Spirit of Jefferson. [volume] (Charles Town, Va. [W. Va.]) 1844-1948, 1879-10-07
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The Changers picnic will take place at
Flowing Spring on Wednesday, October %.
-, A tin roof is to be put on the dwelling of
Mr.. David Howell. by Messrs. Duke 4 CAL
aahor.
The s.; v. 2. r. Directors met a. the Car.
ter House, in this place. on Monday evening
of last woek.
Satterlee & Co. want ono hundred adds
tional. hands, to work on the 8. v. r. R., nj
500 per; day.
Messrs. Davis & Harrell are to put tin
roof on the dwelling on Mr.. ". D. Briscoe,
near Charlestown.
Money, Wood aud Corn are articles most
needed BY us jus. aow. Will our patrons be
Kind enough to furnish them.
"a iCoffer-dams have been erected aud the
work of building the piers for the Shenan-
The Winchester Light Infantry passed
Charlestown on Thursday morning, en- route
to the Fair at Alexandria, Va, aud returned
Friday night.
The Row. Dir. Lafsyre presohed 10 the
Presbyterian Church on Sunday morning aud
night. the Rev. Mr. Hopkins being absent in
attendance ON Presbytery.
Messrs. A. W. Hawks. of this place, and
John e. little, Of the Shepherdstown Reg
are in attendance upon the U. s. Court at
-oiarksburg, as jurymen.
-, The ninety second annual stssion Of the
Synod Of Virgins will convene ia tho Pres
byterian church. Danville, Va, Wednesday,
October 90. 1879, at IL A. NJ.
j. Forty thousand bushels of wheat have
been shipped. and about one thousand tons
of fertilizers received, at the Berryville
depo. of the s. V. r. r within the past
mouth.
The Kanawhs Gazette comes to us in a
greatly ee.srged farm. We-are glad to see
this improvement. and evidence Of success in
a sexnd Democratic paper, and wish it much
prosperity.
=, The protracted meeting at the NJ. e.
: Church South is continued. Fifteen or more
have professed conversion up to this time, of
whom eleven we're admitted to the church on
Sunday last.
Mr.. J. J. West, of this county, Lecturer
of the West Virginia Grand Lodge, I. o.
Good Tcmplars. has recently established
Lodge of that Order at Berkeley Springs,
Morgan county.
:. Nj. w. b. Reed. editor Of the Kingston
{Tenu.) East Tennessceon, is OBJ vis. TO bis
friends here. We pleased to sec him
look ing well, and give him hearty welcome
to the home of his earlier days.
Mr.. Nimrod Trussell has returned from
the city, after making his purchases, and is
now offering full select stock of Dry Goods,
Notions, Hats, Caps. Boots, Shoes, &c at
fair prices. Advertisement next week.
See card of Mr.. D. +. Haines, proprietor
of the Berryville Marble Works, in this is
sue. Mr. II. is a reliable young man. thor,
oughIy posted in his business, aud will no
doubt fill oil orders in his line promptly, and
al reasonable rates.
The farm of tho late Michael Bushey,
containing 4O3 acres, about one mile north
of MiddIeway, in this county, was sold on
Wednesday last. by D. F. Shoemaker, Spe-
cial Comm issioner, to George NJ. Lamon, of
Berkeley county. at $50 per acre.
A large excursion and fishing party. COM
posed of I. o Red Men and others, from
Berryville, visited Shepherds,own, pia the
S. v. r. r., 90 Saturday. Criswelrs Band,
ia their handsome new uniforms. gave the
party = f" send of in the afternoon.
The new store.room in the Shugart build
ing is now occupied by Mr.. ]. Ed. Burns.
Mr. John L. Hooff has moved Into his new
rtore> room in the west ead of his building.
and the room vacated by him has been taken
possession of By Mr.. J. SaieIey Smith, who
has opened a general stock Of Groceries, No.
tions. Woodenware, &c.
Mr.. Heary DUNN has purohased, of the
estate of Hiram O'Bannon, deceased, the lot
frentiag on Main street, between the resi-
deuce of Mrs. o Damon and tho Jefferson
Coach Factory, and has contracted with Mr..
James w. Butt to have two story frame
store and dwelling erected thereon. Work
upon the foundation has already been CON-
menced.
The Foundation of the Ssdler Building has
been completed, and Mr.. Holmes active
corps of workmen are progressing rapidly
with the walls of the 6rst story above ground.
The foundation of the claw Building"
contracted for by Mr.. Butt, has also been
completed, and >Messrs. Armentrout and
Tutwiler have commenced the upper
walls of the building.
Captain Josh. Hamill, m experienced
railroad conductor, has entered the service
of the s. v. R. R. Co. Regular passenger
and freight trains, We learn. will be run on
the road shortly, for which purpose two en-
gines and four passenger cars are to be
added to it's present equipment. The piers
of tho bridge over the Shenandoah, near
Riverson, in Warren county, are nearly
eompleted. Five thousand tons of iron have