Spirit of Jefferson. [volume] (Charles Town, Va. [W. Va.]) 1844-1948, 1885-07-07
Local Miscellany.
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SOAN AAASS0 1g bAS Of1hII OIlIGe.
Paper printed and put up in tablet
form at the SPIRIT Office.
A strolIing street band entertained
bur people yesterday afternoon.
Maj. Holmes Conrad, of winches-
ter, was in Charlestown last Friday.
The cold wave reached here last
Monday evening, and overcoats were
almost in demand.
Willis Lakeland, Of this place, is a
member of the recent graduating class
of the Virginia Military Institute.
Mr.. j. w. Blessing is erecting a
frame dwelling for Mr.. VIM. w. Cock
Till, a the Charlestown Academy.
Ex=Deputy Sheriff Moore has SC
far recovered from his recent injury
as TO be able 10 be about again.
We understand Mr.. Cbas. f. Wall
intends opening a Stand, on Main ST.,
where he will buy Country Produce,
Tor cash
VIM. Kahn, the Clethier, has re-
turned from New York City with an
immense stock Of Clothing. Great
Bargainsl
Our latest receipts from the Eastern
Markets is a large stock of Slippers
for Ladies, Misses and Children.
HAGLEY's TEMPLE OF Fashion.
Mr.. Daniel L. Bedinger has com
Pleted the Law course at the Univer-
sity of Virginia, and is visiting his
uncle, Hon. D. B. Lucas, of this
county.
Nit Slifer, aged about II, son of
Dir. Luther Slifer, fell from a cherry
tree last Wednesday, and was Sc
verely bruised, though no bones were
broken.
Mr.. John A. Albin has resumed his
old place at McCurdy's Mill, and Mr..
John H. Stipe, late at McCurdy's, has
taken charge of Rowland's Mill, at
WadesvilIe.
There will be an excursion to Pen
Mar, via the Shenandoah Valley and
Western Maryland Railroads, on Sat
urday, July 25th. Round "trip from
Charlcstown only 90 cents.
The 18th of July vas celebrated
here by the closing of the Banks and
Circuit and County Clerks offices, a
partial closing of the post office, and
a display of fireworks at night.
Mail is nov supplied to Ripon and
Kabletown by carrier from Charles
town. Mr.. Oscar Ballinger is the
carrier. Mail received here at IL,
A. NJ. departs at $3.50, p. NJ.
PotomacC ommandery Nos, knights
Templar, will hold it's next regular
conclave on Tuesday evening, July
9TH. Afull attendance of Sir knights
requested. Red Cross to be conferred.
The Rev. ]. a. McFaden, of Hair
per's Ferry, a member of the Mary
land Conference of the Methodist
Protestant Church, and a highly cs-
teemed gentleman, died on Sunday
night last, after a lingering illness.
Mr.. Joseph Fl. yesterday uninten-
tionalIy left an open barrel of mack
.crel out in front of his store last
Wednesday night, and about one
fourth of them were stolen. lie has
the thief pretty well located, and
hopes to be able to convict him vet.
See advertisement of the Stephen
son Female Seminary, in this paper.
The able principal, the Rev. C. n.
ComPbcll, has the assistance of a
thoroughly efficient corps of teachers,
and the Stephenson Seminary justly
ranks high as an institution of learn
ing for young ladies.
The Shepherdstown, Kearncysvillc
and Leetown section of our county
was on Saturday week visited with
one of the heaviest rains ever known
in that locality. A large amount of
fencing, (some of it s%tone,) corn and
other growing crops were washed
away, and other damage done.
The Independent Fire Company of
this place, we are informed, expect
to receive their new Button Steamer
next week, and desire that all who
have subscribed any amour towards
paying for the same to at once turn
over the funds to c. Frank GaIlaher,
who has been authorized to receive
the money and also solicit new SUBJ
scriptions. We hope our citizens will
respond literally to this call of our
fire ladies' and help them to Sc
cure the engine, which is pronounced
in all respects to be number one.
Our farmers are not dismayed by
the comparatively short crop of wheat.
They have not concluded that it will