Spirit of Jefferson. [volume] (Charles Town, Va. [W. Va.]) 1844-1948, 1886-06-15
Local Miscellany.

this county next week.
Citizens Fire Company meeting
this (Tuesday) evening, at q O'Clock.
Mr. F. L. Beller has erected neat
porch in front of his dwelling on West
Main street.
"A Turk with trained bear and
monkey amused the little folks about
town last Tuesday.
Messrs. Shoemaker & Bane inform
us they have sold large number of
Binders this season.
Mr.. Henry Otty, at Flowing
Springs, has a hen which laid two
eggs inside of five minutes, day or
two ago.
The colored order of Galilean Fish
ermcn, of this place, will have an
excursion to Island Park next Tues
day, June 22d.
The honorary degree of Ill. D. has
been conferred upon Hon. VIM. L.
Wilson, of this place, by Hampden
Sidney College, Va.
A valuable young bulldog belong
ing to Mr.. VIM. w. johnson was
drowned last Tuesday, in Mr.. Thos.
A. Moore's cistern.
Regular meeting of Independent
Fire Company this CTuesday) eve
ming. at O'Clock. Business of i'm
portance, and full attendance re-
quested.
Mr.. Jacob A. Heidwohl, with a
two-horsc team, barely escaped being
struck by B. & o. special train, at
Flowing Spring crossing, yesterday
morning.
The well-known "CIaymont" prop
erty, beautiful country seat near
this place, has been purchased by
Mr.. Charles Dawson, of Cleveland,
Ohio, for $4,000.
The Episcopal Sunday Schools of
Martinsburg and other points in
Berkeley county will picnic at Island
Park July I'd, instead of July 1st as
heretofore announced.
The colored orders of the Galilcan
Fishermen and Rising Sons and
Daughters, headed by the Colored
Band, had aparade yesterday (Whit-
suntide Monday afternoon.
States Attorney F. w. Brown and
Hon. ID. b. Lucas will go to Parkers-
burg this week, to look after the in
tcrests of jefferson county. in two
tax suits with the B. & O. r. r. Co.
Thanks to Capt. w. II. and Mrs.
kable for an invitation to attend an
Informal Sociable given to the stu
dents of the Staunton Male Academy,
and the Closing Exercises of the same
Institution.
Our kind and enterprising farmer
friend Mr.. BENZ. L. Beavers, who is
one of the best producers in the coun-
ty, sent us, last week, the first new
potatoes we have seen this season, for
which we return many thanks.
The ladies of St. Peters Catholic
Church, of Harper's Ferry, will hold
Strawberry Festival at the % Brooks
House," in that place, on Monday,
Tuesday and Wednesday evenings of
this week. Proceeds for benefit of
the church.
The Baltimore and Ohio Railroad
employees annual excursion to Island
Park will take place on Wednesday,
June 23, 1886. Misses Jennie Smith,
Ada Sherman and other prominent
speakers will deliver addresses
Special train will leave Winchester at
$3.50, A. NJ.
Rev. F. NJ. Woods, of Martinsburg,
will deliver an address on " Female
Education" next Wednesday evening
(Junc 16tlD in the Presbyterian
Church of this place, in connection
with the closing exercises of Stephen
son Female Seminary. The public
are invited to attend.
Rev. A. NJ. Cackley and wife, of
Waynesboro, Va, stopped over from
Friday until Saturday of last week
with Mr.. II. 7. MiIey, near Charles
town. They were on their return
from Baltimore, where Mrs. Cackley
has been under medical treatment, by
which she has been materially bene-
fitted.
We are glad to learn that Miss
Carrie Chambers, daughter of Capt.
Geo. w. Chambers of Harper's Fer
ry, who, whilst visiting her sister
Mrs. Meta Lane, in Harrisonburg,
Va, a few days ago, was thrown from
buggy in company with Capt. w.
w. Roller, received only slight