Spirit of Jefferson. [volume] (Charles Town, Va. [W. Va.]) 1844-1948, 1889-01-08
Local Miscellany.

49, Ss@'AA h''e4Ss
Democratic Club meeting next
Thursday night, at q o'clock.
yesterday & Co. have completed
the furnace in the new Catholic
Church.
The Town Council has appointed
Mr.. Thos. B. Young clock winder for
the current year.
Johnny Hyland, they say, feels
better since the Harper's Ferry cleo
ton last Thursday.
Mr.. F. F. Rohr is laying a gutter
along the premises of Mr.. Hagley,
on North Charles street.
We are closing out very rapidly,
don't forget this, your last chance
Tor bargains. Red Front.
Closing out, closing out, closing
out! The Red Front is closing out /!
going to leave CharIestown.
We return thanks to Mr.. L. L.
Page for supplyof excellent celery,
sent US during the holidays.
Mr.. David Howell sends us excel
lent calendars for 1989-one of them
especially useful and convenient.
Our hog pen is stilI empty for want
of a shoat or two. Will some of our
subscribers supply this deficiency.
Mr.. c. ". Aisquith has purchased
the Burnett house and lot, occupied
by hun, on Samuel street, for 81 500.
Secure a supply of Extracts at
once, the best quality, (Stonebrak-
er's,l at about half price at the Red
Front
Public Sale of Personal Property
January 10th, 1889, by Andrew Ross,
at his residence, near AIillville. See
posters.
Gustav Brown Consistory, No. %,
S. p. r. S., will meet on Thursday
evening next, at q! o'clock, for the
election OF officers.
Messrs Hirschman & Co., as usual,
remembered ye editor with service
able present on Christmas, for which
NE return sincere thanks.
Messrs. Thompson & Ogden, of
the Berryvilte Steam Planning Mills,
send US unique and useful calendar,
for which we return thanks.
We return thanks TO Messrs. Wash
ington & Alexander, euterprising In
surance Agents, for supply of beau
tifuI calendars, blotters, &c.
Clayton, our little junior, returns
thanks to the patrons of the SPIRIT
for the liberal reception gigen him
when delivering his Carrier Greet
ing.
On Christmas day the town was
enLivened with good music by the
Charlestown Cornet Band, and an at
tractive parade OF the ''Swampood-
Iers."
Mr. S. c. Young has for sale quart
aud half gallon glass jars OF elegant
peaches, grown and put up on the
farm of Capt. Geo. W. Green, near
Harper's Ferry.
Rev. Frank Dixon, pastor of the
Charlestown Baptist church, was
made the recipient, by his congrega-
ton, of one hundred dollars as a
wedding and holiday present.
The card of Messrs. Beckwith &
Green appears in this issue. They
are wetI-known, able lawyers, and
business entrusted to them will re-
ceivc fuii and careful attention.
Mr. Samuel Walton, formerly of
this place, and weIi-known railroad
contractor, has purchased of Daniel
Yates his "Miller farm" 21l acres,
near Roanoke, Va, for s25, 900.
For his usual holiday gift of an ell
egant cake and & gallon of oysters, we
return thanks TO Mr.. Gustav Brown,
whose mindfu!ness of the printer Of
ten causes him to rejoice and feel
glad.
During the year 1883 there were
issued from the County Clerk office
1877 marriage icenses-an increase of
II over 1887; and 620 deeds record
ed-a decrease of so compared with
1887.
The house of Mr.. VIM. Ferguson,
near WheatIand, was entered q few
nights ago, and some clothing and a
small sum OF money, taken from Mr..
Ferguson's pants in his sleeping
apartment, carried off.
The hallway of the residence of the
editor of the Free Press was entered
by thief about O'Clock last Tues
day evening, and an overcoat and
umbrella belonging to Mr.. Norval
GalIaher taken therefrom.
Mrs. Ellen Armstrong, widow of
the late D. T. Armstrong, who was
killed at the S. v. r. R. crossing at
Abia ,oIaca como four or five y,oore ono