Spirit of Jefferson. [volume] (Charles Town, Va. [W. Va.]) 1844-1948, 1886-08-17
Local MisceIlany.

MIR. y. >. Simmons, OF II eR0anoke
Leader, was in town on Sunday.
Mrs. Ariana Hughes is visiting her
son, Mr.. B. f. Hughes, in Staunton
Va.
AR. S. D. Hirschman, of Morgan
town. visited his friends here last
week.
Molcr's Cross Roads Stock and Ag,
riculturaI Exhibition, August goth
and 27th.
Capt. Jno. S. Blackburn, of Alex
andria, Va, is visiting B. C. Wash,
ington, Esq.
The Temperance Camp Meeting at
Shenandoah Junction continues until
August 23d.
Mrs. Frank Gallaher and Miss Eva
Eggleston were at Wesley Grove
camp meeting.
y The B. & o. r. r. will issue round
trip tickets, at reduced rates, to the
keyscr Convention.
This is educational week in Charles
town. The pcdagogues have especial
4rominence just now.
Mr.. VIM. Hines has re-painted the
front of the stOrc-room occupied by
Mr.. Chas. G.. Campbell.
Our i" fire laddies" acquitted them
selves with much credit at Shenan-
doah Junction on Saturday.
1t was Mr.. Henrietta (not Hand
wright) whose child was accidentally
killed near Flowing Spring.
Miss Mamie Richardson, of this
place, has been visiting Miss Annie
Harrison, of Shepherdstown.
The hog cholera is proving very
destructive, not only in Jefferson,
but also III adjoining counties.
Capt. G. Julian Pratt, of Wayncs-
boro', Va, was in town Saturday
night and 4 portion of Sunday.
The Changers picnic will COM
mcncc at Williams Grove, Monday,
August 30th, and continue one week.
Mrs: DR.. Clas. L. Pratt returned
last week from a few days ~soiourn at
the Bear Lithia Springs, neal Elkton,
Va.
a good many persons went from
town to the camp meetings at Wadcs-
willie and. Shenandoah Junction on
Sunday.
Miss Jennie Rccdcr, Of Washing
ton, d. c., is visiting her sisters.
Mrs. W. d. Swami and Mrs. Geo.
w. Haines.-
Thanks to the Secretary for n COM
plimcntary ticket to the Lynchburg
Centennial Fair, to lie held October
18th to 18th.
Mr. Joseph II. Lydcr, Of Winchcs-
ter, has contracted to plaster the new
dwelling Of Mrs. Annie II. Campbell,
in this place.
Fifty-one tickets to the Washing
ton and Mt. Vernon excursion were
sold at the Charlcstown depot of the
b. & O.. r. r.
And now look out for the old bacll-
elors getting mashed on some of the
good looking " scho0l-marms' at the
Teachers Institute.
Potatoes were offered on the streets
of Hagcrstown, last week, at twenty
five cents a busllcl, and they were
slow sale at that price.
VIM. NJ. Clements, Esq, General
Manager of the Erie Express, (form-
crly NJ. of I. of the B. e o. r. R.,)
was in Charlcstown yesterday.
Dorsey Clagett, the newly appoint
ed Register of Wills for the District
of Columbia, is 4 nephew of Mrs.
Rev. J. w. Tongue. of this place.
The. crop of wheat from a fifteen
acre field of Mr.. Jas. II. ConkIyn, re-
Gently threshed, yielded forty bushels
per acre, registered machine measure.
Rev. DR.. Jno. S. Martin and Rev.
W. G. Hammond passed Sunday
night in Charlcstown, and left Mon
day morning for the WadesvilIc camp
meeting
Our young townsman Gideon S.
L~eisenring has gone to Roanoke, Va,
to enter the machine shops at that
place. We wish him success in his
new home.
Mr.. VIM. Kahn, the Leading
Clothier, again left for the cast to lay
in a mammoth stock of Clothing,
Boots and Shoes. His complete stock
will arrive this week.
Our former townsman Mr.. Z. L..
Etchison, of the Boston Dry Goods
House of Messrs. Woodward & Lo-
throp, of Washington ID. c., was in