Spirit of Jefferson. [volume] (Charles Town, Va. [W. Va.]) 1844-1948, 1885-11-10
Local MISCELLANY,


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Local Miscellany.
Circuit Court Tuesday, Nov 18th.
Corn and Potatoes wanted at this
offfce.,s
Buy your Salt at the Mr11se
sroRE. s.
Thank ggiiving Turkeys will be next
fnorder.
Exchange your Wheat at the Mn
trSG SToRE, for Roller Flour.
Henry DUNN Visited Baltimore
last week, to lay IN his supply of
Holiday Goods.
We regret to learnethat Mrs. Julia
A. Lock, most esttmable lady Of
ouF town, is quite i'll.
Go to the, MILNE sroaE for Gum
Boots and Shoes. They claim to be
Headquarters such. goods.
Our popular and efficient County
Superintendent, John Hess, Esq,
visited the public schools here last
week.
SHENANDOAH DfILLlNG Co. have just
received carload of Ground Alum
and Fine Salt, and are selling It at
reduced prices.
Mr.. Chas. II. Grim has placed a
neat and attractive raised letter sign
over the door of the Independent Fire
Company's engine house.
weiwere pleased to receive call,
last week, from our estimable young
former townsman, Mr.. Edward T.
Duke, of Cumberland, Md.
Capt. George Baylor and Mr.. T..
c. Green, Jr., of the jefferson bar,
have been in attendance on the Su-
preme Court of Appeals at Charles
ton.
Mr.. Michael A1cSTahon has COM
pleted the grading snd Matchmaking
of South George street, and the work
makes a handsome improvement to
that locality.
Four candidates for admission into
the New School (Colored) Baptist
Church were immersed at the town
mill last Sunday afternoon, by the
Rev. Jesse Saunders.
The County Court, at its term last
week, instructed Mai. Jas. Law. Hooff
to, remove the stable in rear of the
Courthouse, and substitute therefor
good, substantial fence.
Tie Rev. Mr.. Phillips, of Berry
vile, preached in the Episcopal
Church herelast Sunday morning and
evening, exchanging pulpits with the
pastor, the Rev. Dallas Tucker.
Mr.. S. L. Williams, late of Capon
Road, Va, has rented the storc-room
lately occupied by Mr.. C. D. Eby, in
this place, and is opening therein a
full liue of General Merchandise.
REV. j. T. Ward, d. d., President
of Western Maryland College, will
preach in the Methodist Protestant
Church of Harper's Ferry, Sabbath
morning and evening, the 18th inst.
Mfr. Adam Young, of this county,
raised 124 bbIs. of corn per acre, on
. four acre lot, on the Bullskin, this
year. A remarkable yield, consider
ing the drought to which it was sub
a1jected.
WilIet & Libbey, lumber dealers,
Washington, d: c., have hot-bed sasl,
for sale very low. Their prices on
hardware are also very much reduced.
See the change in their advertisement
this week.
Mr.. R. D. Lamar, the enterprising
localagent of the DaytonHedge Fence
Co., is working up fine business in
this county, and the evidences are
that the Hedge Fence is destined
,tobecome very popular in this county.
District Deputy Grand Master
Gustav Brown and DIR. Chas. E..
Pratt, representative of Malta Lodge,
of this place, have gone to Wheeling
to attend the meetings of the Grand
Chapter and Grand Lodge, A, f.
ga. NJ.
Bob Hughes and Ben jackson, both
.colored, got into an alteration on
Main street last Saturday night, when
Hughes attempted to shoot jackson,
and by the premature discharge of
his pistol shot himself in the leg.
The wound is not considered dan
gerous.
The hog cholera has been quite de-
structive in the Wheatland ncighbor-
hood. Within few weeks past Mr..