Spirit of Jefferson. [volume] (Charles Town, Va. [W. Va.]) 1844-1948, 1889-06-25
SPIRIT OF JEFFERSON.
local MisceIIany.

Charlestown bellies are bright
blithe, benign and beautiful
W. W. Carder, of oIdtown, Nd,
has our thanks for late papers.
Piso's Remedy for Catarrh is sold
by c. Frank Jones. Price, soc.
The annual railroad picnic will
take place at Island Park July Esd.
We acknowledge from Mr.. John
Birkitt late Charlotte IN. C. ) papers.
John W. Ware is appointed post.
master at Middlcway in this county.
Rudolph Rau, Jr., sold two lot.
in Bolivar last week TO Mr.. S. w.
Lightner for $50.
John Robinson's Show will exhibit
at Martinsburg June %, and at Har-
per's Ferry June &c.
Shepherdstown now has COMMUNE
cation with the Maryland shore by
means of a ferry-boat.
Thanks to Mr.. Jas. Law. Hooff,
Jr., for late Altoona (Pa.) papers OF
the Johnstown disaster.
When Charlestown youth fOndly
caresses his downy moustache, can
you call it son-stroke.
yesterday & Co. have tin rooted
and spouted dwelling for Mr.. Kirk
Fiddler, at Brucetown, Va.
Regular convocation of jefferson
Chapter, No. >, r. A. NJ, this (NIon-
day) evening, at q o'clock. Election
of officers.
Thanks to cadet w. H., Locke for
an invitation to the Semi-Centennial
of the V. NJ. l., at Lexington, Va,
July and 4.
When You visit Baltimore stop at
the Afaltby House, where will be
found frst-cIass accommodations and
exceedingly low rates.
Mr.. J. Shirley Smith sends us the
first mess of new potatoes basket
of Early Rose, real beauties-for
which ne return thanks.
Justices Blanks, printed on the
best quality of paper, fer sale at the
Spirit office, either in pads of so or
in any quantity desired.
Capt. John W. Doll, OF tic 3. {,
o. r. r., has leased Green's Hotel,
in Harper's Ferry, recently pur-
chased by the A1essrs. Conner.
Some of the relief goods sent to
Harper's Ferry were re-shipped to
WilIiamsport after the sufferers at the
Ferry had been amply supplied.
a good, steady barber may obtain
employment by communicating with
Geo. L, Travis, of this place. None
but a good workman need apply.
Messrs- Earnshaw & DooIey have
contracted to tin roof the dwelling of
Mrs. Jane Starry and store and dwell
ling occupied by Sir. c. d. Eby.
John Williams, colored, was con-
veyed to The penitentiary last week
by Sheriff Davis and Mr.. Henry
nooe, to serve a sentence OF one
year.
Mrs. NJ. f. Woody has succeeded
Miss +. L. Stalnal5er as instructor in
the system of the National Garnet
Cutter Company. See advertisement
in this issue.
We had pleasant call last Satur-
day from Mr.. John Grove. an agree
able young gentleman representing
the book bindery of Mr.. Geo. NJ.
White, in Winchester.
If our carrier boy shoald appear
unusually handsome to-day, our
readers need not be surprised-only
became acquainted with the business
end of a bee; that's ALL
Last Tuesdays shipment of butter
by Adams Express from the Charles
town Creamery of Kingsley Bros. was
one ton-eiaht hundred pounds in ex-
cess of the last previous shipment.
Mr.. Cary selden's loss on SeIden's
Island in the Potomac by the high
water is estimated at 1000 to So
oOo-13 horses, cattle in propro-
ton, 20 hogs, 100 bbIs. corn, 125
acres of corn and so acres of wheat.
The Water and Manufacturing
Company's force, under Messrs. L.
F. Eddy and Michael McMahon. are
pushing. forward the work of excava-
ting for the water mains, which are
being rapidly laid and jointed by Mr..
John H. Bishop.
Shepherd College commencement
took place last week. State Superin-
tendent Morgan was present and pre-
scented diplomas to the four grad
uates-Harry Allen, Melton Davis,
Alvey II. Reinhart and Frank Nc
Daniel.
Two baseball clubs have been or
ganized at Shenandoah Junction,
with Ed. Drawhaugb nc cantoin of