Spirit of Jefferson. [volume] (Charles Town, Va. [W. Va.]) 1844-1948, 1883-08-28


train to Williams Grove, last Thurs
day, was filled to overlooking.
s. VAR. r. mail train northward
now passes CharIestown at 1922, P.
J, instead of 2:42, as heretofore.
assrs. Earnslraw & Doolcy have
contracted for tin roofing and spout
ing Of dwelling of Mr.. Will Lucas.
Mr.. D. A. Phillips has returned
from Roanoke, and entered the en-
ploy of the Eagle 1Iachine Company.
Mcssrs- Armcntrout & Tutwiler
have contracted to lay the paving,
curbing and guttering on Congress
street.
Our young townsman, David j.
Howell, is a member of the Washing
ton, OHIO & Western r. r. engineer
corps.
Mr.. +. B. souders caught fine
string of bass in the Potomac last
Tuesday, the largest Weighing #
pounds.
The fine Union Band will accom-
pany the Winchester excursionists to
the Masonic picnic at Island Park,
September 9TH.
A pleasant bathing party, of
young ladies and gentlemen. from
CharIestown, visited Shannondale
Springs last Tuesday.
The Y. NJ C. A. will hold meet
ing at their Room, (Lec HalD, next
Sunday afternoon. at O'Clock. All
are cordially invited.
a delegation from Malta Lodge,
A, T. & A. NJ, went to Winchester
and attended the Union Band enter
tainmcnt, last Friday evening.
Mr.. Samuel Dobbins, the former
we'll known mail carrier between
Charlcstown aud Ripon, died on mon
day night last week, at an advanced
age.
Agcntieman requests MS to say that
the party who tapped on his window,
last Friday night, will find warm re-
ception awaiting him on a recurrence
of such conduct.
The Merchants Hotel, at OIechan-
icsburg, Pa, is one of the incest and
best kept houses in the Cumberland
Valley. Our former tOwnsman. Mr..
II. r. Spccse, is the landlord, and
gives his best efforts to please guests.
Mr.. James Brewer, 4 prominent
lawyer of New Orleans, died in that
city on Monday of last week, aged 60
years. He was horn at Harpcr's
Ferry, in this county, but his parents
were natives of Montgomery county,
Nd.
Our young friend Junius C. DAY.
export, recently of the First National
Bank of this place, has accepted the
position of Teller of the First Nation
al Bank of Roanoke, va, which he
will no doubt fill with much acccpta-
bility.
On Wednesday last the Red Star
Base Ball Club, of this place, played
a match game with the Hagerstown
Club, in Colston's meadow. The
game was closely contested, and re-
suited in favor of the IIagcrstown
boys, by score of Z to 6.
Those of our readers who may have
occasion to visit Chambersburg, Pa.
will find in Mr.. w. II. Mckinley, the
proprietor of the Montgomery House.
a clever, accommodating gentleman.
For courtcsics extended us at Will
liams' Grove, last Thursday, he has
our sincere thanks.
Among those who enjoyed the
pleasures of the excursion to Island
Park, last Tuesday, was Mr.. David
Withcrspoon, in the Seth year of his
age, of Franklin county, Pa. Mr., w.
is the father of G1r. A. II. Wither-
spoonof our county, and is still active,
hale and hearty.
Mr.. William Kahn is rapidly filling
up the west room of the Sadlcr Build
ing with large and elegant stock of
Ready-Made Clothing, Cents Fur
nishing Goods, &c. Mr.. Kahn comes
well recommended, and the papers of
Martinsburg, where Mr.. K. did bus
mess for long time, speak of him in
the highest terms.
Whilst an excavation was being
made, day or two ago, for steps from
the new grade on Samuel street into
the yard of DR.. j. V. Simmons, an I'M
exploded spherical shell, a memcnto
of the {" late unpleasantness," was
unearthed. But short while ago an
unexploded conical Shell was dug up
in the Doctors garden.