Spirit of Jefferson. [volume] (Charles Town, Va. [W. Va.]) 1844-1948, 1886-09-07
Local Miscellany.

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DIR. Rosenhcin, Optician, is at the
Carter House. Sec notice in another
column.
The weather has been much cooler
the past week, and birds are moving
southwark.
Messrs. S. H. Higinbotham and
WIN. Wilt have returned from their
Western trip.
MI. Alfred Bates has a law clerk
ship in the Treasury Department, at
$1,000 salary
Mcssrs. Earnshaw & Dooley will
tin roof 4 new house for Mr.. James
Benner, at Leetown.
Messrs. Bane & Lucas have a fine
Dew traction engine operating with
their threshing machine.
The Kabletown Sunday School will
picnic on Saturday, September 18th,
in the grove near the church.
Hon. D.. B. Lucas will lecture in
Keyscr, w. Va, this evening, before
the Reading Association of that place.
Regular c~onclave of Potomac Com
mandery, No. 5, Knights Templar,
this (Tucsday) evening, at y O'Clock.
Several interesting articles, already
in type, are unavoidably crowded out
Of this issue, but will appear in our
next.
Lost-a Gold Sleeve Button, for
the return Of which to the Shirt
Office n reasonable reward will be
given.
Payment of dues in Jefferson Co..
Building Assn No. 8 begins to-day,
(Monday,) at the office of S. W.
Washington.
The shanty of Messrs. Frazier &
Colston, at their sawmill near Flowing
Springs, was broken into last week,
and'as can of oil carried off.
Ahorse driven by a Mr.. Emory, of
the ncighborhood of Middleway,
dropped dead at the west end of Main
street in this place, last Saturday.
The Independent Fire Company, of
this place, will accompany the Sarah
Zanec:EEe Company, of Winchester,
to Island Park to-day. Special train
at 9:04, ~. NJ.
The. reduced rates at the Maltby
House, Baltimore, show that tits alive
to the requirements of the times, and
determined TO give its patrons full
value for their money.
Our old friend VIM. f. Anderson
took the premium on a crazy quilt at
the Moler's Cross Roads Exhibition,
and he and Mr.. Alfred Burton car
ricd off the prize on bees.
Mr.. Samuel Michaels delivered an
address on the first evening of the
Molcr's Cross Roads Exhibition,
which, the Register says, was great
iy enjoyed by all who heard it,"
Mr.. Geo. w. Boyer, residing at
Browns Shop, was taken ill last Fri
day. and at last accounts was lying
in a critical condition. Later-we
learn that Mr.. B. is much better.
A ~13-year-old daughter of Mr..
Henry jenkins, of the b. & o. r. r.,
in attempting to cross the railroad in
front Of a fast train, was struck and
instantly killed, at Sandy Hook, Md,
last Friday.
Mr.. Geo. Stein, 4 guest of the Bald
win House at IIagcrstown, fell through
the S. V. Il. X. trestlc at Shenandoah
junction, a few nights ago, but for
tunatcly escaped with but slight in
jurics to his left leg.
The ladies of Oakland NJ. f. Church
South will hold q Lawn Party in the
grove at the church, on Wednesday
evening, September 18th, beginning
at Z O'Clock.
IF. z. & DEM. please copy.1
Some thief raised a window sash
inside the iron bars at the post office,
on Sunday night, and reaching
through broke in the glass end of a
showcase adjacent, and extracted the
cigars from 4 box within reach.
Mr.. Abraham Oppenheimer, a we'll
known hotel man of Baltimore,
(brothcr-in-law of Mr.. S. Hirschman
of this place, and father-in-law of
Mr.. Sam'l Sundcimer, well known
here,) died a few days ago, in the
Goth year of his age.
Miss Annie Z. Barr, Of HOLIDAYS
burg, Pa, and Mr.. 10y Easton, of
New York, sister and cousin of our
townsman Mr.. A. d. Barr, after hay
ing spent a delightful visit of five
weeks in IL community, returned to
their respective homes last Thursday.
They cxpreSSed fhcmsclvoc &c L;lI--