Spirit of Jefferson. [volume] (Charles Town, Va. [W. Va.]) 1844-1948, 1886-09-28
Local M iscellany.

MI. slIeWlS Quarry lOSG u NatuaOlc
cow last week.
Don't forget to read WV. KAHN &
Co.'S new advertisement.
Valuable farm for sale. See adj
rertisement by V. NJ. Firor, agent.
The ladies sof Oakland Church held
a lawn party last Wednesday night.
A dime circus exhibits in Charles
town on Monday and Tuesday of
this week.
Mr.. j. F. Webster caught two very
fine bass last Tuesday-weight res
pectively 81 and 4 pounds.
}Dr. f. l.. Wager and Mr.. Jno. o.
Asglionby delivered temperance ada
dresses in Bolivar last Tuesday eve
ming.
Mr.. c. 7. Shugert, of the firm of
BurSs & Shugert, went east last week
to PURCHASE additions to their already
large stock of Fall and Winter goods.
TheFrank Robbins Circus will OK
hibit in, Winchester September 30th.
Wallace's Circus will exhibit in
Winchester on Monday, October 18th.
Mcssrs. Diehl & Bro, of this
place, have recently erected a hand
some granite monument over the
grave of Mr.. Geo. w. Lewis, in the
1~IcrrvviIIc Cemetery
Pete Luckett has been arrested on
n charge of committing a rape upon
Rebccca Green, both coIored, and
lodged in Jail to await a hearing be-
fore Justice Gailaher to-day.
Our young former townsman Mr..
Louis f. Brown is nicely fixed in Ber-
ryvillc, and any of our people visiting
there may be supplied at his parlors
with choice oysters, &C., in tirst-class
style.
"a fellow feeling makes us WON
drous kind" as is illustrated in
mine host of the Maltby House,
Baltimore, who having been "onc of
en-" knows how to make the "boys''
comfortable and happy.
The Bank of Chariestown and Mr..
II. o. Talbot are preparing to lay new
brick paving in front of their property
or Main street, and the corporate ALL
thoritics will put in new curbing and
putteriup with the same.
Rev. w. d. White, late pastor
of the IIarpcr's Ferry Presbyterian
Church. has been enrolled as 4 mem
her of Chesapeake F'resbytcry and
will be installed at DcIapIaine, Fau-
guier county, October Sd.
An unsuccessful attempt to enter
Mr.. G.. F. Wallis store was made last
Saturday night, by cutting out one
of the front glass, hut the burglar, it
is supposed. was frightened away be-
fore accomplishing his object.
At the fourteenth anniversary of
tho p~astorate of Rev. Jas. B. Avcritt,
rector of Silver Spring Parish, Md,
celebrated recently, the parishioncrs
surprised their pastor by presenting
him with 4 buggy and set of harness.
a little daughter Of Mr.. Thos. j.
West, near Ripon, had two fingers of
her right hand cut off while playing
with 4 cutting box last week. DR..
Brown, of Myerstown, rendered the
necessary medical attention.
TREE Press.
An attempt was made to break into
the dwelling of Mrs. Milstcad, on
South George street, last Wednesday
night. The hasp of the front door
was broken, and the noise awakened
Mrs. NJ. who raised a window and
frightened the villain off.
The ladies will give dinners and
oyster suppcrs. for the benefit of the
Citizens Fire Company, in Washing
ton Hall, on Tuesday, Wednesday
and Thursday, October 10Th, goth
and 2Ist. The liberal encouragement
of the community is respectfully So
ficitcd.
The Western Union Telegraph
Company is making arrangements to
open an Office in CharIestown. If
opened, Mr.. Chas. G. Campbell will
be the operator, and the Office will be
located in the room occupied by him,
on Main ST., nj door west of the
Watson House.
Our cntcrprising Shoe merchant,
Mr.. Geo. II. Haglcs:, has returned
from his business trip to Boston and
'the manufacturing localities of New
England, and is now better than ever
prepared to serve the public with all
grades of goods at the very lowest
attainable rates.
From and after tomorrow (Wcdncs-
day. evening, the oyster saloon of