Spirit of Jefferson. [volume] (Charles Town, Va. [W. Va.]) 1844-1948, 1881-10-25
LOCAL iHIEILIeENcE.

Gnarlestown again. Wait for them Notice
WIilb given in this paper.
North Water street is now being macada>
mixed.
County Court will begin November 7,h-
Circuit Court November 18th.
The cattle guards and telegraph poles
Along the line of the s. v. R. R. have been
white.wsshed. 80"
Peggy Alexander, of this place, a WE'LL
knowns coiored woman, died last Wednesday.
at an advanced age.
hre, in the direction of Berryville, was
eossrSed from here las. Saturday night. 1t
locality.
An attemp. was made to blow open the
ssfeSin Jones jeweIry establishment in Mar>
tinsburg last Wednesday night, but without
success:
We are in need of both wooD .pd Corn
and would be obliged if some of our patrons
would send us, in a supply of these necessary
articles as early. as possible
Messrs. Logon Osburp aud Jno. E. Schlev.
OF tins county, were members of the award.
ing committee upon. live stock at the recent
NatlonalsF Fair at Washington City.
The Grand Lodge of L. o o f. of the
state OF West Virginia meets at Parkers>
burg to-day. PC. @. NJ. Houeh w%illsrep.
resent Wildey Lodge, of this place.
itls expected TO hsse tho NJ, E Church
South, of this place. ze:opened for public
Worship the first Sunday in November. More
aehnlte notice will.be given hereafter.
Mr.. John E. Hilbert has associated with
= him in tho aooaob ,..L:.-
aud the firm will hereafter be John E Hill.
oert d Sons Advertisement next week.
Charles Unseld, living on MARYLAND
Heights, near Harper's Ferry, was kicked
by q horse Friday evening week, from the
effects of which be died a few hours after.
The Mountain View Hotel, at Harper's
Ferry. is to be torn down, and it is said the
baltimore & Ohio Railroad Company will in
f. the,slring erect a. fine hotel on the same site.
Gas Company stock will doubtless soon be
at a premium, snd it would be we'll, if there
10 any yet untaken. for those who have not
subscribed, and are able to do SO, to secure
Il whilst 1t remains at par.
The fresco work upon the inside of the
NJ. Church South, has been completed.
aud Messrs. Davis & Conner are at work upon
the painting Dir. c. Frank Gallaher will
stucco the walls outside in the spring.
i. b. Winters, an employee of the B. &
o.R H., aud a resident of Harper's Ferry,
was taken suddenly ill in Baltimore, a short
time since, while engaged at his daily labor,
and died at his home on the 9th instant.
The United Brethren will hold a Quarter
" Meeting at H%aiItown, the FIRST Saturday.
sud Sunday in November The meeting
will be protracted during the week. Preach
ing Sunday a, IL O'Clock, aud at night bv
the Presiding Elder, j. r Nelson.
The Rev. j. " Tongue preached to the
congregation of the 81. f. Church South, of
tais place, on Sunday night last. The pas
tor. Rev Mr. Whisner, preached at Zoar
Sunday afternoon aud night. and will hold a
protracted meeting there during the week.
Mr. Henry K. Smith, the contractor for
the erection of the nov gas>works for the
Gsarlcstown Gas aud Water Company, has
begun work very lively. He has a large
force of hands engaged in nakin ~ the neces~
ssfy excavations. snd will in a few days be
ready. to put in tho apparatus. Messrs.
Armeutrout L Tntwiler have contracted to
Ut Tue necessary nricK warS
To accommodate persons who NAV wish to
goSer WincheRter on Thursday next. to bear
speeches of Maj John " Daniel, the
silyerstongned Virrinian orator. ADD others.
thssR &C r. R: Go. will issue round trip
tickets from Basrer's Ferry aud intermediate
POINTS, no payment of fare one way. good for
day of issde, eu all regular trains Last
train will leave Winchester at IL O'Clock.
Mr. JasE HssRowtaud, we.understand, was
Knocked down beaween his mill sud dwelling,
sr Hsuiah Church, on Saturday night last,
aud robbedgo of his knife and mill key-the
robber beingsdisappplPted in finding money
: upea lis persoa if II.as was bis ohject. The
sam snsght. we l>aru, the uleat>l'ouse of Mr..
Thomas West, in the same neighborhood,
was broken open. aud a quantity of meat
stolen thefefrom
Geo. W. Eieh"lhereer. Esq a well-known
aas prominent'citizen of this county, died on
Sunday afternoon last, after a lingering ILL
ness of some weeks, aged about 62 years. He
bad been for years a member of the Presby>
teriau Church, and at different times held
various positions of public trust. Funeral
services will be held at the Presbyterian
Church, in this place, at 1870, A. M, to,
day (Tuesday, )-i ntermcnt at Edse-Hm
Cemetery
Mr.. NJ. Scott Weller, an ingenious ma
chinist of this place, has been awarded a
patent for a ''Yielding Connecting" or adj
Unstable wrist-an important invention for