Spirit of Jefferson. [volume] (Charles Town, Va. [W. Va.]) 1844-1948, 1885-08-25
Local MISCELLANY.

Supreme Court meets in Charles
town Sept. 1st.
Mr.. S. d. Hirschman, of Morgan
town, is visiting his relatives here.
Maj, j. Harrison Kelly, of Freder-
lcksburg, Va, has been visiting his
relatives here.
Mcssrs. Siford & Dobson have re-
laid a portion of the stone guttering
on Main street.
The Rev. c. N. Campbell preached
in the Presbyterian Church on Sun
day morning last.
Farmers Stock and Agricultural
Association meeting at Molcr's Cross
Roads, August 27th.
The Rev. DR.. A. c. Hopkins will
preach at Kablctown on Sunday,
August Both, at $3.50, p. NJ.
Pr separations are being made to
have a brick pavement laid in front of
the Stephenson Female Institute.
The Rev. Templeman Brown, of
Maryland, preached in Zion Episco-
pal Church on last Sunday morning.
The Presbytcry of Winchester
meets at Gerardstown, w. Va, on
Wednesday, September 10th. at z!
p. NJ.
Mr.. f. +. Rohr has finished cutting
the ca~p-stoncs for the gatc-posts at
the front of the Courthouse, and
placed them in position.
Mr.. Samuel MichaeIs, we under
stand, has accepted an invitation to
address the farmers at the Moler's
Cross Roads Exhibition, on the 9th
instant.
An immense crowd of people at
tended w. w. Coles Show in this
place last Saturday. The exhibition
and performances received general
favorable comment.
During an excursion of colored
people from Frederick to Harper's
Ferry, last Thursday, John Hill, aged
20, was struck with a club by james
Hopkins, and seriously injured.
Sec the Monarch Fruit Dryers, for
sale cheap by Mr.. George Washing
ton, at the Eagle Machine shops. A
valuable thing for fruit-producers,
and our farmers should buy them.
Mr.. IIitc Watson had one of his
ankles severely spraincd a few days
ago, in cndeavering to control 81
four-horse team, of which two colts
in the lead had jumped from a small
bridge " the Cat-rail run.
Robt. Williams, a coIorcd man from
the Itipon neighborhood. was shot in
the right arm and slightly wounded
by the accidental discharge of a pis-
toll in the hands of Mr.. y. Burton, in
store of Mr.. II. a. Burton, in this
place, last Saturday.
There will be another Excursion to
Pen-Mar via the S. V. r. r., from
White Post northward, on Saturday
next, August goth. Round trip fare
from Charlcstown, 9Octs. Train
passes here, going, at 1928, y. NJ;
returning, leave Pcn-Mar at $3.50, p.
NJ.
The members of the Presbyterian
Sunday-School of this place will pic
mic with the Martinsburg Presbytc-
rian Sunday-School at Island Park,
on Wednesday, August goth. All
Sunday-School children of the county,
and the public generally, are invited
to accompany the cxcursionists.
See advertisement in this issue of
the Potomac Agricultural and Me-
chanical and Live Stock Exhibition
and Sale, to be held at Morgan's
Grove near Shcphcrdstown, Sept. 9th
and 10th. The Association offers a
varied programme and promises two
days of enjoyment to all who may at
tend.
We regret to learn that Miss Fan
ME V. Miller, for fourteen years past
the efficient and popular teacher at
Mt. Hope, has been compelled, on
account of continued bad health, to
resign her position. The people of
that community, we know, will regret
to give her up, and will extend to her
their hearty good wishes for speedy
and perfect restoration to good health.
Our young former townsman, Mr..
Chas. Il. Hilbert, who has been re-
siding at Mines for some time past,
brought his bride home to this place
last Thursday, and will. with his fai.
partner, leave this week for Chadron.
Nebraska, 10 make their future homo
there. We wish the happy couple
much joy in their welded life, and
abundant prosperity in their western
Loo,