Spirit of Jefferson. [volume] (Charles Town, Va. [W. Va.]) 1844-1948, 1884-01-29
SPIRIT OF JEFFERSON.
Local Miscellany.

County Court February 4th; Cir
cult Court February 18th.
Hon. d. B. Lucas will lecture in
Martinsburg this (NTonday) evening.
Mrs. Col. r. w. Baylor fell and
dislocatcd her waist, by a misstcp, re-
Gently.
Letter from Dunfelds received too
late for this issue, but will appear in
our next.
I. o. Good Templars meet every
Tuesday night, in Hall over Lights
Drug Store.
Mr.. VIM. Blessing little daughter,
Lizzie, fell and cut her head on the ice,
last Tuesday.
Mrs. Mary Rodcrick, of Bolivar,
had an arm broken by fall on the
ice, few days ago.
We need Wood and Corn, and
would like some of our subscribers
to bring us some st once.
For Soft Coal and Sawed Hickory
Wood, go to Handle and Spoke Fac
tory of MrsSELMAS & Sos. JI5-lt.
Y. N. c. a. meeting at their Room.
Gee Hail. next Sunday afternoon,
at 3 o'clock. All arc cordially invited.
Look out for the Big Display of Spring Car
pets. Oncloths and MattingS. at the TwIs
fRoNTS.
Next regular convocation OF JcGfer-
son Chapter, No. 5, r. a. NJ, this
(Monday) evening. business of i'm
portancc demands the attendance of
every member.
DR.. Arnold, Americas greatest
traveller, reader, author, actor, poet,
singer, and the funniest man in the
world. will be in Martinsburg some
time during the first of February.
Sheriff Hurst. j. p. S"hilIing and
other IIarper's Fcrrians were in
Washington last Wednesday, to urge
the sale of the arsenal property and
to secure the withheld appropriations
for the Shenandoah river.
All the members OF Shenandoah
Lodge, No. -. J. 0. G. T., are cur
nestIy requested to be present at The
meeting on Tuesday night. JANUARY
2)th, ut I O'Clock. rs business CT
great Importance will be transacted.
Read the New Advertisement Of VIZ KAHN
* Co 5 C!otLiHg. at I:::;f lher value. in ori-.
- make ro"r. for tlicr Spring stock. tMhl-
AIr. 3. D. Gibson has favored lis
with Il copy OF Hon. j. NJ. MaSon's
pamphlet The facts ahont West
Virginia's equitable proportion OF the
debt incurred by Virginia before she
was divided which VIC return
thanks.
The Mechanicsburg GPA. } Saturday.
journal gives glowing account of
the recent visit Of :, slcigi;ag party
of some of the elite OF Carlisle to that
place. and their handsome cntcrtau-
ment at the Merchants Hotel. bv our
Former townsman, Afr. H. r. Spccsc.
Orr Emproidcr:cs. whic!, are the largcs:
stock cTcr shown here. are giving reacraI sails
faction tn all our INSTRUMENTATION means
Price quality and Patterns. S d. IItE-CHMAE
.S Co
The voters of the corporation Of
NtiG,1leway have chosen the following
officers for the current tcrm: Mayor
$. 7. White; Recorcirr-Rev. j. +.
Gibson: CounciImen-Dr. g. A.
Davis, Col. Jno. W. (,rauthata,
Thomas johnson. S II. Fowler. and
W. a. Mcintyre.
DIR. Jno. w. Ayicr has removed from
DufiieIds, in this county.to FoolsvIlc,
Nd. Our yo"ng countyman Dir. II. II.
Moore. for few montils past resi-
dent at Mt. Crawford Va, (whgre
he has Won Il fine reputation, viii To-
cate at DuliieEds this week. and We
cordially commend him 20 the good
people of that ncighhoihood.
Apropos of the steady increase Of
our population. we note the fact chat
a family of father, mother and nine
children. from iias;an. SD, arrived
at the Garter House one night last
week, PROPOSING to locate here.
There also came 10 town last week
another family. Of half dozen or
more persons. from Baltimore, 70 To-
cate in business here. This, to say
nothing of the other fact that four
babies were born in The town and
vicinity within o"e week. few dnys
ago.
The two-<tory frame dwelling of
Lee Washington. coIorcd, near the
Shenandoah Valley depot. was burned
about 6 o'cloc!, les: Friday morning.
Lee had just made fire in his stove
Il short while before. and the fire was
first discovered by Mr.. ID. y. Phil
lips. who was fortunately passing.
and gave the alurm. and aided Lee in
getting his family AMI Il few Of h-
household cff"cc, out of the burning
building The fire. ii is supposed
was communicated to the building