Spirit of Jefferson. [volume] (Charles Town, Va. [W. Va.]) 1844-1948, 1889-09-24
Local Miscellany.

Piso's Remedy for Catarrh is sold
by C. Frank Jones. Price, SOC.
Letters are advertised at Charles
ton for Mrs. George Turner and
John Yates.
Mr.. W. W. Trail is writing interest
ing letters from Harper's Ferry to the
Washington Star.
We return thanks for a copy of the
Premium List of the Hagerstown
Fair, to be held October 1913.
Mr.. c. c. Clapp, of Hagerstown,
well known here, will go to New York
to enter the employ of Mr.. c. B.
Rouss.
When you visit Baltimore stop at
the 8IaIthy House, where will be
found frst-class accommodations and
exceedingly low rates.
Mrs. Mary d. Anderson has pur-
chased of Mr.. F. L. Beller, for 5000,
lot on Mt. Parvo avenue, and will
erect a dwelling thereon.
Mr. F. L. BelIer has contracted to
erect an additional story on the main
portion of the residence of the Misses
keerl, on West Liberty street.
Mr.. Geo. 7. Light is prepared to
supply School Books. If he has not
on hand the particular book called
for can secure it on short notice.
Braxton Davenport is appointed
cadet at the West Virginia UNIVERSE
ty from this (the 13th) district, in
which there yet remains two vacan-
cies.
The Supreme Court of Appeals con-
cIuded its term here last Wednesday,
and adjourned to a special term to be
begun in Charleston on Wednesday,
October 23d.
Our former townsman Mr.. D. j.
Howell writes an able letter to the
Alexandria Gazette advocating the
construction of bridge across the
Potomac at Alexandria.
The fine commodious property of
Nfr. James McGraw, at Harper's Fer
ry, is to be painted inside and out,
papered, &C., by our enterprising
townsman Mr.. Vim. A. Davis.
Mr.. C. T. shugert, of the firm of
Burns & Shugert, will go east this
week to purchase new novelties in
Millinery, Notions. &c. Notice of
opening will be given later on.
Mr. Wm..A. Davis has completed
the painting of the Episcopal chapel,
doing a nice job, and Messrs. Easter
day & Co. have contracted to furnish
the gas fixtures for the building.
!. Mr. Geo. II. Hagley is opening his
new Fall and Winter Goods, of
which he has a large and varied se-
lection. An examination of quality
and price is respectfully invited.
Messrs. VIM. Phillips & Sons have
contracted to furnish material for the
hew hotel in course of erection by
Capt. Geo. w. Green, on his : Fruit
HiIr'' farm, near Harper's Ferry.
The hog cholera is still ravagiug
this county. Mr.. B. f. Beavers has
lost thirty-five or forty head, Mr.. B.
f. Ramey number, and there are
other losses, we understand, in va
fious parts of the county.
Persons who rise early in the
morning during the present week
will have an opportunity of witness
ing a beautiful spectacle in the
triple conjunction of the bright
planets Venus, Mars and Saturn.
Mr.. Iurtha Walsh, prominent
merchant of Harper's Ferry. and a
brother of Hon. VIM. Walsh, OF
Cumberland, died at his residence in
Harper's Ferry, on last Wednesday
morning, aged about sixty-four years.
A free exhibition of trials of speed
will be given at the Rosemont farm
stables, near BerryviIle, Va, to-
morrow, when Dundee, CyIburn,
Jim Blaine, Racket, and other horses
and colts bred on this farm, will dis
play their mettIe as trotters.
a sheep belonging to Mr.. II. r.
Riddle was killed and carried away
from his farm, occupied by Mr.. Geo.
Ciipp, near HalItown, few nights
ago. Mr.. Riddle offers reward of
S2O for information that will lead to
the arrest and conviction of the dep
tedators.
The ladies will on the 4th, 5th and
9Th of November give dinners and
suppers for the benefit of the indie
pendent Fire Company. No organi-
cation deserves more hearty support
than our fremen, and this we are
sure will be accorded by liberal en-
enlargement on the occasion above
named.
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