Spirit of Jefferson. [volume] (Charles Town, Va. [W. Va.]) 1844-1948, 1880-09-07
LOCAL IaTELLIaEHcE.

movement Is on footto organize an Ar.
tHIsry company in Charlestown.
The Rev. DR.. Huntington preached in the
baptist Church on Sunday morning last.
Mr. Thos. K. Starry has added another
story to the dwelling of Mr. Maurice Kane.
we eau attention to the new schedule Of
the 3. V, r r., published on our editorial
page.
Notifications have been given for a number
OF new paVements on Main street. a nd the
repair ofotbers.
The train men and station agents on tho
S. v. r. r. donned their new uniforms
yesterday morning.
Hancock and English poles were raised at
Bolivar, in this county, and BcrryviHc, in
p Clarke, ON Saturday last
Messrs. Armentrout and Tutwiler arc
laying new brick paveucn, in front of tho
drug store of Mr.. Geo. T. Light
The general Offices of the Shenandoah
Valley Railroad have been removed from
Char1estown to Hagerstowu, Md.
A fight occurred among colured excur
slouists to meeting at Island Park on Sun.
day CAST, and several were severely injured
The Town Council, on Tuesday night last,
agreed to set CURLING, at the corporation ex
pense. for a brick pavement iu front of the
Episcopal church and graveyard.
Mr.. A. G. Drawbaugh has purchased of
Mr. Jas. b. Notary, two lots at Shenandoah
function, and is erecting store building
upon one aud dwelling upon the other
Excursion to Washington aud Mt. Vernon
to-day, (Tuesday,) via the B. 4 RI
Round trip tickets from Charlestown to
Washington, S2.25 to Mt. Vernon, SIS co.
Joseph Starry to1ght through the agency
of V. NJ. Firor the Saw Mil property on the
Shenandoah River at Bloomcry. of Col Il.
j. and Robert Chow, formcri, owned hy G..
ii. Turner, for 81 ,6UO.
Miss Minnie Timberlakc, daughter If Mrs
Il. i. TimberIakc, had one of her arms
broken. by window sash falling upon it, on
Sunday week. Surgical allentiuu was rcn>
dcred by DR.: G F, Mason.
The brick work Of the new dwelling of Mr.
Gideon Loiseuring, on Samuel ST. extended,
is about completed, by Mcssrs Barrett &
Bro. Carpenter work by the contractor for
the building, Mr.. Jas. w. Burt
Mr.. John NJ. Coy1o is having brick
building erected on the lot recently bought
OF Mr.. II. d Middlekauff on South George
street-brick work by Mr. Levi Baker, aud
carpentering by Mr.. II. D. Rust.
We were pleased on Tuesday last, to re.
coive a call from the gallant Col G. T.
O-Ferrell, of lfarrisonhurg, Va. Tie Col
"nci is & Virginia gentleman Of the true
type, and our people always glad TO see
him
All the Committees appointed on Bar
hrcue arc requested, by Capt Geo Baylor,
Chairman of Central Committee, to meet
~. the Cuurt-!Iousc, in C!.srIcz,"wn at Ii
O'Clock, A. NJ, on Friday nox., September
18th
A Hancock anl English Club w.s organ
izcd Il L"ttown on last Saturday week,
,s;th Geo D. Wiltshire. President Philip
"a nry and VIM Small, Nire l'r" sjGent4; II
:. heaau', Secretary and Ga? D Jv!lason,
Treasurer.
We are pleased to note the appointment,
by the Democratic State Executive Commit.
tee, of Fraak B:c%wi'h, E.q.. of this place,
t" the position of E!cctor for JofIer-on
C"unty- Tho appointment is good one and
We are assured Mr.. Backwi.h will do good
service for the psrty.
OF all the apples ordinarily raised in JEFF
ferson, our clever patron MIR II. W Crit
tendon, produces about the best; and for ar
ranging an attractive basket &C frmit he can
act be execlled. The basket or tx:Iihtio,.
at the store OF Mr.. David Howell last week,
and presented to US, is a fair sample. aud VIC
return many thanks for the ssme.
Mr.. z. II. Mcknight, of this place, has
leased manufacturing property in Staunton,
aud will go there 10 prosecute the manufac-
ture OF hickory wagon snd carriage rims,
handles, Sc, in which be has been 90 activc>
~ engaged hore for some years past. We
regret to lose Mr.. Mcknight trem our town,
but oangratulAte Stauntou upon it's acc ion.
Our friend Thomas Locke, Esq of the
neighborhood of Summit Point in this county
has left at office the product of single
grain OF Fuitz wheat. found in Isis crop Of
the present year, which We ascertain to be
sixty>seven stalks, the hesds of which will
average forty>tour grains-producing a grand
total of nearly three thousand grains from a
single seed.
For the convenience of the people of
Charlestown and vicinity, the s. V. R. r.
will open another office here, under charge
of Mossrs Horace Beall & Co., who will sell
tickets, receive and forward freight and bag
gage, transfer passengers between the town
off ,e and the depot free of charge, &c, of
which more defnite partcu lars will be given
hereafter. neat and o.nfortable coach
will accommodate the passenger travel.
The Third Quarterly Meeting for
Charlestown Station, NJ. Il. Church South,
viii be held on Sunday next, September
18th. in the grove of Mr.. Joseph Eng7s,
near Shenandoah Junction, services to be
continued during tie week. Speciat trains
on the s. V. R. R, viii convey passengers
from CharIestown and other points at ro.