Spirit of Jefferson. [volume] (Charles Town, Va. [W. Va.]) 1844-1948, 1888-06-19
Local Miscellany.
Turn right to BorD's new ad.


Ferry clothier.
Mr.. Alex. Fossett, venerable cit
izen of Bolivar, died on the 7th in
slant, in his S7th year.
Letters are advertised ut Charles
ton for Eugene Barr, w. II. Gibson
and Mrs. Virginia Hall.
Mr.. Bassett Mitchell, of this place,
has been appointed taxidermist of
the Smithsonian Institute.
Miss Mary S. Haiues closed her
school last Friday, with nice enter
tainment for the children.
Malta Lodge, No. 80. A., f. & a.
NJ, will meet next Friday evening,
June 22d, at o'clock, for the cleo
ton of officers.
When you visit Baltimore stop at
the Maltby House, where will be
found tirst-class accommodations and
exceedingly low rates.
The Union Fire Company, of Win
chester, has invited the Independent
Company, of this place, to be their
guests on the 4th of July.
The scholars of Miss Ida Kearney's
male primary public school celebrat-
ed the closing of the session with q
basket picnic last Wednesday.
Mr.. VIM. Walters expects his ele
giant night blooming ccrcus to be out
in full bloom this wcek-probably
Tuesday or Wednesday night.
The delightful country home of
Col. Jno. Z. Gibson was on last Thurs
day night the scene of an elegant
party, given in honor of Misses Lewis
and Shepherd, guests of the Misses
Gibson.
Mr.. f. Brownold, who has been
our pleasant neighbOr for some time
past, is about removing to the Weir
lick & Weller building, on Charles
street. We wish him success in his
new abode.
The drug store of Mr.. G. w. Ais
quith was broken into few nights
ago, entrance being effected through
rear window, and about twenty
five dollars i'll change and goods
stolen therefrOn.
We are pleased to note, from pa
pcrS kindly sent us, that our former
townsman Mr.. p. II. Hughes is NOV
ing in the active ranks of the Raleigh
On. C.) Democracy, in which he is
taking prominence.
The Shepherds;own Manufacturing
Company's property was sold at pub
lie auction last Friday-t4e grounds
and buildings to Mr.. w. j. Knott at
S4.10O. and machinery and equip
ments to Mr.. +. II. Potts.
Hereafter the B. & O. Co. will sell
round trip tickets to each county
seat on its line between ITarper's Fer
ry and Lexington on the first day of
each term of Circuit Court. Tickets
good for two days, and the round
trip will cost half the regular fare.
A large and handsome new LII
theran Church belonging to the Vir-
ginia Synod is being erected at Har-
risonburg, Va, Rev. Keister pastor,
and Mayor John II. little, of Shep-
herdstown, has given a beautiful set
of pulpit furniture to the congrega-
ton.
Cards ars out for the marriage on
the 18th of June, in ST. Johns p. e.
Church, Roanoke, Virginia, of Mr..
Charles Allison johnson, formerly of
this place and now of the Auditors
office, S. V. r. r. Company, in Phil
adelphia, and Miss Minnie Mozelle
Woodbridge, of Roanoke.
The 9TH annual 3. & 0. Employees
Excursion to Island Park will take
place June goth, 1883. Rev. 4. C.
Dixon, d. D., Of Baltimore will de-
liver the address. Several other
prominent speakers will be present
and also deliver addresses. \ cor
dial invitation is extended to all, and
no pains will be spared to make this
reunion one OF the most pleasant
ever held. Round trip 40c.
We find in Our Brother IN Red,
published at Iuscogee, Indian
Territory, an interesting account
of the closing exercises of Harrcll
Institute, of which Miss a. V. Will
son, formerly of Mt. Parvo in this
place, is Lady Principal. Miss
Matte Dorsey, of this place, took
4 prominent part in the exercises,
and received certificates of prOfcicn-
cy in Physiology and Latin.
At Hampden-Sidney College COM
mencemcnt, last week, S. NJ. Englc,
of this county, was awarded the senior
orators medal, received the degree of
A. B. and second honor, and was
given the prize medal for the best es-
say published in the Hampden-Sidney'