Spirit of Jefferson. [volume] (Charles Town, Va. [W. Va.]) 1844-1948, 1886-02-09
Local Miscellany.

SPIRIT office.
Mr.. FL. A. Burton is in Florida, for
the recuperation of his health.
The Baldwin House, at Hagerstown,
maintains its reputation as first
class hotel.
Our well-known townsman Mr.. NJ.
S. b. Robertson has been quite poorly
for several weeks past.
The popular Kittie Rhoades Ora
matte Company will appear at Wash
ington Hall February 22d.
For Dry Goods and Notions of all
kinds, go to Clapp's Junior Hall Store
when you visit Hagerstown.
The town of Berryville has received
handsome hook and ladder truck,
recently purchased in Philadelphia.
DIR. Chas. f. Pratt has been quite
i'll of pneumonia, but at last accounts,
we are pleased to learn, was some
w0.t better.
Col. Martin, of Caroline county,
Va, has been visiting his daughters,
Mrs. Jno. C. Wiltshire of this county,
and Mrs. DR.. Harris of Bcrkeley
coSpty.
Don't forget the Dinners and Sup
pers to he given by the ladies of the
Baptist Church, in Washington Hall,
to-day and tomorrow (Tuesday and
Wednesday,.
Mr.. George Hill has rented the
store-room of Col. John T. Gibson,
corner of Main and Charles streets,
for the purpose of conducting a green
grocery business therein.
We regret to learn of the serious
illness of our old coIurcd friend Henry
Cooke, the faithful and well-known
b. & o. 0. Express Messenger and
mail carrier, and hope he may soon
recover.
The % Maltby House," Baltimore,
is located in business centre of the
city, and convenient to steamboat
landings, making it a desirable stop
ping place for both merchants and
planters.
Your attention is called to WIN.
KAHN & Co.'S new dvcrtisement.-
Clothing will be sacrificed. You can
buy at 40 cents on the dollar. Such
an opportunity has never before &C.
Cured in Charlcstown. Don't miss
it; come at once.
An interesting meeting has been
in progress in the Presbyterian
Church at Harper's Ferry for Il few
days past. Services will he held in
that church on Tuesday. Wednesday
and Saturday evenings of this week,
beginning at O'Clock.
A Cenvocation of Protestant Epis-
copal clergylncn-a dozen or more of
them-wiIl assemble in Zion Church.
Charlcstown. on the 10Th Instant
The Council of the West Virginia
Diocese will meet in the same church
on the lst of June.-Free Press.
The pupils of Ripon Graded School,
assisted by the young ladies and gen
tlemen of the ncighborhood, will give
an Entertainments, consisting of Cha
radcs, Tablcaux, Comic Speeches,
Music, &C., Saturday night, February
2Gth. Admission 10 Cts; Children
1SCts.
A small child of Mr.. Pierce War
renfeltz, formerly of this place, but
now residing about one and half
miles west of Hagerstown, severely
scCicd itself on Sunday week, by
upsetting a cup of hot coffee. In
removing its clothes the flesh peeled
from its body.
T. J. C. hopes the ladies, Misses
Anna Gibson and Rosa CockrclI, en-
joyed the serenade, which was sur
prise, on the evening of the 1st inst,
at the residence of Mr.. John Gibson,
near N1ilIvillc. Fiddler Jack did his
level best, and Mr.. Kirby's voice was
better than ever.
The House of Representatives
has passed bill allowing certain
war claims, among which we find the
following for this county: To Joseph
II. Anderson, SIS; Geo. w. Boyers,
sl6S; Margaret Cation, $40; James
Logic, administrator of A. II. ker-
ney, deceased, s252; Julia A. Locke.
$40; j. Garland Hurst, administra-
tor of James Lindsey, deceased,
s120; John w. OFT, S3SG.25.
Mr.. Christian Fidinger, a native of
Frederick county, Md, and a very
old gentleman, whose form has been
very familiar upon our streets, was
stricken with paralysis last Saturday
and died on Sunday. at the residence