealers.
These Pianos made one of tho finest dis
plays at the Centennial Exhibition, and wero
unanimously recommended for the Diploma
If Honor and Medal Of Merit.
This Company are the first to do general
business with the purchaser direct, saving
him more than one>Aa!f the price charged by
other frst-c1ass makers.
We would recommend any of our readers
who have auy idea of ever buying piano, to
send for their Illustrated and Descriptive
Catalogue, which will be mailed free to all. *
LIST OF ADVERTISED LETTERS remaining
in the Post Office at Charlcstowu, Jefferson
county, W. Vi, June 10th, 1877:
Mrs. c. D. Bennett, Miss Ida j. Curns,
Miss Bethe Caval, Miss Hanne Lee, Miss
Burty hurry, Mrs. Alice V. Robson, Mrs.
Ann Snyder, Mrs. Barbara l. Taylor. John
S. Bramaman, John Caviness, VIM. Coplan,
James L. Davis, a. g. Montague, James
Morrison, Geo. Schwartz, r. A. Stout,
| Winston Thomas.
The above letters, if not called for within
thirty days, will be sent to the dead letter Of
fee. Persons calling for them will please
say that they are advertised.
G.. LEIsENR1NG, P. NJ.
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