Spirit of Jefferson. [volume] (Charles Town, Va. [W. Va.]) 1844-1948, 1885-12-08
Local MISCELLANY.

Blackburn Hughes, Esq, of Mar
tinsburg, was in Charlestown last
Friday.
A gentleman wants to rent a Fur
hished Room. Address S, care this
office, giving location and terms.
Winter set it's seal upon Evitt' run
on Sunday night, and yesterday
morning found the stream coated over
with ice for the first time this season.
Mrs. DR.. j. E. Wilson, of Summit
Point, sister-in-law of Hon. w. L.
Wilson, had one of her legs broken
in alighting from a buggy, few days
ago.
Chas. II. Cowley had one of his
hands lacerated by coming in contact
with a saw, at the sash factory of
VIM. Phillips & Sons, one day last
week.
Messrs. Earnshaw & Dooley have
tin-roofed the new addition to the Mt.
Parvo building and are roofing the
new dwelling of Mr.. Geo. w. Armen-
trout.
The Independent Engine House is
to be connected by wire with the
courthouse bell, for the more speedy
and convenient sounding of an alarm
in case of fire.
The protracted meeting in the NJ.
r. Church South has been closed
Rev. S. V. Hildebrand assisted the
Rev. w. G. Eggleston during a por-
ton of the week.
Four colored candidates were i'm
mersed at the Town Mill last Sunday
afternoon-one by Rev. Jesse Saun-
ders, of the New School, and three by
Rev. C. c. wainwright, of the Free
Will Church.
Surprise is frequently expressed at
the superior fare and accommodations
furnished at the Maltby House."
Baltimore, for so small charge. The
secret is, that its terms are made to
suit the times.
q Uncle Billy Anderson had some
OF his brag Bolivar potatoes in town
last week-a bag-full for the Presi-
dent of the County Court. They
were certainly very large, and looked
to be very toothsome.
Mr.. John Farmer knocked over
with a stone and captured alive after
dark on Monday evening of last week,
on the turnpike near the S. V. depot,
hawk which measured 8 feet 8 inch
es from tip to tip of wings.
Judge Faulkner, of the Circuit
Court, had two juries out for CONSUL
tation and a third in the box, at ore
time last week. A strong evidence
that he does not mean to let the bus
mess of the Court lag if he can help
it.
Read the notice of Sheriff ]. Gar
land Hurst. He has need of funds
to meet legitimate demands upon him,
and the taxes must be paid to enable
him to do so. Those knowing them
selves indebted should take heed of
this notice.
Mr.. T. p. Bayes, representative of
the Pennsylvania Pulp and Paper Co.. ,
was in our Office last week, and in
conversation informed us that not
only pulp, but paper mills also would
be erected at Harpers Ferry by his
Company.
See new advertisement of Messrs.
Woodward & Lothrop, of the Boston
Dry Goods House, Washington, D.
c. They offer many attractions in
Holiday Goods, and doubtless will
be found able and ready to fill all or
ders to the letter.
Mr.. w. L. Jones, the enterprising
Martinsburg jeweler, has enlarged
and otherwise improved his fine store
in order to make room for greatly
increased stock of goods for the holt
days, and will now show the largest
stock of goods that he has ever had.
Mr.. c. w. DooIey, aged 2S years,
brakeman on the B. & o. r. r.,
was instantly killed on Monday eve
ming of last week, near Martinsburg
by railroad accident. The deceased
was a nephew of Messrs. George
Dooley and Charles Barrett, of this
place.
The Rev. Frank MCGEE, pastor of
the Baptist Church, has concluded
his series of meetings, and on last
Sunday night seven candidates who
professed conversion during the
meetings-two males and five fe-
males-were baptized in the artificial
pool in the church building, in pres
ence of large congregation.
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