Spirit of Jefferson. [volume] (Charles Town, Va. [W. Va.]) 1844-1948, 1881-04-19
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have promised us Corn will please deliver it
how.
Mr.. A.C. Drawbaugh, merchant at shen.
Snustion, has been appointed Postmaster in
place of Mr.. F%ertney.
The Rev. Geo. White, of Moors6eld.
preached in the Presbyterian Church hero
on Sundey last, morning and evening.
Mr.. IT. w. L.timer has resigned the
mayoralty of Shepherdstown, and Mr.. John
d.. Duke has been elected Mayor pro tenn.
Persons who desire to pay their sabscrip-
hons to the Spirit in Wood, will please
bring 1t at once, as no need it very much.
Capt. John Avis has removed his quarters,
Is Justice of the Peace, to the old Town
Oouncil room, at the entrance to Washing
Ten tall and just over the lock>up.
a meeting of the Directors of tho Jefer>
ton Co. Mutual Fire Insurance Co. will be
held at the Compauy's Office, in Charlestowu,
On Tuesday,, april l9M, at 2 o'clock, p. NJ.
The Y. NJ. G.. A, of this town, have
tented one of the rooms over Mr.. Geo. T.
Lights drug store, where they purpose holds
ing their private and business meetings in
the future.
Charles Davies, Esq, of Harper's Ferry,
we understand, has received the appoints
nent to an 81, 800 olerkship in the pension
dep at Washington, and visited that
city last week to assume the duties of his
new position.
The Supreme Court of this State, at
Wheeling, Saturday week, rendered the fol-
lowing decision f: j.. Rose & Co. rs. J. B.
Brown and wife, from Jefferson county
Opinion by Johnson : decree reversed and
cause remanded.
AConterence of the Young Mems Christian
Association will convene in Charlestowu on
Friday, April 20, 1881, and continue until
the following Sunday. There will be from
fifteen to twenty visiting members from diff
ferent associations.
A little five or six year old child Of Mr..
John Quick, residing about " miles west
of Charlestown, on one of the farms of Mr.
ii. b. Davenport, was kicked by a horse and
killed, on Sunday afternoon last. We have
not learned the particulars Of the sad AFFAIR.
The annual election of Vestrymen of Zion
(Episcopal) Church, of this place, held yes.
terday, resulted in the reelection of the fol.
E lowing persons N. s. White, DR.. W. F.
Lippitt, B G. Washington, J r. EcElroy,
David Howell. Joseph Trapnell, John A..
Washington
1t IS the intention of our Real Estate
Agent, V. NJ. Firor, Esq of CharIestown,
TO issue a New Circular in a short ti.no. lie
invites persons desiring to enter Real Estate
In his agency TO do so before the issue of his
new circular. Mr. FirOr makes no charge if
he makes no sale.
MIR. G. Dettore is still cauvassins the
county for the sale of his Recipes for max
ing Honey without bees, and Jelly without
fruit-both of which have been, after use,
highly endorsed by many of our citizens
He will make his next visit to the neigt>
borhocd of KAbletown.
On Sunday atteraoon last, the closing
Sabbath of the interesting lenten services of
the Episcopal Church, the children of Zion
Church Sunday School, OF this place, made
their animal Easter Offerings, the same being
accompanied with the singing of appropriate
carols and other attractive services.
Policeman John Hough found the wagon
of Mayor Slifer upon tho pavement of that
gentleman's premises, in violation of law, on
Friday last, when the Mayor imposed upon
himself a 6ne of one dollar, and paid the
same promptly over to tho officer. Watch
sharp, boys, and may be you will catch him
for another.
The new schedule of the S. V. r. r. went
Into effect ycstesday-threo trains each way
nav ruuning.daily between Waynesboro and
H.gerstnwu, and four each way between
Charlestown snd Hagerstown. Shenandoah
Valley Eastlake CARS are also taken through
TO aud from Harrisburg, Pa, via the Cum
bsrlaud Valley road.
Sir. W. c. Carroll desires us to announce
that he has just returned from New York
and other eastern markets, with one of the
largest and most varied stocks of New Goods
before his customers. Among these goods
will be found many novelties and all standard
articles. Advertisement next week.
The B & o. r. r. Co. arc filling up and
grading the grounds adjacent to their new
depot at this place, out to the line of tho ad-
jaeent street, and Messrs. Lippitt & Co., VIC
understand. will do the same on their grounds
between the street and the railroad. The
whole will make quite an improvement, and
if the corporation will grade aud macadamize
the short distance from Achilles Dixon's to
the depot, as is talked of, the work will be
complete and substantial.
Mr.. Albert Dichl, of the Charlestown
Marble Works, has recently erected, in the
Georgetown Cd. Co. Cemetery, an elegant
granite monument to the memory of the late
Commodore Stribling, of Martinsburg. The