Spirit of Jefferson. [volume] (Charles Town, Va. [W. Va.]) 1844-1948, 1886-03-30
Local Miscellany.


Hagerstown May 9TH.
Winchester prssbytery will meet
IN BerryYiiie, April goth.
Horse Balls printed attfactively and
at moderate rates, at the Sr1R1r office.
Blank Contracts, for renting or
leasing property, for sale at the Sr1hTr
office.
Just received a New Stock of Fur
!liture at Bottom Prices.
G. Z. HranEs.
An effort is being made to organ=
lie an Assembly of the knights of
Labor in Charlestown.
Col. r. P. Chew and Mr.. Isaac N.
Renner each lost valuable horse,
from collie, last Friday night
Logan osburn, Esq, came up from
Washington, on visit to his home
in this county, last Thursday.
. Our former townsman Mr.. j. F.
Webster, of Miami, Mo-, is on visit
10 his parents and friends here.
Mr.. W. +. Hemp is Receiving the
lumber for fine large barn, to be
orrected on his farm near Charlestown.
See change fn advertisement OF
Messrs. Willct 4 ttbbey, the we'll
known Washington City lumber deal
ers.
A nice bit of window gardening is
exhibited in the attractive floral dis
play in Mr.. Lawrence a. Osbourn's
shop window.
"A meeting of the State Board of
Health for the 2nd Congressional
District will be held at CharIestown,
April 18th, 1856.
The dwelling of Mrs. Mary An
drcws, Of Shepherdstown, formerly
of this place, was burned on Thurs-
day night last Insured for 5000.
A fine rain on Friday night and
Saturday morning Was followed by n
heavy snow-stOrm on Saturday after
noon. Yesterday we had fine rain.
Subscribers changing their resi-
dence the 1st of April will please adj
wise us, that the Spirit may be sent
to their new address without unne-
ressary delay.
Regular conclavc of Potomac Com
mandery, No. 5, Knights Templar,
Tuesday evening, April 9th, at s
O'Clock. Important work, and full
attendance requested.
The charges at the 'Haltby House,
Baltimorc> are surprisingly low for
The accommodations furnished. Il
IS located in business centre, and es-
pecially adapted to merchants and
planters.
Mr. j. II. Myers, the entetprising
Harper's Ferry Clothier, announces
his grand opening of New Spring and
Summer Goods. Give him 4 call,
and you will be hard to please if he
can't suit you both in quality ard
price.
Mr.. VIM Kahn has returned from
New York City and is rapidly filling
np the west room of the Sadicr Bull
ding with one of the largest and most
elegant stocks of Clothing ever shown
in this town. 1t will pay you to look
through.
Three COWS, belonging respectively
to Mr.. Edward McGlonc, Mr.. John
Bridnor and Mrs. Margaret McGraw,
were killed by the noon mail train OH
the Valley Branch of the B. & O. r.
\ r., this side of Harper's Ferry, last
Wednesday.
George Travis has removed his
barber shop to the front upper room
in the Gibson building, adjoining the
courthouse yard, and has it nicely
fitted up for the accommodation of his
lldGiOllo, WIZ StliIllOS 1Sfit W NC IJlCtLSSS
with the change
We are requested to announce that
owing to the incIemency of the
weather on last Friday night, the
programme of the C. L. & S. Circle
was postponed until next Friday night
week, April 9th, when it is hoped
there will! be full attendance.
Rev. DR.. j. s. Martin, p. E., will,
Providence permitting, preach in the
Methodist Church next Sunday, April
4th, morning and night. Quarterly
Collection and Communion. The Pas
tor will preach at Bctheny browns
Crossing) same day at 3 O'Clock
Mcssrs. Schultz & Pedneaux, Car
rage Manufacturers, are turning out
some fine work in their line. They
have recently built handsome buggy
for the Rev Father Wills on, of Har-