Spirit of Jefferson. [volume] (Charles Town, Va. [W. Va.]) 1844-1948, 1886-05-11
Local Miscellany.

FOR another fine lot OF HALE.
Rev. Frank MCGEE and bride ar
rived here last Friday evening.
Mr.. Gustav Brown will reopen his
tcc-cream Saloon next Saturday.
Mr.. Louis f. Brown, of Berryville,
epent Sunday with his friends here.
Superintendent Holmes spent Sat-
urday and Sunday in Charlestown.
Mr.. John Benner has been lying
quite ill, at his home in this place.
Mr.. f. G. Butler went East last
week to purchase new Spring Goods.
Blank Contracts, for renting or
leasing property, for sale at the SPIRIT
Office.
Mr.. II. a. Burton brought two
young alligators home with him from
Florida.
." Island Park at Harpcr's Ferry
will be open to cxcursionists on the
18th instant.
Mr.. J. W. Bane has presented the
Independent Fire Company with a
tck, to be used with their steamer.
The printing material of the Vest
Firginia Democrat is advertised to he
sold-at public auction on the 1st of
June.
The Shenandoah Milling Co. is to
have warehouse erected on the lot
of Isaac Fouke, Esq, in rear of the
Jail yard.
Messrs. GctZendanner are receiv-
ing the material for their double
front, and Messrs. johnson & Henson
will put the same up.
bIcssrs. johnson & Young, of
Cleveland, Ohio, are engaged in
painting new drop curtain and an
additional scene for Washington Hall.
Forty-two tickets for the excursion
over the S. V. r. r. to Barnum's cir
Gus ut IIagcrstown, were sold at
Charlestown station last Wednesday.
Mr.. Crump Scibcrt, 4 wcll-known
and experienced hardware salesman,
is with Mcssrs Cooke & Washington.
Their grand opening takes place to-
day (Monday.)
Hon. Logan Osburn returned from
his winter visit to Washington some
days ago, and has taken up his resi-
dcncc again upon his fine jefferson
county estate.
The CharIcstown market has been
we'll supplied during the past week
with early spring vcgetablcs-pcas,
beans, cahbages, squashcs, onions,
radishcs, bccts, &c.
The Shepherdstown Band and the
Harper's Ferry Mounted Rangers are
among the organizations invited to be
present at Antietam National Gene
terry on Decoration Day.
Mr.. John L. Thomas, State Lee
tnrer of the 1. O. G.. T., will deliver
Temperance Lecture in Washington
Hall, this (Monday) evening, at s
o'clock. All invited. No collection.
A COW belonging to Miss Ann
Davis was struck by Shcnan-
doah Valley train, at the Lcctown
crossing, last Wednesday morning,
and injured so that it had to be
killed.
Mrs. Mary f. Woody, whose ILL
ness, from paralysis, we noticed in
our last issue, died yesterday morn
ing. She was the widow of the late
Sam'l II. Woody, and died in her
D 18th year.
We regret to learn that Mrs. Mary
T. Rutherford, of this place, has
been lying hopelcssly i'll at the resi-
dence of her daughter Mrs. Nc
Mechen, in Brooklyn, n. Y, for a
week or ten days past.
Mr.. John Mcknight got his vest
caught in a belt attached to a planning
machine at his factory, and had his
left hand thrown against the planer
and severely lacerated. DIR. VIM.
Neill gave him necessary attention.
An entertainment consisting of
charades, recitations, &C., will be
held in the school-housc at Millville
on Friday night, May 21st. Admis-
sion. Is cents; children, 10 cents
Proceeds for the benefit of the school.
Mr.. Jas. w. Butt has contracted
to tin-roof several large buildings for
the Millvile Milling Company, a
two-story warehouse for the Shenan-
doah Milling Company, and the res
idence of Mr.. Jack Ramey, near Mid
dleway.
The brick work of the new Southern
Methodist Church at Middleway was
executed under the supervision Of
Mr.. Levi Baker of this place, the
plastering by Mr.. VIM. Mcintyre,