Spirit of Jefferson. [volume] (Charles Town, Va. [W. Va.]) 1844-1948, 1880-07-06
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raised at Leetown shortly.
Kew. Job Turner, deaf mute, hold SER
vice for deaf mutes in the Episcopal Church
In this place, on last Sunday evening.
The store.room of Mr.. j. Shirley Smith
should have been mentioned among those
couspicuously Illuminated on Saturday night
week.
Postmaster Leisenring kept Fourth of
July observance yesterday, By display OF
ths national colors and partial closing of
the post office.
new brick pavement, We learn, is to be
laid shortly along the Episcopal Church lot
on Congress street, from. Mildred street to
the church gate.
1t is rumored that the question of erect
ing street lamps will receive the favorable
consideration of the present Town Council.
We hope the rumor is true.
Mr. j. Shirley Smith, in order to meet
the increasing demands OF his business. has
had additional shelving erected and his
storc-Ioom otherwise improved.
The wheat crop just cut in this county is
not as good as to quantity as was expected
and our most experienced farmers say the
yield Will not be near SO much as last year.
The last pier of the S. V r. R. bridge
over the Potomac. at Shepherdstown, has
been completed, and it is expected that the
entire supcrstructure will be finished this
week.
The Aetna Insurance Co., through Mr. II.
II. Cooke, of this place, Agent, has prompt
ly adjusted aud settled the insurance on the
recently burned hotel building of Mr.. Charles
Beck, at Summit Point.
"Byrne's Island" near Harper's Ferry, is
to be thing of the past-'.Island Park"
being the new and attractive name given by
the B. d o. r. r: Co to this now delight
tul aud popular summer resort.
The Supreme Court OF appeals concluded
its session at Wheeling last Wednesday, and
adjourned until first day of next regular
term. at Charlestown, the fist Wednesday in
August. Judge Green has returned home
". X. Pendleton, LII D., Superintendent
OF Public Schools, proposes to hold Dis
trIct Teachers Institute in Martinsburg,
commencing Monday. July l2:h, at 2
o'cInrk, p. NJ, to continue until Saturday
the lTth, at noon.
Hon. James II Grove started on Thurs
day night last for PhilIippi, Barbour county
to address the mass convention Of Good
TemplArs to assemble there Oh Saturday.
July 3 We venFur" to say the Philippians
heard splendid speech.
Ground Was broken yesterday for the
foundation of the Few Il % Il r dsupt
at this place, Mr. \. D Barr, the Agent
here striking ;hg fist lick on tic cxcavafion.
1t is located directly opposite tic residence
OF Mr.. Geo. ". Spots.
We return thanks 20 Mr. J. Ran Rnlrick
FIR mess of 6ne Roasting E.rs-amony the
first of the seas m. Mr.. L. kscrs Constantly
full supply of the earliest aud most chuicc
vegetables aud fruits which can be procured,
and offers them at reasonable rates.
Mr.. ID. g. Adams, ceu<us cuumcrator for
Potomac d strict, says that he found pro-
duced upon the farm of Mr.. Jno 0 Aylion
by, for the year 1879. four hundred bush,
els of pears of very Guc quality. from Thirty
five trees and twenty seven different varies
ties.
We call attention to the advertisement of
the Virginia Hotel, Kept by Mrs. Ann r.
CastIeDan, at Berryviilo. The travelling
public will fud in Mrs. Castlcman pleasant
and accommodating hostess. and her house is
proverbial for its good fare, clearly rooms
and beds, attentive servants, 20.
In this issue will be found the card of the
Grand Central Hotel, J. n Woodward Man>
ager, Martinsburg, w Va Mr.. Woodward
is very prince of hotel keepers, and tho
Grand Central, under his management, is
one of the very best hotels in the State
We therefore cordially recommend this house
to all who may visit Martinsburg.
Henry, the polite and COMMUNICATING waiter
at the 1ce>Crcam ParIor of Mr.. Gustav
Brown, was on Friday last the bearer to the
SpirI Office of a temptingly spread waiter Of
ice-cream, fruit, pound, sponge aud other
cake, etc, friendly compliment from Mr..
Brown to the Spirit Office, which was duly
appreciated and enjoyed by the happy re-
cipients.
The Cumberland Valley (Pa.) Editorial
Association has received an invitation from
the Shenandoah aud Cumberland Valley rails
road officials to make trip to the celebrated
Lursy Caves in Virginia. The invitation has
been accepted, and the editors will make the
trip some time ia August after the compile
tion of the Shenandoah Valley road to IIa-
gerstown.
The dastardly act, committed on Saturday
night, of hiding the saddle and bride, aud
stealing portion of the trappings of the
horse of the Rev. Jas. Fl. Carey, the colored
Democratic speaker was a mean and cow
ardly attack upon political opponent, de>
serving the contempt of all honest men,
whether white or black, and We hope the
~ will ra+ no