Spirit of Jefferson. [volume] (Charles Town, Va. [W. Va.]) 1844-1948, 1886-04-13
Loca! Miscellany.


County Court May Sd; Circuit
Court May 18th.
Mr.. Hines is repainting the dwell.
ing of Capt. George Baylor.
Blank Contracts, for renting or
leasing property, for sale at the SPIRIT
office.
When you want to buy barrel of
Roller Flour, go to the MILL1Nd
SroKE.
Mr.. Chas. j. Berry, of 1tipon, re-
GENTLY returned from pleasant trip.
to Florida.
Our young towsnman d. c. WASH
ington, Jr., of the U. S. Geological
Survey Corps, has been home on q
visit.
Have you ever used any Roller
i5lour?. Buy sack of SHENANDOAH
MILLING Co. IS "Superlative" and you
will never buy any other kind.
Mrs. S. A. tetsenring's g Fairmont
Dairy" has been provided with a
handsome new milk wagon, and John
Thomas is as proud as Lucifer.
The smoke-house of Mr.. Jos. ".
Trussell, near this place, was broken
into on Sunday night last, aud twenty
pieces of bacon stolen thcrefrom.
The chickens of Rev. C. n. Camp
bell, at the Stephenson Female Sem
mary, and of Mrs. Julia Kennedy,
were stolen on Sunday night last.
A very large bird, said to he a
swan, (possibly 4. cranc,) was killed
on the Shenandoah river, near Wat
sons Factory, last week, by Mr.. Mort.
Page.
Mr.. VIM. Uarrell has contrivcd an
ingenious revolving business direc-
tory, placed in front of his watch
making shop on Main street, which at
tracts much attention.
Martha May, colored girl in the
employ of Mr.. TEos. a. Brown, fell
whilst lifting tca-kettle from the
stove, few days ago, and scalded
one of her arms very severely.
The MILLING Co have revised their
advertisement, and are offering some
special inducements in Dry Goods,
and Groceries, and make = speciality
of their g Supcrlativc'' Roller Flour.
The happy combination, Comfort
and Economy can he found at the
" MaItby House." Baltimore. 1t is
conducted on both American and Eu
ropean plans, with unsurpassed IA
ciIitics in each.
The stockholders of the John
Stephenson Female Seminary have
reelected as Directors, Rev. DR.. A.
c. Hopkins. Hon. VIM. II. Travcrs,
Col. Jno. T. Gibson, S. S. Dalgarn
and Gustav Brown.
Mr.. Horace Beall has left with us
Il copy of the Champion City Times,
q neat and spriShtly little paper pub
lisled at Springfield, Ohio, by the
Champion City Times Company, at
q a nickel a week"
Mr.. +. L. Bcllcr is about commrnc-
ing to lay a new floor in the store
room of Mr.. II. II. Cooke, and fit it
up for the purposes of Messrs. Cooke
& Washington in the hardware and
agricultural implement business.
See rev advertisement of Mcssrs.
Burns & Shugert, on our second page.
They announce New Goods, and that
they have made greater preparations
for this season than ever before.
More goods for less money. and Fine
Goods speciality.
There were several land slides last
week on the Shenandoah Valley Rail
road south of Waynesboro', and on
the Valley Branch of the B. & %.
south of Staunton, causing delays in
trains on these roads. They are now
running about on usual time again.
The stockholders of the ROscllc
Manufacturing Company on Friday
last elected the following Directors
for the ensuing year, viz: w. II.
Travcrs, Gustav Brown, Jas. Law.
IIooff, J. Allison Eyster, Albert Diehl,
C. Frank Gallaher and Jno. II. Stridcr.
jefferson County Building Associ-
alton No. began business on Mon
day of last week, and about $3.50
we're paid in to the treasurer. First
redemption last Tuesday night, at
s107.S per share of par value of $3.50.
ISL shares have been subscribed 50
far.
Our young countyman, Mr.. W. w.
Trail, son of Assessor Trail, has been
promoted to an assistant clerkship in