Spirit of Jefferson. [volume] (Charles Town, Va. [W. Va.]) 1844-1948, 1886-08-03
Local Miscellany.

Charlestown Sunday School picnic
Mt Island Park August 31st.
Mr.. Milton Hirschman, of Morgan
town, is visiting his friends here.
The MILLING STORE makes special
Ericsson Bran and Mill Feed in large
quantities.
Capt. Edgar Lee returned last week
from a ]protracted visit to friends in
Pennsylvania.
II you want 4 first-class Sewing
Machine, buy the " White"
G. Z. HUGHES, Agent.
Mr.. VIM. CockrilI has gone to
Huntington, w. Va, to enter the en-
ploy of the Ensign Car Works.
We we're pleased to have 4 visit
fromsMr. II. l.. Snyder, of the Shop
herdstown Register, last Friday.
The Changers picnic will COM
mcnce at Williams Grove, Monday,
August Both, and continue one week.
Exchange your wheat and corn at
the MILLING STORE (SadIer Building)
for Roller Flour and Bolted Corn
Meal.
Mr.. Geo. W. Mock has laid = new
brick pavement in front of the prop
crty of Mr.. WIN. Hines, on Congress
street.
If you want good bread, buy SnEN-
ID MILilHG C~oMpASY'S "Prim-
rosc'' and "Supcrlative'' Roller
Flour.
Mr.. Emanuel Stalcy, near Shop
hcrdstown, lost his barn and contents
by lightning, Friday night. 10 in
surancc.
Eugene Gocns was in the employ
Of the b. & O.. r. r., and not steal
ing Il ride, when he met with his
recent accident.
y large party of cNcursionist$, un-
der the auspices of United Workmcn,
from Wilmington. Del, visited Island
Park last Thursday.
4 memorial tablet to the late Rev.
John p. Stridcr. ID. d., has been
placed in the First Presbyterian
Church of Staunton, Va.
The Baptist lawn party, held OF
Thursday and Friday evenings, was
we'll patronizcd and yielded a liberal
sum for church purposes.
Grandson Hunter. Il worthy col
ored man of the Summit Point neigh
borhood, died on Sunday, July 2jth,
in the 2Sth year of his age.
The Shannondalc Furnace Sunday
School will picnic on Saturday. Au-
gust 2lSt. ut Shannondalc Springs.
The public invited. Don't forget the
Basket. Fcrriage half rates.
Geo. II. HagIey offers a job in Hats,
and has dropped prices on Summer
Clothing. Gloves, Slippers, &c, to
suit the end of the summer trade, also
has 20 Building Lots for sale.
Several very powerful new engines
for the Norfolk & Western Railroad,
from the Baldwin Locomotive Works
ut Wilmington, Del, have passed
here over the S. V. II. II. within the
past few days.
Tickets are on sale at the Charles
town depot of the Is. & o. r. r. to
the Camp Meeting to be held ut
GAINESVILLE, Md, July 3Oth to August
18th. Fare for round trip, good until
August 18th, Sl.10.
The SHENANDOAH MILI.ING Co. have
built 4 large warehouse to accOmmO-
date their Mill Trade. Farmers can
exchange their wheat and corn for
Roller Flour and Boltcd Corn Meal
in less time than it takes ut the mill.
A colored band from Winchester
stopped over in Charlcstown on Fri
day III the interim between the pas
sage OF inc luCIcSlcI <lCGbIlIIIIOIli-
ton and an excursion train several
hours later, and discourscd music
upon our streets.
We were pleased to have q call on
Saturday from Mr.. Philip w. -Avi-
rett, the vigorous and able young cd
itor of the Cumberland Daily Times,
and brother of Mr.. Jno. W. Avirett,
the popular manager of the MiIlvillc
Mills in this county.
A furious hail storm visited Il small
section near CharlcstOwn on Monday
afternoon of last week. The corn
crop of Mr.. w. F. Hemp, McssrS.
Jacob Starry and Joseph Grandstaff,
Mr. Nit. Moore, and perhaps others,
was; somewhat damaged.
4 pen of about PA bushels of
wheat, belonging TO Mr.. VIM. A.Molcr,
near Zoar SchOol-lIousc, was burned
on. Monday light of last wcck-Sup-