Spirit of Jefferson. [volume] (Charles Town, Va. [W. Va.]) 1844-1948, 1883-01-30
Local MISCELLANY.

SOaS va ONA P$aelOHS- Us early as pos
sibIe-
Lent this year will commence on
the 18th of February.
Goods at Cost at the old stand of
L. R. FinnelI & Bro See advertise
,nent.
Mt- s. c. Young slaughtered beef,
last week, which netted $50 pounds.
= Good weight
A sudden thaw last Saturday
Knocked the bottom out of the sleigh
ing aud coastfng-
Eugene Shugert had his coIIar-bone
broken whilst coasting, on Monday
night of last week
Mr. ~ j. Thomas, we understand.
has been elected President of the Poo
pies Bank of 1Iartinsburg.
Our ice houses, we presume, are all
now filed to overlooking. and the
lovers of mint juIips are happy.
The eldest daughter Gagged IL
years) of Mr. Chas- j. Berry, of
Ripon. died on Sunday week, of Dip
theria-
Capt John Avis, one of our best
known citizens and veteran of two
wars, is quite feeble at his home in
this place
The next term of the County Court
of Jefferson will begin Monday, Feb
ruary 5th.-Cireuit Court Tuesday,
February 18th
Lost-anew four-bIatle, black bone
handle Pen-KnTfe- FOR the return of
which to this office a reasonable re-
wsrd Will he given
The Y H. c. y will hold a meet
ing in the Baptist Church, next
Sunday afternoon. at ; O'Clock All
are cordially invited
Wanted to buy-A good Small
Farm with Running Water and fair
improvements Apply at the
SPIRIT OFFICE.
Mrs Sophia Tongue, wife of Rev.
J. W. Tongue, had severe fall at
her room ut the Carter House on Sat
urday morning last and received at
tentior from Doctors Mason and Rich
ardson-
The Stockholders of the Shenandoah
Milling Co.. on Tuesday last. re-
elected the following Directors. viz:
Messrs- George H. Turner. VIM. X.
Percy David W. james NJ and Dun
can j. Sloan
\ gentleman reported to be the
proprietor of the American House at
IIagerstOwn, was knocked down by a
sled on the coasting ground on Lib
ertv street Friday night, and for
time severely stunned
The Jefferson Co. Cooperative As
soeiation, on Friday last. reelected
its former Board of Directors. as fol-
lows Col r. w Baylor, " NJ. Firor.
J. l. Carter. NJ w Burr, Isaac II.
Strider- Thomas Locke and Geo. f.
EIchelbcrger-
Part of the loss on watson's Fact
Dry was paid last Wednesday. in Bal
timore- to Hon JAS n Gary-Mr.
r. y Alexander, representing the
Aetna of Hartford and the Peabody
of Wheeling, which Companies made
settlement in advance of all others.
Coasting on Liberty and East streets
was all the rage with the Young
folks As well as many grown ones
during last week. and was never
better in the town. Among those
participating in the exhiIarating ex-
erefse we heard of one boy of 76
years
Messrs- Chas- E Seal and VIM. p.
yesterday. of this place, have recent
" been engaged upon extensive work
at -ETuleyries- the residence of Vice
President Boyce of the s. V r. r.
r.. IN Clarke county, ya.-refittfng
gas works putting up electric bells.
furnaces &c
Mr. VIM Phillips, whose serious
illness we mentioned IN 4 recent issue.
died at his residence in this place on
Tuesday last in the esd year of his
age Mr. Phillips was weIl-known
and held in high esteem in the COM
munity. and was one of our most en-
terprising citizens
The neighborhood of Ripon. we I'm
derstaneI, was the scene of lawless ac-
ton on Friday night last Several
gates were unhinged. the mouth of
the old Quaker Church lane barred
with fence. and other acts done
which the perpetrators doubtless
deemed good sport. but which were
unlawful and very wrong. and it is
hoped that such conduct will not be
repeated.
We unintentionaiIy omitted, last
week. to mention the Musical Enter
tainment given at Washington Hall