Spirit of Jefferson. [volume] (Charles Town, Va. [W. Va.]) 1844-1948, 1885-05-19

For good Cigars and prices, see
WentzeIl's advertisement.
The effects of a protracted drouth
are becoming apparent in this section.
MI. Jas. w. Carney is painting his
new dwelling, on West Main street.
Lee Memorial Association meeting
hext Saturday. See notice in another
column.
The Independent Fire Company
expects to have another steamer
here for trial shortly.
Charlie Brown left to take his new
position in Baltimore last Thursday.
We wish him
Nfr. VIM. d. yesterday, of Lees
burg. Va, has been visiting his
friends in this (his native) place.
Afr. NJ. S. Weller and Miss Annie
Brown, of this place, were married
in Washington City on Wednesday
last.
The graves of the Confederate SOL
diers inferred at Shepherdstown and
Winchester will be decorated June
9th.
Bishop Keane visited st. Peters
Church at Harper's Ferry, on Sunday
last, and confirmed a class of about
fifty persons.
Mr.. James w. Butt has contracted
to tin roof the dwellings of NIr. S.
Stofer, of this place, and Mr.. James
Lloyd, of MiddIeway.
The Rev. DR.. Atkinson, of Raleigh,
n. c., preached able sermons in the.
Presbyterian Church on Sunday
morning and evening.
The Rev. Frank Niece, of Grocer
Seminary, Pa, will preach in the
Baptist Church in this place on Sun
day next, morning and evening.
War will now be declared between
the Charlestown boys and the English
sparrows. See order of the Town
Council, in IL advertising columns.
Mr.. Geo. T. Anderson has erected
a dwelling for Mr.. c. i. Wall, and
will do the carpenter work of the hall
for the colored order of GaliIcan
Fishermen.
jefferson Chapter, No. 5, r. A. NJ,
will hold a regular co~nvocation on
Monday evening, May 25th. r. a.
Degree to be conferred, and a full at
tendance is requested.
Our former countyman Mr.. David
Reinhart has become manager of the
Piano and Organ Department of the
extensive house of VIM. L. thinner
& Coz of Petersburg, Va
Col. VIM. P. Craighiil recently
presented Malta Lodge, No. 80, A.,
+. & A. NJ, of this place, with two
elegant mammoth photographs of the
Yorktown Centennial Monument.
Bishop Keane, of Richmond, Va,
will Lecture in Washington Hall, in
C~harlestown, on Monday evening,
May 18th. Admission Free, and the
public cordially invited to attend.
Mr.. j. w. Blessing is charging
and improving the store-room occu-
pied by Messrs. w. A.. yesterday &
Co., in the building of Col. Jno. I.
Gibson, corner of Main and Charles
streets.
Miss Minnie Evan, we'll and favor
ably known here, will take part in a
grand Music Festival to be held in
Petersburg, Va, under direction of
Herr Carl Zerrahn, May 27th, 28th
and 29th.
The Independent Fire Company of
this place, in response to an invitation
from the Winchester Fire Depart
ment, will visit that city on Thurs
day next, and take part in a grand
fireman's torchlight parade on that
evening.
The grounds adjacent to the new
Methodist parsonage have been nice
ly graded, and the Rev. Mr.. Eggles-
ton has moved into his new quarters
one of the incest and most COM
modious and convenient buildings in
the town.
Mr.. Robert Gilmore, the young
gentleman who has been the courteous
and efficient clerk with Mr.. Geo. w.
Taylor in the metropolitan Store, for
some time past, left for his home in
HedgesviIIe, Berkeley county, last
Friday. Our best wishes for his fu-
ture prosperity attend him.
The corporation levy of Shepherds
town for this year has been laid at so
cents on the 500 of real and personal
property, and the poll tax 20 cents;
dog tax so cents. The total valua-
ton of real and personal property is
&0o7 A7Q Total DI,,nLor of Lo,J.