Spirit of Jefferson. [volume] (Charles Town, Va. [W. Va.]) 1844-1948, 1883-08-21

B. Lucas was at Berkeley
last week.
5-School Picnic at Island
Glgust 21st.
9hic Reunion at Island Park,
esday, Sept. 5th.
ZIG 1bert Moler, of our office
rec has been very sick for two
eeKs past.
Mrs. James Beller, of Washington,
c., formerly of this place, visited
his friends here last week.
The Eagle Machine Company's
shop has been raised, and the build
ing is now we'll under way.
Excursion of Southern Methodist
Sunday. School, of Winchester, to
Island Park, August Both.
The Supreme Court of Appeals
vii convene in Charlestown the first
Wednesday in September.
Wells Hawks is up from Baltimore,
and his boy friends here are glad to
see hin-pcrhaps the little girls too.
The members of the Kablctown
Sunday School will hold Picnic, at
that place, Saturday next, August
25th.
Col. L. Victor Baughnan, of the
Frederick Citizen, was at Shannon
dale Springs, in this county, last
week.
Lawrence Hooff, of Altoona. Pa.
eldest son of Maj. Jas. Law. Hooff, is
home on visit. and paid us a call
last week.
The Winchester District Confer
ence, NJ e Church South. will con-
yene at Stephens City, Frederick
county, Va, to-day.
The Y. NJ. c. a. will hold a meet
ing at their Room, (Lcc Hall), next
Sunday afternoon, at o'clock. All
are cordially invited.
The Public Schools of Charlestown
District will reopen August 9th.
Teachers and scholars see notice in
our advertising columns.
Application has been made TO the
. Secretary of State for a charter for
the Jefferson County Agricultural
and Mechanical Association.
Rev. DR.. Huntington, of Column
bian University, Washington, D. c.,
is on visit to his son-in-law, Hon.
w. L. Wilson, of this place.
Ground has been broken for the
new dwelling of Col. w. P. Craighill,
on South Mildred street, extended,
to be erected by Mr.. J. c. Holmes.
The Mactinsburg Southern Mctho-
dist Sunday School will join the
Southern Methodist Sunday School
of Winchester at Island Park, August
3Oth.
The week ofprayer for missions and
for revival, appointed by the Bishops
of the NJ. Z. Church South, was OBJ
served BY that denomination here last
week.
The Red Star boys went to Win
chester, Saturday land played match
game with the Winchester Base Ball
Club. Game s to Z, in favor of the
Red Stars.
The Second Quarterly Meeting for
Charlcstown charge, ". +. Church
South, was held Sunday and yester-
day. Rev. DR.. Whisncr, the Pre-
siding Elder, preached Sunday night.
Jno. w. Grantham, Esq, has pur-
chased the farm of BTr. s. r. Ridge
way, on the Opequon creek, near
N1iddleway, containing SIG acres,
paying therefor $3.50 equivalent to
cash.
Emmanuel p. f. Church, at Wood
stock, Va, will be consecratcd on
Thursday, August Both. Half fare
tickets will be issuce on the B. & o.
r. r., good from August 10Th to Sept.
LIST, from IIarpcr's Ferry, Charles
town and Winchester, and return.
The drouth, which had begun to
make our people look serious here
abouts, and was much more serious
farther up the Valley, was broken by
refreshing rain on Wednesday morn
ing last, which lasted with slight in
PERMISSION until Thursday afternoon.
William, second son of Rev. DIR.
A. c. Hopkins, left last Wedncs-
day for Hampden-Sydncy College,
William is a fine young man, popular
with his associates and the public
generally, and we predict for him q
brilliant course in his collegiate
studies.
Mcssrs. Blessing & Boiler have
contracted to erect the new depot
building at w hcatland, on the Bull
skin, S Y. r. r. It will be good
sized building, q nd will combine Il
depot, storc-room and warehouse,
something Oh tie order of the Summit