Spirit of Jefferson. [volume] (Charles Town, Va. [W. Va.]) 1844-1948, 1885-09-01
Local Miscellany.

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Doris Inter-O Ocean Show will ex-
hibit at Winchester Sept. 9TH.
The County Court will hold a spe-
cia! term on Monday next, Sept. 9TH.
VIM. Kahn has just returned from
purchasing his Fall and Winter Cloth
ing, in New York.
The Winchester District Confer
ence of the NJ. f. Church South will
meet at Strasburg, September 9Th.
Circuit Clerk Latimer took a short
vacation last week, and visited his old
friends in Shepherdstown and vicin-
ity.
Meredith Helm, Esq, an old and
prominent citizen of this county, is
lying quite ill at his home near Lee
town.
Mr.. Benz. f. Beavers lost a valua-
BILE horsc-one of the finest in the
county-last Wednesday, from lung
fever.
The Presbytery of Winchester
meets at Gerardstown, w. Va, on
Wednesday, September 10th. at u
z. NJ.
Miss Laura Strider has been APP
pointed teacher of Mt. Hope Public
School, vicc Miss Fannie V. Miller,
resigned.
See the new Lumber, Sash, Door
and Hardware advertisement of
Messrs. Willct & Libbey, of Wash
ington, d. C.
Call and see working model of the
AttweII BurgIar-Proof Sash Lock and
Ventilator, at the store of Messrs.
BeaIl Bros. & Phillips.
Rev. DR.. w. II. Meade and family
of Philadelphia, have been visiting
friends here. DIR. NJ. preached in
Zion Episcopal Church last Sunday
morning.
Regular conclave of Potomac Com
mandery, No. 5, Knights Templar,
this (Tuesday) evening, at q o'clock.
Red Cross and Templar Degree work,
and full attendance desired.
We are informed that a Clarke
county man ate for dinner, recently,
fourteen feet of roasting cars-mcas-
uring by length of the cobs. Must
have made him a square meal.
Mr.. b. f. Yates, Jr., of the neigh
borhood of KahIetown, was painfully
though not dangerously injured by
having a pitch-fork run into his knee,
whilst threshing, a few days ago.
The Second Quarterly Meeting for
C~harIestown Station, NJ. L. Church
South, was held on Sunday last
preaching morning and evening by
the Rev. DIR. Z. II. Whisncr, Prcsid-
ing Elder.
The new Button Steam Fire Engine
for the Independent Fire Company
was received here last Thursday
Mr.. Button is expected to-day, and
the engine will probably be tested
to-day or tomorrow.
Mr.. Abram Stump, of this place
has been elected I'd Lieutenant of
the IIarper's Ferry Mountain Ran
gers, Vice Lieut.. Spencer, resigned.
The Rangers will have their next pa
rade and drill at Charlestown, on
Saturday, Sept. 18th.
Rev. a. NJ. Cacklcy and wife, of
Waynesboro, Va, spent most of last
week with Mr.. II. L. Miley of this
vicinity, being unable to pursue their
journey homeward on a return trip
from Grant county, on account of
sickness, until Friday.
The joint excursions to Island Park
of the Presbyterian Sunday Schools
of this place and Martinsburg last
Wednesday, and the Southern Meth
odist of Winchester and Charlcstown
or Thursday, were largely attended
the latter particularly so.
Rev. Frank MCGEE, the new pastor
of the Baptist church in this place,
will be ordained and installed on
Sunday, September 9th, at II, A. NJ.
Rev. DIR. Weston, of Crozier Scmina-
ry, Pa, will preach the ordination
sermon, and a number of other min
listers will be present and participate
in the exercises.
Two small children, one by the
name of SIingough, from Baltimore,
visiting DR.. A. P. Thompson at Sum-
nit Point, this county, and the Dr-'s
little daughter, were painfully bruised
by having a barrel of water fall from
a cart upon them, on Thursday
week. Our latest information is,
that the little u~nfortunates are out of
danger.-Democrat.
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