Spirit of Jefferson. [volume] (Charles Town, Va. [W. Va.]) 1844-1948, 1883-02-27
Local Miscellany.

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Snow fell here again on Saturday
afternoon
Apatent has been issued to Mr.. A.
C Hendricks. of Dufields, for fer
tilizer distributor and a grain drill
The Y NJ. c. A. will hold a meet
ing in the Methodist Church, next
Sunday afternoon, at 5 O'Clock. All
are cordially invited
The meat-house of DIR. A. NJ.
Evans, in MiddIeway, was broken into
night or two since, and robbed of
twenty-Odd pieces of bacon.
Services In the NJ E Church South
next Sunday night, March 4th, will
begin at $50 o'clock, and the same
time thereafter on Sunday nights
Mr. JAS W Butt has contracted to
tin roof houses for Mr. Jack Ramev.
near Middleway, and Mr. Joshua
Myers, near Myerstown, in this county.
Messrs- Blessing & Beller have
contracted to repair the barn, build
poultry houses, &c, on the ssCassilis''
property recently purchased by DR..
Geo TerrilI-
1t is the intention of the owners of
Rau's Cave, the new subterranean
wonder at Bolivar Heights, Harper's
Ferry. to convert the place into reg
ular summer resort
Mr. s. W Washington, Special
Commissioner, sold the house and
lot OF the late Dr. ". F. Alexander.
at DufHeIds Depot, to MIR. Calvin
TabIer, for ,1CO cash
There were LID deeds and other
writings admitted to record in the
Clerks Office of the County Court of
Jefferson, from the November to the
February term of the Court
The Executive Committee of the
Baltimore Conference Sunday School
Society of the NJ E Church South.
has selected Shepherdstown as the
place for holding the next annual
convention of that body
The Grand Lodge of the Indepen-
dent Order of Odd Fellows (coIored)
of the State of West Virginia will
meet in the Baptist Church in Shep-
herdstown on Thursday. March 1st,
at half-past seven o'clock p. m.
We return thanks to 3Ir- Jos IL
yesterday for bunch of fine fresh
Herring Mr. yesterday is reeeiv-
ing regularly Fresh Potomac Herring,
PERCH Rock, Haddock, &C., and
lovers of these species of the finny
tribe Will do well to give him n call.
Our old friend Davy Strasburg.
formerly of the Staunton Spectator.
has again entered the journalist field,
as editor and proprietor of the ISatur-
ddy Erening Telegram. bright and
newsy little weekly published in the
city of Stanton We congratulate
him upon the neatness and character
of his paper. and wish him much sue
cess.
Our well-known eountyman, Cap
tain j. H. l. Hunter, has assumed
charge of the jefferson County CO.
Operation Association Store, in this
place. and hopes his old customers
and friends will call and examine the
large and varied stock of goods
He will be pleased to show goods,
name the prices, and give that eour-
teous and polite attention to his GUS
toners that the business demands.
promising not to be undersold-
Mr. Jno- j. Jobe has purchased of
hessrs- W H. Travers and f. w
Bedinger, Special Commissioners,
the Porter Factory property, for the
sum of $3.50 b1r. lobe will. we
understand. Improve the manufacture
ing capacity Of this valuable property,
and being live, energetic business
man and an experienced manufac-
turer, he will no doubt do there. as
he has already done elsewhere,
thriving and successful business.
Lexington Presbytery, at recent
meeting, dissolved the pastoral reia-
ton between Rev F. j. Brooke and
PhilliPpf Church, and placed in his
hands call from the Clarksburg
Central Church, which he accepted.
Mr. Brooke is brothcr-in-Iaw of
Hon d. B. Lucas, of this place, and
brother of Prof St Geo T. Brooke.
of the West Virginia University
His ministrations in Barbour county
have been very successful, and the
people there part with him with much
regret.
Mr. Ben Bateman, hunter of some
fame encountered in the woods about