Spirit of Jefferson. [volume] (Charles Town, Va. [W. Va.]) 1844-1948, 1886-04-06
Local Miscellany.

ConS wanted at the SPIRIT office.
HIM d. r. Lucas was in Parkers-
burg last week.
Mr.. Silas Sisk sprained his ankle
severely last Friday.
Snow covered the ground again
Sunday morning. Rain yesterday.
Horse Bills printed attractively and
at moderate rates, at the SPIRIT office.
Mr.. J. S. Bragonier, of Shepherds
town, has resumed the practice OF
law.
Read the new advertisement of 5.
D. Hirschman & Co., in this weeks
Issue.
Manuel Lucas, the wcll-known col
ored lamp-lightcr, died last Thursday
night.
Blank Contracts, for renting or
leasing property, for sale at the SPIRIT
Office.
Col. Francis Yates has been quite
sick for some days, but is now slowly
improving.
Capt. w. II. Kablc, of Stanton,
Va, has been visiting his friends in
this county.
Letters are advertised at Charles
ton for Col D. II. Strothcr and Jas.
V. Mcintyre.
Bishop Peterkin will visit Charles,
town, Harper's Ferry and Shepherds
town on Sunday next, April 18th.
The 1st of April, moving day, was
characterized by an unusually large
number of changes of residence in
Charlestown.
Mr.. Geo. w. Lucas lost q valuable
young mare last Wednesday. Messrs.
1iginbotbam and Wysong have also
each lost horse.
Just received a New Stock of Fur
niturc, also a nice line Of Carpet, Oil
Cloth and Mattings, at
G. f. HUGHES.
Rev. DIR. Jno. S. Martin, Presiding
Elder, preached able sermons in the
NJ. L. Church South here on Sunday
morning and night.
Mr.. Jas. w. Butt has contracted
to tin roof the new dwelling being
erected for Mrs. f. NJ. Aisquith, and
also the dwelling of Mrs. Jas. II.
Rodrick.
In the Supreme Court of Appeals:
Hurst, administrator, VS.. the S. V.
r. r.. from jefferson county: APP
peal and superscdcas allowed; no
bond required.
The Rev. S. G.. Ferguson, the
newly appointed Presiding Elder of
NIoorefield District. NJ. +. Church
South, spent portion of last week
in Charlcstown.
Guests at the % Maltby House,"
Baltimore, have choice of either
American or European plans, as may
best suit their convenience, and rates
are surprisingly low.
Regular conclave of Potomac Com
mandcry, No. 3, Knights Templar.
Tuesday evening, April 9th, at s
O'Clock. Important work, and a full
attendance requested.
1t is unlawful to catch. kill or in
jure robins, blue birds, red birds, cat
birds, and similar birds, or to pursue
them with such intent. under penalty
of fine of from 50 to S25.
Mr.. VIM. 3. Harris has sold his
farm, Hampton" containing POI
acres, about three miles northwest of
Charlestown, to Mrs. Anna Maria
Tucker, of Norfolk, Va, for IS, 800.
Mr.. r. A. Alexander, as General
Agent of the Peabody Insurance
Company, went to Shepherdstown last
Thursday and adjusted the loss on
lllt Jul ISSl lIlS "SCh
previous.
Five hundred new standard size
box and gondoIa cars for the New
York, New Haven and Hartford Rail
road, from Roanoke, Va, have been
passing over the Shenandoah Valley
Railroad.
Mr.. VIM. L. Stoutzcnbcrgcr, ia
miliarly known as - Doctor" Stoutz-
enbergcr, of this place, died on Fri
day night last, of pneumonia. His re-
mains were taken to Loudoun county,
Va, for interment.
An alarm of fire (caused by sparks
coming from a chimney of the stone
house in rear of Mr.. C.. f. Lamar's,
occupied by colored families) called
out our fremen shortly before .
O'Clock last Friday evening.
See advertisement of the " Buck