Spirit of Jefferson. [volume] (Charles Town, Va. [W. Va.]) 1844-1948, 1886-08-31
Local Misceliany.

rain.
Vernon Simmons has been home on
h visit.
School election in Charlcstown dis
erict to-day.
Julian Latimer has returned from
Capon Springs.
Morgan's Grove Exhibition Sept.
Sth, 9th and 10th.
Orders by telephone to CT. Wall
promptly attended to.
Miss Jennie Rcedcr returned to
Washington last Thursday.
4 letter for DR.. A. j. Huntington
IS advertised at Charleston.
DR.. j. d. Starry is announced in
the Free Press for State Senator.
Circuit Clerk Latimer vas indis-
posed for several days last week.
Several interesting articles are IN
avoidably crowded out of this issue.
Mr.. S. S. Dalgcru will remove to
his new storc-r0om about September
18th.
Mr.. VIM. j. Hooper, of Baltimore.
aud family, are ut Mr.. Jno. 7.
Browns.
AR. +. N. Truslow, S. Y. r. r.
agent, is the clcarest telephone talkcr
in Charlcstown.
About forty persons attended the
Teachers Examination in this place
last Wednesday.
The catcrpillars arc more destruc-
tive to trees this season than we have
ever known them,
Col. Join NJ. Coyle and wife have
gone on a trip to the mineral springs
in Webster county.
Jno. G.. Shirley, for County Com
missioner. is announced in the Shop
hcrdstown Register.
Mr.. Thomas X. Gallaher, OF Wash
ington City, has been visiting reia-
tives at "Mt. Parvo.'
The Grand Lodge I. 0. G. T. Of
". Va. Will meet in annual session at
NIartinsburg Sept. 1st.
Messrs. Avmentrou1& Tutwilcr are
laying new crossings NJ several points
or South George street.
Excursion train for Island lark
Will leave Charlestown this (Tuesday)
morning, ut SID O'clock.
I'he kablctown Sunday School will
picnic on Saturday, September eth,
in the grove near the church.
Mr.. Lcmuci Campbell, of Romncy,
has been visiting the family OF his
brother al Stephenson Seminary.
Wallace & Co.'S international Rail-
road Circus and Mcnagcric will OK
hibiC in Charicstown October 22d.
Mr.. VIM. Raum, of Vicksburg,
Miss, is at Capt. Fiagg's, visiting
his mother, Mrs. Margaret Raum.
Justice Gaiiaher will remove his
office, this week, to the room OF Mr..
y. S. White, on Charles st. ear Main.
Regular conclavc of Potomac Com
mandcry, No. s.. Knights Tempiar,
next Tuesday evening, at y O'Clock.
Mr.. w. w. johnson painted the
front of the new storc-room of Mr.. S.
S. Dalgarn, in the Shhgert building.
The Sunday School of st. Peters
Catholic Church, at Harper's Ferry,
will picnic at Rafting Springs to-
day.
The Independent Order of Odd Eel
lows will have an excursion from va
rious points to Island Park ON Friday
next.
Street Commissioner Young has had
a force of hands engaged in opening
out and cleaning the cutters about
town.
Mr.. Julian a. Smith has removed
MS idIliIO W OiiliIii'lSi. -. - = HWY
he is engaged in the Erie Express
service.
At a picnic at Island Park, August
goth, a colored man from Front Royal,
Va, cut his wife severely i'll the face
with 4 razor
Nj. Alfred Bates, OF this county,
passed the civil service examination,
and has been appointed to 4 position
in Washington.
Col. a. r. BotcIer, Pardon Clerk
of the Department OF Justice at Wash
ington, is spending his vacation in
Shepherdstown.
John Arnett, colorcd, has been en-
gagged in laying Il stone wall along the
gutter at the Episcopal churchyard,
on Mildred street.
Mcssrs. SiIas Sisk and Lewis Jen-
kins, of this place, have gone to BAL
timore, to work upon the main stem