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old familp aunrnal.
september p, 1855
Read Eahn's new advertisement.
The creamery of Washington Bros. viii
begin operations to-day-Thursday.
Hon. d. B. Lucas addres ed the Democ-
racy in Romney on Tuesday of last week.
The Cleveland and Thurmas Club has
now membership of 23O twill continue
to grow.
An interesting letter from the pen Of Col.
w p. Craighin viii appear in our next issue.
It is che beginning OF a series.
The Supreme Court of Appeals adjourn
ed last week, and the Judges and Clerk o.
5. Long have returned to their homes
The Charlestown Cornet Band attended
the unwilling Of the monument to the Con-
federate dead at Stauntou, Va, on Tuesday.
Hon. ID. B. Lucas has been invited to adj
dress the Cleveland and Thurman Club of
this place on Friday evening next, Sept. Is.
Mr.. C. T. Shugert will 90 East this week
to purchase millinery goods, and due notice
will be given of the opening Of the same.
Two $500 Jefferson county per cent.
bonds, due in 1906, were sold publicly in
Hagerstown on Tuesday Of last week at
SlO2.5O.
A Cleveland and Thurman Club at
Wheatland now numbers fifty members.
They purpose raising a pole on Saturday,
October 9th.
Mr.. j. +. Reininger has a sixty-year-old
goose now setting Spirit
Mr. Howell, next door, has agoldeu eagle.
We don't know It's age.
Mr.. j. g. Fritts is 20 have a dwelling
house erected on the farm recently purchas-
Ell by him near town. The contract has
been awarded to Mr.. T. z. Lippitt.
Capt Berkeley w. Moore, formerly of
this place, has been nominated as the Dem
ocratic candidate for prosecuting attorney
of Fayeue county, w. Va. We viii be
very much pleased to announce his trium-
plant election.
Small & Co., Of Mar,insburg, who have
just finished slate-roofng the Creamery of
Washington IS Co., at this place, have a lot
of slate already I'm the county, which they
Will dispose Of or put on roofs at reasonable
charges Address them at Mar,iusburg.
A concert for the benefit of the yellow
fever sufferers at Jacksonville, Florida, isia
cou,emplation-to be given within a few
weeks Madame Ruhl is I'm charge and the
musical talent of the town invited to coop
crate. This Is all wc can say at present.
The Town Council, ON Wednesday night
of last week. awarded the contract for the
various Dot of curbing now ordered to be
sot Co Messrs. Armenrout Is Tutwiler, at
40. cents per lineal foot. Also appointed a
committee 20 inquire into the cost Of iron
cages. The cages are FOR Jam birds.
The Oliver VI. Wren Comedy Company
viii give an entertainment at Washington
Hall on Monday night October S,h. The
Citizens Fire Company Is interested in the
proceeds, The Wren Company has a good
reputation. We are indebted TO Capt
j. Vs. Russell of the Ci,izeu3 Company for
complimentary tickets
Like man without wife
Like o ship without sail.
The most useless thing l life.
isl shirt without
proper degree of longitude in the skirts
bat this criticism does mo-, apply to the De
amoud Shirt which has everything a prop
erly constructed shirt should have and is
for sale by G. IT Hag,ey'
Mes SIS. VIM. Phillips IS Sons have been
running their works day aud night to fan
orders coming I'm from home and abroad,