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


A fine line of Valentines at Mr..
Gustav Browns.
Mr.. f. Brownold has gone on d
Few days visit to Staunton, Va.
See Tax Notice of the Town Sar-
>geant, in our advertising columns.
Mr.. j. D. Sloan has returned from
avisit to Frostburg and other points.
ia marriage licenses we're issued
from the County Clerks Office dur
ing the year 1885.
Our young friend Harry NJ. Moore,
sends us late Annapolis papers, for
which we return thanks:
This week. How to Eat" next
week.. How to brfak;" the week
MISUNDERSTANDING else.
Mr.. VIM. Beali shipped, ever the
B. & o. R. r., te Baltimore, last
Saturday, six carloads Of FAT cattle.
The next stated conclavc of Poto-
mac Commandery, No. 3, will be held
in their asylum, Tuesday, February
I'd, at u O'Clock p. NJ.
The Supreme Court of Appeals has
allowed an appeal and sapersedeas in
the case of Norris and others Us.
I,a,non. from Jefferson codntys bond
$500
The Good Te.nplars. of Leetown.
will hold an oyster supper in Eeetown
On the nights of February ith, 9Th aud
9th. Proceeds for the benefit of the
Lodge.
Andrew G. Woods, a hardware
merchant, of Staunton, Va, and son
of Mr. John K Woods, at one time
resident of Charlestown, died
recently.
Maj. S. j. C. Moore and wife, of
Berryville, Joined the Majors father,
our venerable County Clerk, in cele
brating the latter's S3d birthday,
last Friday.
The popular Kitty Rhodes bra-
matte Company has been playing
nightly to crowded houses in Fred
erick City, and will probably appear
here shortly.
The Woodstock F,Sainian says: 1t
IS reported that Rev. T.. WeIty, of
Toms Brook, this county, one of the
sufferers in the drifts at Charlestown,
w. Va, is suffering with pneumonia.
The Presbyterian Church ut Har
pcr's Ferry is now heated comfort
ably by a furnace, and with a new
carpet and freshly painted woodwork
inside. presents 4 much improved APP
pcarancc.
Rev. L. r. MiIbourn, of Luray.
preached in the Presbyterian church,
last Sunday morning, and at night in
the Baptist church. Rev. L. B.
Shepherd preached In the Baptist
church in the morning, and In the af-
ternoon at Wiltshires School House.
the voters of the town Of Middle
way, on Saturday last, elected the
following corporation officers, viz:
Mayor, John w. Grantham; Record
er, Sam'l L. Myers; Councilmen---
Richard Kearns, John NJ, Nicely,
James w. League, II. S. Nicely and
John Farnsworth.
At meeting of the stockholders of
the Charlcstown Gas and Water Com
pany, held JANUARY 26th, the follow
ing Board of Directors were elected
for the ensuing year: G. W. I.
Kearslcy, VIM. III. Travers, John T.
Colst0n, David Howell, Joseph Trap
nell, DIR. J. V. Simmons and S. S.
Dalgarn.
Shenandoah Lodge, No. 80, 1. O.
G. T., elected the following officers
on Tuesday night, JANUARY Is: E. J.
Williams, w. c. r.; Chas. Burschell,
w. v. T.; Thos. B. Henson, W.
Sec'y; Sam'l NJ. Winebrenner, W. +.
S. SamIC. Young, w. Treas. j. II.
holland. W. Chaplain; VIM. Grove,
~. Warden: CT. Do!'=nu. W. I. G..
David Howell, T. VI c. T.; D. II.
Cockrill, Lodge Deputy.
We return thanks to the Committee
for an invitation to attend ball to
be given by Henry Shepherd, Esq,
at the EntIer Hotel in Shepherdstown.
this evening. If there were no other
preventing cause, our avoirdupois
would be serious drawback against
our -" tripping the light fantastic.
Those present, however, we are sure,
will be handsomely entertained by
Mr.. Shepherd and Committee.
A RoYAL FEAST. THE ladies of the
Baptist Church, of this town, purpose
giving Dinners and Suppers in Wash