Spirit of Jefferson. [volume] (Charles Town, Va. [W. Va.]) 1844-1948, 1885-04-21
Local Miscellany.

Local Miscellany.
County Court May 4th.
Circuit Court May 18th.
Forepaugh's Show at Martinsburg
April Path.
For good Cigars and prices, see
-Wentzelr's advertisement.
For low prices in Lumber, see Will
let & Libbey's advertisement.
Mrs. Kahn, aged nearly 100 years,
died near Vaudeville last week.
Mr.. W. C. Carroll has been in
Chariestown for several days past.
Rev. T. B. Shepherd has been hold
ing = pr~otracted meeting at Leetown.
A band of Gypsies have been
,enmped near town for several days
past.
Mcssrs. Armentrout & Tutwiler
have been relaying crossings on Con-
gress street.
Mr. Zeph. Bane recently lost a 10
year old goose which had raised 100
young geese.
Ebony Curtain Poles, with brass
ends and rings, complete. for 81, at
g.. F.. HUGHES.
Mr. J. C. Holmes has raised the
framework of the new dwelling of
Dir. Forrest w. Brown.
Mr. j. Henry Jennings is about
erecting a Touring mill, with improved
machinery, at Middleway.
Thos. A. Moore, Esq, our vencra-
bile County Clerk, was sick several
days last week, but is now better.
A straw rick on the farm of Mr.. II.
w. Crittenden was burned on Friday
night last-the work of an incendiary.
For Fancy Piques, Nainsooks, Per-
Gales, Dress Goods and Plaid Dress
Ginghams, go to Milling Co.'S store.
Hon. w. H Travers, we are pleased
to note, is still improving. Heis not
yet able, however, to dispense with
his crutchcs.
Rev. F. J. Brooke, of Clarksburg,
has been visiting relatives here and
preached in the Presbyterian Church
on Sunday last, morning and evening.
Mr. Joseph H. yesterday has fur.
nished the Supreme Court room in
the Courthouse with a large new
stove similar to the one in the County
Clerks office.
We return thanks to Mr.. B. j.
Treacy for a copy of his Catalogue
of Standardized Trotting Stock, at
Ashland Park Stock Farm, near
Lexington, Ky.
Mr.. c. T. Shugert, of the firm of
Burns & Shugert, has gone cast to
assist in purchasing a full spring and
summer stock for the new Millinery
department of the firm.
MI. James Bane, of the new and
enterprising firm of Messrs. Bane &
Bishop. of this place, was married on
Thursday evening last, to Miss Belle
Byers, of Shepherdstown.
See new advertisement of Mcssrs.
w. L. Hays e Son, of Hagerstown,
in this issue. They arc courteous,
reliable gentlemen, and we cordially
commend them to our readers.
Dir Joseph w. Trussell, of this
county, is Agent for the Brown Chem
zeal Company, and will dispose of and
give information in regard to the
goods offered by that Company.
We were pleased to meet our we'll
known c%ountyman W. B. Daniels,
Esq, in town last Friday. He has
been housed up a good deal of the
past winter by sickness, but we are
glad to see him about again.
A party of about twenty able
bodied men changed cars here last
Friday, from the Shenandoah Valley
to the B. & O. R. r., embarking for
Woodstock, to enter the employ of
the Prospect Tannery in that section.
Messrs. BeaIl Bros. & Phillips have
anew advertisement in this issue, to
which we call the attention of farmers
and others. They have lately re-
ceived large lots of valuable ma
chinery, which it will doubtless be
we'll worth examining.
The Town Council, on Tuesday
night last, resolved to dispense with
the services of an Assistant Police.
man after the lst of May next. A
proposition to grade portions of
George street was laid over for final
action until next meeting.
The congregation of Zion (Episco-
pal) Church, we are informed, have
secured. the Reyes lot on the south
west corner of George and Congress
streets, and will erect thereon, in the
near. future, the Chapel which has
been in contemplation for some time
past.
A fine Knabe Piano has been pur-
chased by Mr.. Wyatt, aud was
placed in the Carter House parlor
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