Spirit of Jefferson. [volume] (Charles Town, Va. [W. Va.]) 1844-1948, 1885-11-03
Local Miscellany.

County Court met yesterday.
Circuit Court Tuesday, Nov. 18th.
Corn and Potatoes wanted at this
Office.
Buy your Salt at the MILLING
S1oRE.
Found-a lot of Grain Sacks. In
quire at the Sr1R1r Office.
The frame of the skating rink
building has been raised.
Exchange your Wheat at the Mn
LING SroRE, for Roller Flour. =
Col II. Kyd Douglas, of Hagers-
town, was in Charlestown last Tues
day.
Special attention is caiNed to the
new Advertisement of S. ID. Hfrsch-
man & Co.
The town authorities are having
the bridge over Evitt' run, below the
lanyard, repaired.
Go to the MILLING SronE for Gum
Boots and Shoes. They claim to be
headquarters for such goods.
Sparks proceeding from the kitchen
chimney of Sergeant NJ. L. Avis were
the cause of fire alarm on Friday
evening last.
SHENANDOAH MILLING Co. have just
received a carload of Ground Alum
and Fine Salt, and are selling it at
reduced prices.
The terms at the g AIaltby House,
are most reasonable, and the accom-
modations unsurpassed. Tryit when
you visit Baltimore.
Airs. Maj. Jas. Law. Hooff has pre-
sented us with basket of choice APP
ples-real beauties-for which we
return many thanks.
A chicken hawk, measuring four
feet from tip to tip of wings was
killed last week by A. S. Crittcnden,
near Ripon.-Free Press.
Four candidates for admission to
the Colored New School Baptist
Church were immersed at the town
mill last Sunday afternoon.
Rev. j. w. Tongue preached in the
NJ. L. Church South in this place last
Sunday morning, and the Rev. S. V.
HiIdebrand on Sunday night.
The prompt response of our Fire
Companies TO the recent fire alarms
shows that they are always ready for
service when occasion requires.
The Indictment weather of last week
necessitatcd the closing of the Rev. S.
" IiIdebrand's meeting at Oakland,
after resulting in five conversions.
Thanks to Mr.. II. A. Way, of Sum
init Point, for half bushel of excel
lent Early Rose potatoes-among the
very best We have seen of this years
product.
Mr.. John o. johnson has completed
the wood work of the new dwelling of
Mr.. S. Howell Brown. on Congress
street, giving it substantial and at
tractive finish.
The Harper's Ferry post office was
broken into last Wednesday night,
and about SIS in money and pistol
belonging to Mr.. r. S. Leiscnring
taken thercfrom.
Messrs. w. S. Merchant and S. C.
Young butchered az boss'' steer last
week-a fine Durham raised by II. B.
Davenport, Esq, which weighed gross
1910 lbs, and Melted 900 lbs.
AIR Chas. c. Parker, weIl-known
and experienced butcher, has opened
business at the room of Mrs. Julia A.
Lock, nearly opposite the Bank of
CharIestown. See advertisement in
another column.
A valuable young horse belonging
to Mr. John I. Miller, near Shen-
andoah Junction, was found dead in
the barnyard last Friday morning,
and it is thought it may have been
struck by lightning during the storm
of Thursday night.
There is one of our sporting towns
men who thinks that the next time he
attempts to shoot heavy old charge
from shotgun, he will not sit on top
of fence to do it. He can't see
where the fun comes in when fellow
descends SO suddenly backward to the
ground, and the game he aims at es-
capes unframed.
And now Deputy County Clerk
Gerard D. Moore comes to the front
with radish which makes the other
boss radishes of this season dwindle
into insignificance. The one pro-
duced by him is two feet long, mea-
surcs two feet in circumference, and
weighs 81 lbs. 1t is on exhibition at