Spirit of Jefferson. [volume] (Charles Town, Va. [W. Va.]) 1844-1948, 1883-02-06
Local Miscellany.

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The Ground Hog predicts six weeks
more of winter weather.
The County Court met yesterday;
Circuit Court begins next Tuesday.
We return thanks to Delegate Isaac
Fouke for a member of public doc
hments-
Isaac Fouke. Esq, of the House of
Delegates. has been home on a visit
for several days.
DR. T. French Locke, of Wood
stock. is on visit to his father,
Thomas Locke, Esq, and friends, in
this county.
The Y NJ c. A will hold meet
ing in the Methodist Church, next
Sunday afternoon, at 5 O'Clock All
are cordially invited.
Wanted to buy-A good Small
Farm, with Running Water and fair
Improvements Apply at the
Shirt OFFICE.
Lizzie Galloway, 4 colored woman.
slipped and fell near the colored
schoo[house, on Tuesday evening
last, and broke one of her legs.
The wife of Dir. VIM. b. Smith.
considerably advanced in years, re-
siding near HaIttown. had one of her
shoulders disIocateel By a fall few
days ago
The meat-house of Maj. r. V Shfr-
ley, near Summit Point, was broken
into on Wednesday night last, and
five or more pieces of bacon stolen
therefrom-
Rev DIR. VIM III. Meade, of this
place, has accepted the call to the
Church of the Saviour, Philadelphia,
but will not give up his charge here
until after Easter
The Fourth Quarterly Meeting for
Chariestown charge, NJ E Church
South was held on Sunday last The
Presiding Elder. Rev. p H. WhIsner,
was present and preached both morn
ing and evening.
The Ladies of kabletown propose
holding Oyster Shippers at jefferson
Hall, - at that place, on the evenings
ofFebruarv 18th and 18th Proceeds
to be applied to enclose the Church
yard Public cordially invited.
Arrangements have about been
completed for the issue of Confer
eaee Daily during the coming session
of the Baltimore Conference. NJ. Z.
Church South. in this place. Further
particulars in regard thereto will be
given hereafter
Mr. j. Shirley Smith, of this place.
Is now travelling for the wholesale
Notion house of AIessrs- Means.
Brookes & Hutchinson, of Baltimore,
and carries very select line of sam
pies. which country merchants will do
well to examine
The horse of Mr.. Alfred Bates was
taken from the hitehing-post in front
of the store of BealI Bros. & Phillips.
on Saturday night last, and on Mon
day was found a mile or two out on
the BerryviIte turnpike, minus his
bride and martiEgaIe, and bearing
evidence of having been ridden very
hard
With sickness in our family, our
wood all gone, and snow falling rapid
ly as we write, we have for the time
a very cold outlook Who of our
wood-paying subscribers will bring us
in load or two at once Our need
in this respect is pressing, and we
hope our good patrons will not fail to
supply It
The Wheeling Register publishes an
extended notice of the marriage, in
St Matthew Church, in that city. on
Thursday last. of DIR. j. Z. Lewis.
LIST Assistant Physician at the West
Virginia Hospital for the Insane, and
4 native of Jefferson, to Miss Jessie.
daughter of DIR. T. B. Camden. Mr..
Jas c. Aldridge, of this county, was
one of the attendants on the occasion.
The bride was the recipient of many
handsome presents
Alfred and wm-P- Spahr, who re-
side one mile out the Leetown road.
sold their nice farm of 145 acres.
through V NJ Ffror's Agency, to
VIM F. Hemp, of PetersvilIe District,
Frederick county, Md. for 500 per
acre Mr. Hemp and wife. who are
ayOung couple, purpose moving on
the farm early in the spring. Also
sold, through the same Agency, the
remainder of the Heidwolh lot, west
of the stone bridge on Main street, to
G. Mason HeidwOhI. for $40
Mrs Henrietta u. Rowland, daugh-