Spirit of Jefferson. [volume] (Charles Town, Va. [W. Va.]) 1844-1948, 1883-05-29
Local Miscellany.

front and eupola of the Presbyterian
Church
If you want to select from the
largest variety of Tobacco in Charles
town, go to DALGARS's-
= A braiisnt lunar rainbow spanned
the northen heavens about Q O'Clock
.ea Monday night of last week.
An immense number of excur-
>sionists. from Baltimore and Wash
inston, are expected at Hazpcr's Fer
~ tomorrow
The Y. NJ c. a. will hold meet
ing In the Baptist Church, next
SsndaF afternoon, at 3 O'Clock All
are cordially invited
The CHARTER for the ssJohn Stephen
son Female Seminary at this place.
has been received, and the company
viii be organized in few days
III the old saying, that luxurious
locust bloom indicates an abundant
corn crop. be true, we have the as
suranee this season of a good yield
In that grain
Amateh game of base ball. between
The Freshwater Club zad the I'd nine
of the Red Stars last Thursday,
Resulted in a victory for the former,
by a score of p te H.
The proposition of the Philadelphia
Gas Es- to light the streets of Shep-
Aerdstown has been rejected The
town will do its own Lighting, end pro-
posaIs have been advertised for.
Mr. j. C. Holmes is repairing and
reftting the Leesoxa Baptist Church,
and is aiso improving the dwelling
properties of Gel W P Craighill
and Mr. P H. Hughes. in this place.
The Eife OF Rev inc " Les,
former rector of tie Episcopal
Churches at WIckiiffe snd Ripcn, and
subsequently of 5isrtinsburg, died at
St Adams kanasha eounty,recently-
Ali the members of Widely Lodge.
No %, l. O. O. F.. are especially re-
quested to attend meeting to be held
on Thursday evening, June 18th, as
business Of Importance will claim
their attention
y fve-ye2r old son Of aIr VIM H
Moore fell upon his head from. porch
on Thursday last, and was severely.
though It IS hoped not dangerously.
injured DIS NeiI and Richardson
= gave him necessary attention
We were pleased yesterday to have
= a visit from 3fr. Lee Antrim. of
>Waynesboro'. Va, now travelling for
a Baltimore mercantile house Lee
rs a whoIe-souIed go-ahead bog. and
we wish him the fullest success in his
business career
Mr. James McC:raw has moved
into his new store-room st Herper's
FerrE, which he has elegantly fitted
up and well filed with large varie-
t. Of goods 1t is one of the largest
snd most conveniently arranged
rcoms in the county
The seats TO the Lecture by Zen.
: Daniel Dougherty. tonight, at Wash
ington Hall. are nearly alI tsken- If
you have not done so vet. secure your
seat at once, at the Post Office, or you
will regret missing an intellectual
treat rarely afforded in towns of this
size
In mentioning the killing of the
horse driven by Mrs w E. Harris.
last week, we should have said that
Mr. and Mrs Harris live upon their
own farm purchased Of Mr. Thos-
B. Washington, and not. as stated,
upon the farm of Mr. b c. Washing
ton
The stock of the Eagle Machine
Company is constantly increasing,
we understand. and the directors are
giving their serious attention to the
matter of location Various rropo-
sTtions have been made to the Com
pany in this regard and tie dTrec-
tors seem inclined to make haste
slowly in deciding 50 important a
question
The ladies of Oakland ~ F. Church
South will hold Strawberry and Ice
Cream Festival at Mt Hope School
House, on Friday and Saturday eve
nin1S- .Juue Ist and 2d- for the hen
eft of their Church In addition the
Clarke County Musical Association
=. give Concert at Oakland, for
te same purpose. on Friday evening,
June Sth- These entertainments Will
no doubt both be OF an elegant char
acter, and justly appeal for liberal
support to so worthy an object.
Hugh Sterling, Esq of Wheeling,
Grand Lecturer of the Grand Chap
ter. ROYAL Arch IIasOnsS. of Nest Vir-