Spirit of Jefferson. [volume] (Charles Town, Va. [W. Va.]) 1844-1948, 1882-09-19
LOCAL INTELLIeEHcE.

evening.
Mr.. VIM. 81. Moore has contracted to erect
the walls for very large wheat barracks for
Dir. Josiah Watson
An extraordinarily brilliant meteor was
seen to flash through the western heavens on
Friday evening last.
DIR. Tanner, of Jefferson county, carried off
the largest number of premiums at the recent
Berkeley County Fair.
The s. V. R. R. will sell excursion tickets,
at reduced rates, to the Carlisle CPa.O Fair.
September 26th to the 10Th.
Mr. Edwin Bell, editor of the Hagerstown
,aia't, was thrown from buggy at Roanoke
few days ago, and severely injured.
The Spirit Of .1cferson will be sent to new
subscribers for the Campagne-from now
until December 1st, 1851 for so Cents,
Cash in Advance.
Work on the Episcopal Church at Har-
per's Ferry has been commenced. Zion
Church, Charlestown. by recent collection
for it, contributed $1,000.
The cred Star" Base Ball Club, of this
place, aud the Wildwood Club played match
game at Wildwood on Saturday last-the cred
Stars" winning by score of So to Is.
Mr.. James W. Butt has contracted to erect
public school building a. Ramey's Shop, on
che Smithfeld turnpike; also to tin roof
building on the farm of Mr. Warren Eby.
Our go>ahead countymon, Mr.. Jas Fl.
Conklyn, has been rushing things in the
wheat threshing business, having had two
steam threshers in constant operation for some
weeks past. This week he will put his clover
huller in operation, and give our farmers an
opportunity of getting their clover seed out
for use.
Having bought the balance of
the Stock of David Howell, [ have
added full stock of Dry Goods,
Groceries and Queensware, which
will be sold at COST for CASH.
CLARENCE d. EBY.
MIR. Jas. w Butt has erected new porch
at the west end of the dwelling of Mr.. D. s.
Hughes, Main street, and is putting an open
front in the lower story of the same for
store-room. Mr.. VIM. II. Moore is doing the
mason work. An iron balcsny-the work.
manship of Messrs. Hilbert & Sons-wiII be
erected on tho Main street front
As gratifying evidence of tho success of
Jefferson county young man in other parts,
we chronicle the fact, gathered from the
Oscsola, Polk 'county (Nebrssks) papers, that
our former ccuntyman, Mr.. Wm. J. Conklyn.
IS doing thriving business in the building
line. His latest completed contract is a fine
large bank building for tho execution of
which he is highly complimeuted.
The select reading by Miss Capps, Cgrad>
uate of the I-eachc> Wood Seminary at Nor
folk, Va.,) at Washington Hall, on FRIDAY
evening last, was not near so largely attended
as wo would like to have seen, or that the
merits of the reader deserved Those pres
ent, however, were most ngreeabIy enter.
tAined, aud We predict for the young lady
brilliant future in tie vocation which she
has ehoseu, and for which she gives evidence
of eminent fitness.
During the past week or ten days Charles
town and its vicinage were favored with the
visits and labors of three eeclesiastics of high
position in their respective churches Bish>
op Peterkin. of the Protestant Episcopal Di
Geese of w. Va, oficiated at Leetowu and
Smithfeld, Bishop A. W. Wilson of the NJ.
E. Church South spent two days in Charles
town and preached an able sermon to very
large congregation, and on last Thursday
night Bishop Kean (Catholic) of Richmond,
Va, delivered lecture in Washington Hall.
He was accompanied by the Rev. Mr. o Rel
ley, in charge of the church at Harpcr's Fer
~. The Bishops subject was "The Bible OF
the present day" He appeared in cauonical
dress. and spoke with great case and grace.
He has fine presence, superb voice, and is
unquestionably an orator of high order His
audience was good one two thirds of whom
were Protestaues, who Cthough no. accepting
his conclasious) could not but be impressed
favorably with his manner and spirit.
To THE LADIEs.-Mrs G oldsnith has been