Spirit of Jefferson. [volume] (Charles Town, Va. [W. Va.]) 1844-1948, 1879-09-09
LOCAL IHTELLIeEKcE..

week.
The b. & o. r. r. warehouse OF uarper's
Ferry has been completed, and fills long
existing gap.
We return thanks to Delegate ". II. T.
Lewis for copy of the Acts of the Legis-
lature for 1879.
The Mechanics Silver Cornet Band will
accompany Malta Lodge to Harper's Ferry
on Thursday next.
Mr.. Geo. w. Armentrout is building the
foundation for dwelling on the 10. of Mr..
Warrenfeltz, near the S. V. II. r.
The long.talked of "law building" to be
built on George st, in rear of the Court,
House, it is said, will be erected shortly.
Our genial young friend, Mr.. Mason
Conklyu, will please accept thanks for bag
of fine Apples. May his shadow never
grow less.
Owing to not being able to procure room,
DIR. Mccormick will not visit Charestown,
professionally, until Monday next, the 18th
instant.
The Free Press says: B. F. johnson has
contracted to erect Parsonage for the COL
ored Baptists of this place on the lot adjoin-
ing their Church.
Judge Hoge has increased the bond re-
CURED of JAS. NJ. Mason, Esq. in the Mason
Ferry aud Harper's Ferry Bridge Co. in
junction case, to 81, 500.
We are requested to announce that Mr. J.
j. West will deliver Temperance Lecture
in the NJ. P. Church at Harpcr's Ferry, on
Saturday evening, September 18th, at u
O'Clock.
The members of Malta Lodge. No 80, A,
F. & A. NJ, AID visiting brethren who in>
tend going to the picnic at Byrue's Island,
are requested to meet at the Lodge Room on
Thursday morning next at a o'clock, sharp
DR.. b. b. Ransom has purchased the res
ideuce of DR.. J. S. O'Dounell, on High ST..
Harper's Ferry, and resumed the practice of
his profession at that place. DR.. ODonnell
has gone to Kansas, where he has business
Interests.
Col. Jno T. Gibson has commenced work
upon the erection of two>story building,
for law offices, in rear of the building &C.
cupied by Butler & A;squi,h, and adjoining
the Court> Fl ouse gard. Mr.. Robert Sarritt
has engaged to do the brick work and Mr.. d.
i. Johnson the curpenteriug
Mr. Jas. ". Butt has contracted to inn
prove the property of Mr.. Jas. Fl. Rodrick,
by the erection of two additional stories, for
dwelling purposes, over the store>room &C.
cupied by Rodrick, Morris l. Co. and has
also engaged to erect good>szed new frame
dwelling on the farm OF Mr.. Eerom Slifcr,
near Il euners Mill.
Mr.. Sam'l Black and another gentleman,
of Washington, were driving through iowa
on Saturday, in buggy, when one of the
wheels gave way and they were thrown ont.
The horse then ran away, colIiding with the
horse team OF Mr. Caleb Burus'-almost
deIp0ishing tho buggy and iDj uring one of
.aa horses Of Mr. Burns
Prof. Mergcs did not reach Charlcstown
with his entertainment on Friday evening
last, but his agent visited here and settled
all bills incurred by the advance ogeut-
squareIy and honestly. We regret that the
Professor did not get hero, and hope he may
yet afford the people of Charlestown the
pleasure of one of his entertainments.
The money found By Maj Geo. W. I.
KesrsIcy, aud advertised in the Spirit, was
reclaimed by the owner last week. The gen
tleman did not take the Spirit, and only
learned of the money being touod through
another who does not take it, but had seen
the advertisement. Thus, several times the
amount of years subscription came near
being entirely lost to the owner by not taking
the paper.
In our hasty account of the fire of Sunday
week, given 10 our last issue, we made sew
10
loss of MI David Howell is much more Sc
rious than at first thought. The Strath
property was damaged to some extent, and
the insurance has been adjusted at gu.
Mr.. j. c. Wiltshire also suffered considera-
. BILE loss from the removal of his furniture aud
effects from the Jail building.
There need now be no moro worrying about
getting collars aud cuffs nicely done up
The new paten. Celluloid goods in this line
have been introduced here by our enterprIs-
ing merchant, Mr. Joseph G Goldsmith. They
need no washing, but only to be wiped on
clean aud worn again. They are water and
Precipitation. proof. We thank Mr. u. for
sample, aud suggest that our gentlemen reads
ers call at the .'Twin Fronts" and see them
They can but be pleased.
The Winchester District Conference, OF
the NJ. F.. Church South, will convene IN
Charlestown on the 10th of September next.
The opening sermon will be preached by
Rev. A. Weller, of Warren Circuit, and
sermon on Missions will be preached by the
Rey.J. S. Gardner, of Winchester. Also
preaching morning aud evening of each day.
Families whom it may suit to entertain min
;,or. md de1eoates during the session OF the