Spirit of Jefferson. [volume] (Charles Town, Va. [W. Va.]) 1844-1948, 1889-02-12
Local Miscellany.
Circuit Court meets to-day.

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Horse Bills printed handsomely
and cheapIy at the SP1R1T Office.
Col. John A. McCaul, of opera
fame, was born in Harper's Ferry.
Letters are advertised at Charles
ton for w. K. Amber, Harry Smith
and John viands.
B. & o. r. R. employees are put
ting down a nice new platform at the
depot in this place.
a slight freeze last week enabled
some of our people to gather small
quantity of D incl; ice.
Gerard D. Moore has been elected
Treasurer of the Jefferson Guards, .
vice Stuard Hirschman, resigned.
The question of uniting the towns
of Harper's Ferry and Bolivar under
one corporation is being discussed.
Mr.. C. w. Taylor, home artist,
has been awarded the contract to fin.
ish the painting of scenery in Wash
iugton Hall.
When you visit Baltimore stop at
the Maltby House, where will be
found first-cIass accommodation and
exceedingly low rates.
A carload of Southern manufac-
tured ice passed over the S. v. r. r.
last week, enroute northward A case
of carrying Goals to Newcastle"
VIM. H. Klinesmith, member of
The firm of VIM a Tottle- & Co... of
Baltimore, and well known here, died
suddenly of congestion of the brain,
st Hagerstown, last Wednesday night.
The Clarke Courier says twenty
FIVE head of lat cattle, that averaged
1926 lbs, belonging to Mr.. p. Nc
Cormicls, passed thro' Berryville on
Tuesday morning for Summit Point,
where they were purchased by AIR.
c. r. Hardesty, to lie Slipped to
New York.
The excellent products of orr
Charlestown manufacturers, we are
pleased to note, continue 10 be APP
l,rcciated abroad as well as at home.
Messrs. r. 3. Shugert & Bro. have
recently completed handsome set
of harness for Mr. Geo. T. Kearsley,
of Radford, Va.
The attention of our readers is
called to the new advertisement this
week of Willet & Libbey, the we'll
known and reliable lumber dealers,
Washington. This fra is fally pre-
pared for the Spring business. and
invite visits or correspondence from
the people of this section.
Mr. d. W Hannah is now supply
ing our citizens with fine Labrador
Herring, as vel! as ether choice fresh
\ tish. Mr.. II. also continues to keep
a line OF good Groceries, Shoes, No
lions, &c, which lie sells at the most
reasonable rates, and in some offers
special bargains, which it will be we'll
to examine.
Thanks to Prof JOHN A. Myers for
n copy of Bulletin No. 3 of the West
Virginia Agricultural Station at MGR
gantowu, containing an interesting re-
port by Prof WIN. ID. Doan on the
birds CT West Virginia, mentioning
two hundred varieties of our feath-
cred denizens. Clayton, our little
Junior, also return thanks to Delegate
Gibson for copy of this interesting
pamphlet.
The ladies of Oakland NJ. +.
Church South will give Oyster Sup
pers on Thursday and Friday even
ings, February 21st and 22nd, at Mt.
Hope School House-proceeds for
the benefit of the church. The Ia
dies of this congregation generally
get up entertainments of this class
in & very attractive manner, and we
predict that this one will be no ex-
ception to this rule.
Our welI-known marble cutters,
NIessrs. Diehi & Bro, not only do
good home business, but the reputa-
ton of their work abroad has increas-
ed their manufacture to such an cx-
tent as to produce the need of more
shop room. They have therefore torn
down their old building, and Mr.. 7.
P. Lippitt is erecting for them a more
commodious structure, in which they
will also have good Office facilities.
At regular meeting of Leetown
Lodge, No. AZ, l. o. G. T., held Mon
day evening, Feb. 4th, the following
officers were installed for the ensuing
term: Rev r. NJ. Stickler, C. T. !;
Miss Jennie Wiltshire, N. T., James
Strider, R. Sec'y. Geo. T. Watson,
F. Sec'y; Thomas H. Buck, Treas
urer; E. C. Watson, Chap. Charles
E. Jones, NJ, Miss Rebecca Strider,
I. G.; Geo. D. Johnson, o. c., Geo.
II. Ramsburg, L. D.
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