Spirit of Jefferson. [volume] (Charles Town, Va. [W. Va.]) 1844-1948, 1885-06-02
Local Miscellany.

Local Miscellany.
Paper printed and put up in tablet
form at the Spirit office.
Col. q. L. Boyce was in town last
week.
woop and coRs wanted at the
Sr1h1r Office.
Memorial Day at charlestown, Sat-
urday, June 18th.
Wa have the locust blossom sign
Ter alpIentiful corn crop.
Fer good Cigars and prices, see
WentzelI,s advertisement.
Sec corrected S. V. r. R. time
table on second page of this issue.
We we're pleased to meet Mr.. J..
n. Chichester in town last Thursday.
I'VE regret to learn that our aged
townsman, Mr.. S. H. Woody, is
quite ill.
Memorial Day at Winchester and
Shcphcrdstown on Saturday next,
June 9th.
MILLING STORE are selling Seer
suckers at &c. per yard-formerly
sold at 1910.
Our former townsman J. T. Ran
son, ESQ.,, of Richmond, Va, arrived
here last Thursday.
Messrs. Earnshaw 6 Deoley made
a nice lot of terches for the Indepen-
dent Fire Co., recently.
The seventeen-year locusts are
making their appearance ~hereabouts
in considerable numbers.
Charlestown district, as a result of
the vote at the recent election, will
have a ten months school term.
DR.. Balch, of Leetown, had a fin
ger nearly severed from one of his
hands by a circular saw, a few days
ago
The Button steam fire engine to be
sent to the Independent Fire Co. on
trial is expected here about the first
of July.
Mr.. S. c. Young's slaughtcr-house
was broken into on Wednesday night
last, and small of meat stolen
therefrom.
SHENANDOAH MILLING Co. havcj just
received a case of Fancy Seersuckers.
and have reduced the price to &c. per
yard-formerly 124c.
Mr.. Jacob Blessing, of San Fran
cisco, CAL, brother of the late Jno.
F. Blessing, Esq, of this place, is
visiting his relatives here.
Mr.. Moses w. TrussclI, of the
neighborhood of Lcctown, was Sc
vereIy cut upon the arm a few days
ago, whilst shearing sheep.
The Rev. j. f. B. Rice, of the U.
b. Church in Christ, will preach at
Wiltsllire's School-House on Sunday
next, June 9TH, at 5 o'clock, p. NJ.
Mr.. j. w. Blessing has contracted
to raise the front, newly weather.
board and add other improvements
to the dwelling of Mr.. d. S. Hughes.
Copious rains during the last week
have given vegetation a fresh impetus
and furnished a new supply of water
for Our low streams, wells and els
terms.
Thanks to Mr.. Joseph Imbach, the
Martinsburg florist, for a new variety
of choice roses. He has many eIc-
giant flowers, and sells them at rca-
sonable prices.
The Jefferson County Teachers
Institute will be held in CharIestown,
beginning July goth, and be conduct
ed by Prof. Joseph McMurrun OF
Shcphcrdstown.
Some of the new machinery to be
used in converting the Shenandoah
Milling Company's mill at Mil!yilIe
into a roller mill was taken through
,Charlestown last week.
The Ch~arlcstown market has been
we'll supplied with green peas, cab
bage, snap beans, squashcs. cucum-
bers, tomatoes, radishes, onions,
beets, Strawberries, &c.
MILLING STORE have received a
large invoice of Salt Fish. Herring
in bills, half bbls., and by the>hun-
.dred; Mackcrel in bbls., half bbls.
Quart. bbls. and Kits; Salt Shad.
John .S~attcrlee and Foster B.
Morss, Esqs., of New York, (both
well known here, and the latter iden-
tilted with our county by MARRIAGE
we're at the Carter House last Tues
day.
Among the attorneys in attendance
upon our Circuit Court last week
were Messrs. Blackburn Hughes and