Spirit of Jefferson. [volume] (Charles Town, Va. [W. Va.]) 1844-1948, 1886-11-02
Local Miscellany.

The eel market has been on a boom
the past week.
County Court November 1st; Cir
cult Court November 10th.
Thanks to Mrs. Margaret G.. Doug
Has for late st. Louis papers.
Col. R. p. Chew spoke at Dufields.
TO a good audience, on Friday night.
Mr.. M. S. Weller, of this place,
has been granted a patent for an ice
creeper.
W. issue our paper a little in adj
vance this week, on account of the
election.
Mr.. Louis E. Brown, of Berryville,
went east last week to purchase Hol-
iday goods.
Mr.. Edmund McGarry, of Urbana,
Ohio, is visiting his aunt, Mrs. N. B.
Conklyn, in this county.
Arrangements have been about
. concluded for the extension of the
telephone to Shepherdstown.
Capt. Lee has the telephone poles
erected on about five miles of the
line between Charlestown and Berry
vile.
Mr.. Stuart Hirschman visited Bal
timore last Thursday, to make addi-
tional purchases of fall and winter
goods.
Mr.. W. o. Norris has the contract
to furnish the poles for the different
telephone lines to be run through
this county.
MI. David T. Jones has repurchased
of Mr. w. II. Karicofe his old Helm
farm, neal Leetown, paying for the
same s11,250.
w. w. B. Gallaher has been elected
delegate, and Cleon Moore alternate,
to represent the Charlcstown Pres
byterian Church in the Synod of Vir-
ginia.
Mr.. J. F. Webster, who has been
for a few months past clerking for
- Mr.. j. Ran. Rodrick, left last Thurs
day to resume his residence in Miami,
Missouri.
Guests at the Maltby House, Bal
timore, nave a choice of either Amer
car or European plans, as, may best
suit their convenience, and rates are
surprisingly low.
Mr.. A. NJ. Kitzmiller, who was for
many years a clerk in the U. S.
Armory at Harper's Ferry, died in
Washington City last Tuesday, in the
18th year of his age.
In the Supreme Court of Appeals,
at Charleston: Watson VS.. Wiggin-
ton, from Jefferson county, opinion
by Green; decree of Circuit Court
reversed and bill dismissed.
See new advertisement of Messrs.
Burns & Shugert, in this issue. This
enterprising firm offer attractions that
should invite the consideration of
buyers in their various lines.
The political meeting of Monday of
last week was followed by a refresh
ing rain of several days, and our
Democratic farmers have been putin
the best possible humor thereby.
A number of young ladies and gen.
tlemen of our town, under training
of the popular vocalist Madam Ruhl,
will shortly give a concert for the
benefit of the Charleston sufferers.
The largest native fish ever caught
in this section was a 149 lib. scale
carp, caughtin a fish-trap in the Shen-
, andoah and exhibited on our streets
last Wednesday, by Mr.. George
Viands.
Now is the time to get up your
stoves. Messrs. Earnshaw & Dooley
are well prepared for furnishing every
description of heater and experienced
in putting whatever you buy in place
promptly.
Col. VIM. A. Morgan has been pre-
sented, by the managers of the Nor
gan's Grove Association, with a hand
some silver pitcher and cup, as an
evidence of their appreciation of his
generosity in connection with their
recent exhibition.
Mr.. D. S. Hughes, Representative
of Wildey Lodge, Nc. 27, and Messrs.
V. NJ. Firor and r. B. Lucas, of this
place, attended the meeting of the
Grand Lodge of Independent Order
of Odd Fellows of West Virginia, at
Martinsburg, last week.
The attention of our colored voters
is called to the article, in another
column, written by Rev. J. r. Cliff
ford, the intelligent colored editor of
the Pioneer Press, of Martinsburg.-
That any colored man can read it and