Spirit of Jefferson. [volume] (Charles Town, Va. [W. Va.]) 1844-1948, 1885-07-28
Local Miscellany.
soRS wanted at the sr1R1r office.

commissioned a Notary Public.
w. w. Coles Circus and Menag-
erie will visit Charlestown August
22d.
A supposed mad dog was killed by
Sergeant Avis on Monday of last
week.
The Rev. Frank Aglionby, we I'M
derstand, will sail on his return voy-
age to England this week.
The Rev. Owen Dorsey, of WASH
ington City. preached in the Episco-
pal Church here last Sunday.
Go to MILLING STORE for Jelly
Glasses, Glass Fruit Jars and Stone
Jars of all sizes at reduced prices.
Judge Faulkner has ordered a spe-
ciaI term of the Jefferson Circuit
Court to be held on Monday, August
Sd.
SuExANpoAu MILLING Co have re-
duced the price of Fruit Jars, Quart
S1.15 per doz., Half Gal sI.5O per
doz.
A number of the young folks of
Charlestown enjoyed amoonIight cx-
cursion to Island Park last Friday
evening.
C. B. WcntzeII has been appointed
postmaster at IIarper's Ferry, Cice
George Fossctt, suspended. A good
appointment.
Rev. b. f. Bausman, of the Re-
formed church at Shephcrdstown,
will preach at Bculah church on Sun
day, at 3:3OP. NJ.
Our latest receipts from the Eastern
Markets is a large stock of Slippers
for Ladies, Misses and Children.
HAGLEY's TEMPLE OF Fashion.
The party of Mexican editors now
in this country passed CharIcstown
on the S. V. II. r. last Saturday, on
an excursion to tic Luray caverns.
There will be an excursion over the
S. v. r. r. to Luray, August 18th.
Fare for the round trip from Charles
town, including admission to the
Cave, s2.25.
All-of the Pen-N1ar tickets (12O)
allotted to Charlcstown station for
the excursion last Saturday, were sold,
and the demand was even then not
fully supplied.
Mcssrs. Macarthur and Murphy
have about thir;y-fivc men at work
upon the improvements at Harpcr's
Ferry, and will, we understand, in
crease their fierce in a few days.
Fires were kindIed in a field of Col.
John r. Gibson and in the woods of
Mr.. John Z. Colston. on Monday of
last week, by sparks from a S. v. r..
r. locomotive, and some damage done
to crops and fencing.
The best cutting in the recent har-
vest, rs far as we arc informed, was
done by Mr.. w. +. Hemp, ncar
C~harIcstown, who cut "a acres in n
day, and averaged 30 acres with an
1881 Champion Binder.
Mr.. w. w. johnson has about COM
pletcd the painting of the outside of
the courthouse, and it now presents
a very attractive and much improved
appearance. Mr.. johnson is also
putting a new coloring upon the walls
of the courtroom.
Town Sergeant Thos. II. Pcrcival,
of Harper's Ferry, was struck in the
head with a stone, whilst in the dis
charge of his duty, last Saturday, by
a man named Charles Young. of Mar
tinsburg. A fine of $40 and costs
was imposed upon Young for the Of
fence.
Mr.. Albert T. Roeder, at one time
telegraph operator at the b. 6 o. de-
pot in this place, died i'll Sandy Hook,
Md, on Tuesday last, aged rs years.
His remains were inferred in the
Methodist graveyard at Harpcr's
Ferry, with Masonic honors, on
Wednesday.
Gen. Francis II. Smith, the distin-
guished Superintendent of the Vir-
ginia Military Institute, visited his
ncicc, Mrs. DIR. Richardson, of this
place, last week. He left on an OK
tended trip North, accompanied by
Miss Mamie Richardson and Miss
Serena PortcrGicld.
Mr.. A. r. Brown ono to the front
in this season of short crops, and in
forms us that he raised upon the
"Blakclcy'' farm of Col. R.. P. Chew
an average wheat crop of 16 bushels
per acre. He used the Shenandoah
brand of Fertilizer made by the Valley
Fertilizer Co., of this place.
Mr.. S. Z. HORNE, late of Baltimore.