Spirit of Jefferson. [volume] (Charles Town, Va. [W. Va.]) 1844-1948, 1889-03-12
SPIRIT OF JEFFERSON.
Local Miscellany.

new Spring Stock IS arriving.
Horse Bills printed handsomely
and cheaply at the SPIRIT office.
Mr.. T. p. Lippitt has had gas put
in his store-room-wor by Easter
day & Co.
Barlow Bros. Minstrels gave fine
performance in Washington Hall
last Wednesday night.
When you visit Baltimore stop at
the AIaltby House, where will be
found first-class accommodations and
exceedingly low rates.
Mr.. Thomas Cockrill has erected a
handsome porch in front of the
dwelling of Mr. VIM. G. Earnskaw,
on West Liberty street.
Mr.J. H. holland informs us that he
has made arrangements with Mayor
Brown tofurnish music in Washington
Hall whenever occasion demands it.
The poultry house of Mr.. A. w.
Cramer, near town, has been broken
into twice within the past fortnight,
and twenty-six chickens stolen there
from.
Mr.. Corbin, father-in-Iaw of Mr..
Charles G. Littleton, with whom he
now lives, on Thursday, 28th of
February, celebrated his O9th birth
day.-Free Press.
Mr.. Jas. B. McGarry, well-known
and highly esteemed citizen of this
county, died at his home at shenan-
doah junction last Saturday night,
aged about 20 years.
The Cornet Band on Tuesday night
serenaded Mr.. Charles ". Brown
and bride. Invited in, the band
boys enjoyed the elegant hospitalities
dispensed. Free Press.
Mr.. NJ. Scott Weller is putting
down three of his patent improved
iron cellar doors-the best thing of
the kind made-in front of the Sad
Ter building, on Main street.
Messrs. yesterday & Co. have tin
rooted building for Col. CraighiII,
and have contracted to tin-roof DR..
G. F. N1ason's house and repair gen
orally the tin work connected with it.
Mr.. Jno. Mcknight has contracted
to erect large barn on the farm of
Mr.. C. B. Rouss, near Shannondale
Springs. Mr.. Mcknight has also re-
ceived three large orders from vir-
ginia.
The twenty-five year lease of the
double offices in Lawyers Row,
owned by the late VIM. Burnett,
was purchased by Mr.. Geo. T. Light
for the sum of 5000, on Friday last.
GFree Press
Vim. Phillips & Sons have con-
tracted with a gentleman in Wash
ington City to furnish material for
handsome cottage, costing 81, 900. to |
be erected at IIarper's Ferry. D.
II. Nichols will execute the work.
At the meeting of the Town Coun-
Gil on Monday night of last week,
the resignation of Mr.. Stuard Hirscll
man, Councilman from the 2nd Ward,
was rendered and accepted, and Mr..
David Howell appointed in his stead.
To those who desire to breed i'm
proved fowls Mr.. j. &. p. OFT, of
Ripon, offers Gne opportunity, as
he has for sale the fine Partridge
Cochin Chickens, and will also sell
sittings of eggs of the same at 81 per
sitting of fifteen eggs.
Mrs. Sallie Fleming, mother of
Messrs. Zach. and John @. Fleming,
died at the residence of her son-in-
law, Mr.. Lewis Wilt, near this place,
last Sunday, at an advanced age
Her remains were inferred in Edge
Hill Cemetery yesterday.
B. & o. and S. V. engineers have
laid off sidings for Messrs. Geo.
Campbell & Co.'s bark mills at the
junction of the tko roads at this
place, and they will be put in with
in few days. Work on the bark
mill buildings will be begun shortly.
Mr.. Riley, brakeman ON the Shen-
andoah Valley Railroad, was last
Wednesday mtsning, injured at this
place by being knocked by one car
against the head of bolt in another,
making a dangerous wound in the tenn
pie. He was taken to Hagerstown,
where he resides.
Mr.. VIM. Kahn scommodfous store
room in the Sadler building has been
freshened up and beautified by the
painters brush of Mr.. Woody John
son, and now Mr.. Kahn is off for
New York to purchase a full Spring
stock, which will be laid before his
customers in few days.