Spirit of Jefferson. [volume] (Charles Town, Va. [W. Va.]) 1844-1948, 1877-03-20
LOCAL IN1ElIIGERcE.

have promised to furnish US Corn will please
deliver it no,o.
Blank Sale and Promissory Notes, Deeds
of Bargain and Sale, and Deeds of Trust, for
sale at the Spirit Office.
= AT 4 meeting of the Town Council, on Tues
day night last, committee was appointed on
Street Lamps. 1t was also resolved that the
frst expenditure made out of the next levy
shall be for proper enclosure to the Market
House lot.
Chicken thieves visited the premises of
Judge Thos g. Green aud COL Francis Yates.
. few nights ago
For Cheap Boots and Shoes, and every
thing in that line, 20 to the establishment of
Goo. II. Hagley. who is selling at reduced
prices in advance of his removal to new
quarters this spring.
Joseph Fridinger, son of Mr.. David FRI
diuger. of this place, has shot and killed over
one hundred muskrats during the past winter,
during his spare hours, and clothed himself
with the proceeds of the sale of their hides.
Pretty good for small boy.
Col. Bay lor. President, of the County Court,
has put check to depredatious upon the
grounds in rear of she Court House by having
Q short piece of fencing put up on tho West
aide of the building. 1t was needed
We return thanks to Hon. W. R. Morrison.
Chairman of the House Select Committee on
the Recent Election in Louisiana, for a copy
Of the Report of said Committee.
Hog in" aud "hog out" the questions
now agitating the ''oid uutcrrifisd" precinc.
of Shepherdstown.
The earth was covered with snow again on
Friday night last, aud at the time of our
going to press, yesterday morning. the old
woman w"s once more busy picking her
geese.
By request the Hon JAS H. Grove will
repeat his Essay the Beauties of Nature,
1t W,ltshire's Schoul House, on Saturday
evening next. March 9th. The public are
cordially invited.
Brother Zrttle, of the Shepherdstown Reg
iitcr, visited US yesterday. He looked like
the "starved" editor we have heard about
About twenty pieces of bacon were stolen
FROM ths meat house of W S. Mason few
nights ago.
Five dollars were stolen from the Mission.
AIRY Box of the Presbyterian Sabbath School,
= few nights since.
Hon. Richard " Thompson, President
Hayes Secretary of the Navy, is nephew Of
the Misses Br"adu<, OF Oh .r,esruwu.
The Rev j l.. KILLER preached IN the VI.
+ Church South Sunday night.
Messrs Hilbert Il D,o!cy, of the jefferson
Carriage Factory. i'll This place, have recently
surned out for Mr. W. s. Mason fue Spring
Covered Pleasure Wagon. VIII ;ch is credit
able job in every particular. II is handsome
serviceable and Convenient, and is but fair
sample of the excel ent work u-u"lly built
by these old and reliuLle mechanics.
Maj U. L B"yce, vice-presdcnt of the
Shenandoah Valley Railroad, YES in Cham
bersburg on Thursday week md the Rrpo<-
itory states that engineers Dougherty and
Cauby left CLanbrrsburv the next day to
run the liue for the Contemplated road be-
tween Mar,insburs and Charlestown, the
grading Of which is to be commenced at an
early day.
Col r ". Baylor delivered an interesting
address before Woodlawn Grange, at Wit.
shire's School House, Saturday evening, the
10,h instant.
Friends of Col Ward II. Lamon haze pre-
scented his name tor the mission to Mexico
About 9, 800 small perch hare been pu,
into the Potomac river between Cumberland
aud WiIliamsport by the United States Fish
Commissioner.
Mr.. Andrew NJ. Vanarsdalc, formerly of
M.rsinsburg. died in Baltimore, on Monday
week. in the 6lSt year of his age. His re-
mains were inferred at Martnsburg on Tues
day.
A sucker" measuring 81 inches in length,
va. caught in the Potomac here. in a net, the
other day. .Shcpher''st"c" Register.
Wonder if the "sucker" didn't have q
bottle in his pocket Anderson will have to
stand to tho rear with his "bass" now.
Mr.. l. d. Craft of Pennsylvania, sou>in>
law Of Mr.. Uriah Higinbo,ham, who pur-
chased the Buckley farm, in this county, some
time ago, was thrown from buggy on the
Bsrryvil!e turnpike, between Ripon any
Char Iestowu, on Thursday, BY his horse be-
soming frightened and running away Mr..
Craft sustained a severe injury of one of his
feet and had his buggy broken besides the
horse jumped upon the buggy of another
gentleman, which happened upon tho road,
and also injured it.
John Farmer, recently committed to Jail
in default OF security for good behavior,