Spirit of Jefferson. [volume] (Charles Town, Va. [W. Va.]) 1844-1948, 1888-06-05
Local Miscellany.

ChaS. w. brOWn mas LOT SAFE
good Fire-Proof Safe.
Potomac Commandery, No. s.,
knights Templar, meets this (Tues-
day) evening at o'clock.
The commencement exercises of
Storer College, at Harper's Ferry,
were held last Tuesday and Wednes-
day.
Thanks to Miss Rosa McGlone for
a Catalogue of the Teachers and Pu-
pills of the Harper's Ferry District
Schools.
When you visit Baltimore stop at
the Maltby House, where will be
found first-class accommodations and
exceedingly low rates.
Mayor-elect Brown and the newly
elected Recorder and Councilmen
were serenaded by the Cornet Band
on Monday night of last week.
Venephtheous Coritruppleicutt'
is the short name of one of the dead
Federal Soldiers buried at Antietam.
His name, it is said, killed him.
Cards are out for the marriage of
Miss Maggie Yantis and Rev. L. R.
Dyott, in the NJ. p. Church at Har-
per's Ferry, on Wednesday, June
9th.
Chas. B. Swan will do Hauling of
all kinds. Orders left at the SPIRIT
office or residence of his parents,
West Main ST., will be given prompt
attention.
On our second page to-day will be
found striking and instructive illus
tration of the comparative worth of
the various kinds of baking powders
now in the market.
Mr.. Julian A. Smith was severely
cut about the ear last Saturday night,
by a tumbler, in a difficulty with a
colored waiter George Johnson) at
the Watson House.
Lost, on Sunday afternoon, on
Main Street, between the post-of1ice
and Mt. Parvo avenue, a lady's
Brown Kid Glove, for the return of
which to the SPIRIT Office the own
er will be very thankful.
A match game of base ball played
at Shepherdstown last Saturday, be-
tween Capt. Charlie Browns nine of
Charlestown and the Moler's Cross
Roads nine, resulted in 4 score of "a
to ID in favor of the former.
The ladies of Beulah Society will
hold a Strawberry Feast at Beulah
Church, on Wednesday and Thursday
evenings, June 9Th apd, zti----preceye's
for the benefit of the church. The
ladies will bring the gentlemen.
The old Town Council held meet
ing last Saturday afternoon and
closed up its affairs. The new cor
poration officials qualified. and the
first regular meeting of the new
council will be held this (Monday)
evening.
The widow of the late DIR. r. II.
Schaffcr, of this place, will receive
from the Mutual Benefit Life Insur-
ance Co.. of New York, 81 ,007.25.
upon $1,000 life policy. Mr.. c.
Frank Gallaher represents the Com
pany here.
The well-known "Entler Hotel"
under the management of Mr.. John
N. Trussell, is fast regaining its old
time popularity, and visitors to that
historic town will find at this hostelry
ample and comfortable accommodate
tons at all times.
Miss Virginia Lucas is named in
the commencement exercises of the
Augusta Female Seminary, Staunton,
Va, as having graduated in Natural
Philosophy, received distinction for
excellence in Ancient History, and
gold medals for French and English
Composition.
We are requested to call upon the
whcelmen of this county to meet at
the Bicycle Headquarters, corner of
Main and Charles sts., Charlestown,
on Saturday next, (Memorial Day,)
at 10 O. clock A. NJ, to consider the
subject of organizing club and for
other business.
The Front Royal Sentinel of re-
cent date contained a very compli-
mentary notice of the concert given
in that place by Prof. J. S. Renner
and the Musical Glass he taught
there. Prof. Renner was assisted by
his brother and sister, of this county,
and the affair was altogether graft
flying success.
A country subscriber asked us the
other day to inquire of our readers
"What will kill feas?' We told him
to catch them and give them arsenic,
but our remedy does not seem to sat
isfy him. He considers the subject
a serious one and desires q serious